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Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 13

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

520 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 525▼ 166 vs year ago 686 · −24.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 71▲ 14 vs year ago 83 · +16.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 22▼ 14 vs year ago 25 · −56.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls were 1.00 higher. There was an average offering of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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 $188.96/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$188.96

153 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$42.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.11

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	330	220.01	726	11thin
Medium and Large 2	490	192.03	942	87
Medium and Large 3	467	177.91	830	55

One grade step is worth $42.10/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale153 hd

188.96

—

SC average5 barns · 482 hd

190.07

−1.11

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	1,665	106.24	1,769	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	96.43	1,370	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	94.10	1,135	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	86.68	771	18

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$669	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	728	$626	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	715	$740	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	770	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	349	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	646	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	202.40/cwt	195.00–210.00	779	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	923	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	202.89

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 Nov 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 525Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 71Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 25

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls were 1.00 higher. There was an average offering of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,161	75.00–88.00	83.50
30	—	1,228	90.00–112.00	99.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	863	89.00–93.00	90.32
6	—	942	72.00–87.00	79.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt

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Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 13

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

520 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 525▼ 166 vs year ago 686 · −24.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 71▲ 14 vs year ago 83 · +16.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 22▼ 14 vs year ago 25 · −56.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls were 1.00 higher. There was an average offering of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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 $188.96/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$188.96

153 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$42.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.11

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	330	220.01	726	11thin
Medium and Large 2	490	192.03	942	87
Medium and Large 3	467	177.91	830	55

One grade step is worth $42.10/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale153 hd

188.96

—

SC average5 barns · 482 hd

190.07

−1.11

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	1,665	106.24	1,769	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	96.43	1,370	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	94.10	1,135	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	86.68	771	18

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$669	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	728	$626	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	715	$740	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	770	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	349	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	646	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	202.40/cwt	195.00–210.00	779	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	923	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	202.89

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 Nov 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 525Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 71Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 25

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls were 1.00 higher. There was an average offering of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,161	75.00–88.00	83.50
30	—	1,228	90.00–112.00	99.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	863	89.00–93.00	90.32
6	—	942	72.00–87.00	79.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	117.00–127.00	121.45
5	—	1,708	91.00–111.00	100.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	220.00	220.00
17	—	478	190.00–205.00	197.37
16	—	567	175.00–185.00	181.52
10	—	519	180.00–195.00	188.98
12	—	422	195.00–210.00	201.69
4	—	325	205.00–220.00	211.38
4	—	390	205.00–220.00	210.02
1	—	210	225.00	225.00
7	—	619	170.00–175.00	174.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	230.00–240.00	232.41
12	—	521	200.00–215.00	206.74
12	—	422	220.00–235.00	225.79
1	—	205	250.00	250.00
4	—	328	235.00–250.00	241.09
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
2	—	275	240.00–250.00	245.36
20	—	470	210.00–225.00	216.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	260.00–270.00	264.95
2	—	405	250.00–255.00	252.47
1	—	235	265.00	265.00
7	—	323	260.00–270.00	264.34
1	—	470	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	225.00	225.00
2	—	415	215.00–235.00	224.76
1	—	235	220.00	220.00
7	—	326	215.00–225.00	217.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	557	185.00–190.00	185.42
3	—	312	200.00–205.00	201.68
10	—	518	185.00–195.00	186.52
12	—	655	175.00–185.00	177.79
13	—	382	205.00–210.00	208.88
1	—	225	205.00	205.00
5	—	612	175.00–185.00	177.97
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
12	—	425	195.00–205.00	198.07
18	—	465	190.00–200.00	193.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	185.00	185.00
12	—	571	170.00–180.00	175.45
4	—	310	185.00	185.00
11	—	435	175.00–185.00	180.24
8	—	481	170.00–180.00	176.24
3	—	217	180.00–185.00	183.19
14	—	511	170.00–180.00	174.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	220.00–230.00	224.92
2	—	380	230.00–240.00	234.93
1	—	510	200.00	200.00
2	—	733	192.50	192.50
3	—	410	220.00–230.00	225.08
1	—	260	240.00	240.00
1	—	595	215.00	215.00
2	—	328	230.00–240.00	234.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	185.00	185.00
4	—	349	185.00	185.00
5	—	417	195.00–210.00	202.89
1	—	650	180.00	180.00
6	—	546	185.00	185.00
2	—	385	195.00–210.00	202.40
2	—	708	175.00	175.00
1	—	485	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	546	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	884	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,193	4

Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	217	183.19/cwt	180.00–185.00	398	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	461	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	201.68/cwt	200.00–205.00	629	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	217.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	710	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	208.88/cwt	205.00–210.00	798	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	224.76/cwt	215.00–235.00	933	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	198.07/cwt	195.00–205.00	842	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	180.24/cwt	175.00–185.00	784	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	193.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	902	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	481	176.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	848	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	511	174.45/cwt	170.00–180.00	891	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	186.52/cwt	185.00–195.00	966	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	185.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,033	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	571	175.45/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,002	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	177.97/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,089	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	177.79/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,165	12

Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	205	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	210	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	235	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	245.36/cwt	240.00–250.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	264.34/cwt	260.00–270.00	854	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	211.38/cwt	205.00–220.00	687	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	241.09/cwt	235.00–250.00	791	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	962	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	232.41/cwt	230.00–240.00	869	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	210.02/cwt	205.00–220.00	819	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,023	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	225.79/cwt	220.00–235.00	953	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	201.69/cwt	195.00–210.00	851	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	216.31/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,017	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	197.37/cwt	190.00–205.00	943	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	519	188.98/cwt	180.00–195.00	981	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	206.74/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,077	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	181.52/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,029	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	619	174.30/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,079	7

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	121.45/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,892	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	100.15/cwt	91.00–111.00	1,711	5

Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	90.32/cwt	89.00–93.00	779	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	79.39/cwt	72.00–87.00	748	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	83.50/cwt	75.00–88.00	969	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	99.40/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,221	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	96.43/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,370	8

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	728	626.32/head	570.00–680.00	626	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	785	668.81/head	480.00–845.00	669	4

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	715	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	728	570.00–680.00	626.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	785	480.00–845.00	668.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	740.00	740.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	884	135.00	135.00