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Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 15

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

572 head

▼ 166 vs last sale 738▲ 13 vs year ago 559 · +2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 129▼ 92 vs year ago 164 · −56.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 38▼ 15 vs year ago 53 · −28.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few feeder steers and feeder bulls to establish trends. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. There were moderate offerings of mostly 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 $257.42/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −125.42 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$257.42

36 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.42

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	267.25	1,425	9thin
Medium and Large 3	531	254.14	1,349	27

One grade step is worth $13.12/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale36 hd

257.42

—

SC average5 barns · 72 hd

258.83

−1.42

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−125.42

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	—	Low	1,590	146.54	2,329	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	129.10	1,943	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	125.24	1,513	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	106.87	1,058	13

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	859	$1,113	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,089	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$760	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	797	$1,425	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	696	$618	4thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	871	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	289.65/cwt	285.00–295.00	936	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	306.19/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,108	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	303.65/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,242	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	323.01/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,324	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	278.31/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,177	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	282.06/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,331	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	283.53/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,517	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	258.95/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,507	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	250.06/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,558	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	239.18/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,634	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	272	243.13/cwt	235.00–255.00	661	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	267.57/cwt	265.00–270.00	757	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	268.27/cwt	260.00–275.00	867	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	246.00/cwt	235.00–255.00	807	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	259.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	972	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	252.42/cwt	240.00–265.00	992	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	235.21/cwt	225.00–245.00	993	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	249.87/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,059	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	247.83/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,170	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	228.68/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,089	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	238.97/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,243	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	236.36/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,229	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	251.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,339	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	227.03/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,299	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,375	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	237.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,460	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,391	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	208	264.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	551	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	286	287.06/cwt	285.00–295.00	821	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	272.04/cwt	260.00–295.00	887	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	307.03/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,029	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	309.10/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,131	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	282.73/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,057	19
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	333.30/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,293	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	297.87/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,245	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	271.89/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,166	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	267.41/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,235	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	254.72/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,322	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	269.17/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,400	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	263.42/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,475	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	564	252.47/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,424	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	248.68/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,527	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,547	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	718	210.05/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,508	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	125.56/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,780	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	150.06/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,431	8
Bulls	—	—	1,737	165.11/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,868	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	101.01/cwt	91.00–106.00	966	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	111.89/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,140	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	109.73/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,279	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	126.85/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,529	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,036	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	129.10/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,943	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	885	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,333	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,053	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	640	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	705	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	785	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	807	1,556.61/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,557	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	615	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	615	124.42/cwt	118.00–132.50	765	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	673	60.53/cwt	60.00–61.00	407	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	710	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Stock Cows	—	Large 3	730	674.38/head	660.00–690.00	674	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	740	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	907	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	905	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,140	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	980	117.60/cwt	108.00–130.00	1,152	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	670	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	720	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	785	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	865	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	1,150.00/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	965	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Apr 15, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 738Year ago 559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 129Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 38Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
5	300–350	335	300.00–315.00	307.03
5	350–400	366	305.00–315.00	309.10
7	400–450	418	290.00–310.00	297.87
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
6	500–550	520	265.00–275.00	269.17
3	550–600	560	260.00–270.00	263.42
4	600–650	614	245.00–255.00	248.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	260.00–270.00	264.94
5	250–300	286	285.00–295.00	287.06
7	300–350	326	260.00–295.00	272.04
19	350–400	374	265.00–295.00	282.73
13	400–450	429	255.00–285.00	271.89
18	450–500	462	255.00–275.00	267.41
20	500–550	519	245.00–265.00	254.72
7	550–600	564	245.00–255.00	252.47
2	600–650	638	240.00–245.00	242.51
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	718	205.00–215.00	210.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	388	330.00–335.00	333.30
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	323	285.00–295.00	289.65
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	423	275.00–285.00	278.31
18	450–500	472	265.00–287.50	282.06
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
7	550–600	582	240.00–267.50	258.95
4	600–650	623	245.00–255.00	250.06
6	650–700	683	235.00–240.00	239.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
9	350–400	362	295.00–315.00	306.19
4	400–450	409	295.00–307.50	303.65
10	500–550	535	277.50–285.00	283.53
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
10	400–450	410	315.00–330.00	323.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	265.00–270.00	267.57
9	300–350	323	260.00–275.00	268.27
4	350–400	374	255.00–265.00	259.98
10	400–450	424	245.00–255.00	249.87
14	450–500	472	240.00–260.00	247.83
5	500–550	520	235.00–240.00	238.97
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
3	250–300	272	235.00–255.00	243.13
10	300–350	328	235.00–255.00	246.00
2	350–400	393	240.00–265.00	252.42
12	400–450	422	225.00–245.00	235.21
8	450–500	476	215.00–235.00	228.68
4	500–550	520	215.00–245.00	236.36
5	550–600	572	215.00–235.00	227.03
4	600–650	618	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	532	245.00–255.00	251.74
2	550–600	573	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	615	235.00–240.00	237.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	807	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,556.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	615	118.00–132.50	124.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	660.00–690.00	674.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	126.00	126.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	673	60.00–61.00	60.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	385.00	385.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	980	108.00–130.00	117.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	122.50	122.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	670	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	760.00	760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,030.00	1,030.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,755	117.00	117.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	885	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	115.00–135.00	125.56
8	—	1,620	143.00–155.00	150.06
3	—	1,737	159.00–173.00	165.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,166	100.00–114.00	109.73
1	—	1,465	139.00	139.00
30	—	1,205	119.00–133.00	126.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,019	107.00–115.00	111.89
6	—	956	91.00–106.00	101.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	124.00–132.00	129.10

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.