Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2024-02-26

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 26
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
663 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 559▲ 130 vs year ago 533 · +24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 91▲ 73 vs year ago 64 · +114.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 31▼ 11 vs year ago 36 · −30.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to reporter illness last week. There were heavy offerings of mostly average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $284.71/cwt on 211 head.
Average price
$284.71
211 head · 426 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,213
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$909
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$172.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.35
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1394317.631,25069
Medium and Large 2428289.181,23676
Medium and Large 3462246.691,14065
Large 3235145.003411thin
One grade step is worth $172.63/cwt here — about $909 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 sale211 hd
284.71
—
SC average4 barns · 518 hd
267.36
+17.35
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,656134.172,22214
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,263120.371,52166
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468117.351,72311
CowsLean 85-90%Average997103.111,02838

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,036$1,2564thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,073$1,1675
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,051$1,1296
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,087$1,4173thin

Every lot

114 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3307271.20/cwt250.00–285.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 2320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1340325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1051
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy360350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2601
Steers—Medium and Large 1373333.06/cwt325.00–345.001,2423
Steers—Medium and Large 2378310.08/cwt300.00–315.001,1726
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy400350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4001
Steers—Medium and Large 1403332.58/cwt320.00–345.001,3402
Steers—Medium and Large 2425303.72/cwt295.00–310.001,2914
Steers—Medium and Large 3433280.09/cwt265.00–285.001,2134
Steers—Medium and Large 1463312.51/cwt305.00–315.001,4478
Steers—Medium and Large 2473284.63/cwt275.00–295.001,3462
Steers—Medium and Large 3515230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1851
Steers—Medium and Large 1523309.97/cwt305.00–320.001,6213
Steers—Medium and Large 2525273.38/cwt265.00–280.001,4353
Steers—Medium and Large 2568267.53/cwt255.00–275.001,5204
Steers—Medium and Large 3573207.12/cwt195.00–220.001,1872
Steers—Medium and Large 3603204.98/cwt200.00–210.001,2362
Steers—Medium and Large 2640250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6001
Steers—Medium and Large 3705227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220225.45/cwt215.00–235.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230252.39/cwt250.00–255.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240226.58/cwt225.00–230.005446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270238.06/cwt225.00–245.006435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276263.13/cwt255.00–270.007269
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280218.30/cwt215.00–220.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy285267.59/cwt265.00–270.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322251.78/cwt245.00–260.008119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330236.43/cwt225.00–245.0078011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334208.63/cwt200.00–220.006974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy350265.00/cwt265.00–265.009281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368255.65/cwt250.00–260.009418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375236.55/cwt225.00–245.0088720
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377216.94/cwt210.00–220.008185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy410265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422234.28/cwt225.00–245.0098915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422212.00/cwt205.00–220.0089510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425244.18/cwt240.00–250.001,03812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467231.28/cwt220.00–245.001,0808
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469203.86/cwt190.00–215.009568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472236.04/cwt225.00–245.001,1149
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523211.41/cwt200.00–220.001,1067
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524193.99/cwt185.00–205.001,0174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526228.97/cwt225.00–230.001,2045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564229.41/cwt225.00–232.501,2944
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568197.60/cwt190.00–205.001,1222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571215.95/cwt205.00–225.001,2337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605221.14/cwt218.00–225.001,3388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy645195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1703205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3220245.00/cwt235.00–255.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225305.00/cwt305.00–305.006861
Bulls—Large 3235145.00/cwt145.00–145.003411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1271319.86/cwt315.00–325.008678
Bulls—Medium and Large 3274270.47/cwt255.00–285.007417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2293305.04/cwt300.00–310.008942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy315345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0871
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323268.27/cwt265.00–270.008673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324319.30/cwt310.00–330.001,0358
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328296.34/cwt285.00–305.0097216
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369263.35/cwt255.00–275.009729
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373299.20/cwt280.00–305.001,11610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376324.94/cwt310.00–340.001,22225
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416266.25/cwt250.00–275.001,1088
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427319.99/cwt310.00–330.001,3665
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428297.30/cwt280.00–305.001,27218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy433315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3646
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461289.88/cwt275.00–295.001,33617
Bulls—Medium and Large 3464258.04/cwt245.00–265.001,1978
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467309.26/cwt305.00–315.001,4447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519294.96/cwt290.00–300.001,5318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523284.90/cwt275.00–295.001,4903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy525320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3529233.10/cwt225.00–250.001,2335
Bulls—Medium and Large 3561233.02/cwt225.00–235.001,30713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569266.22/cwt260.00–270.001,5154
Bulls—Medium and Large 3626210.04/cwt200.00–235.001,3157
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675205.80/cwt200.00–210.001,3893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2677220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4893
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3520190.00/cwt190.00–190.009881
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3435155.00/cwt155.00–155.006741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,430103.92/cwt98.00–109.001,4862
Bulls——1,597133.33/cwt128.00–139.002,1297
Bulls——1,829147.45/cwt145.00–149.002,6975
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93489.22/cwt83.00–94.008338
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014106.81/cwt96.00–117.501,08330
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249119.67/cwt109.00–126.001,49557
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,371128.94/cwt127.00–133.001,7688
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,394124.47/cwt123.00–126.001,7355
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453118.06/cwt115.00–121.001,7154
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68398.14/cwt96.00–100.001,6522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3795950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Small 38651,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3900898.96/head750.00–1,025.008992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39301,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29801,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0601,064.98/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1651,313.89/head1,300.00–1,325.001,3142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,412.45/head1,400.00–1,425.001,4122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2931,432.16/head1,325.00–1,525.001,4322
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 366593.09/cwt90.00–96.006192
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29001,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29651,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3951,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.