Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 11.00 higher, feeder bulls 7.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $285.66/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −108.96 against this barn's trailing median of $394.63.

Average price

$285.66

38 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$60.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.62

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	301.46	1,649	17thin
Medium and Large 2	539	280.34	1,512	17thin
Medium and Large 3	525	241.17	1,267	4thin

One grade step is worth $60.29/cwt here — about $382 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $312.46, median $394.63 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale38 hd

285.66

—

SC average5 barns · 66 hd

276.05

+9.62

This barn, trailing median14 sales

394.63

−108.96

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	1,725	133.27	2,298	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	123.66	1,932	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	118.66	1,386	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	103.68	1,075	21

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,029	$1,576	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,347	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,009	$1,250	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,223	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	928	$1,187	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	876	$1,679	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$975	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	605	$625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

121 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	650	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	637	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	605	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	740	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	227.54/cwt	225.00–230.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	226.86/cwt	220.00–235.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	210.03/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	229.13/cwt	220.00–235.00	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	242	260.03/cwt	255.00–265.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	928	1,186.59/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	810	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,778.93/head	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,779	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,241.93/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	249.95/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	279.65/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,334	12
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	820	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	715	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	830	94.85/cwt	90.00–99.00	787	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	640	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	784	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	828	916.09/head	850.00–975.00	916	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	778	995.18/head	925.00–1,050.00	995	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	620	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	770	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	748	1,471.74/head	1,125.00–1,850.00	1,472	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	131.17/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,633	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	91.52/cwt	83.00–99.00	836	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	109.76/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,205	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	118.94/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,763	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	119.54/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,418	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	102.14/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,032	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,639.05/head	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,639	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	947	1,550.13/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,550	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	103.70/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,009	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	308.74/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	250.07/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	276.15/cwt	265.00–295.00	920	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	310.82/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,455	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	307.16/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,428	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	310.79/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,122	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	293.14/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	253.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	371	344.32/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,277	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	268.75/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,000	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	288	337.30/cwt	330.00–345.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	237.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	325.03/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,063	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	303.08/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,588	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	321.65/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	260.69/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,087	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	326.66/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	343.43/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	269.95/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	273.42/cwt	265.00–280.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	256.59/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,216	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	239.89/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	247.57/cwt	245.00–250.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	234.84/cwt	225.00–250.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	131.53/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,232	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	135.16/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,444	7
Bulls	—	—	1,140	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	262.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	477	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,729	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,472.36/head	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	227.54/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	218.06/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,350	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	280.65/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,580	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	250.13/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	291.00/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,074	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	303.31/cwt	295.00–310.00	974	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	258.58/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	252.90/cwt	245.00–260.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	244.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	296.38/cwt	290.00–305.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	280.71/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	280.07/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,451	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	279.99/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	259.99/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	243.13/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,179	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	292.72/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,265	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,386.75/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,387	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	844	119.77/cwt	117.50–123.00	1,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	219.12/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	248.87/cwt	245.00–257.50	931	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	312.86/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,317	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1

How this sale compares

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.

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