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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 12

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

285 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 277▼ 160 vs year ago 445 · −36.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 46▼ 116 vs year ago 135 · −85.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 10▼ 13 vs year ago 14 · −92.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. There were 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $232.89/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −149.94 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$232.89

16 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.44

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	556	232.89	1,294	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

232.89

—

SC average5 barns · 75 hd

235.34

−2.44

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−149.94

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	1,471	167.56	2,465	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	153.62	1,887	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	128.51	1,201	6thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	266.42/cwt	260.00–272.50	999	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,104	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	257.73/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,095	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	243.17/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,114	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,408	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	619	236.18/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,462	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	564	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	742	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	222.88/cwt	210.00–237.50	707	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	224.12/cwt	210.00–242.50	814	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	250.52/cwt	250.00–252.50	959	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	231.21/cwt	230.00–235.00	980	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,161	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,151	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	247.55/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,151	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	230.27/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,078	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,235	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,337	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	663	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	953	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	248.82/cwt	240.00–257.50	791	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	932	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	311.60/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,116	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	273.78/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,013	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	248.19/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,050	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,172	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	246.84/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,138	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	237.00/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,242	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	229.70/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,332	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	218.05/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,356	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	192.41/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,299	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,669	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,491	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,471	167.56/cwt	159.00–174.00	2,465	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	874	121.61/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,063	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	142.31/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,501	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	160.93/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,915	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	149.96/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,872	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,264	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 Aug 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 277Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 46Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 10Year ago 14

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. There were 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	280.00–285.00	282.46
3	350–400	370	260.00–282.50	273.78
1	400–450	430	272.50	272.50
1	450–500	465	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	750	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	318	240.00–257.50	248.82
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
5	400–450	423	230.00–260.00	248.19
13	450–500	461	235.00–260.00	246.84
7	500–550	524	225.00–239.00	237.00
9	550–600	580	220.00–235.00	229.70
5	600–650	622	200.00–227.50	218.05
2	650–700	675	180.00–205.00	192.41
1	700–750	730	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	795	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	315	300.00–305.00	302.46
3	350–400	358	305.00–320.00	311.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	210.00–237.50	222.88
3	350–400	363	210.00–242.50	224.12
4	400–450	424	230.00–235.00	231.21
2	450–500	468	220.00–240.00	230.27
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	280.00	280.00
6	400–450	434	265.00–270.00	267.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	240.00	240.00
5	350–400	383	250.00–252.50	250.52
3	400–450	447	257.50	257.50
4	450–500	465	245.00–252.50	247.55
1	500–550	500	247.00	247.00
3	550–600	550	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	277.50	277.50
3	500–550	503	280.00	280.00
11	550–600	570	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	260.00–272.50	266.42
9	400–450	425	240.00–260.00	257.73
7	450–500	458	230.00–247.50	243.17
4	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
4	600–650	619	225.00–240.00	236.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	115.00	115.00
1	750–800	775	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	160.00–163.00	160.93
6	—	1,248	140.00–156.00	149.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	874	116.00–125.00	121.61
2	—	1,055	141.00–144.00	142.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	159.00–174.00	167.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	860	147.00	147.00

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.