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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 1

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

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Feeder Cattle receipts

288 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 421▼ 325 vs year ago 613 · −53.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 115▼ 46 vs year ago 127 · −36.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 57▼ 9 vs year ago 32 · −28.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter

cows and slaughter bulls were steady. There was an average offering of average to plain 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 $275.05/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −107.78 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$275.05

24 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,464

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$56.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.99

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	291.02	1,487	12thin
Medium and Large 2	561	267.12	1,500	9thin
Medium and Large 3	530	234.97	1,245	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.05/cwt here — about $242 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale24 hd

275.05

—

SC average5 barns · 80 hd

268.06

+6.99

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−107.78

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	1,521	147.52	2,244	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,355	127.45	1,727	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	124.05	1,529	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	110.89	1,039	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,474	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	931	$1,195	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,088	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,743	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$823	2thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,089	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,251	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	320.47/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,404	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	447	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,486	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	503	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,459	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	271.69/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,394	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	261.79/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,490	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,548	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	242.53/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,596	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	271.89/cwt	260.00–280.00	721	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	662	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	288.53/cwt	285.00–295.00	935	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	266.51/cwt	260.00–275.00	866	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	252.64/cwt	245.00–260.00	970	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	267.88/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,141	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	249.29/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,079	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	260.05/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,207	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	244.60/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,179	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	244.81/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,275	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	231.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,204	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	240.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,355	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	221.17/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,285	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,456	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	207.47/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,407	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	615	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	264	305.52/cwt	275.00–315.00	807	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	328.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	894	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	292.24/cwt	270.00–315.00	947	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	321.58/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,068	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	298.99/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,070	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	339.96/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,254	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,310	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	280.91/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,183	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,470	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	297.90/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,382	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	280.07/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,328	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	291.02/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,487	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	237.45/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,235	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	265.51/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,503	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	244.47/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,506	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,514	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	136.68/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,920	7
Bulls	—	—	1,584	153.36/cwt	144.00–162.00	2,429	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	100.04/cwt	96.00–105.00	860	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	119.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,195	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,343	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	128.65/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,627	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,319	130.86/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,726	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,904	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	118.94/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,719	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	735	1,049.42/head	1,020.00–1,100.00	1,049	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	1,087.86/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	890	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	900	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,072	1,474.35/head	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,474	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	1,458.90/head	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,459	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	715	822.50/head	790.00–855.00	823	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	865	1,742.98/head	1,475.00–1,825.00	1,743	7

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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