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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 19

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

188 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 285▼ 595 vs year ago 783 · −76.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 19▼ 134 vs year ago 167 · −80.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 1▲ 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of 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 $233.75/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −149.09 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$233.75

22 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	243.02	1,338	14thin
Medium and Large 3	542	217.52	1,180	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $158 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 sale22 hd

233.75

—

SC average6 barns · 100 hd

232.77

+0.97

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−149.09

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	—	Low	1,563	171.48	2,679	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	158.00	2,236	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	150.67	1,826	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	130.14	1,212	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,675	1thin

Every lot

66 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	253	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	683	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3Full	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,337	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,290	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,354	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	235.44/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,363	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	213.81/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,454	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	637	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	239.86/cwt	230.00–250.00	875	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	245.17/cwt	240.00–250.00	902	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Full	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	242.35/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,001	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	229.45/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,090	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	249.81/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,214	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,321	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,069	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	245.92/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,286	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,411	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	188.01/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,190	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	176.18/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,203	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	696	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	287.61/cwt	285.00–290.00	800	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	293	226.20/cwt	220.00–232.50	663	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,097	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	329	341.32/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,123	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	261.10/cwt	250.00–270.00	966	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	218.76/cwt	200.00–230.00	844	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	405	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	901	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	226.17/cwt	215.50–237.50	945	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,236	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	271.99/cwt	242.50–280.00	1,246	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	221.20/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,057	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	214.48/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,117	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	241.85/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,267	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	555	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,235	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	222.58/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,287	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,474	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	617	214.90/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,326	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	640	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,350	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3Full	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	960	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,306	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	184.87/cwt	183.00–186.00	3,047	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	169.91/cwt	156.00–178.00	2,851	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	136.93/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,347	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	150.67/cwt	138.00–164.00	1,826	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,236	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,174	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 285Year ago 783

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 19Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 2

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of 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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	315	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	368	240.00–250.00	245.17
4	400–450	413	230.00–255.00	242.35
14	450–500	486	220.00–255.00	249.81
11	500–550	523	230.00–252.50	245.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	227.50	227.50
1	300–350	340	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	365	230.00–250.00	239.86
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
4	450–500	475	227.50–235.00	229.45
1	500–550	515	207.50	207.50
1	550–600	565	225.00	225.00
5	600–650	633	180.00–195.00	188.01
2	650–700	683	170.00–182.50	176.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	506	261.00	261.00
6	550–600	551	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	220.00–232.50	226.20
7	350–400	386	200.00–230.00	218.76
2	400–450	418	215.50–237.50	226.17
2	450–500	478	220.00–222.50	221.20
5	500–550	521	210.00–222.50	214.48
3	550–600	578	212.50–230.00	222.58
3	600–650	617	200.00–222.50	214.90
1	650–700	675	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	329	340.00–342.50	341.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	302.50	302.50
1	300–350	325	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	555	222.50	222.50
2	600–650	640	211.00	211.00
2	700–750	735	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	285.00–290.00	287.61
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	370	250.00–270.00	261.10
1	400–450	430	287.50	287.50
5	450–500	458	242.50–280.00	271.99
8	500–550	524	240.00–242.50	241.85
5	550–600	592	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	225.00	225.00
5	550–600	579	227.50–237.50	235.44
2	650–700	680	210.00–217.50	213.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	516	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,648	183.00–186.00	184.87
3	—	1,678	156.00–178.00	169.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	125.00–141.00	136.93
1	—	720	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,212	138.00–164.00	150.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,825.00	1,825.00

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	—	1,385	157.00	157.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	105.00	105.00

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.