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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 6

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

368 head

▼ 240 vs last sale 608▼ 286 vs year ago 654 · −43.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 105▼ 51 vs year ago 119 · −42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 32▼ 10 vs year ago 26 · −38.5%

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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 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Light offering 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 $243.97/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −138.86 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$243.97

58 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$39.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.64

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	275.00	1,403	2thin
Medium and Large 2	542	248.05	1,345	33
Medium and Large 3	536	235.41	1,261	23

One grade step is worth $39.59/cwt here — about $141 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 sale58 hd

243.97

—

SC average5 barns · 118 hd

253.61

−9.64

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−138.86

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	1,551	141.90	2,201	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	121.28	1,567	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	120.46	1,710	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	104.78	1,072	16

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$1,384	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	655	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	776	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	314.40/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,173	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	259.94/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,092	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	280.40/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,214	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	273.91/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,285	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	282.76/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,462	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	269.19/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,443	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	283.51/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,599	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	264.82/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,496	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	256.55/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,596	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,627	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	709	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	782	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	932	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	285.46/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,079	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	261.58/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,007	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	276.47/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,145	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	259.31/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,079	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	241.12/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,044	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	231.20/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,061	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	241.58/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,123	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	224.92/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,194	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	275.11/cwt	265.00–285.00	641	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	564	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	333.46/cwt	320.00–345.00	884	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	329.53/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,091	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	359.66/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,306	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	290.00/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,088	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	256.93/cwt	245.00–270.00	963	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	328.36/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,254	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	281.98/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,184	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	309.90/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,317	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	246.68/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,066	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,317	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	265.61/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,254	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	236.47/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,249	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	248.30/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,323	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	247.14/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,424	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	228.37/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,341	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,563	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	231.62/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,443	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	243.80/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,526	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	116.81/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,554	4
Bulls	—	—	1,569	145.69/cwt	133.00–157.00	2,286	8
Bulls	—	—	1,797	165.23/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,969	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	93.51/cwt	89.00–98.00	892	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	109.90/cwt	101.00–123.00	1,158	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	113.75/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,323	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	106.82/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,378	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	124.29/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,670	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	125.92/cwt	115.00–137.00	1,852	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,261	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,069	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	655	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,115	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	630	111.17/cwt	110.00–112.00	700	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	665	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	618	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	835	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	900	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,018	1,383.86/head	1,340.00–1,425.00	1,384	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,355	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 608Year ago 654

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 105Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 32Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	265.00–285.00	275.11
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	375	275.00–305.00	290.00
10	400–450	420	265.00–290.00	281.98
16	450–500	472	255.00–275.00	265.61
26	500–550	533	245.00–265.00	248.30
7	550–600	576	240.00–255.00	247.14
4	600–650	626	240.00–245.00	243.80
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	235.00	235.00
3	350–400	375	245.00–270.00	256.93
3	400–450	432	240.00–255.00	246.68
3	450–500	485	245.00	245.00
20	500–550	528	225.00–245.00	236.47
3	550–600	587	220.00–235.00	228.37
5	600–650	623	225.00–237.50	231.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	363	350.00–370.00	359.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	320.00–345.00	333.46
8	300–350	331	315.00–345.00	329.53
9	350–400	382	320.00–335.00	328.36
3	400–450	425	295.00–330.00	309.90
3	450–500	462	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	613	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	315	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	385	255.00–265.00	261.58
7	400–450	416	255.00–260.00	259.31
6	450–500	465	235.00–245.00	241.58
1	500–550	520	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	320	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
5	400–450	433	235.00–245.00	241.12
4	450–500	459	225.00–235.00	231.20
7	500–550	531	215.00–235.00	224.92
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	280.00–290.00	284.95
9	350–400	378	280.00–300.00	285.46
8	400–450	414	270.00–287.50	276.47
3	450–500	465	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	242.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	263	290.00–300.00	294.95
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	433	265.00–290.00	280.40
5	450–500	469	265.00–280.00	273.91
6	500–550	536	255.00–275.00	269.19
3	550–600	565	255.00–275.00	264.82
3	600–650	622	240.00–265.00	256.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	255.00–265.00	259.94
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	685	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	705	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	373	305.00–325.00	314.40
1	450–500	450	295.00	295.00
18	500–550	517	280.00–290.00	282.76
7	550–600	564	280.00–287.50	283.51
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	630	110.00–112.00	111.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	93.00	93.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	126.00	126.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,340.00–1,425.00	1,383.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,805	170.00	170.00

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	—	1,060	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	954	89.00–98.00	93.51
11	—	1,054	101.00–123.00	109.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,471	115.00–137.00	125.92
2	—	1,290	102.00–113.00	106.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,163	109.00–117.00	113.75
20	—	1,344	119.00–130.00	124.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	113.00–123.00	116.81
8	—	1,569	133.00–157.00	145.69
3	—	1,797	163.00–168.00	165.23

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.