Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week to few comparable feeder cattle sales to establish trends, slaughter cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Moderate offerings of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.70/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −139.69 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$228.70

18 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$29.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.67

vs SC average

−13.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	235.00	1,199	1thin
Medium and Large 2	538	233.15	1,254	14thin
Medium and Large 3	552	205.86	1,136	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.14/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale18 hd

228.70

—

SC average6 barns · 186 hd

221.03

+7.67

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−13.18

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

−139.69

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	—	Low	1,257	158.03	1,986	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	138.46	1,507	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	135.00	2,201	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	123.94	1,163	18

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	685	$600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	—	1,113	148.78/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	772	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	683	107.40/cwt	105.00–110.00	734	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	685	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	705	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	720	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	203.79/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	102.60/cwt	90.00–118.00	847	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	130.68/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,285	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	200–250	210	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	226.40/cwt	222.50–230.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	735	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	210.00/cwt	205.00–217.50	867	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	228.82/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	218.75/cwt	210.00–227.50	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	700–750	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,763	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	710	126.62/cwt	120.00–137.00	899	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	176.65/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	—	—	1,233	161.67/cwt	153.00–172.00	1,993	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,340	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,201	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	139.36/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,550	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	216.64/cwt	210.00–230.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	201.80/cwt	195.00–210.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	223.32/cwt	212.50–230.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	313.45/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	313.75/cwt	310.00–317.50	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	326.72/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,039	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	311.41/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,124	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	191.47/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	209.61/cwt	200.00–220.00	994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	700–750	715	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	243.71/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	515	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	182.31/cwt	172.50–192.50	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	237.46/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,033	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	232.43/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	216.15/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	195.18/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	237.55/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,318	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	221.49/cwt	200.00–232.50	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	229.85/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,207	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	212.74/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	234.65/cwt	230.00–237.50	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	228.50/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	221.26/cwt	212.50–230.00	967	6

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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