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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 22

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

385 head

▲ 163 vs last sale 222▼ 175 vs year ago 560 · −31.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 29▼ 74 vs year ago 99 · −74.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 24 vs year ago 29 · −82.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.60 higher both based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of 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 $246.48/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −87.44 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$246.48

29 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$36.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

vs SC average

−18.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	511	255.25	1,304	22
Medium and Large 3	537	218.90	1,176	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.35/cwt here — about $128 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

246.48

—

SC average6 barns · 200 hd

250.50

−4.02

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−18.15

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−87.44

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	—	Average	1,314	155.61	2,044	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	147.85	1,718	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	146.90	2,049	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	118.38	1,113	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,050	1thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	278.57/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,025	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,070	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	449	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,437	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	474	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,277	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	277.98/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,343	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3Full	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	246.16/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,312	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,582	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,653	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	263.75/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,622	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3Full	615	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,307	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,658	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3Full	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	221.73/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,596	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	277	231.69/cwt	222.50–245.00	642	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	265.96/cwt	260.00–275.00	864	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	266.79/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,008	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3Full	405	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	861	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	254.77/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,093	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	240.44/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,031	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	264.62/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,233	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Full	473	199.95/cwt	190.00–210.00	946	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	234.24/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,113	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	504	258.94/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,305	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	231.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,204	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	222.79/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,159	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3Full	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	225.84/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,260	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	254.52/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,433	2
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	628	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,482	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	692	200.90/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,390	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	228.95/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,587	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,482	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	284.55/cwt	275.00–295.00	626	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	297	353.31/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,049	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3Full	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	324	348.04/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,128	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	293.82/cwt	290.00–295.00	964	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	271.42/cwt	260.00–282.50	896	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	302.50/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,150	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	390	333.98/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,303	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	268.15/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,121	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,058	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	240.83/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,132	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	263.38/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,280	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	265.11/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,365	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,354	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,498	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	1
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	575	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	963	1
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	955	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,289	1
Bulls	—	—	1,493	165.91/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,477	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	99.29/cwt	87.50–110.00	720	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	131.87/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,329	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	131.11/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,420	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	151.05/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,802	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	146.90/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,049	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	815	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 222Year ago 560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	325	260.00–275.00	265.96
21	350–400	378	260.00–270.00	266.79
18	400–450	429	245.00–267.50	254.77
15	450–500	466	250.00–267.50	264.62
18	500–550	504	250.00–268.00	258.94
2	550–600	563	253.00–256.00	254.52
2	600–650	628	236.00	236.00
10	650–700	693	210.00–240.00	228.95
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	277	222.50–245.00	231.69
1	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	395	237.50	237.50
5	400–450	429	235.00–242.50	240.44
6	450–500	475	227.50–237.50	234.24
3	500–550	520	230.00–235.00	231.60
3	550–600	558	220.00–232.50	225.84
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
10	650–700	692	200.00–201.00	200.90
1	750–800	770	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	210.00–215.00	212.47
2	450–500	473	190.00–210.00	199.95
1	500–550	525	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	215.00–230.00	222.79
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	275.00–285.00	278.57
1	400–450	400	267.50	267.50
5	450–500	483	277.50–280.00	277.98
2	600–650	615	257.50–270.00	263.75
2	650–700	663	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	615	212.50	212.50
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	533	242.50–250.00	246.16
8	700–750	720	220.00–230.00	221.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	449	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
7	500–550	541	292.50	292.50
2	550–600	565	290.00–295.00	292.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	474	269.50	269.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	275.00–295.00	284.55
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	330	260.00–282.50	271.42
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	418	262.50–280.00	268.15
20	450–500	486	250.00–270.00	263.38
13	500–550	515	257.50–275.00	265.11
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	660	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	250	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	385	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	470	240.00–242.50	240.83
1	550–600	570	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	705	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	350.00–360.00	353.31
5	300–350	324	342.50–355.00	348.04
19	350–400	390	332.50–347.50	333.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
4	300–350	328	290.00–295.00	293.82
3	350–400	380	290.00–315.00	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	165.00	165.00
1	550–600	575	167.50	167.50
1	600–650	615	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	129.00–135.00	131.87
10	—	1,193	145.00–157.00	151.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	87.50–110.00	99.29
3	—	1,083	126.00–138.00	131.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	140.00–154.00	146.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	159.00–171.00	165.91
1	—	955	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	845	160.00	160.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.