Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2024-04-08

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 8
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
738 head
▲ 450 vs last sale 288▲ 532 vs year ago 206 · +258.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 81▲ 87 vs year ago 42 · +207.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 23▲ 27 vs year ago 11 · +245.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls too few to trend, feeder heifers 3.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Heavy offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $264.42/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −118.41 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.
Average price
$264.42
26 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,421
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$10
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.16
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2524272.471,4288thin
Medium and Large 3544260.851,41818thin
One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $10 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 sale26 hd
264.42
—
SC average5 barns · 79 hd
264.26
+0.16
This barn, trailing median14 sales
382.83
−118.41
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
464407350292median 382.8303/0203/3006/2208/1711/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,722149.952,58214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,516134.962,04631
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,211131.081,58780
CowsLean 85-90%Low975115.781,12918

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)1,208$1,4132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)951$1,3385
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,034$1,3334thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,027$1,2444thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$1,7882thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3240285.00/cwt285.00–285.006841
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275274.45/cwt265.00–285.007552
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295325.00/cwt325.00–325.009591
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327326.04/cwt320.00–330.001,0664
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3347295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0243
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy376350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3165
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376341.38/cwt335.00–345.001,2844
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378287.62/cwt285.00–290.001,0872
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390309.94/cwt305.00–315.001,2092
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy408345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4082
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422307.59/cwt295.00–315.001,2983
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427328.20/cwt325.00–335.001,4013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473277.46/cwt275.00–280.001,3122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4392
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540261.64/cwt250.00–265.001,4136
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy564250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4108
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3571265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,51313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580270.45/cwt265.00–275.001,56911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy605245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3618253.26/cwt250.00–260.001,5653
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3650235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2208275.00/cwt275.00–275.005723
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240295.00/cwt295.00–295.007081
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245215.00/cwt215.00–215.005271
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy270305.00/cwt305.00–305.008241
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285225.00/cwt225.00–225.006411
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2291267.50/cwt265.00–280.007789
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3322250.62/cwt230.00–255.008079
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324270.85/cwt260.00–280.008786
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368258.06/cwt255.00–260.0095013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368243.43/cwt230.00–255.0089615
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1121
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2407249.94/cwt245.00–255.001,0173
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3421240.01/cwt230.00–245.001,01021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440272.50/cwt270.00–275.001,1992
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470246.30/cwt245.00–250.001,1584
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483228.68/cwt220.00–235.001,1054
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513234.95/cwt225.00–245.001,2054
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526246.95/cwt240.00–250.001,2998
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3532225.70/cwt215.00–235.001,20115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555219.95/cwt215.00–225.001,2212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569232.52/cwt225.00–245.001,3239
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3971
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4821
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605222.56/cwt215.00–230.001,3462
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617237.14/cwt230.00–245.001,4637
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3238291.43/cwt275.00–300.006943
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250325.00/cwt325.00–325.008131
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278333.23/cwt330.00–335.009263
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3287296.74/cwt285.00–305.008523
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326316.67/cwt310.00–325.001,03215
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327331.76/cwt330.00–335.001,0853
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330295.15/cwt285.00–305.009743
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy335345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1561
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3371290.29/cwt275.00–305.001,07714
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375336.62/cwt330.00–340.001,2626
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377318.62/cwt310.00–325.001,20111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy379352.17/cwt345.00–360.001,3357
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy402346.66/cwt345.00–350.001,3943
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419336.89/cwt330.00–340.001,41213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3429279.05/cwt265.00–295.001,19711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437315.32/cwt300.00–320.001,37820
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463289.56/cwt280.00–300.001,34113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3476269.74/cwt225.00–285.001,28416
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518260.06/cwt250.00–265.001,3479
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519272.82/cwt270.00–275.001,4167
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3569261.64/cwt255.00–265.001,4899
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2603265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5982
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3621242.43/cwt235.00–255.001,5058
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,488130.47/cwt127.00–138.001,9414
Bulls——1,788154.54/cwt150.00–163.002,7638
Bulls——1,923170.57/cwt167.00–173.003,2802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%953104.29/cwt97.00–111.009946
Cows—Lean 85-90%986121.53/cwt114.00–136.001,19812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,074120.52/cwt112.00–125.001,29420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230132.68/cwt126.00–139.001,63249
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,376143.15/cwt140.00–149.001,97011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,482133.89/cwt129.00–139.001,98418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,536143.17/cwt141.00–148.002,1999
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,623121.27/cwt115.00–125.001,9684
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2950149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4161
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 18601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29002,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2785900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Small 18001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3815115.00/cwt115.00–115.009371
Bred Cows—Small 381591.00/cwt91.00–91.007421
Bred Cows—Small 18681,252.52/head1,125.00–1,375.001,2532
Bred Cows—Small 19101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0031,225.42/head1,175.00–1,275.001,2253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0071,395.20/head1,300.00–1,500.001,3953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,035119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,065122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,080142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2081,412.58/head1,375.00–1,450.001,4132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2751,591.42/head1,525.00–1,650.001,5912
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 362579.00/cwt79.00–79.004941
Stock Cows—Small 1765144.00/cwt123.00–165.001,1022
Stock Cows—Small 2765132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0141
Stock Cows—Small 2823115.50/cwt115.00–116.009512
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2920110.48/cwt100.00–116.001,0164
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,075147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5801

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.