Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 1.50 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. 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 $239.67/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −128.72 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$239.67

30 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$28.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs SC average

−25.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	255.00	1,285	5thin
Medium and Large 2	549	241.48	1,325	17thin
Medium and Large 3	558	226.24	1,262	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.76/cwt here — about $23 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

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 sale30 hd

239.67

—

SC average5 barns · 130 hd

242.34

−2.67

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−25.70

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

−128.72

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	1,619	164.40	2,661	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	145.61	2,125	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	141.02	1,772	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	122.94	1,315	25

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)	1,255	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,231	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	620	$675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	724	$1,144	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	271.83/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,536	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	110.92/cwt	96.00–119.00	1,089	9
Bulls	—	—	1,889	177.76/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,358	8
Bulls	—	—	1,224	141.88/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,737	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	135.71/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,619	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,234	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	132.20/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	230.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	232.55/cwt	225.00–235.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	228.71/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,299	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	620	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	256.76/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	223.70/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	913	97.48/cwt	90.00–101.00	890	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	930	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	241.39/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,497	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	251.42/cwt	240.00–265.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	238.78/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,144	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550–600	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	950	1,200.96/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,201	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	830	113.84/cwt	109.00–120.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	226.56/cwt	217.50–235.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	245.53/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,282	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	129.70/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,451	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	148.30/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,211	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,888	11
Bulls	—	—	1,560	162.73/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,539	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	240.69/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,370	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	229.91/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,085	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	240.13/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	245.87/cwt	235.00–257.50	917	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	314.21/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,361	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	302	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,095	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	255.03/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,209	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	332.53/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	318.27/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	294.14/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,415	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	933	1,277.14/head	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	267.21/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,125	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	280.94/cwt	275.00–285.00	924	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	286.95/cwt	275.00–300.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	271.40/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,039	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,245	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	295.98/cwt	280.00–310.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	249.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,063	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	286.36/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,458	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	238.58/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	300.16/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	280.37/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,340	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	294.84/cwt	290.00–300.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	228.29/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	292.50/cwt	275.00–310.00	939	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	248.06/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,171	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	286.74/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	292.72/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,109	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	254.88/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	286.51/cwt	275.00–305.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	254.96/cwt	245.00–265.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	257.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	246.27/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,305	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	795	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	677	1,058.87/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	275.72/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,315	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	283.39/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,196	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	262.45/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,362	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	230.14/cwt	225.00–235.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	237.55/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,468	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	968	132.10/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,279	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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