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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 8

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

197 head

▼ 179 vs last sale 376▼ 472 vs year ago 669 · −70.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 57▼ 52 vs year ago 140 · −37.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 19▲ 7 vs year ago 16 · +43.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to auction being closed for July 4th week. Light 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 $228.88/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −105.03 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$228.88

15 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$27.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.19

vs SC average

−39.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	237.98	1,249	10thin
Medium and Large 3	550	210.70	1,159	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.28/cwt here — about $91 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 sale15 hd

228.88

—

SC average3 barns · 106 hd

243.08

−14.19

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−39.98

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−105.03

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	1,434	175.84	2,522	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,318	158.23	2,085	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	155.84	1,727	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	912	124.06	1,132	35

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,465	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,075	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,604	3thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	849	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,083	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	264.01/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,230	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	237.46/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,135	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	294.20/cwt	293.00–297.50	1,542	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	264.16/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,389	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,679	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	272.39/cwt	270.00–275.00	744	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	219.82/cwt	210.00–230.00	605	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	302	262.54/cwt	257.50–270.00	793	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	323	321.45/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,038	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	201.71/cwt	192.50–210.00	660	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	261.23/cwt	260.00–265.00	969	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Full	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	206.53/cwt	195.00–210.00	783	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	276.27/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,169	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	247.30/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,056	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	205.22/cwt	192.50–210.00	876	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	210.00/cwt	200.00–222.50	993	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	265.97/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,266	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	211.36/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,067	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	241.75/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,245	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	223.75/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,219	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	210.26/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,220	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	612	205.82/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,260	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	840	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	327.46/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,123	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	364	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,401	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	233.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	852	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	264.63/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,104	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	238.11/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,010	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	965	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	238.73/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,136	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	219.90/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,132	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	253.28/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,456	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	189.74/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,091	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,259	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	715	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,484	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,376	173.45/cwt	161.00–181.00	2,387	8
Bulls	—	—	1,900	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,705	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	111.19/cwt	80.00–124.00	970	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	141.23/cwt	132.50–149.00	1,364	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	131.94/cwt	108.00–143.00	1,363	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	159.75/cwt	148.00–169.00	1,794	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	176.67/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,023	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,238	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,117	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	155.04/cwt	147.00–161.00	2,074	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	960	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,969	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	725	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	815	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	835	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	1,465.30/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,465	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	573	104.74/cwt	87.50–122.50	600	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	705	110.47/cwt	90.00–127.00	779	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,000	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	608	1,463.37/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1

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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 376Year ago 669

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 57Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 19Year ago 16

No comparisons made this week due to auction being closed for July 4th week. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	545	217.50–230.00	223.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	270.00–275.00	272.39
3	300–350	302	257.50–270.00	262.54
4	350–400	371	260.00–265.00	261.23
9	400–450	427	240.00–265.00	247.30
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
7	500–550	515	240.00–250.00	241.75
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	200.00	200.00
2	250–300	275	210.00–230.00	219.82
3	300–350	327	192.50–210.00	201.71
4	350–400	379	195.00–210.00	206.53
7	400–450	427	192.50–210.00	205.22
9	450–500	473	200.00–222.50	210.00
2	500–550	505	200.00–222.50	211.36
3	550–600	580	200.00–215.00	210.26
3	600–650	612	200.00–210.00	205.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	317.50–325.00	321.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	272.50–280.00	276.27
8	450–500	476	260.00–280.00	265.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
5	400–450	417	250.00–282.50	264.63
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	575	250.00–260.00	253.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	315	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	365	230.00–240.00	233.33
5	400–450	424	230.00–247.50	238.11
6	450–500	476	230.00–247.50	238.73
2	500–550	515	210.00–230.00	219.90
2	550–600	575	180.00–200.00	189.74
1	600–650	610	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	690	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	207.50	207.50
1	700–750	715	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	322.50–332.50	327.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	364	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	350	242.50	242.50
2	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	478	230.00–242.50	237.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
7	500–550	524	293.00–297.50	294.20
2	550–600	555	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	405	267.50	267.50
7	450–500	466	252.50–280.00	264.01
4	500–550	526	250.00–272.50	264.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,465.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	90.00–127.00	110.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	573	87.50–122.50	104.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	110.00	110.00

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	1	—	1,005	1,885.00	1,885.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	608	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,165	169.00	169.00

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	—	960	162.00	162.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	872	80.00–124.00	111.19
15	—	966	132.50–149.00	141.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	171.00	171.00
8	—	1,338	147.00–161.00	155.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	174.00–179.00	176.67
26	—	1,123	148.00–169.00	159.75
6	—	1,033	108.00–143.00	131.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	195.00	195.00
8	—	1,376	161.00–181.00	173.45

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.