Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.77/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −120.63 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$247.77

26 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$19.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.43

vs SC average

−10.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	249.25	1,327	24
Medium and Large 3	525	230.00	1,208	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.25/cwt here — about $119 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 sale26 hd

247.77

—

SC average5 barns · 169 hd

250.20

−2.43

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−10.03

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

−120.63

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	1,433	168.99	2,421	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	144.67	1,982	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	144.54	1,765	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	117.87	1,157	3thin

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)	980	$1,277	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	685	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	967	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,276.53/head	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	256.31/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,435	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	660	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	298.37/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	301.25/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	373	340.02/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	268.34/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	265.36/cwt	255.00–270.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	344.86/cwt	340.00–350.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	309.85/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,339	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	301.08/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,647	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	298.64/cwt	295.00–300.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	319.93/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,197	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	324.95/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	311.79/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	263.28/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,253	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	685	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	805	108.34/cwt	103.00–116.00	872	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,318	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,594	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,066	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,518	161.75/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,455	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	131.81/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,417	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	177.70/cwt	171.00–184.00	2,577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	160.28/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,268	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	144.81/cwt	138.00–154.00	1,700	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	126.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	459	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	441	323.43/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	410	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	625	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	225.91/cwt	212.50–240.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	238.65/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	235.41/cwt	227.50–242.50	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	256.13/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,073	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	267.64/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	259.36/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,331	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	289.92/cwt	285.00–295.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	287.45/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	300–350	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	252.49/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,318	19

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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