Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2024-06-03

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 3
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
534 head
▲ 174 vs last sale 360▼ 347 vs year ago 881 · −39.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 86▼ 96 vs year ago 152 · −63.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 49▲ 4 vs year ago 36 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 8.00 lower, feeder heifers too few to trend, feeder bulls 6.00 lower, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Moderate offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $258.87/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −123.96 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.
Average price
$258.87
48 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,402
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.16
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505300.001,5151thin
Medium and Large 2534271.311,44824
Medium and Large 3551244.111,34623
One grade step is worth $55.89/cwt here — about $169 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 sale48 hd
258.87
—
SC average4 barns · 78 hd
262.03
−3.16
This barn, trailing median14 sales
382.83
−123.96
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
464407350292median 382.8303/0203/3006/2208/1711/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,565174.412,72912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,399147.542,0648thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,171139.921,63812
CowsLean 85-90%Low989107.771,0668thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,199$1,6433thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,4522thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,1452thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,3242thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)983$1,9632thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273314.59/cwt310.00–320.008592
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278355.00/cwt355.00–355.009872
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1221
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy345367.50/cwt365.00–370.001,2682
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366334.06/cwt320.00–350.001,2237
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376302.30/cwt285.00–315.001,1377
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0731
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419290.10/cwt280.00–300.001,2168
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422317.07/cwt315.00–325.001,3387
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469293.97/cwt285.00–300.001,37915
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475306.24/cwt305.00–310.001,4554
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478267.01/cwt255.00–275.001,2765
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513311.23/cwt305.00–320.001,5974
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524285.85/cwt275.00–295.001,49811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3524255.77/cwt242.50–265.001,3405
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568271.27/cwt260.00–285.001,54119
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3573251.72/cwt245.00–255.001,4423
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6961
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613261.26/cwt255.00–265.001,6024
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3618240.12/cwt230.00–255.001,4843
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223276.04/cwt265.00–290.006163
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263313.16/cwt300.00–320.008243
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270284.96/cwt275.00–295.007695
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy280325.00/cwt325.00–325.009101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285244.82/cwt235.00–255.006982
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321288.83/cwt285.00–295.009275
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323272.70/cwt265.00–280.008816
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323245.08/cwt235.00–255.007924
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364272.17/cwt265.00–275.009917
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3369238.89/cwt230.00–255.008825
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381284.98/cwt280.00–290.001,08613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3416237.16/cwt225.00–245.009877
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421264.16/cwt255.00–275.001,11212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2185
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy450205.00/cwt205.00–205.009231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473258.12/cwt255.00–265.001,2218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3484234.39/cwt225.00–245.001,1347
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519248.50/cwt245.00–255.001,29020
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3529233.28/cwt217.50–240.001,2347
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563246.41/cwt245.00–250.001,3877
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3566233.02/cwt225.00–235.001,3195
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620221.89/cwt217.50–225.001,3764
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230255.00/cwt255.00–255.005871
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2238292.42/cwt290.00–295.006962
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265332.36/cwt330.00–335.008812
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270240.00/cwt240.00–240.006481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273293.96/cwt285.00–300.008036
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy290370.09/cwt365.00–375.001,0732
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318293.25/cwt285.00–310.009333
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320255.00/cwt255.00–255.008161
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326337.24/cwt315.00–350.001,0995
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy363361.72/cwt355.00–370.001,3133
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371331.12/cwt310.00–345.001,22819
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373293.30/cwt285.00–305.001,0946
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380261.62/cwt255.00–265.009943
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413305.90/cwt300.00–315.001,2636
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430283.88/cwt270.00–300.001,22114
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465257.86/cwt250.00–265.001,1997
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474283.86/cwt275.00–300.001,34521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520245.04/cwt235.00–255.001,2748
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521274.14/cwt265.00–285.001,42817
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564270.16/cwt260.00–285.001,5246
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568243.61/cwt235.00–255.001,38415
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7221
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618232.99/cwt225.00–235.001,4405
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620243.33/cwt240.00–245.001,5093
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5931
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3666231.25/cwt227.50–235.001,5404
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,055128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3501
Bulls——1,469170.40/cwt163.00–178.002,5035
Bulls——1,730185.48/cwt183.00–188.003,2096
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86889.30/cwt64.00–103.007754
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,023130.61/cwt127.00–132.001,3364
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110126.23/cwt125.00–129.001,4014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188140.07/cwt134.00–147.001,6646
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,399147.54/cwt136.00–158.002,0648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,413158.11/cwt157.00–159.002,2342
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,055138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4561
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,225168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,0581
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38351,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0652,324.12/head2,200.00–2,425.002,3242
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1302,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3866122.19/cwt109.00–135.001,0584
Stock Cows—Small 1875155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3561
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2890139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2371
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3930113.46/cwt99.00–132.001,0552
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,170154.70/cwt142.00–167.501,8102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 18801,144.60/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0481,376.25/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1251,452.33/head1,275.00–1,625.001,4522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5002,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2925126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1661

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.