Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week. There were light 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 $188.17/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −180.19 against this barn's trailing median of $368.36.

Average price

$188.17

3 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$53.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.01

vs SC average

−64.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	568	206.00	1,170	2thin
Medium and Large 3	550	152.50	839	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.50/cwt here — about $331 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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.13, low $314.67, median $368.36 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 sale3 hd

188.17

—

SC average3 barns · 54 hd

214.18

−26.01

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−64.51

This barn, trailing median14 sales

368.36

−180.19

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	1,636	146.94	2,404	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	120.15	1,515	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	695	80.25	558	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 3	350–400	381	239.33/cwt	225.00–252.50	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	231.00/cwt	222.50–240.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	206.00/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	225.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	253.24/cwt	237.50–255.00	980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	196.91/cwt	187.50–200.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	255.69/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	177.58/cwt	172.50–182.50	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	233.79/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	257.50/cwt	252.50–262.50	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	119.59/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,491	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	123.72/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,667	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	695	80.25/cwt	52.50–100.00	558	3
Bulls	—	—	1,654	153.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,542	4
Bulls	—	—	1,565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,878	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	818	102.10/cwt	90.00–115.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	253.95/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,206	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	289.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	212.66/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	271.41/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	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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