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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 18

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

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Feeder Cattle receipts

588 head

▲ 141 vs last sale 447▲ 22 vs year ago 566 · +3.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 108▼ 13 vs year ago 104 · −12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 74▲ 8 vs year ago 20 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers to few too trend, feeder heifers were 4.00 higher, feeder bulls were

2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 5.00 higher , slaughter bulls were 6.00 higher. Average offerings of average

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $272.18/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −110.66 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$272.18

30 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$34.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.01

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	287.49	1,593	6thin
Medium and Large 2	541	281.57	1,522	13thin
Medium and Large 3	549	252.73	1,387	11thin

One grade step is worth $34.77/cwt here — about $206 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 sale30 hd

272.18

—

SC average5 barns · 54 hd

265.16

+7.01

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−110.66

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

14 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $306.31, median $382.83 across 14 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,578	140.91	2,224	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	128.84	1,897	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	128.65	1,596	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	883	110.77	978	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,193	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,159	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$810	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,451	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	823	$1,564	8

Every lot

104 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	967	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	888	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	320.75/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,193	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	294.84/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,100	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	349.88/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,337	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	336.00/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,398	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,491	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	305.00/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,315	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	285.01/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,243	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	305.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,406	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,403	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	283.33/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,459	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,571	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	287.41/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,653	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	262.44/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,640	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,754	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	226.22/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,663	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,829	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	284.22/cwt	275.00–290.00	676	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	256.84/cwt	250.00–265.00	686	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	272	239.91/cwt	235.00–245.00	653	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	274	291.14/cwt	290.00–295.00	798	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	281.46/cwt	275.00–285.00	780	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	259.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	800	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	282.46/cwt	275.00–290.00	898	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	333	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	982	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	239.81/cwt	235.00–245.00	799	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	277.38/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,037	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	236.66/cwt	225.00–245.00	892	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	258.17/cwt	250.00–265.00	989	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,199	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	251.67/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,077	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	272.16/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,170	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	224.91/cwt	215.00–230.00	985	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	236.94/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,102	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	257.25/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,214	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	254.70/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,322	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	230.01/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,212	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	248.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,421	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	216.63/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,261	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	240.40/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,466	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	212.50/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,328	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	750	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	262	305.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	800	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	320.72/cwt	315.00–330.00	860	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	270	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,013	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	350.08/cwt	340.00–355.00	987	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	346.89/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,120	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	322.40/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,057	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	331	298.44/cwt	295.00–305.00	988	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	343.27/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,291	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	315.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,216	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	332.83/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,415	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	281.00/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,197	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	307.85/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,321	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	314.99/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,455	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	294.99/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,410	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	278.74/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,344	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	285.66/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,488	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	258.12/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,358	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	285.99/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,596	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	248.23/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,410	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,573	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	248.91/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,533	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	238.36/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,587	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,629	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,218	123.81/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,508	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	146.45/cwt	137.00–152.00	2,406	6
Bulls	—	—	2,270	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,609	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	100.43/cwt	86.00–108.00	871	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	117.67/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,051	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	109.94/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,282	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	129.42/cwt	119.00–139.00	1,614	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	142.96/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,801	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	123.76/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,746	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	137.30/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,162	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	1,450.74/head	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,451	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	710	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	770	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	1,137.02/head	1,000.00–1,270.00	1,137	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	938	1,452.80/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,453	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,218	1,159.09/head	1,075.00–1,270.00	1,159	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	815	122.34/cwt	119.00–127.00	997	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	887	140.08/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,243	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	728	1,238.92/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,239	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	833	1,485.50/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,486	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	875	1,859.05/head	1,675.00–2,050.00	1,859	3

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.

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