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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 13

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

354 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 368▼ 187 vs year ago 541 · −34.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 68▼ 11 vs year ago 79 · −13.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 16▲ 30 vs year ago 18 · +166.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of 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 $242.00/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −140.84 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$242.00

20 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$15.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.54

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	249.06	1,305	11thin
Medium and Large 3	542	233.36	1,266	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.70/cwt here — about $39 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 sale20 hd

242.00

—

SC average4 barns · 64 hd

249.54

−7.54

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−140.84

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	—	High	1,773	153.26	2,717	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	122.89	1,474	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	122.75	1,678	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	110.39	1,070	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,368	$1,448	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,087	$1,277	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,914	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	828	$1,725	2thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	245	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	943	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	284.88/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,154	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,006	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	243.19/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,153	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	274.79/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,333	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,474	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	662	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	226.65/cwt	220.00–235.00	709	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	250.02/cwt	240.00–260.00	805	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	285.21/cwt	275.00–295.00	927	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	250.98/cwt	242.50–255.00	949	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	215.10/cwt	205.00–225.00	820	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,114	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,185	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	217.33/cwt	200.00–230.00	928	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	238.29/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,022	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	223.54/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,039	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	240.34/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,142	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	246.67/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,283	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	223.80/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,166	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	239.09/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,258	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	213.75/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,197	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	237.40/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,367	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	229.97/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,403	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	672	198.20/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,332	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	588	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	319.78/cwt	315.00–325.00	720	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	301.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	850	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	283	356.62/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,009	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	250.04/cwt	245.00–255.00	708	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	319.79/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,017	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	947	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	326.99/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,213	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	280.16/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,042	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	326.30/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,367	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	276.60/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,173	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	219.83/cwt	210.00–225.00	945	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	291.17/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,339	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	240.12/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,136	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	260.74/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,252	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,206	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	248.97/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,290	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	232.05/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,313	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	208.69/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,283	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	244.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,538	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	210.82/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,455	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,699	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,245	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,594	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	150.97/cwt	142.00–157.00	2,699	8
Bulls	—	—	1,875	164.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,078	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	111.94/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,104	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	108.16/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,190	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	123.50/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,484	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,870	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	122.75/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,678	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	995	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,085	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,496	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	625	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	1,913.53/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,914	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	573	117.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	799	99.31/cwt	90.00–109.00	793	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	813	122.64/cwt	119.00–127.00	997	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	122.88/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,370	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,018	123.54/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,258	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,087	1,276.73/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,277	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,087	122.35/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,330	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,421	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,368	1,448.13/head	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,448	2

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 368Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 68Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 16Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,875	160.00–170.00	164.14
1	—	1,245	128.00	128.00
8	—	1,788	142.00–157.00	150.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,202	114.00–134.00	123.50
1	—	1,345	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,100	104.00–112.00	108.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	986	105.00–118.00	111.94
1	—	835	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	116.00–131.00	122.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	245.00–255.00	250.04
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	430	210.00–225.00	219.83
8	450–500	473	230.00–245.00	240.12
4	500–550	513	235.00	235.00
5	550–600	566	215.00–240.00	232.05
4	600–650	615	205.00–220.00	208.69
3	650–700	690	200.00–220.00	210.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00
2	300–350	335	280.00–285.00	282.54
6	350–400	372	265.00–295.00	280.16
10	400–450	424	265.00–285.00	276.60
14	450–500	480	255.00–280.00	260.74
10	500–550	518	245.00–255.00	248.97
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	628	240.00–250.00	244.86
2	700–750	723	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	315.00–325.00	319.78
3	250–300	282	300.00–305.00	301.57
6	300–350	318	300.00–340.00	319.79
12	350–400	371	300.00–345.00	326.99
18	400–450	419	305.00–345.00	326.30
4	450–500	460	285.00–295.00	291.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	355.00–360.00	356.62
2	300–350	300	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	313	220.00–235.00	226.65
7	350–400	381	205.00–225.00	215.10
9	400–450	427	200.00–230.00	217.33
5	450–500	465	215.00–230.00	223.54
6	500–550	521	215.00–235.00	223.80
4	550–600	560	200.00–225.00	213.75
4	600–650	640	195.00	195.00
3	650–700	672	190.00–210.00	198.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	265.00–275.00	270.00
1	250–300	290	265.00	265.00
5	300–350	322	240.00–260.00	250.02
3	350–400	378	242.50–255.00	250.98
9	400–450	429	235.00–245.00	238.29
15	450–500	475	235.00–245.00	240.34
11	500–550	526	235.00–240.00	239.09
3	600–650	610	225.00–235.00	229.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
3	300–350	325	275.00–295.00	285.21
3	350–400	398	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	405	290.00–295.00	292.50
3	500–550	520	245.00–250.00	246.67
4	550–600	576	220.00–245.00	237.40
1	600–650	615	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	240.00–245.00	242.53
5	450–500	474	230.00–250.00	243.19
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	410	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	405	275.00–295.00	284.88
2	450–500	485	265.00–285.00	274.79
7	550–600	578	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00

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	—	625	1,675.00	1,675.00

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	2	—	1,215	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,913.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,775.00	1,775.00

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	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	799	90.00–109.00	99.31

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	—	1,115	117.00–129.00	122.88

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	2	—	813	119.00–127.00	122.64

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	116.00	116.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,368	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,448.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,087	122.00–123.00	122.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	120.00–128.00	123.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,087	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,276.73

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	—	1,290	116.00	116.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	109.00	109.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	755	130.00	130.00

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.