Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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 $258.01/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −133.75 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$258.01

29 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$30.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	263.21	1,421	24
Medium and Large 3	564	233.05	1,315	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.16/cwt here — about $106 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

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $312.46, median $391.76 across 15 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 sale29 hd

258.01

—

SC average5 barns · 80 hd

254.87

+3.14

This barn, trailing median15 sales

391.76

−133.75

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	1,567	164.03	2,570	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	143.31	1,997	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	141.86	1,654	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	118.92	1,191	23

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,730	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$1,698	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$1,536	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,042	$1,527	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$1,517	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	917	$2,038	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,993	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	695	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	—	1,335	150.77/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,013	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,254	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	875	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	830	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,066	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	344.86/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	283.37/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	279.84/cwt	270.00–290.00	926	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	284.54/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,184	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,573	156.51/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	206.24/cwt	190.00–222.50	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	270.07/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	282.50/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,466	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	154.48/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,059	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,646.43/head	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,646	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	294.11/cwt	280.00–307.50	847	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,617	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	1,536.28/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,536	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	137.95/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,624	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	116.01/cwt	103.00–126.00	1,122	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	132.77/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,544	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	140.77/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	274.37/cwt	270.00–280.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	268.76/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	964	1
Bulls	—	—	1,666	169.71/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,827	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	147.07/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,693	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	215.19/cwt	210.00–220.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	316.52/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,165	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	695	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	231.00/cwt	217.50–235.00	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	210.10/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	227.82/cwt	212.50–250.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	830	127.29/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	210.63/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	226.25/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	800	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	262.57/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	230.06/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	239.40/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	973	98.52/cwt	78.00–117.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	306.30/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,035	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	266.70/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,752	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	951	2,169.67/head	1,925.00–2,400.00	2,170	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,202	1,698.34/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,698	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,117	1,730.15/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,730	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	257.81/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,106	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,538.29/head	1,275.00–1,775.00	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	276.64/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,035	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	288.68/cwt	280.00–300.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	266.07/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,261	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	263.23/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,392	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	253.81/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,586	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,906.75/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	248.29/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	252.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	250.36/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,024	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	263.14/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	295.68/cwt	280.00–310.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	279.06/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	253.07/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,194	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	241.06/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	257.68/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	240.68/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	250.46/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,074	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	795	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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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