Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of mostly average cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.11/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −154.28 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$214.11

19 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$22.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs SC average

−44.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	216.50	1,182	17thin
Medium and Large 3	575	193.85	1,115	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.65/cwt here — about $67 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

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 sale19 hd

214.11

—

SC average6 barns · 178 hd

215.56

−1.45

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−44.28

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

−154.28

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	1,513	140.12	2,119	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	753	115.65	871	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	114.59	1,816	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	109.43	1,273	37

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)	1,278	$1,592	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,320	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	810	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,425	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	241.23/cwt	240.00–242.50	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	228.52/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	316.52/cwt	300.00–325.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	193.85/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	687	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	218.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	213.38/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,208	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	229.66/cwt	222.50–238.00	1,093	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	247.80/cwt	240.00–255.00	934	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	248.71/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	220.00/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,151	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	240.80/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	231.64/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,404	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	544	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,306	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	203.62/cwt	185.00–215.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	238.07/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	216.38/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	220.43/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	200.22/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	221.08/cwt	207.50–224.00	1,291	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	222.96/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,081	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	115.37/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,432	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	115.65/cwt	105.00–132.50	871	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	114.59/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,816	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	922	90.95/cwt	70.00–103.00	839	9
Bulls	—	—	1,040	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,607	143.14/cwt	129.00–155.00	2,300	5
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	1,592.47/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,592	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,319.74/head	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,320	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	123.26/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	713	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	909	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	119.72/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,377	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	241.35/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,142	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	186.30/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	271.83/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,030	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	320.64/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	734	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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