Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2024-02-05

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 5
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
722 head
▲ 316 vs last sale 406▲ 210 vs year ago 512 · +41.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 60▼ 11 vs year ago 117 · −9.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 18▲ 6 vs year ago 39 · +15.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls were up to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. There were heavy offerings of mostly average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.53/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −123.39 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.
Average price
$210.53
55 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,135
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs SC average
−47.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537219.691,17918thin
Medium and Large 2543212.301,15326
Medium and Large 3533191.331,02011thin
One grade step is worth $28.36/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale55 hd
210.53
—
SC average1 barns · 55 hd
210.53
+0.00
National average190 barns · 25,845 hd
257.94
−47.41
This barn, trailing median21 sales
333.91
−123.39
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales
413364315266median 333.9103/0204/2708/0309/1411/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $398.73, low $279.94, median $333.91 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,699130.062,21016
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,228112.581,38346
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,613106.561,7192thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00993.7794635

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)911$8907
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$6884thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$67610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)881$1,0595

Every lot

145 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3215240.00/cwt240.00–240.005161
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2233250.79/cwt250.00–255.005846
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255285.00/cwt285.00–285.007271
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy275320.00/cwt320.00–320.008801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275300.00/cwt300.00–300.008251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328264.77/cwt255.00–275.008682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy335325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0891
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345240.00/cwt240.00–240.008281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360235.00/cwt235.00–235.008461
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365303.01/cwt300.00–310.001,1065
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy368321.70/cwt315.00–325.001,1843
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378260.17/cwt255.00–265.009832
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432296.76/cwt290.00–300.001,2823
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy433312.43/cwt310.00–315.001,3532
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy460311.89/cwt307.50–320.001,4354
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468251.83/cwt240.00–260.001,1793
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469289.89/cwt280.00–300.001,3605
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy513298.76/cwt297.50–300.001,5332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4043
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2321
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562273.72/cwt270.00–275.001,5384
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1603237.47/cwt230.00–245.001,4322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy610255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5561
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4181
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683205.02/cwt200.00–210.001,4002
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5292
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3715197.19/cwt175.00–220.001,4102
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1208265.18/cwt260.00–270.005522
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220230.00/cwt230.00–230.005062
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy245295.00/cwt295.00–295.007231
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added250300.00/cwt300.00–300.007506
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy255250.00/cwt250.00–250.006381
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280225.10/cwt210.00–235.006309
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290241.67/cwt240.00–245.007013
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319225.26/cwt215.00–235.0071911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320241.61/cwt235.00–247.5077314
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320205.00/cwt205.00–205.006561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371223.13/cwt210.00–232.5082819
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3371197.23/cwt170.00–210.007328
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372240.20/cwt235.00–245.0089412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418237.15/cwt230.00–245.0099129
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420216.21/cwt200.00–225.0090818
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3437186.53/cwt175.00–200.008153
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0564
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464237.30/cwt230.00–245.001,10121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473217.97/cwt205.00–225.001,03122
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3479193.29/cwt185.00–210.009266
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3522193.20/cwt175.00–210.001,0098
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523222.65/cwt220.00–230.001,16413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529212.00/cwt205.00–225.001,12115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562212.71/cwt205.00–215.001,19511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563186.36/cwt170.00–205.001,0493
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572212.01/cwt210.00–220.001,2135
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619190.72/cwt185.00–200.001,1817
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623178.80/cwt175.00–180.001,1144
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3653
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660184.64/cwt175.00–194.001,2192
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663190.65/cwt185.00–197.501,2647
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669198.48/cwt190.00–210.001,3285
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713190.43/cwt185.00–197.501,3586
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4251
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3775170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3181
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 3855155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3205250.00/cwt250.00–250.005131
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240245.00/cwt245.00–245.005881
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245305.00/cwt300.00–310.007472
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy270330.00/cwt330.00–330.008911
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273242.61/cwt230.00–255.006622
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1276310.00/cwt305.00–315.008567
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2276273.19/cwt265.00–285.007545
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310250.00/cwt250.00–250.007751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318305.10/cwt295.00–310.009706
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323271.14/cwt260.00–285.008764
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy327318.42/cwt315.00–320.001,0413
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365232.50/cwt215.00–250.008492
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374306.10/cwt295.00–315.001,14530
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2191
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377261.95/cwt255.00–270.009885
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added380320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2163
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy407319.15/cwt315.00–322.501,2993
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3409228.16/cwt225.00–235.009334
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423303.04/cwt290.00–312.501,28222
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426266.15/cwt255.00–275.001,1345
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470202.50/cwt190.00–215.009522
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473297.24/cwt285.00–310.001,40611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479243.24/cwt235.00–255.001,1659
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added490235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1523
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510268.25/cwt260.00–275.001,3683
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520239.49/cwt232.50–255.001,24518
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3532217.48/cwt200.00–230.001,1576
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558234.95/cwt230.00–240.001,3117
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6671
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565212.10/cwt190.00–225.001,1985
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612212.53/cwt205.00–220.001,3016
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624219.13/cwt200.00–225.001,36710
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3627191.60/cwt185.00–195.001,2013
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4571
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2081
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3745210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5651
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4202
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3395195.00/cwt195.00–195.007701
Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435160.00/cwt160.00–160.006961
Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007511
Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,158116.60/cwt115.00–118.001,3502
Bulls——1,703142.47/cwt140.00–144.002,4262
Bulls——1,789130.24/cwt121.00–137.002,33012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92984.16/cwt75.00–92.0078216
Cows—Boner 80-85%95592.44/cwt90.00–95.008833
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076101.86/cwt95.00–106.001,09619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220112.04/cwt107.00–120.001,36738
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,453128.79/cwt124.00–139.001,8715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,613106.56/cwt102.00–112.001,7192
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3580400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Small 3631435.58/head400.00–500.004365
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 375578.00/cwt78.00–78.005891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2765750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Small 3772531.75/head400.00–725.005323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3830575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1835889.37/head825.00–950.008892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3863830.00/head750.00–900.008302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2920911.41/head750.00–1,050.009112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,075103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0981,294.04/head1,075.00–1,525.001,2943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 368365.32/cwt45.00–84.004466
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 382371.87/cwt55.00–92.005912
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 282585.00/cwt85.00–85.007011
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1970102.96/cwt91.00–111.009993
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3820887.50/head875.00–900.008882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2830950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19681,283.91/head1,125.00–1,425.001,2842

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.