Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2024-03-25

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 25
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
421 head
▼ 167 vs last sale 588▲ 214 vs year ago 207 · +103.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 91▲ 39 vs year ago 76 · +51.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 28▲ 43 vs year ago 14 · +307.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average 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 $236.38/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −97.54 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.
Average price
$236.38
35 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,252
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.50
vs SC average
−30.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535260.001,3912thin
Medium and Large 2531242.131,28521
Medium and Large 3528222.381,17312thin
One grade step is worth $37.63/cwt here — about $218 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 sale35 hd
236.38
—
SC average5 barns · 144 hd
242.88
−6.50
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−30.49
This barn, trailing median21 sales
333.91
−97.54
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—Low1,337145.701,94817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,459136.221,9885thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,199132.051,58354
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,097112.781,23725

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)1,118$1,6766
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)956$1,3018
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)989$1,2735
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,2242thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)835$1,0101thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,505$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)905$1,91816
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,4753thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$1101thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282350.00/cwt350.00–350.009876
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305325.00/cwt325.00–325.009911
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373338.47/cwt320.00–342.501,2627
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413332.85/cwt320.00–340.001,3759
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426300.10/cwt285.00–310.001,2784
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2291
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473294.75/cwt290.00–305.001,3943
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531288.23/cwt280.00–290.001,53114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550275.00/cwt270.00–280.001,5132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3618252.41/cwt245.00–260.001,5602
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3665250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6631
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720224.90/cwt220.00–230.001,6192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225280.00/cwt280.00–280.006301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1227299.41/cwt295.00–310.006803
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275300.00/cwt290.00–315.008259
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275226.59/cwt215.00–240.006232
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290259.91/cwt255.00–265.007542
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320235.63/cwt225.00–245.007542
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323265.89/cwt250.00–275.008596
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333289.98/cwt285.00–295.009665
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350235.00/cwt235.00–235.008231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361280.05/cwt270.00–285.001,0114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378262.73/cwt250.00–275.0099313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422231.66/cwt230.00–235.009783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3Fleshy425235.00/cwt235.00–235.009991
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426256.62/cwt225.00–270.001,09317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1736
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474260.68/cwt260.00–265.001,2367
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485230.43/cwt222.50–235.001,1186
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515243.30/cwt235.00–245.001,25315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3516220.09/cwt210.00–230.001,1369
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3562229.23/cwt225.00–232.501,2883
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4971
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570239.20/cwt235.00–245.001,3636
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624226.10/cwt220.00–235.001,4114
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4401
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3227295.13/cwt275.00–305.006705
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2238320.00/cwt320.00–320.007622
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3268292.01/cwt285.00–300.007832
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280315.00/cwt315.00–315.008821
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0031
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2321319.86/cwt315.00–330.001,0274
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328302.91/cwt285.00–310.009946
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370321.58/cwt315.00–330.001,19010
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374301.02/cwt285.00–310.001,1264
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381335.98/cwt335.00–340.001,2805
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410336.19/cwt330.00–340.001,3784
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418304.49/cwt285.00–325.001,27312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422297.71/cwt275.00–305.001,25618
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465297.06/cwt285.00–315.001,3817
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3472279.50/cwt265.00–295.001,3198
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526285.79/cwt275.00–300.001,50311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570236.68/cwt230.00–245.001,3493
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573274.80/cwt260.00–290.001,5752
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635233.54/cwt225.00–245.001,4837
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660235.82/cwt230.00–242.501,5563
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,080132.85/cwt130.00–135.001,4355
Bulls——1,278145.44/cwt136.00–157.001,8599
Bulls——1,942167.92/cwt166.00–170.003,2613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,015112.06/cwt105.00–117.001,1377
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071121.83/cwt116.00–131.001,3058
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,109108.52/cwt93.00–114.001,20317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207132.15/cwt121.00–141.001,59538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306147.16/cwt143.00–156.001,9229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,429139.52/cwt137.00–141.001,9944
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,9431
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,5052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2720925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Small 18351,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Small 18751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Small 18851,241.95/head1,150.00–1,325.001,2422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29601,275.08/head1,060.00–1,400.001,2755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29601,224.48/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29701,377.32/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0151,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0801,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1181,675.65/head1,525.00–1,825.001,6766
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2701,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17081,761.06/head1,550.00–1,875.001,7613
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 19151,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29631,788.90/head1,725.00–1,875.001,7892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39651,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29662,028.28/head1,760.00–2,400.002,0287
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0022,141.85/head2,100.00–2,175.002,1423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0301,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows11 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2705202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4281
Stock Cows—Small 1755118.00/cwt118.00–118.008911
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2845123.46/cwt120.00–129.001,0434
Stock Cows—Small 2850108.00/cwt108.00–108.009181
Stock Cows—Small 2885110.00/head110.00–110.001101
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2925119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1011
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2975112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0921
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,060104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1021
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,090103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1231
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,110125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3881
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,150136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5641

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.