Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.50 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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 $229.18/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −139.22 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$229.18

44 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$39.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs SC average

−40.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	260.00	1,365	1thin
Medium and Large 2	541	237.10	1,283	21
Medium and Large 3	546	220.22	1,203	22

One grade step is worth $39.78/cwt here — about $162 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 sale44 hd

229.18

—

SC average5 barns · 159 hd

233.66

−4.48

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−40.10

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

−139.22

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	1,795	181.89	3,265	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	158.87	2,232	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	149.97	1,793	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	138.70	1,352	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$1,726	4thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	Lean 85-90%	—	990	141.94/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,405	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,197	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	159.41/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,996	13
Bulls	—	—	2,100	197.77/cwt	192.00–202.00	4,153	5
Bulls	—	—	1,460	163.06/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	246.41/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	226.17/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,538	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	224.43/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,156	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	250.83/cwt	250.00–252.50	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	500–550	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	650–700	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	233.46/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,359	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	215.45/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	255.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,085	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	243.30/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	227.99/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,181	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	232.56/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	262.09/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,402	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	208	289.88/cwt	280.00–300.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,321	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	158.87/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,232	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	137.69/cwt	119.00–148.00	1,546	10
Bulls	—	—	1,275	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	265.84/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	221.24/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,268	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	230.63/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,084	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	366	345.00/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	356.71/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	341.24/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	289.80/cwt	270.00–300.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	283	353.05/cwt	350.00–357.50	999	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	325.74/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,238	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	242.76/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,255	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	266.36/cwt	257.50–270.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	282.23/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	238.97/cwt	232.50–257.50	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	266.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,267	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	279.44/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,612	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550–600	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	247.33/cwt	240.00–255.00	945	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	230.69/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	233.24/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,322	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	252.09/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,197	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,967	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	913	112.13/cwt	100.00–127.00	1,024	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	938	1,817.81/head	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	254.32/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,061	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	249.63/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,438	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	854	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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