Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.60 higher both based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings 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 $246.48/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −121.88 against this barn's trailing median of $368.36.

Average price

$246.48

29 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$36.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

vs SC average

−18.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	511	255.25	1,304	22
Medium and Large 3	537	218.90	1,176	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.35/cwt here — about $128 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale29 hd

246.48

—

SC average6 barns · 200 hd

250.50

−4.02

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−18.15

This barn, trailing median14 sales

368.36

−121.88

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	—	Average	1,314	155.61	2,044	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	147.85	1,718	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	146.90	2,049	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	118.38	1,113	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	500–550	504	258.94/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,305	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	266.79/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,008	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	264.62/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,233	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	277.98/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	265.11/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,365	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	263.75/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	240.44/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,031	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	450–500	473	199.95/cwt	190.00–210.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	600–650	615	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	221.73/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	240.83/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	300–350	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	500–550	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	400–450	405	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	231.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	225.84/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,498	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	131.87/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,329	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	99.29/cwt	87.50–110.00	720	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	146.90/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,049	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	151.05/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,802	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	131.11/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,420	3
Bulls	—	—	1,493	165.91/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	234.24/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,113	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	575	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	963	1
Bulls	—	—	955	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,289	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	324	348.04/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,128	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	297	353.31/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	692	200.90/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,390	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	231.69/cwt	222.50–245.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	246.16/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	302.50/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	293.82/cwt	290.00–295.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	449	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,437	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	333.98/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,303	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	278.57/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	222.79/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	284.55/cwt	275.00–295.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	271.42/cwt	260.00–282.50	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	265.96/cwt	260.00–275.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	228.95/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	263.38/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,280	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	254.77/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,093	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	268.15/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	254.52/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	474	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,277	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	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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