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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 29

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 230 vs last sale 385▼ 326 vs year ago 481 · −67.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 25▼ 67 vs year ago 93 · −72.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 5▲ 8 vs year ago 7 · +114.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week on feeder cattle and slaughter cattle due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $260.97/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −121.87 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$260.97

8 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$21.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.54

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	275.00	1,458	1thin
Medium and Large 2	530	261.03	1,384	5thin
Medium and Large 3	563	253.78	1,429	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $29 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 sale8 hd

260.97

—

SC average6 barns · 137 hd

252.42

+8.54

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−121.87

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,735	157.40	2,731	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	143.00	2,324	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	139.91	1,769	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	134.50	1,244	2thin

Every lot

53 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	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	700	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	284.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	812	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	333	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,232	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,281	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	246.75/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,416	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	739	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,722	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	548	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	776	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	271.25/cwt	260.00–282.50	922	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	348	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,100	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,250	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	213.40/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,327	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,250	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,544	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,853	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	769	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	729	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	884	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	326.79/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,203	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,145	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	281.62/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,160	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,334	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	250.51/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,082	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	448	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,429	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	278.09/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,318	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	262.54/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,363	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	253.78/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,429	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,593	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	157.40/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,731	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	134.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,244	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	135.32/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,641	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	143.13/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,861	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,324	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,272	161.97/cwt	144.00–181.00	2,060	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	860	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,075	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 385Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 7

No comparisons this week on feeder cattle and slaughter cattle due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	280.00–290.00	284.91
2	450–500	470	272.50	272.50
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
8	700–750	739	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	375	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	247.50	247.50
3	550–600	574	235.00–252.50	246.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	340	260.00–282.50	271.25
1	450–500	495	252.50	252.50
3	600–650	622	200.00–220.00	213.40
1	700–750	710	176.00	176.00
2	750–800	753	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	330	315.00	315.00
5	950–1000	975	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	255.00	255.00
1	250–300	290	267.50	267.50
1	300–350	340	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	385	297.50	297.50
3	400–450	412	270.00–295.00	281.62
5	450–500	474	272.50–285.00	278.09
4	500–550	519	260.00–267.50	262.54
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	368	315.00–337.50	326.79
2	400–450	420	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	350	252.50	252.50
3	400–450	432	230.00–267.50	250.51
3	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	563	247.50–260.00	253.78
1	600–650	605	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,272	144.00–181.00	161.97

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	1	—	860	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,300	140.00–148.00	143.13
7	—	1,213	125.00–139.00	135.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	130.00–139.00	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,735	153.00–160.00	157.40

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.