Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons on Feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter Cows up to 2.00 higher than last week. Slaughter Bulls up to 1.00 higher than last week. Moderate offering of 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 $207.79/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −160.60 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$207.79

17 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$19.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

vs SC average

−51.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	513	216.93	1,113	9thin
Medium and Large 3	517	197.51	1,021	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.42/cwt here — about $92 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 sale17 hd

207.79

—

SC average6 barns · 145 hd

210.16

−2.37

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−51.84

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

−160.60

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	1,572	151.85	2,387	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	129.07	1,642	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	127.48	2,044	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	109.67	1,204	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,692	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,552	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	859	$1,327	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$1,923	11

Every lot, as filed

53 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	500–550	518	209.02/cwt	195.00–222.50	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	248.56/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,051	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	227.12/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,290	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	242.19/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,158	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	259.15/cwt	257.50–260.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	256.22/cwt	255.00–257.50	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	265.81/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,002	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	200.09/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	202.37/cwt	195.00–217.50	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	223.29/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,056	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	216.93/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,113	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	246.62/cwt	240.00–250.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	197.51/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	311.70/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	241.22/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	214.08/cwt	205.00–217.50	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	245.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	401	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	215.83/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	233.58/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,254	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	234.26/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	245.00/cwt	242.50–247.50	924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	299.97/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	319.03/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,005	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	109.96/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,108	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	109.67/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,204	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	127.48/cwt	127.00–128.00	2,044	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	139.36/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,842	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	130.42/cwt	117.00–138.00	1,692	48
Bulls	—	—	1,643	154.83/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,544	9
Bulls	—	—	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,692.25/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,692	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,552.27/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,552	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	1,326.60/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,327	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	850	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	655	812.02/head	750.00–875.00	812	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,251	2,279.89/head	2,050.00–2,625.00	2,280	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	235.66/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,235	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	227.53/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,126	4

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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