Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

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 $212.71/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −155.68 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$212.71

40 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$17.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.49

vs SC average

−27.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	226.00	1,164	2thin
Medium and Large 2	536	214.16	1,147	24
Medium and Large 3	536	208.34	1,117	14thin

One grade step is worth $17.66/cwt here — about $46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale40 hd

212.71

—

SC average6 barns · 168 hd

217.20

−4.49

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−27.38

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

−155.68

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	1,539	152.66	2,349	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,673	117.99	1,974	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	117.08	1,477	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	84.21	858	6thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,513	$1,897	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,585	27

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	267	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	550–600	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	209.99/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,174	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	227.98/cwt	225.00–230.00	976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	253.38/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	228.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	219.09/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,113	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	217.65/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,140	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	220.84/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,188	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	182.45/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,237	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	186.74/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	161.23/cwt	160.00–162.50	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	299.94/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	226.42/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,071	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	254.11/cwt	247.50–265.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,089	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	119.74/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,547	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,482	122.06/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,809	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	156.13/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,386	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	117.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,974	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	108.91/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,203	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	58.94/cwt	55.00–62.50	542	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	109.47/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,223	3
Bulls	—	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	162.05/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,978	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,436	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,513	1,897.19/head	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,897	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	1,771.91/head	1,575.00–1,935.00	1,772	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,753.67/head	2,525.00–3,100.00	2,754	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,326	2,581.76/head	1,700.00–2,900.00	2,582	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	311.32/cwt	300.00–319.00	999	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	206.29/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,062	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	219.14/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	187.25/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,086	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	271.58/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	202.48/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	150.04/cwt	140.00–160.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	273.54/cwt	260.00–285.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	201.05/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,259	11

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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