Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2023-09-25

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 25
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
762 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 673▲ 126 vs year ago 636 · +19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 156▼ 5 vs year ago 124 · −4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 16▲ 26 vs year ago 22 · +118.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. Heavy offering of average to plain 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 $203.16/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$203.16
193 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$978
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$423
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.85
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1585218.381,27934
Medium and Large 2482207.541,00070
Medium and Large 3441193.9085689
One grade step is worth $24.48/cwt here — about $423 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 sale193 hd
203.16
—
SC average5 barns · 439 hd
202.31
+0.85
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—Average1,641115.261,8918thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51893.761,42312
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13790.521,02957
CowsLean 85-90%Low98782.8481819

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$1,2142thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$1,1253thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)954$1,0968
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,006$9928
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$8301thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)823$1,25612
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)971$1,1884thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)690$7901thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 2265235.00/cwt235.00–235.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 1270262.64/cwt260.00–265.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 3290215.00/cwt215.00–215.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 2325235.00/cwt235.00–235.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 1370255.00/cwt255.00–255.009443
Steers—Medium and Large 2380239.85/cwt235.00–245.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 3380225.00/cwt225.00–225.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 1425258.56/cwt255.00–260.001,0997
Steers—Medium and Large 3426225.00/cwt225.00–225.009598
Steers—Medium and Large 2431235.10/cwt230.00–245.001,0134
Steers—Medium and Large 2462239.16/cwt235.00–240.001,1056
Steers—Medium and Large 3473214.11/cwt205.00–220.001,0135
Steers—Medium and Large 1477250.05/cwt245.00–255.001,1935
Steers—Medium and Large 3518210.79/cwt205.00–215.001,0926
Steers—Medium and Large 1531248.24/cwt240.00–257.501,31813
Steers—Medium and Large 2533230.07/cwt225.00–235.001,2262
Steers—Medium and Large 3557213.32/cwt210.00–215.001,1883
Steers—Medium and Large 1582246.42/cwt235.00–250.001,43418
Steers—Medium and Large 2584228.75/cwt220.00–235.001,3364
Steers—Medium and Large 3610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Steers—Medium and Large 1620247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5351
Steers—Medium and Large 2635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
Steers—Medium and Large 2665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5301
Steers—Medium and Large 2730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6062
Steers—Medium and Large 1745225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,67613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215210.00/cwt210.00–210.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225197.33/cwt190.00–205.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260230.00/cwt230.00–230.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277217.47/cwt210.00–220.006026
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324193.54/cwt185.00–205.0062710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328214.97/cwt210.00–220.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335225.00/cwt225.00–225.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369212.73/cwt207.50–215.0078510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374198.00/cwt185.00–205.0074113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405208.37/cwt200.00–215.008443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420220.00/cwt220.00–220.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421195.81/cwt185.00–210.0082428
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476190.80/cwt180.00–200.0090813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490209.55/cwt205.00–210.001,02711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2089
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518192.78/cwt185.00–195.009999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523207.14/cwt200.00–215.001,08312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533212.54/cwt205.00–220.001,1332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565208.33/cwt205.00–215.001,1773
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570190.02/cwt185.00–200.001,08312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2606198.63/cwt195.00–205.001,20411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650200.00/cwt195.00–205.001,3002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added679210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,42618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4165
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2228242.36/cwt230.00–255.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230210.00/cwt210.00–210.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240270.00/cwt270.00–270.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy270290.00/cwt290.00–290.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275205.00/cwt205.00–205.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290240.00/cwt240.00–240.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy300265.00/cwt265.00–265.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313209.84/cwt200.00–220.006573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1337253.37/cwt250.00–255.008543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2343227.45/cwt220.00–235.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375230.41/cwt220.00–235.0086410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378205.01/cwt195.00–210.007755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380245.07/cwt240.00–250.009312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405240.00/cwt240.00–240.009722
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423205.05/cwt195.00–210.008677
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429222.21/cwt215.00–230.0095311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469218.78/cwt215.00–230.001,0269
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475203.74/cwt190.00–210.009689
Bulls—Medium and Large 3516202.98/cwt195.00–210.001,04710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3421
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615207.52/cwt205.00–210.001,2762
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670197.54/cwt195.00–200.001,3242
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,461105.89/cwt100.00–113.001,5474
Bulls——1,821124.62/cwt120.00–131.002,2694
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93694.69/cwt90.00–105.008864
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00179.68/cwt68.00–87.0079815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10285.82/cwt76.00–89.0094629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17395.39/cwt90.00–106.001,11928
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,1831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53194.46/cwt90.00–101.001,44611
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,1551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1760950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3795600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Small 1885830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 289586.00/cwt86.00–86.007701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29301,162.66/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1635
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2930940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2958902.79/head820.00–980.009034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29831,214.12/head1,175.00–1,250.001,2142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0901,217.95/head1,150.00–1,275.001,2182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0951,178.20/head1,125.00–1,225.001,1782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1521,125.43/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1253
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1690790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 276096.00/cwt96.00–96.007301
Stock Cows—Small 380081.00/cwt81.00–81.006481
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 292881.44/cwt78.00–84.007563
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2995130.82/cwt125.00–137.001,3022
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17801,222.29/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2229
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3850925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29521,358.58/head1,350.00–1,375.001,3593
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19701,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0051,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0601,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.