Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2024-05-27

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 27
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
360 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 520▼ 154 vs year ago 514 · −30.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 43▲ 4 vs year ago 82 · +4.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 26▲ 27 vs year ago 22 · +122.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 24.00 higher, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 15.00 higher, slaughter bulls 25.00 higher. Moderate offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.25/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −74.66 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.
Average price
$259.25
42 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,399
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.59
vs SC average
−8.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508280.001,4223thin
Medium and Large 2531268.651,42723
Medium and Large 3557241.851,34816thin
One grade step is worth $38.15/cwt here — about $75 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 sale42 hd
259.25
—
SC average4 barns · 93 hd
249.66
+9.59
National average129 barns · 6,320 hd
267.62
−8.37
This barn, trailing median21 sales
333.91
−74.66
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
413364315266median 333.9103/0204/2708/0309/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,678167.812,81711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,350146.681,9805thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,195141.311,68947
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,023122.211,25014

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)1,088$1,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$1,3873thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,3675
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)972$1,3253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)836$1,2494thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$2,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,7751thin

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230315.00/cwt315.00–315.007251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255305.00/cwt305.00–305.007781
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260320.00/cwt320.00–320.008321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310260.00/cwt260.00–260.008061
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373317.48/cwt315.00–320.001,1842
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385245.00/cwt245.00–245.009431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435326.59/cwt320.00–330.001,4213
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3Fleshy435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3458249.95/cwt240.00–260.001,1452
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476288.29/cwt280.00–305.001,3726
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478319.55/cwt315.00–337.501,5279
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516287.07/cwt275.00–300.001,4819
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528309.92/cwt305.00–315.001,6363
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4181
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559308.72/cwt305.00–320.001,7264
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574288.82/cwt275.00–295.001,6585
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580257.50/cwt255.00–260.001,4942
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3Value Added590260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5344
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6174
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615272.44/cwt270.00–275.001,6762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3645225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4511
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,6411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3210275.00/cwt275.00–275.005781
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215315.00/cwt315.00–315.006771
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225280.00/cwt280.00–280.006301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278292.39/cwt290.00–295.008132
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280252.50/cwt250.00–255.007072
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312316.58/cwt310.00–320.009883
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325255.00/cwt255.00–255.008291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334278.88/cwt270.00–290.009314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370304.86/cwt290.00–325.001,1287
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3377234.69/cwt225.00–245.008853
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386282.88/cwt275.00–295.001,0927
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,2505
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423278.07/cwt275.00–285.001,1769
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423239.86/cwt230.00–255.001,0153
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460245.09/cwt235.00–255.001,1275
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473283.73/cwt280.00–285.001,3424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477272.44/cwt265.00–280.001,30010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513240.01/cwt225.00–250.001,2315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528269.45/cwt255.00–275.001,42320
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2553263.34/cwt260.00–265.001,4563
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3576242.46/cwt230.00–255.001,39710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3Fleshy590245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4461
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3607218.41/cwt210.00–225.001,3263
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623232.41/cwt230.00–235.001,4482
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3Fleshy640215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3663208.73/cwt207.50–210.001,3842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228317.58/cwt315.00–320.007242
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235300.00/cwt300.00–300.007051
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273339.59/cwt335.00–345.009272
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280275.00/cwt275.00–275.007702
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285252.46/cwt250.00–255.007202
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318258.11/cwt255.00–265.008215
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329324.01/cwt315.00–340.001,0664
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330288.91/cwt280.00–305.009538
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371323.48/cwt310.00–345.001,2006
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380277.40/cwt270.00–285.001,0542
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421290.87/cwt275.00–300.001,2255
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425328.82/cwt315.00–345.001,39712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3443260.03/cwt255.00–265.001,1522
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465316.37/cwt300.00–335.001,47110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467280.42/cwt275.00–290.001,3109
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473255.05/cwt245.00–265.001,2064
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513302.54/cwt295.00–310.001,5522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516285.99/cwt275.00–300.001,4765
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3529247.97/cwt235.00–255.001,3125
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565279.03/cwt270.00–285.001,57710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575277.52/cwt275.00–280.001,5962
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575260.05/cwt245.00–265.001,4955
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632241.99/cwt240.00–245.001,5295
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3640167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410137.50/cwt127.00–145.001,9392
Bulls——1,696173.62/cwt166.00–178.002,9458
Bulls——2,075182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,7771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%888111.70/cwt106.00–117.009922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045123.96/cwt102.00–138.001,29512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187140.73/cwt123.00–155.001,67046
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350146.68/cwt145.00–149.001,9805
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,580168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,6541
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3715125.00/cwt125.00–125.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,285154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,9791
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,530112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,7141
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 26751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3790950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3865988.01/head975.00–1,000.009882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28901,306.65/head1,225.00–1,425.001,3073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2895131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29401,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29431,394.79/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2948123.27/cwt114.00–133.001,1692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29931,387.04/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2351,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3750121.29/cwt118.00–125.009102
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3753107.91/cwt90.00–125.008132
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2961124.38/cwt120.00–129.001,1955
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2978136.17/cwt130.00–142.001,3322
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,150129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4841
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,255151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,8951
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0482,125.30/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1252

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.