Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2024-04-01

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 1
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
288 head
133 vs last sale 421 325 vs year ago 613 · 53.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
34 vs last sale 115 46 vs year ago 127 · 36.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
34 vs last sale 57 9 vs year ago 32 · 28.1%
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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 and slaughter bulls were steady. There was an average offering of average to plain quality cattle with

active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $275.05/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits 119.58 against this barn's trailing median of $394.63.
Average price
$275.05
24 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,464
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$242
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.99
vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511291.021,48712thin
Medium and Large 2561267.121,5009thin
Medium and Large 3530234.971,2453thin
One grade step is worth $56.05/cwt here — about $242 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales
464409354298median 394.6301/1203/0204/0606/2208/17
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 sale24 hd
275.05
SC average5 barns · 80 hd
268.06
+6.99
This barn, trailing median14 sales
394.63
−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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,521147.522,24420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,355127.451,7277thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,232124.051,52933
CowsLean 85-90%Average937110.891,0399thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$1,4743thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)931$1,1959
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$1,0882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,7437
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)715$8232thin

Every lot, as filed

73 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsSmall 1890975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Stock CowsSmall 1715822.50/head790.00–855.008232
Bulls1,584153.36/cwt144.00–162.002,42913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445118.94/cwt118.00–120.001,7192
Bulls1,405136.68/cwt128.00–141.001,9207
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,319130.86/cwt126.00–135.001,7265
CowsLean 85-90%999119.57/cwt115.00–125.001,1955
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265128.65/cwt125.00–136.001,62720
CowsBoner 80-85%1,360140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9041
CowsBoner 80-85%1,167115.06/cwt110.00–120.001,34312
CowsLean 85-90%860100.04/cwt96.00–105.008604
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550513271.69/cwt265.00–275.001,3943
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700658242.53/cwt235.00–250.001,5962
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600569261.79/cwt250.00–265.001,4907
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650645240.00/cwt235.00–245.001,5482
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300285340.00/cwt340.00–340.009691
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500460290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3342
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550530235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2461
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600583240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3992
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550511291.02/cwt289.00–300.001,48712
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500464297.90/cwt295.00–305.001,3827
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350332321.58/cwt320.00–325.001,0683
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450423347.46/cwt345.00–350.001,4702
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400375355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3311
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450447332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,4869
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550503290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,45912
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300250315.00/cwt315.00–315.007881
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450438320.47/cwt315.00–335.001,40410
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400368340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2512
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318342.48/cwt340.00–345.001,0892
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300270245.00/cwt245.00–245.006621
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400384252.64/cwt245.00–260.009705
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550521231.02/cwt225.00–235.001,2045
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613237.49/cwt235.00–240.001,4562
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450410350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4351
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325266.51/cwt260.00–275.008663
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563240.71/cwt240.00–245.001,3557
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300265271.89/cwt260.00–280.007213
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500482244.60/cwt230.00–250.001,1799
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600555295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6371
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426267.88/cwt265.00–275.001,1417
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450433249.29/cwt245.00–252.501,0794
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700678207.47/cwt200.00–215.001,4072
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324288.53/cwt285.00–295.009354
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350345245.00/cwt245.00–245.008451
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464260.05/cwt255.00–265.001,2074
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0721,474.35/head1,275.00–1,600.001,4743
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0951,458.90/head1,325.00–1,700.001,4594
Bred CowsMedium and Large 27351,049.42/head1,020.00–1,100.001,0493
Bred CowsSmall 2900800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 18651,742.98/head1,475.00–1,825.001,7437
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28701,087.86/head1,075.00–1,100.001,0882
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400369339.96/cwt330.00–345.001,2548
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300272328.68/cwt320.00–335.008943
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650616244.47/cwt235.00–250.001,50611
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450403324.97/cwt320.00–330.001,3102
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474280.07/cwt265.00–290.001,32812
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500465245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1391
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450421280.91/cwt255.00–300.001,18311
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600566265.51/cwt255.00–275.001,5038
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400358298.99/cwt290.00–315.001,0703
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700673225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5142
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350324292.24/cwt270.00–315.009475
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600581221.17/cwt215.00–235.001,2854
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521244.81/cwt240.00–255.001,2754
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300264305.52/cwt275.00–315.008074
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550520237.45/cwt235.00–240.001,2352
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4701
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250205300.00/cwt300.00–300.006151

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.