Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $236.13/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −155.63 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$236.13

20 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$29.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	522	258.05	1,347	5thin
Medium and Large 3	545	228.82	1,247	15thin

One grade step is worth $29.23/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale20 hd

236.13

—

SC average5 barns · 54 hd

238.32

−2.19

This barn, trailing median15 sales

391.76

−155.63

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	—	Average	1,629	161.47	2,630	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	147.18	1,696	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	140.63	1,986	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	132.35	1,350	13

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)	615	$775	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,067	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$863	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	236.67/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,129	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	245.15/cwt	235.00–252.50	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	205.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,364	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	216.16/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,135	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	233.45/cwt	220.00–242.50	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	300–350	330	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	216.51/cwt	210.00–230.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	235.86/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,210	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	598	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	565	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	625	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	734	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	615	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	134.13/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,406	11
Bulls	—	—	1,707	167.85/cwt	158.00–178.00	2,865	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	140.63/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,986	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	154.97/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,089	3
Bulls	—	—	1,287	137.17/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	193.41/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,087	3
Bulls	—	—	1,945	181.97/cwt	180.00–184.00	3,539	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	147.18/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,648	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	135.46/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,474	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	122.57/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	780	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	650–700	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	227.60/cwt	202.50–240.00	1,099	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	231.28/cwt	230.00–232.50	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	237.36/cwt	220.00–245.00	909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	243.37/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	855	1,283.11/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	252.96/cwt	250.00–255.00	923	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	246.91/cwt	242.50–252.00	1,067	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	291.10/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,103	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	234.38/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,245	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	278.76/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,196	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	270.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,258	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	258.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	364	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	279.99/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	276.32/cwt	267.50–285.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	263.67/cwt	257.50–270.00	989	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,437	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	251.50/cwt	240.00–260.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	274.07/cwt	262.50–287.50	888	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	590	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	227.14/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,295	8

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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