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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were moderate offerings of mostly 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 $218.40/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −150.00 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$218.40

24 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$10.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.87

vs SC average

−20.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	224.30	1,173	10thin
Medium and Large 3	533	214.18	1,141	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.12/cwt here — about $32 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale24 hd

218.40

—

SC average5 barns · 174 hd

217.53

+0.87

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−20.21

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

−150.00

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	1,536	156.48	2,403	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	138.76	2,247	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	134.88	1,758	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	119.53	1,222	14

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,570	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2Fleshy	550–600	563	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	217.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,242	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	230.67/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	233.13/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	242.63/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	288.31/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,225	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	227.53/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	218.94/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,020	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	234.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,112	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	224.11/cwt	217.50–230.00	964	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	248.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	229.17/cwt	227.50–230.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	224.60/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	214.88/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,124	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Large 3	750–800	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	231.07/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,271	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	310.97/cwt	310.00–312.00	973	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	229.98/cwt	225.00–237.50	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	245.98/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,146	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	233.75/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	260.94/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,122	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	955	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,356	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	740	1,570.27/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,570	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,415	1
Bulls	—	—	1,218	138.80/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,691	6
Bulls	—	—	1,678	163.27/cwt	155.00–173.00	2,740	9
Bulls	—	—	1,848	178.97/cwt	178.00–180.00	3,307	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	111.07/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,022	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,741	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	138.76/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,247	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	125.88/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,383	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	136.29/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,757	12

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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