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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 11

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

429 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 573▼ 46 vs year ago 475 · −9.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 125▼ 44 vs year ago 110 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 42▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were up to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.74/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$204.74

108 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$32.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.52

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	217.95	866	37
Medium and Large 2	438	202.89	888	51
Medium and Large 3	508	185.01	939	20

One grade step is worth $32.94/cwt here — about −$73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale108 hd

204.74

—

SC average5 barns · 391 hd

195.22

+9.52

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	1,522	107.85	1,642	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	102.71	1,286	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	88.81	1,055	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$840	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	939	$814	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$1,135	2thin

Every lot

92 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	515	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	210	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	240.06/cwt	230.00–245.00	775	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	255.23/cwt	250.00–260.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	210.05/cwt	200.00–220.00	693	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	286.03/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,044	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	949	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	208.07/cwt	195.00–215.00	791	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	286.25/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,174	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	205.06/cwt	190.00–215.00	867	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	210.05/cwt	205.00–215.00	956	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	469	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,083	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,206	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	202.42/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,065	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	221.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,233	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	207.58/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,189	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	673	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,319	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	191.62/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,301	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	208.02/cwt	200.00–215.00	682	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	736	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	209.94/cwt	200.00–215.00	762	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	218.72/cwt	215.00–225.00	811	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	186.82/cwt	180.00–195.00	701	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	216.83/cwt	215.00–217.50	917	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	424	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	916	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	204.43/cwt	195.00–210.00	873	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	183.33/cwt	180.00–185.00	785	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	881	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	967	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	212.18/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,008	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,069	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	188.01/cwt	180.00–195.00	974	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	198.70/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,051	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,092	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	181.58/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,053	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	607	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,123	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	268	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	697	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	280	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	288	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	237.56/cwt	230.00–245.00	779	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	210.04/cwt	205.00–215.00	689	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	353	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	856	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	361	266.37/cwt	255.00–275.00	962	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	286.20/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,045	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	217.89/cwt	210.00–225.00	824	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	211.97/cwt	195.00–215.00	886	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	248.67/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,089	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	443	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	975	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,191	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	218.58/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,027	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Full	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,168	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	217.97/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,125	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	524	200.90/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,053	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	213.39/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,216	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	579	192.54/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,115	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	613	189.94/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,164	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,374	98.21/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,349	4
Bulls	—	—	1,641	115.57/cwt	108.00–121.00	1,897	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	87.21/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,019	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	85.69/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,008	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	92.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,114	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	104.00/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,309	24
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,034	103.54/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,071	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,815	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	793	620.50/head	525.00–700.00	621	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	880	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1

This sale against other markets

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Dec 11, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 573Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 125Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 42Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	190.00	190.00
8	—	328	200.00–215.00	208.02
5	—	567	190.00–195.00	192.51
10	—	529	190.00–205.00	198.70
10	—	427	195.00–210.00	204.43
1	—	225	200.00	200.00
8	—	472	200.00–210.00	204.95
6	—	363	200.00–215.00	209.94
2	—	260	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	180.00–185.00	183.33
1	—	650	175.00	175.00
3	—	580	175.00–185.00	181.58
2	—	470	185.00–190.00	187.50
3	—	375	180.00–195.00	186.82
3	—	607	185.00	185.00
5	—	518	180.00–195.00	188.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	207.50	207.50
8	—	371	215.00–225.00	218.72
2	—	475	205.00–220.00	212.18
9	—	423	215.00–217.50	216.83
1	—	225	240.00	240.00
1	—	255	225.00	225.00
4	—	331	220.00–225.00	222.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	270.00	270.00
2	—	330	250.00–260.00	255.23
1	—	475	240.00	240.00
2	—	365	250.00–270.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	230.00	230.00
1	—	635	195.00	195.00
2	—	513	235.00	235.00
3	—	679	190.00–195.00	191.62
1	—	375	245.00	245.00
7	—	557	220.00–225.00	221.41
1	—	210	245.00	245.00
1	—	445	230.00	230.00
4	—	323	230.00–245.00	240.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	285.00–287.50	286.25
5	—	365	275.00–290.00	286.03
1	—	245	280.00	280.00
1	—	330	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	673	196.00	196.00
9	—	469	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	195.00–210.00	202.42
3	—	380	195.00–215.00	208.07
8	—	423	190.00–215.00	205.06
4	—	455	205.00–215.00	210.05
2	—	573	205.00–210.00	207.58
1	—	210	225.00	225.00
3	—	330	200.00–220.00	210.05
1	—	270	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	255.00–275.00	266.37
3	—	467	250.00–260.00	255.02
2	—	508	230.00	230.00
2	—	310	270.00	270.00
4	—	438	245.00–255.00	248.67
6	—	268	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	205.00–215.00	210.04
6	—	524	190.00–205.00	200.90
4	—	579	185.00–195.00	192.54
7	—	378	210.00–225.00	217.89
2	—	613	185.00–195.00	189.94
2	—	288	210.00	210.00
1	—	475	205.00	205.00
13	—	418	195.00–215.00	211.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	285.00–290.00	286.20
2	—	420	280.00	280.00
2	—	320	290.00	290.00
1	—	280	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	215.00–225.00	218.58
1	—	270	230.00	230.00
6	—	570	205.00–220.00	213.39
4	—	443	220.00	220.00
1	—	630	205.00	205.00
2	—	353	240.00–245.00	242.48
2	—	328	230.00–245.00	237.56
5	—	516	215.00–220.00	217.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,203	90.00–95.00	92.63
11	—	1,176	80.00–89.00	85.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,259	94.00–111.00	104.00
2	—	1,168	84.00–90.00	87.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,374	96.00–101.00	98.21
5	—	1,641	108.00–121.00	115.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,034	102.00–106.00	103.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,745	104.00	104.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	840.00	840.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	793	525.00–700.00	620.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	870.00	870.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	695	120.00	120.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.