Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few feeder steers and feeder bulls to establish trends. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. There were moderate offerings of mostly 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 $257.42/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −137.21 against this barn's trailing median of $394.63.

Average price

$257.42

36 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$13.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.42

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	267.25	1,425	9thin
Medium and Large 3	531	254.14	1,349	27

One grade step is worth $13.12/cwt here — about $77 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 sale36 hd

257.42

—

SC average5 barns · 72 hd

258.83

−1.42

This barn, trailing median14 sales

394.63

−137.21

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	—	Low	1,590	146.54	2,329	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	129.10	1,943	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	125.24	1,513	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	106.87	1,058	13

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)	859	$1,113	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,089	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$760	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	797	$1,425	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	696	$618	4thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	306.19/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,108	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	269.17/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	249.87/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,059	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	263.42/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	640	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	272.04/cwt	260.00–295.00	887	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	238.97/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,243	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	267.41/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,235	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	282.73/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,057	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	254.72/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,322	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	286	287.06/cwt	285.00–295.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	247.83/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,170	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	710	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	615	124.42/cwt	118.00–132.50	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	208	264.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	252.47/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,424	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	239.18/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,634	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	865	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	271.89/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,166	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	210.05/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	227.03/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	246.00/cwt	235.00–255.00	807	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	236.36/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	228.68/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,089	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	289.65/cwt	285.00–295.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	235.21/cwt	225.00–245.00	993	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	278.31/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	243.13/cwt	235.00–255.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	252.42/cwt	240.00–265.00	992	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	258.95/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	250.06/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	730	674.38/head	660.00–690.00	674	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	125.56/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,780	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	109.73/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,279	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,036	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	150.06/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	237.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	251.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,339	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	282.06/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,331	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	111.89/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,140	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	126.85/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,529	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	101.01/cwt	91.00–106.00	966	6
Bulls	—	—	1,737	165.11/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,868	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	129.10/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,943	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	785	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	720	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	705	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	905	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,140	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	785	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	670	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	673	60.53/cwt	60.00–61.00	407	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	615	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	268.27/cwt	260.00–275.00	867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	303.65/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	259.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	267.57/cwt	265.00–270.00	757	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	807	1,556.61/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	297.87/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,245	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	248.68/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,527	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	309.10/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,131	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	307.03/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,150.00/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,150	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	117.60/cwt	108.00–130.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	740	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	333.30/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	323.01/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,324	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,333	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	283.53/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,517	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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