Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $253.73/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −140.89 against this barn's trailing median of $394.63.

Average price

$253.73

42 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$40.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	287.48	1,466	2thin
Medium and Large 2	542	268.90	1,458	9thin
Medium and Large 3	544	247.15	1,345	31

One grade step is worth $40.33/cwt here — about $122 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

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 sale42 hd

253.73

—

SC average5 barns · 117 hd

252.83

+0.90

This barn, trailing median14 sales

394.63

−140.89

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	1,574	144.65	2,277	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	118.46	1,482	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	117.97	1,583	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	97.15	983	37

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,036	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,038	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	—	1,296	124.55/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,614	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	1,080	108.46/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,171	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	665	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	234.96/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	240.87/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,038	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	256.09/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,216	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	223.96/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	241.03/cwt	225.00–249.00	909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	243.60/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	251.67/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	235.65/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,240	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	606	239.00/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	261.45/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	239.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	239.83/cwt	235.00–245.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	221.40/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,269	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	877	99.65/cwt	89.00–106.00	874	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	880	872.09/head	750.00–975.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	257.27/cwt	245.00–265.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	230.42/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,440	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	269.42/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,272	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	292.82/cwt	285.00–310.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,444	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	925	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	283.02/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,211	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	238.17/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,484	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	108.57/cwt	101.00–122.50	1,177	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	120.44/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,593	6
Bulls	—	—	1,685	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,747	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	80.40/cwt	60.00–97.00	729	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	121.14/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,566	27
Bulls	—	—	1,651	149.42/cwt	135.00–158.00	2,467	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	110.54/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,545	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	109.42/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,215	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	237.60/cwt	225.00–245.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	242.31/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,379	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	250.65/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,318	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	265.11/cwt	245.00–275.00	830	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	1,085	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,291	1
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	1,200	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,395	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	256.23/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,086	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	327.67/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	318.37/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,305	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	316.57/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	128.39/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	280.70/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,050	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	296.19/cwt	290.00–300.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	287.42/cwt	285.00–290.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	322.23/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,028	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	330.08/cwt	320.00–340.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	255.26/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,090	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	250.36/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,287	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	268.86/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,412	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	248.79/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	286.25/cwt	275.00–300.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	262.01/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	256.53/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,236	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	258.94/cwt	250.00–275.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	257.60/cwt	250.00–265.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	298.04/cwt	290.00–305.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	262.94/cwt	260.00–265.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	284.64/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,218	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	247.48/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	261.48/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,506	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	258.01/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	297.66/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,152	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	286.69/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	296.47/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,127	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	110.90/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,301	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	114.37/cwt	111.00–117.50	1,193	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	327.40/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,205	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	317.09/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,306	7

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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