Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to auction being closed for July 4th week. Light 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 $228.88/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −139.47 against this barn's trailing median of $368.36.

Average price

$228.88

15 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$27.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.19

vs SC average

−39.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	237.98	1,249	10thin
Medium and Large 3	550	210.70	1,159	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.28/cwt here — about $91 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 sale15 hd

228.88

—

SC average3 barns · 106 hd

243.08

−14.19

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−39.98

This barn, trailing median14 sales

368.36

−139.47

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	1,434	175.84	2,522	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,318	158.23	2,085	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	155.84	1,727	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	912	124.06	1,132	35

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)	1,095	$1,465	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,075	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,604	3thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	223.75/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	264.63/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,104	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	272.39/cwt	270.00–275.00	744	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	835	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	705	110.47/cwt	90.00–127.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	205.22/cwt	192.50–210.00	876	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	238.73/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,136	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	233.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	219.90/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	238.11/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,010	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	237.46/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	210.00/cwt	200.00–222.50	993	9
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	573	104.74/cwt	87.50–122.50	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	205.82/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	219.82/cwt	210.00–230.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	210.26/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	189.74/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,091	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	815	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	608	1,463.37/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	725	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	111.19/cwt	80.00–124.00	970	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	141.23/cwt	132.50–149.00	1,364	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,117	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	155.04/cwt	147.00–161.00	2,074	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	176.67/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,023	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	159.75/cwt	148.00–169.00	1,794	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	206.53/cwt	195.00–210.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	201.71/cwt	192.50–210.00	660	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	131.94/cwt	108.00–143.00	1,363	6
Bulls	—	—	1,900	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,376	173.45/cwt	161.00–181.00	2,387	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	715	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	321.45/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	211.36/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	253.28/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	276.27/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	327.46/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	294.20/cwt	293.00–297.50	1,542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	265.97/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,266	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	364	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	262.54/cwt	257.50–270.00	793	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	247.30/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,056	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	264.01/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,230	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	264.16/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	261.23/cwt	260.00–265.00	969	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,465.30/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	241.75/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,245	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	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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