Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $232.89/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −161.74 against this barn's trailing median of $394.63.

Average price

$232.89

16 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.44

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	556	232.89	1,294	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $312.46, median $394.63 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 sale16 hd

232.89

—

SC average5 barns · 75 hd

235.34

−2.44

This barn, trailing median14 sales

394.63

−161.74

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	1,471	167.56	2,465	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	153.62	1,887	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	128.51	1,201	6thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	222.88/cwt	210.00–237.50	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	250.52/cwt	250.00–252.50	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	224.12/cwt	210.00–242.50	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	247.55/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	230.27/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	231.21/cwt	230.00–235.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	266.42/cwt	260.00–272.50	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	257.73/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,095	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	236.18/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	243.17/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,114	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	246.84/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,138	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	229.70/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,332	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	160.93/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,915	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	149.96/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,872	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	121.61/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,063	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	142.31/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,501	2
Bulls	—	—	1,471	167.56/cwt	159.00–174.00	2,465	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	273.78/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	192.41/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	248.82/cwt	240.00–257.50	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	237.00/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,242	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	311.60/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	248.19/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,050	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	218.05/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,356	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	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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