Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Bulls 3.00 to 12.00 lower, Feeder Steers and Heifers had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $231.47/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −160.29 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$231.47

16 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.49

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	242.08	1,241	6thin
Medium and Large 2	572	225.10	1,286	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.98/cwt here — about −$46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $312.46, median $391.76 across 15 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 sale16 hd

231.47

—

SC average6 barns · 133 hd

226.98

+4.49

This barn, trailing median15 sales

391.76

−160.29

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	1,622	151.17	2,452	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	125.51	1,568	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	788	94.53	745	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1	400–450	405	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	238.71/cwt	230.00–245.00	974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	246.74/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,162	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	249.53/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,013	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	245.67/cwt	242.50–247.50	941	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	250.19/cwt	245.00–255.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	224.86/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	221.08/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,167	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	206.27/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	259.07/cwt	252.50–262.50	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	224.00/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,288	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	299.07/cwt	280.00–312.50	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	223.21/cwt	207.50–227.50	904	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	241.15/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	224.22/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	600–650	600	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	178.68/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	158.71/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,230	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	131.71/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,013	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	125.11/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,540	31
Bulls	—	—	1,475	125.17/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,846	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,856	1
Bulls	—	—	1,674	160.21/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	256	245.45/cwt	210.00–257.50	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	201.90/cwt	182.50–210.00	1,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	231.34/cwt	230.00–232.50	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	91.79/cwt	80.00–105.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	492	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	1,592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	275.52/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,278	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,429	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	230.87/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,220	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	311.71/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,054	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,266	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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