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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on cattle due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $228.68/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −165.95 against this barn's trailing median of $394.63.

Average price

$228.68

17 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$46.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.34

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	231.40	1,231	16thin
Medium and Large 3	530	185.00	981	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.40/cwt here — about $251 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

14 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $312.46, median $394.63 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 sale17 hd

228.68

—

SC average6 barns · 98 hd

233.02

−4.34

This barn, trailing median14 sales

394.63

−165.95

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	1,507	137.11	2,066	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	112.55	1,325	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,411	109.00	1,538	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	102.63	1,060	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	250–300	277	265.52/cwt	240.00–280.00	735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	231.18/cwt	220.00–235.00	874	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	842	79.83/cwt	70.00–87.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	400–450	425	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	206.67/cwt	197.50–220.00	971	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	241.89/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,253	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	186.13/cwt	180.00–202.50	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	524	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	898	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,015	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	886	118.06/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	207.56/cwt	205.00–210.00	660	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	803	61.42/cwt	60.00–65.00	493	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	880	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	211.27/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	882	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	755	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	661	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	102.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,060	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	102.53/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,302	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	113.87/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,349	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,137	1
Bulls	—	—	1,407	139.01/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,956	9
Bulls	—	—	2,405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	175.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	854	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	113.31/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	315.28/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	539	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,401	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	246.27/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	234.13/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,297	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	523	181.29/cwt	180.00–182.50	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	241.12/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	350	200.00/cwt	190.00–210.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	648	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,452	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	987	86.89/cwt	75.00–95.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	256.12/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,219	13

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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