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Saluda Stockyards · Mon, Jul 27

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Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 27

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

552 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 422▼ 53 vs year ago 605 · −8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 53▼ 10 vs year ago 88 · −11.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 16▲ 6 vs year ago 12 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.79/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$118.79

200 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	123.33	627	127
Medium and Large 2	531	112.12	596	59
Small 1-2	351	110.67	388	6thin
Medium and Large 3	492	101.88	501	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.45/cwt here — about $126 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 sale200 hd

118.79

—

SC average5 barns · 497 hd

118.26

+0.53

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,398	82.39	1,151	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	67.62	885	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	65.00	904	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	58.64	536	18

Every lot

98 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	232	146.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	340	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	166.26/cwt	165.00–167.50	387	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	167.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	461	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	278	129.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	359	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	160.03/cwt	150.00–167.50	499	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	453	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	325	127.65/cwt

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Jul 27, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 422Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 53Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
3	—	385	110.00–112.00	111.33
2	—	328	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	328	130.00–140.00	134.66
10	—	616	112.00–118.00	115.18
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
10	—	723

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Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 27

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

552 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 422▼ 53 vs year ago 605 · −8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 53▼ 10 vs year ago 88 · −11.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 16▲ 6 vs year ago 12 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.79/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$118.79

200 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	123.33	627	127
Medium and Large 2	531	112.12	596	59
Small 1-2	351	110.67	388	6thin
Medium and Large 3	492	101.88	501	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.45/cwt here — about $126 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 sale200 hd

118.79

—

SC average5 barns · 497 hd

118.26

+0.53

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,398	82.39	1,151	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	67.62	885	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	65.00	904	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	58.64	536	18

Every lot

98 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	232	146.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	340	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	166.26/cwt	165.00–167.50	387	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	167.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	461	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	278	129.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	359	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	160.03/cwt	150.00–167.50	499	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	453	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	325	127.65/cwt

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Jul 27, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 422Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 53Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
3	—	385	110.00–112.00	111.33
2	—	328	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	328	130.00–140.00	134.66
10	—	616	112.00–118.00	115.18
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
10	—	723

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	862	900.00–1,040.00	989.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,140	1,100.00–1,280.00	1,202.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	78.00–80.00	78.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	72.00–73.00	72.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	83.00	83.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	903	500.00–740.00	622.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,312	800.00–925.00	863.82

Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	135.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	123.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	531	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	133.22/cwt	130.00–137.00	610	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	121.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	575	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	488	107.73/cwt	106.00–110.00	526	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	127.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	657	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	565	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	634	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	106.09/cwt	103.00–110.00	599	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	120.70/cwt	115.00–125.00	689	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	119.42/cwt	118.00–121.00	738	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	638	112.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	716	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	755	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	673	100.33/cwt	100.00–101.00	675	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	98.98/cwt	98.00–100.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	772	92.98/cwt	90.00–97.00	718	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	818	81.53/cwt	78.00–85.00	667	2

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	800	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	865	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	476	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,077	71.42/cwt	68.00–75.00	769	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	93.36/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,604	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	110.00–116.00	112.99
10	—	518	110.00–116.00	112.66
6	—	418	115.00–120.00	117.82
9	—	675	106.00–108.00	107.00
2	—	593	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	363	120.00	120.00
12	—	631	105.00–110.00	107.83
5	—	281	115.00–122.00	118.77
3	—	323	115.00–125.00	120.03
3	—	720	105.00–106.00	105.33
1	—	765	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	101.00–105.00	102.34
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
2	—	560	100.00–102.00	101.01
2	—	443	100.00–101.00	100.50

Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	281	118.77/cwt	115.00–122.00	334	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	388	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	134.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	442	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	328	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	361	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	129.71/cwt	125.00–135.00	489	18
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	385	111.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	429	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	117.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	492	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	128.82/cwt	125.00–133.00	558	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	527	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	102.34/cwt	101.00–105.00	479	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	124.88/cwt	121.00–130.00	593	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	112.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	584	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	122.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	639	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	122.14/cwt	119.00–125.00	691	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	685	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	115.18/cwt	112.00–118.00	710	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	107.83/cwt	105.00–110.00	680	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	113.59/cwt	110.00–118.00	759	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	722	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	758	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	112.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	815	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	48.98/cwt	48.00–50.00	432	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	59.85/cwt	55.00–68.00	549	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	54.08/cwt	53.00–55.00	561	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	67.86/cwt	60.00–73.00	895	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	65.00/cwt	64.00–66.00	904	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	75.25/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,052	4

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	862	989.11/cwt	900.00–1,040.00	8,526	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	870	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	1,202.89/cwt	1,100.00–1,280.00	13,713	3

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	775	78.99/cwt	78.00–80.00	612	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	785	72.43/cwt	72.00–73.00	569	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	842	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	903	622.99/cwt	500.00–740.00	5,626	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	910	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,915	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,312	863.82/cwt	800.00–925.00	11,333	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	130.00	130.00
2	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.65
3	—	278	125.00–135.00	129.16
3	—	378	125.00–132.50	128.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	125.00–135.00	127.37
4	—	429	140.00–145.00	142.12
11	—	571	125.00–133.00	128.09
2	—	233	165.00–167.50	166.26
6	—	465	130.00–138.00	135.60
8	—	369	150.00–162.50	156.06
9	—	312	150.00–167.50	160.03
8	—	711	118.00–125.00	120.03
3	—	665	126.00–130.00	127.65
7	—	276	165.00–170.00	167.17
8	—	620	124.00–131.00	127.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
4	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	510	118.00–120.00	119.01
7	—	580	115.00–120.00	118.57
3	—	232	140.00–150.00	146.62
3	—	715	106.00–113.00	110.35
5	—	683	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	106.00	106.00
12	—	369	133.00–140.00	136.50
4	—	425	125.00–135.00	129.96
4	—	318	140.00–145.00	142.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	424	130.00–140.00	135.26
7	—	618	118.00–121.00	119.42
2	—	668	111.00–115.00	112.95
4	—	458	130.00–137.00	133.22
4	—	513	127.00–130.00	127.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	120.00–125.00	123.97
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
15	—	474	115.00–125.00	121.31
21	—	571	115.00–125.00	120.70
25	—	528	115.00–125.00	120.02
2	—	710	103.00–104.00	103.50
4	—	638	110.00–115.00	112.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	78.00–85.00	81.53
2	—	523	106.00–110.00	107.99
3	—	673	100.00–101.00	100.33
5	—	772	90.00–97.00	92.98
8	—	565	103.00–110.00	106.09
2	—	620	101.00–103.00	102.00
4	—	488	106.00–110.00	107.73
2	—	720	98.00–100.00	98.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	60.00	60.00
1	—	865	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	53.00–55.00	54.08
4	—	1,398	75.00–76.00	75.25
43	—	1,319	60.00–73.00	67.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	48.00–50.00	48.98
16	—	917	55.00–68.00	59.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	64.00–66.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,718	86.00–99.00	93.36
3	—	1,077	68.00–75.00	71.42