Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on cattle due to limited 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 $240.62/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −151.14 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$240.62

15 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$31.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.61

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	251.80	1,329	8thin
Medium and Large 1	597	237.50	1,418	3thin
Medium and Large 3	532	220.61	1,174	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.19/cwt here — about $156 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

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 sale15 hd

240.62

—

SC average6 barns · 122 hd

233.01

+7.61

This barn, trailing median15 sales

391.76

−151.14

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	1,320	136.95	1,808	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	120.00	1,683	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,099	112.03	1,231	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	75.00	803	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	450–500	479	278.30/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,333	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	220.61/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	400–450	430	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	500–550	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	699	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	240.54/cwt	230.00–250.00	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	99.81/cwt	88.00–108.00	1,047	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	118.43/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,332	21
Bulls	—	—	1,320	136.95/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	803	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,835	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	310.86/cwt	300.00–320.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	295.82/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,334	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	254.06/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,316	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	243.70/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,182	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	205.53/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	249.91/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	274.29/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	262.83/cwt	260.00–265.00	978	7

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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