Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2023-06-05

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 5
● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
881 head
▲ 367 vs last sale 514▲ 257 vs year ago 624 · +41.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 82▲ 49 vs year ago 103 · +47.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 22▲ 9 vs year ago 27 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 6.00 higher, feeder heifers, 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Heavy offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.39/cwt on 288 head.
Average price
$202.39
288 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$257
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$49.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.64
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2447209.81938214
Medium and Large 2443189.5283945
Small 1-2484175.0284614thin
Medium and Large 3424160.7368115thin
One grade step is worth $49.08/cwt here — about $257 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale288 hd
202.39
—
SC average5 barns · 586 hd
198.75
+3.64
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,554126.021,95815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,567117.271,83812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,193110.811,32275
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03091.0593835

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,158$1,1882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,1201thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0801thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$9262thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)885$7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)710$5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,019$1,0764thin

Every lot

147 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220234.55/cwt230.00–240.005162
Steers—Medium and Large 2225203.86/cwt195.00–215.004594
Steers—Medium and Large 3255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283261.71/cwt255.00–275.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy285225.00/cwt225.00–225.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 2286207.34/cwt200.00–220.005934
Steers—Small 1-2290179.91/cwt175.00–185.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy300225.00/cwt225.00–225.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 3320157.66/cwt155.00–160.005052
Steers—Medium and Large 2322199.90/cwt190.00–210.0064412
Steers—Small 1-2323183.05/cwt175.00–185.005915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326250.05/cwt245.00–260.0081510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332230.47/cwt220.00–240.0076510
Steers—Medium and Large 3358165.00/cwt165.00–165.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367255.48/cwt250.00–265.0093810
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy368220.24/cwt215.00–225.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 2369204.07/cwt195.00–215.0075316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370234.87/cwt225.00–245.0086920
Steers—Small 1-2375187.43/cwt185.00–190.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0632
Steers—Small 1-2418181.81/cwt175.00–185.007603
Steers—Medium and Large 2419207.87/cwt200.00–215.008717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432229.31/cwt220.00–235.009917
Steers—Small 1-2473179.97/cwt175.00–185.008512
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy475216.67/cwt212.50–225.001,0293
Steers—Medium and Large 2475201.81/cwt195.00–210.009593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477228.79/cwt220.00–240.001,0919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479244.99/cwt240.00–250.001,17420
Steers—Medium and Large 3485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007521
Steers—Small 1-2500185.00/cwt185.00–185.009251
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy520227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521225.20/cwt217.50–230.001,17314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy527237.35/cwt235.00–255.001,25125
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
Steers—Small 1-2550175.00/cwt175.00–175.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy561233.14/cwt225.00–235.001,30816
Steers—Medium and Large 2572193.34/cwt190.00–195.001,1063
Steers—Medium and Large 3575145.00/cwt145.00–145.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2472
Steers—Medium and Large 3640165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 2710187.50/cwt180.00–195.001,3312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy213237.35/cwt235.00–240.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218202.53/cwt200.00–205.004422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220212.50/cwt212.50–212.504681
Heifers—Small 1-2245175.00/cwt175.00–175.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270193.46/cwt190.00–200.005223
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273165.00/cwt165.00–165.004502
Heifers—Small 1-2275175.00/cwt175.00–175.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281212.37/cwt205.00–215.0059713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285225.00/cwt225.00–225.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305195.00/cwt195.00–195.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323160.21/cwt150.00–165.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324210.98/cwt200.00–220.0068416
Heifers—Small 1-2330178.43/cwt175.00–185.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372188.46/cwt185.00–200.007017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373212.56/cwt200.00–220.0079327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384221.63/cwt219.00–230.008518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418226.09/cwt220.00–240.009456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418192.30/cwt185.00–200.008049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424209.81/cwt200.00–217.5089016
Heifers—Small 1-2425175.00/cwt175.00–175.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3437156.05/cwt150.00–165.006825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467207.73/cwt195.00–212.5097046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468214.84/cwt214.00–220.001,00516
Heifers—Small 1-2470175.00/cwt175.00–175.008231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472186.62/cwt180.00–195.008818
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480165.00/cwt165.00–165.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523205.14/cwt195.00–210.001,07317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528189.57/cwt185.00–195.001,0016
Heifers—Small 1-2530175.00/cwt175.00–175.009282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy532209.27/cwt207.50–215.001,11321
Heifers—Small 1-2560175.00/cwt175.00–175.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562185.08/cwt180.00–190.001,0404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566202.98/cwt195.00–210.001,1499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622194.03/cwt190.00–195.001,20713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628183.14/cwt177.50–190.001,1504
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
Heifers—Small 1-2670174.18/cwt172.50–175.001,1673
Heifers—Small 1-2735167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414233.79/cwt230.00–245.009689
Bulls—Small 1-2418182.34/cwt175.00–185.007624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422218.79/cwt215.00–225.0092312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423166.30/cwt165.00–170.007034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427202.07/cwt190.00–210.0086314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470202.44/cwt190.00–210.0095113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471232.11/cwt230.00–235.001,0937
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471222.50/cwt215.00–225.001,04817
Bulls—Small 1-2472185.00/cwt185.00–185.008733
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488165.08/cwt160.00–170.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519198.87/cwt195.00–205.001,0329
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524217.01/cwt210.00–225.001,13710
Bulls—Small 1-2526176.57/cwt170.00–185.009298
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535160.02/cwt155.00–165.008563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy554223.89/cwt223.00–230.001,24017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564213.36/cwt205.00–220.001,2039
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568194.11/cwt190.00–205.001,1036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608206.75/cwt200.00–215.001,2573
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620191.81/cwt185.00–195.001,1897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4061
Bulls—Small 1-2630175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673186.12/cwt182.50–190.001,2532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0971
Bulls—Small 1-2680177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2072
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3375125.00/cwt125.00–125.004691
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3640118.00/cwt118.00–118.007551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,275109.97/cwt100.00–117.001,4025
Bulls——1,646129.48/cwt124.00–134.002,1314
Bulls——1,725137.10/cwt135.00–140.002,3656
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98884.54/cwt64.00–94.0083523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07593.24/cwt83.00–99.001,00215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107102.50/cwt95.00–109.001,13511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178110.15/cwt101.00–117.001,29834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280121.82/cwt118.00–128.001,55926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555117.61/cwt117.00–118.001,8295
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595120.87/cwt120.00–122.001,9286
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3710500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Small 1-277598.00/cwt98.00–98.007601
Bred Cows—Small 1-280890.69/cwt84.00–99.007332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2885750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 291090.00/cwt90.00–90.008191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2993926.10/head910.00–940.009262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29951,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0951,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1881
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 372569.00/cwt69.00–69.005001
Stock Cows—Small 1-279992.13/cwt83.00–95.007365
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800135.26/cwt129.00–140.001,0823
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2803112.28/cwt104.00–123.009025
Stock Cows—Small 383075.70/cwt75.00–77.006283
Stock Cows—Small 1-284580.00/cwt80.00–80.006761
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 296085.00/cwt85.00–85.008161
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3730830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,2451,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.