Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.43/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −122.93 against this barn's trailing median of $368.36.

Average price

$245.43

22 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$37.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.28

vs SC average

−24.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	259.99	1,375	4thin
Medium and Large 2	539	249.62	1,344	13thin
Medium and Large 3	511	222.91	1,139	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.08/cwt here — about $236 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.13, low $314.67, median $368.36 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 sale22 hd

245.43

—

SC average5 barns · 80 hd

238.15

+7.28

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−24.76

This barn, trailing median14 sales

368.36

−122.93

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	—	High	1,741	151.11	2,630	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	119.21	1,909	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	119.07	1,555	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	100.59	1,150	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)	1,365	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,335	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	743	$1,183	3thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	Medium and Large 1	—	995	124.77/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,241	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	650	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	257.22/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,304	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	300.21/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	229.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	276.48/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	246.12/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	717	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	240.02/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	242.41/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	261.65/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	220.37/cwt	215.00–235.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	265.00/cwt	255.00–275.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	662	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	115.04/cwt	106.00–122.00	1,257	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	793	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,001	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	590	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	820	1,337.50/head	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,338	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	120.45/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,268	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	835	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,502.22/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,502	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	695	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	921	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,306	1
Bulls	—	—	1,764	150.79/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,660	12
Bulls	—	—	1,300	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,716	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	111.39/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,246	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	112.25/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,436	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	120.98/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,588	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	121.57/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,966	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	110.35/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,703	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	86.18/cwt	50.00–101.00	1,013	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	341.22/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	372	354.00/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,317	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	322.87/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,346	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	343.64/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,326	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	271.92/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	243.35/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	242.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	251.78/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	287.95/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	278.60/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,424	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	222.91/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	225.44/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	259.43/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	228.30/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	249.74/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	251.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,323	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	255.49/cwt	245.00–267.50	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	252.04/cwt	245.00–260.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	249.93/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,060	5

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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