Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend, feeder heifers were 4.00 higher, feeder bulls were

2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 5.00 higher , slaughter bulls were 6.00 higher. Average offerings of average

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $272.18/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −119.58 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$272.18

30 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$34.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.01

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	287.49	1,593	6thin
Medium and Large 2	541	281.57	1,522	13thin
Medium and Large 3	549	252.73	1,387	11thin

One grade step is worth $34.77/cwt here — about $206 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $312.46, median $391.76 across 15 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 sale30 hd

272.18

—

SC average5 barns · 54 hd

265.16

+7.01

This barn, trailing median15 sales

391.76

−119.58

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	1,578	140.91	2,224	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	128.84	1,897	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	128.65	1,596	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	883	110.77	978	15

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)	905	$1,193	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,159	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$810	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,451	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	823	$1,564	8

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	938	1,452.80/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	281.46/cwt	275.00–285.00	780	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	257.25/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,214	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	285.99/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	240.40/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	333	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	982	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,859.05/head	1,675.00–2,050.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	282.46/cwt	275.00–290.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	349.88/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	346.89/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,120	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	332.83/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,415	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	343.27/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,291	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	248.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,421	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	320.75/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	272.16/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,170	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	284.22/cwt	275.00–290.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	277.38/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,037	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	336.00/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,398	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	887	140.08/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	315.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	314.99/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,455	9
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	815	122.34/cwt	119.00–127.00	997	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	770	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	710	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	137.30/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,162	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	109.94/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,282	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	129.42/cwt	119.00–139.00	1,614	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	100.43/cwt	86.00–108.00	871	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	117.67/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,051	9
Bulls	—	—	1,643	146.45/cwt	137.00–152.00	2,406	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	123.76/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,746	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	142.96/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,801	4
Bulls	—	—	2,270	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,609	1
Bulls	—	—	1,218	123.81/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	294.84/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	224.91/cwt	215.00–230.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	274	291.14/cwt	290.00–295.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	350.08/cwt	340.00–355.00	987	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	285.01/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	258.12/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	239.91/cwt	235.00–245.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	239.81/cwt	235.00–245.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	236.66/cwt	225.00–245.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	278.74/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,344	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	226.22/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	283.33/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	248.23/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	258.17/cwt	250.00–265.00	989	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	259.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	230.01/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	305.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	254.70/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,322	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	287.41/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,653	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,137.02/head	1,000.00–1,270.00	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	305.00/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,315	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	322.40/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,450.74/head	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	294.99/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,410	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	248.91/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,533	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	728	1,238.92/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,239	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	833	1,485.50/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,486	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,218	1,159.09/head	1,075.00–1,270.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	320.72/cwt	315.00–330.00	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	212.50/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	238.36/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	236.94/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,102	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	285.66/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,488	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	307.85/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,321	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	298.44/cwt	295.00–305.00	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	262.44/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	256.84/cwt	250.00–265.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	251.67/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,077	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	216.63/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	262	305.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	281.00/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,197	10

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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