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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 20

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

520 head

▲ 166 vs last sale 354▲ 57 vs year ago 463 · +12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 68▼ 45 vs year ago 88 · −51.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 48▲ 2 vs year ago 24 · +8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.00/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −97.92 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$236.00

52 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$19.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs SC average

−40.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	246.47	1,250	21
Medium and Large 2	560	245.00	1,373	4thin
Medium and Large 3	547	226.52	1,240	27

One grade step is worth $19.95/cwt here — about $10 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 sale52 hd

236.00

—

SC average5 barns · 120 hd

235.82

+0.17

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−40.46

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−97.92

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

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $398.73, low $279.94, median $333.91 across 21 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	1,590	155.31	2,470	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	138.45	2,250	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	136.24	1,691	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	112.65	1,069	7thin

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)	770	$1,185	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,090	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$910	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$1,745	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	667	$623	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	610	$560	1thin

Every lot

99 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	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	326.57/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,078	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	298.47/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,006	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	325.11/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,180	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	291.29/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,104	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	331.73/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,370	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	299.85/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,283	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	258.29/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,209	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	297.70/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,411	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	314.27/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,530	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	311.95/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,638	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,561	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	268.99/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,552	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	257.44/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,485	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	241.25/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,481	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	669	241.24/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,614	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	250.23/cwt	245.00–255.00	551	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	311	266.47/cwt	255.00–285.00	829	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	228.47/cwt	220.00–235.00	759	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	297.21/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,097	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	232.99/cwt	225.00–245.00	869	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	267.41/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,000	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	284.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,184	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	230.98/cwt	210.00–245.00	989	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	261.61/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,130	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,240	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	219.57/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,032	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	250.86/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,189	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	246.47/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,250	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	230.36/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,205	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	223.44/cwt	185.00–235.00	1,267	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,414	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	234.36/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,441	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	215.96/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,369	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	679	212.05/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,440	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	708	212.07/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,501	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	767	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,496	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	268.30/cwt	260.00–275.00	765	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	856	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	835	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	295.42/cwt	285.00–305.00	936	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	324.10/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,060	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	253.83/cwt	245.00–260.00	944	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	316.84/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,191	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	292.31/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,108	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,229	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	245.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,029	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	288.44/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,252	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	269.16/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,260	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	250.47/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,187	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	256.95/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,336	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	241.26/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,257	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	261.82/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,471	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	244.21/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,375	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	247.84/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,549	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	241.60/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,515	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	718	223.77/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,607	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,449	148.06/cwt	139.00–157.00	2,145	4
Bulls	—	—	1,873	169.80/cwt	167.00–173.00	3,180	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	112.65/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,069	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,065	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	127.66/cwt	118.00–138.00	1,487	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	144.52/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,896	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,978	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	145.67/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,389	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,383	123.61/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,710	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	645	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	840	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	1,089.64/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,090	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	895	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,293	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	955	1,840.00/head	1,840.00–1,840.00	1,840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,100	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	555	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	735	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	560	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	610	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	660	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	780	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,103	117.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,294	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,902	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,306	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 354Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 68Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 48Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,640	143.00–148.00	145.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,165	118.00–138.00	127.66
1	—	1,005	106.00	106.00
14	—	1,312	141.00–149.00	144.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	949	104.00–123.00	112.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	167.00–173.00	169.80
4	—	1,449	139.00–157.00	148.06

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	290	295.00	295.00
3	300–350	317	285.00–305.00	295.42
11	350–400	379	275.00–305.00	292.31
17	400–450	434	265.00–295.00	288.44
19	450–500	468	260.00–285.00	269.16
8	500–550	520	250.00–265.00	256.95
3	550–600	562	255.00–275.00	261.82
5	600–650	625	235.00–255.00	247.84
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
10	300–350	327	315.00–335.00	324.10
8	350–400	376	310.00–330.00	316.84
2	400–450	403	300.00–310.00	305.03
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	260.00–275.00	268.30
1	300–350	315	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	372	245.00–260.00	253.83
2	400–450	420	240.00–250.00	245.06
11	450–500	474	230.00–255.00	250.47
19	500–550	521	225.00–247.50	241.26
6	550–600	563	230.00–250.00	244.21
3	600–650	627	230.00–250.00	241.60
2	700–750	718	222.50–225.00	223.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	285	265.00	265.00
14	300–350	311	255.00–285.00	266.47
7	350–400	374	255.00–285.00	267.41
6	400–450	432	255.00–265.00	261.61
18	450–500	474	245.00–265.00	250.86
1	500–550	510	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	577	245.00	245.00
7	600–650	615	225.00–245.00	234.36
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00
7	350–400	369	290.00–305.00	297.21
16	400–450	417	275.00–295.00	284.00
2	450–500	455	270.00–275.00	272.50
21	500–550	507	245.00–255.00	246.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	245.00–255.00	250.23
1	250–300	280	255.00	255.00
7	300–350	332	220.00–235.00	228.47
3	350–400	373	225.00–245.00	232.99
10	400–450	428	210.00–245.00	230.98
9	450–500	470	200.00–240.00	219.57
12	500–550	523	210.00–240.00	230.36
15	550–600	567	185.00–235.00	223.44
5	600–650	634	205.00–220.00	215.96
6	650–700	679	205.00–215.00	212.05
6	700–750	708	210.00–217.50	212.07
8	750–800	767	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	285.00–310.00	298.47
4	350–400	379	275.00–305.00	291.29
2	400–450	428	295.00–305.00	299.85
6	450–500	474	285.00–305.00	297.70
2	500–550	543	285.00–290.00	287.49
10	550–600	577	255.00–275.00	268.99
4	600–650	614	235.00–245.00	241.25
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	320.00–335.00	326.57
3	350–400	363	315.00–330.00	325.11
3	400–450	413	325.00–335.00	331.73
19	450–500	487	310.00–340.00	314.27
3	500–550	525	295.00–325.00	311.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
3	450–500	468	250.00–265.00	258.29
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
6	550–600	577	250.00–260.00	257.44
4	650–700	669	240.00–245.00	241.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,089.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	122.00	122.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	645	720.00	720.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	910.00	910.00

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	1	—	955	1,840.00	1,840.00

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	—	1,100	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	—	1,103	115.00–120.00	117.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,875	123.00	123.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	143.00	143.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	560.00	560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	560	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	121.00	121.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	670.00	670.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	555	132.50	132.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	700.00	700.00

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	—	910	130.00	130.00

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	3	—	1,383	118.00–134.00	123.61

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.