Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to sale being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.70/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −132.69 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$235.70

21 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$22.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.37

vs SC average

−47.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	237.88	1,316	19thin
Medium and Large 3	535	215.00	1,150	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.88/cwt here — about $165 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 sale21 hd

235.70

—

SC average3 barns · 109 hd

239.07

−3.37

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−47.62

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

−132.69

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	1,415	151.00	2,137	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	127.03	1,871	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	113.69	1,268	15

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)	1,087	$2,067	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	989	$2,024	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,803	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,550	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,543	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,475	1thin

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	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	282.13/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,380	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	657	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,380	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	249.66/cwt	240.00–260.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	234.14/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,337	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	241.25/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,296	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	226.15/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	250.31/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	271.19/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,158	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	283.39/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	296.26/cwt	295.00–297.50	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	241.16/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	294.92/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	347.27/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	312.89/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,286	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	325.22/cwt	320.00–330.00	862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	412	339.26/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,398	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	99.38/cwt	82.00–115.00	991	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	127.03/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,871	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	126.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,538	8
Bulls	—	—	1,415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,137	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,802.79/head	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,803	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	1,550.07/head	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	989	2,023.77/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,024	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	2,066.76/head	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	1,543.44/head	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	210.11/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	354.80/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,107	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	231.28/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	329.94/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	613	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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