Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.50 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Light offering of average quality cattle, with moderate buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $236.21/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −172.11 against this barn's trailing median of $408.32.

Average price

$236.21

25 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$50.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.86

vs SC average

−33.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	255.54	1,311	11thin
Medium and Large 2	539	223.70	1,206	12thin
Medium and Large 3	560	205.00	1,148	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.54/cwt here — about $163 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

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.38, low $337.86, median $408.32 across 9 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 sale25 hd

236.21

—

SC average6 barns · 106 hd

239.07

−2.86

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−33.19

This barn, trailing median9 sales

408.32

−172.11

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	1,401	153.60	2,151	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	136.86	1,684	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,167	117.29	1,368	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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,322	$2,297	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	121.51/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,610	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,606	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	146.37/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,976	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	120.93/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,233	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	141.36/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,616	6
Bulls	—	—	1,519	160.70/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,441	5
Bulls	—	—	868	129.73/cwt	117.50–135.00	1,126	4
Bulls	—	—	1,913	173.60/cwt	166.00–180.00	3,321	3
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	905	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,023	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	2,297.16/head	1,525.00–2,650.00	2,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	550–600	580	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	643	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	302.82/cwt	297.50–322.50	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	328.62/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	246.23/cwt	245.00–250.00	955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	231.25/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	227.32/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	222.03/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	206.24/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	224.89/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	205.44/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,294	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	191.38/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	255.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,311	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	230.16/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,452	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	245.77/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,214	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	226.46/cwt	212.50–237.50	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	400–450	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	605	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	215.04/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	206.22/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	225.21/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	245.86/cwt	232.50–249.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	214.80/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	281.14/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,175	2

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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