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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 24

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jun 17Jun 24Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

376 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 328▼ 325 vs year ago 701 · −46.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 68▼ 81 vs year ago 138 · −58.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 61▼ 26 vs year ago 45 · −57.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.50 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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 $229.18/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −104.74 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$229.18

44 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$39.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs SC average

−40.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	260.00	1,365	1thin
Medium and Large 2	541	237.10	1,283	21
Medium and Large 3	546	220.22	1,203	22

One grade step is worth $39.78/cwt here — about $162 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 sale44 hd

229.18

—

SC average5 barns · 159 hd

233.66

−4.48

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−40.10

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−104.74

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	1,795	181.89	3,265	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	158.87	2,232	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	149.97	1,793	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	138.70	1,352	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$1,726	4thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	255.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,085	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	282.23/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,298	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	246.41/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,289	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,458	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	279.44/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,612	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	226.17/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,538	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	662	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	292	266.36/cwt	257.50–270.00	778	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	308	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	732	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	289.80/cwt	270.00–300.00	951	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	247.33/cwt	240.00–255.00	945	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	265.84/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,071	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	254.32/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,061	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,028	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,194	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	230.63/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,084	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	252.09/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,197	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	224.43/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,156	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	242.76/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,255	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,150	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	233.24/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,322	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	221.24/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,268	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	230.69/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,410	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,321	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3Full	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	208	289.88/cwt	280.00–300.00	603	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	854	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	283	353.05/cwt	350.00–357.50	999	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,062	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	315	356.71/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,124	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	342	250.83/cwt	250.00–252.50	858	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	366	345.00/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,263	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	238.97/cwt	232.50–257.50	877	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	325.74/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,238	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,330	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	413	341.24/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,409	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,156	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	243.30/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,148	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	266.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,267	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	227.99/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,181	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	262.09/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,402	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	249.63/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,438	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	233.46/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,359	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	232.56/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,419	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	610	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,327	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	215.45/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,428	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,027	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	163.06/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,381	3
Bulls	—	—	2,100	197.77/cwt	192.00–202.00	4,153	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,197	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	141.94/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,405	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	137.69/cwt	119.00–148.00	1,546	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	159.41/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,996	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	158.87/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,232	11
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	1,320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,967	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	913	112.13/cwt	100.00–127.00	1,024	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	938	1,817.81/head	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,818	3

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 Jun 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 328Year ago 701

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 68Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 61Year ago 45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	990	138.00–146.00	141.94
2	—	928	128.00–130.00	128.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,252	150.00–168.00	159.41
10	—	1,123	119.00–148.00	137.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,405	152.00–165.00	158.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,100	192.00–202.00	197.77
3	—	1,460	160.00–165.00	163.06
1	—	1,275	159.00	159.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	308	235.00–240.00	237.52
2	400–450	433	237.50	237.50
11	450–500	470	220.00–237.50	230.63
9	500–550	515	210.00–232.50	224.43
12	550–600	573	215.00–225.00	221.24
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
3	650–700	678	190.00–200.00	194.91
1	750–800	750	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	290.00	290.00
3	300–350	328	270.00–300.00	289.80
6	400–450	403	265.00–270.00	265.84
1	450–500	455	262.50	262.50
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	250.00	250.00
6	250–300	292	257.50–270.00	266.36
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
10	350–400	382	240.00–255.00	247.33
6	400–450	417	240.00–262.50	254.32
21	450–500	475	240.00–257.50	252.09
10	500–550	517	240.00–245.00	242.76
10	550–600	567	230.00–239.00	233.24
6	600–650	611	225.00–235.00	230.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	525	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	227.50	227.50
2	400–450	425	250.00–260.00	255.24
1	450–500	475	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	523	242.50–250.00	246.41
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	635	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	680	222.50–230.00	226.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	460	270.00–295.00	282.23
2	500–550	535	270.00–275.00	272.50
15	550–600	577	270.00–283.00	279.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	250.00–252.50	250.83
4	350–400	367	232.50–257.50	238.97
1	400–450	405	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	472	240.00–247.50	243.30
8	500–550	518	220.00–240.00	227.99
5	550–600	582	225.00–245.00	233.46
2	600–650	610	225.00–240.00	232.56
6	650–700	663	210.00–220.00	215.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	280.00–300.00	289.88
1	250–300	275	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	428	270.00	270.00
14	450–500	475	260.00–280.00	266.79
17	500–550	535	250.00–267.00	262.09
11	550–600	576	249.00–250.00	249.63
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	350.00–357.50	353.05
4	300–350	315	350.00–365.00	356.71
4	350–400	366	342.50–347.50	345.00
2	400–450	413	340.00–342.50	341.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	310	342.50	342.50
13	350–400	380	320.00–340.00	325.74
3	400–450	403	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	610	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	110.00	110.00

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	—	913	100.00–127.00	112.13

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	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	3	—	938	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,817.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	850	150.00	150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,415	139.00	139.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	115.00	115.00

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.