Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2024-06-17

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 17
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
328 head
▼ 183 vs last sale 511▼ 392 vs year ago 720 · −54.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 98▼ 31 vs year ago 99 · −31.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 27▲ 23 vs year ago 38 · +60.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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 $258.01/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −124.83 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.
Average price
$258.01
29 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,403
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.14
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2540263.211,42124
Medium and Large 3564233.051,3155thin
One grade step is worth $30.16/cwt here — about $106 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 sale29 hd
258.01
—
SC average5 barns · 80 hd
254.87
+3.14
This barn, trailing median14 sales
382.83
−124.83
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—Low1,567164.032,57010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,393143.311,9976thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,166141.861,65421
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,001118.921,19123

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$1,7303thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,202$1,6983thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,003$1,5362thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,042$1,5275
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)982$1,5173thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$2,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)917$2,0389
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,9934thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)695$1,2001thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278295.68/cwt280.00–310.008222
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0241
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338306.30/cwt300.00–312.501,0352
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1392320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2549
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3429250.46/cwt240.00–265.001,0746
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465279.06/cwt275.00–282.501,2983
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3474262.57/cwt255.00–267.501,2454
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519282.50/cwt270.00–295.001,4667
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3523257.68/cwt250.00–265.001,3482
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571270.07/cwt260.00–282.501,5425
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3588240.68/cwt230.00–245.001,4154
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1606283.37/cwt282.50–287.501,7176
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3619241.06/cwt230.00–250.001,4924
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2657266.70/cwt260.00–270.001,7523
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235300.00/cwt300.00–300.007051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270247.50/cwt247.50–247.506681
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280270.00/cwt270.00–270.007561
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288294.11/cwt280.00–307.508472
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305316.00/cwt316.00–316.009641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328215.19/cwt210.00–220.007062
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331279.84/cwt270.00–290.009267
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1353274.37/cwt270.00–280.009694
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373252.55/cwt250.00–260.009424
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2409250.36/cwt240.00–265.001,0247
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy415230.00/cwt230.00–230.009551
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420231.00/cwt217.50–235.009706
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428268.76/cwt267.50–270.001,1502
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465226.25/cwt220.00–232.501,0522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472253.07/cwt240.00–260.001,19414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505210.10/cwt200.00–220.001,0612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2471
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2557248.29/cwt240.00–260.001,3833
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3561210.63/cwt205.00–220.001,1824
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4252
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy635206.24/cwt190.00–222.501,3102
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250280.00/cwt280.00–280.007001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3300262.50/cwt262.50–262.507881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2308288.68/cwt280.00–300.008894
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0231
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy318344.86/cwt342.50–347.501,0972
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368316.52/cwt300.00–330.001,1653
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374276.64/cwt260.00–292.501,0359
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy378345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3044
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385245.00/cwt245.00–245.009431
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416284.54/cwt280.00–300.001,1845
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429257.81/cwt250.00–267.501,1068
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473227.82/cwt212.50–250.001,0783
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474266.07/cwt255.00–277.501,26117
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2371
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529263.23/cwt250.00–272.501,39218
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572263.14/cwt250.00–272.501,5056
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3579230.06/cwt217.50–237.501,3324
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625253.81/cwt250.00–257.501,5862
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3633239.40/cwt235.00–245.001,5154
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3720210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335150.77/cwt147.00–155.002,0133
Bulls——1,666169.71/cwt161.00–179.002,8277
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%967116.01/cwt103.00–126.001,12219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151147.07/cwt143.00–154.001,6939
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163132.77/cwt130.00–136.001,5444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177137.95/cwt132.00–140.001,62412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363140.77/cwt137.00–146.001,9195
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,4101
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1965100.00/cwt100.00–100.009651
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,005160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6081
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 367580.00/cwt80.00–80.005401
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3830127.29/cwt122.00–132.001,0573
Stock Cows—Small 1900130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1701
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 397398.52/cwt78.00–117.009593
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2980141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3821
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,085149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6171
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,333154.48/cwt154.00–155.002,0592
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,573156.51/cwt156.00–157.002,4622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 28301,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Small 18751,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0031,536.28/head1,500.00–1,575.001,5362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0351,538.29/head1,275.00–1,775.001,5382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0951,646.43/head1,425.00–1,800.001,6464
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1171,730.15/head1,575.00–1,800.001,7303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2021,698.34/head1,600.00–1,925.001,6983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,405147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,0651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,435144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,0661
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 37951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29402,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29512,169.67/head1,925.00–2,400.002,1707
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0551,906.75/head1,825.00–2,050.001,9073
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 21,005143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,4371
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 36951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.