Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of 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 $236.00/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −132.36 against this barn's trailing median of $368.36.

Average price

$236.00

52 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$19.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs SC average

−40.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	246.47	1,250	21
Medium and Large 2	560	245.00	1,373	4thin
Medium and Large 3	547	226.52	1,240	27

One grade step is worth $19.95/cwt here — about $10 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

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 sale52 hd

236.00

—

SC average5 barns · 120 hd

235.82

+0.17

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−40.46

This barn, trailing median14 sales

368.36

−132.36

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	1,590	155.31	2,470	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	138.45	2,250	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	136.24	1,691	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	112.65	1,069	7thin

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)	770	$1,185	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,090	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$910	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$1,745	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	667	$623	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	610	$560	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	261.82/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	234.36/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,441	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	269.16/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,260	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	261.61/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	295.42/cwt	285.00–305.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	292.31/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,108	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	288.44/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,252	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	291.29/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,104	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,089.64/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	256.95/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,336	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	247.84/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	297.21/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,097	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,840.00/head	1,840.00–1,840.00	1,840	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	117.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,293	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	298.47/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	299.85/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	268.99/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,552	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,383	123.61/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	284.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,184	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	314.27/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,530	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	324.10/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,060	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	316.84/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	246.47/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,250	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	610	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	560	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	645	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	660	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	127.66/cwt	118.00–138.00	1,487	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	145.67/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,389	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	326.57/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	169.80/cwt	167.00–173.00	3,180	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	144.52/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,896	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	112.65/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,069	7
Bulls	—	—	1,449	148.06/cwt	139.00–157.00	2,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	767	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	215.96/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,369	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	311.95/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	331.73/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	325.11/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	230.36/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,205	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	258.29/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	230.98/cwt	210.00–245.00	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	679	212.05/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	223.44/cwt	185.00–235.00	1,267	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	241.24/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	245.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	228.47/cwt	220.00–235.00	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	223.77/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	232.99/cwt	225.00–245.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	219.57/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,032	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	250.23/cwt	245.00–255.00	551	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	555	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	708	212.07/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,501	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	241.26/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,257	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	250.47/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,187	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	450–500	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	840	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	780	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	241.25/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	257.44/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,485	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	244.21/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,375	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	253.83/cwt	245.00–260.00	944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	241.60/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	268.30/cwt	260.00–275.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	250.86/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,189	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	266.47/cwt	255.00–285.00	829	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	267.41/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	297.70/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1

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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