Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 24.00 higher, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 15.00 higher, slaughter bulls 25.00 higher. Moderate offerings 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 $259.25/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −109.14 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$259.25

42 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$38.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.59

vs SC average

−8.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	280.00	1,422	3thin
Medium and Large 2	531	268.65	1,427	23
Medium and Large 3	557	241.85	1,348	16thin

One grade step is worth $38.15/cwt here — about $75 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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.13, low $314.67, median $368.39 across 13 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

259.25

—

SC average4 barns · 93 hd

249.66

+9.59

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−8.37

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

−109.14

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	—	Average	1,678	167.81	2,817	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	146.68	1,980	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	141.31	1,689	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	122.21	1,250	14

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)	1,088	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$1,387	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,367	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	972	$1,325	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	836	$1,249	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1	300–350	329	324.01/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	288.82/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	288.29/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	316.37/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,471	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	302.54/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,552	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	1,394.79/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,395	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	136.17/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	287.07/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,481	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,250	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	339.59/cwt	335.00–345.00	927	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	123.27/cwt	114.00–133.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	328.82/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,397	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	309.92/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	323.48/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	283.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,342	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,979	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	319.55/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	308.72/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	316.58/cwt	310.00–320.00	988	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	326.59/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	304.86/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,128	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,895	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	790	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	753	107.91/cwt	90.00–125.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	247.97/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,312	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,714	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,484	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	111.70/cwt	106.00–117.00	992	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	123.96/cwt	102.00–138.00	1,295	12
Bulls	—	—	1,696	173.62/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,945	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	640	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,072	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	750	121.29/cwt	118.00–125.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	240.01/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	249.95/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	239.86/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	234.69/cwt	225.00–245.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	242.46/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,397	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	4
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	675	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	865	988.01/head	975.00–1,000.00	988	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	146.68/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,980	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,580	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,654	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,777	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	137.50/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,939	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	140.73/cwt	123.00–155.00	1,670	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	232.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	278.07/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,176	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	282.88/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,092	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	961	124.38/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,195	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,306.65/head	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	292.39/cwt	290.00–295.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	280.42/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,310	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	277.40/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	272.44/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,300	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	288.91/cwt	280.00–305.00	953	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	279.03/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	269.45/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,423	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,641	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,048	2,125.30/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	993	1,387.04/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,387	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	263.34/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	260.05/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	241.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	290.87/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	258.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	278.88/cwt	270.00–290.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	607	218.41/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	255.05/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,206	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	260.03/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	285.99/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	208.73/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	245.09/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,127	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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