Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Light offering 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 $243.97/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −150.66 against this barn's trailing median of $394.63.

Average price

$243.97

58 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$39.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.64

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	275.00	1,403	2thin
Medium and Large 2	542	248.05	1,345	33
Medium and Large 3	536	235.41	1,261	23

One grade step is worth $39.59/cwt here — about $141 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 $306.31, 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 sale58 hd

243.97

—

SC average5 barns · 118 hd

253.61

−9.64

This barn, trailing median14 sales

394.63

−150.66

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	1,551	141.90	2,201	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	121.28	1,567	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	120.46	1,710	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	104.78	1,072	16

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$1,384	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	655	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	300–350	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	247.14/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,424	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	241.58/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,123	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	231.62/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,443	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	228.37/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	259.31/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,079	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	275.11/cwt	265.00–285.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	281.98/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,184	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	241.12/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	709	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	655	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	630	111.17/cwt	110.00–112.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	835	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,115	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	236.47/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,249	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	665	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	618	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	224.92/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,194	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	93.51/cwt	89.00–98.00	892	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	125.92/cwt	115.00–137.00	1,852	5
Bulls	—	—	1,330	116.81/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,554	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	106.82/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,378	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	113.75/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,323	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	124.29/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,670	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	1
Bulls	—	—	1,569	145.69/cwt	133.00–157.00	2,286	8
Bulls	—	—	1,797	165.23/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,969	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	109.90/cwt	101.00–123.00	1,158	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	359.66/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	231.20/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	259.94/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	256.93/cwt	245.00–270.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	246.68/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	276.47/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,145	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	328.36/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,254	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	314.40/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	283.51/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	282.76/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,462	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	256.55/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	261.58/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	273.91/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,285	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	265.61/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,254	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	264.82/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	248.30/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,323	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,261	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	243.80/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	280.40/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	269.19/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	309.90/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	329.53/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,091	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	1,383.86/head	1,340.00–1,425.00	1,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	333.46/cwt	320.00–345.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	285.46/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,079	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	2

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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