Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2024-06-10

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 10
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
511 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 534▼ 55 vs year ago 566 · −9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 56▼ 78 vs year ago 176 · −44.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 40▼ 6 vs year ago 33 · −18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 1.50 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Moderate offering 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 $239.67/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −94.24 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.
Average price
$239.67
30 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,303
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$23
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.67
vs SC average
−25.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504255.001,2855thin
Medium and Large 2549241.481,32517thin
Medium and Large 3558226.241,2628thin
One grade step is worth $28.76/cwt here — about $23 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 sale30 hd
239.67
—
SC average5 barns · 130 hd
242.34
−2.67
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
−25.70
This barn, trailing median21 sales
333.91
−94.24
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—High1,619164.402,66122
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,460145.612,12514
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,257141.021,77219
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,070122.941,31525

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,255$1,6132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)943$1,2315
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)620$6751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)724$1,1444thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)898$1,6752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$1,3001thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2283285.00/cwt285.00–285.008072
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310294.84/cwt290.00–300.009142
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1362318.27/cwt315.00–320.001,1523
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372300.16/cwt295.00–305.001,1173
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425286.74/cwt272.50–295.001,2194
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433314.21/cwt305.00–325.001,3617
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470256.76/cwt245.00–265.001,2073
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478280.37/cwt275.00–290.001,34011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2509286.36/cwt275.00–295.001,45817
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2741
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565271.83/cwt265.00–285.001,53611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3568228.71/cwt227.50–230.001,2992
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3618237.55/cwt235.00–240.001,4682
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3673245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6492
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240257.45/cwt255.00–260.006182
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270232.55/cwt225.00–235.006284
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283286.95/cwt275.00–300.008122
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290260.00/cwt260.00–260.007541
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320254.96/cwt245.00–265.008164
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3327226.56/cwt217.50–235.007415
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329280.94/cwt275.00–285.0092411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370230.14/cwt225.00–235.008522
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383271.40/cwt265.00–275.001,03914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388250.03/cwt245.00–255.009704
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421267.21/cwt255.00–275.001,12533
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427249.00/cwt245.00–255.001,06310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472248.06/cwt240.00–255.001,17121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472229.91/cwt215.00–235.001,0858
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474255.03/cwt250.00–265.001,2097
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1504255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,2855
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530246.27/cwt245.00–255.001,3058
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy535235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2571
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535230.03/cwt225.00–235.001,2313
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3566223.70/cwt215.00–230.001,2664
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569238.58/cwt235.00–245.001,3587
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3Fleshy595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608228.29/cwt225.00–235.001,3883
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230295.98/cwt280.00–310.006812
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240237.50/cwt237.50–237.505701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3269251.42/cwt240.00–265.006764
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy270350.00/cwt350.00–350.009451
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2277286.51/cwt275.00–305.007943
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy302362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,0955
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3308252.52/cwt250.00–255.007782
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2321292.50/cwt275.00–310.009399
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0894
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365332.53/cwt325.00–335.001,2144
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373245.87/cwt235.00–257.509172
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379292.72/cwt270.00–305.001,10915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,24512
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422283.39/cwt270.00–295.001,19612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0751
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3434240.13/cwt230.00–255.001,0424
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477275.72/cwt260.00–285.001,31514
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3479238.78/cwt225.00–255.001,1449
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481294.14/cwt290.00–295.001,4156
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519262.45/cwt255.00–275.001,3626
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522245.53/cwt225.00–255.001,2829
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3569240.69/cwt220.00–250.001,3708
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5471
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610275.00/cwt270.00–280.001,6782
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620241.39/cwt235.00–245.001,4977
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621254.88/cwt245.00–265.001,5834
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670252.43/cwt250.00–255.001,6912
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,224141.88/cwt133.00–147.001,7374
Bulls——1,560162.73/cwt156.00–170.002,53910
Bulls——1,889177.76/cwt175.00–184.003,3588
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%982110.92/cwt96.00–119.001,0899
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,119129.70/cwt123.00–140.001,45116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193135.71/cwt127.00–139.001,6198
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303144.88/cwt140.00–150.001,88811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373132.20/cwt129.00–138.001,8153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,2341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491148.30/cwt140.00–158.002,21110
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 36771,058.87/head1,050.00–1,075.001,0593
Bulls—Medium and Large 28651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,065134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,4271
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3620675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29331,277.14/head1,025.00–1,475.001,2772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39501,200.96/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,225128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,5681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3201,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007801
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3830113.84/cwt109.00–120.009452
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 391397.48/cwt90.00–101.008903
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2968132.10/cwt129.00–135.001,2792
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,280146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,8691
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 37951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.