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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 9

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

297 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 178▼ 661 vs year ago 958 · −69.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 21▼ 75 vs year ago 130 · −57.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 7 vs year ago 11 · −63.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were moderate offerings of mostly 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 $218.40/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −115.52 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$218.40

24 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$10.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.87

vs SC average

−20.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	224.30	1,173	10thin
Medium and Large 3	533	214.18	1,141	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.12/cwt here — about $32 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 sale24 hd

218.40

—

SC average5 barns · 174 hd

217.53

+0.87

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−20.21

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−115.52

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	—	Low	1,536	156.48	2,403	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	138.76	2,247	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	134.88	1,758	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	119.53	1,222	14

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,570	2thin

Every lot

65 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	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	288.31/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,225	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	242.63/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,119	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	227.53/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,065	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	230.67/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,183	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,341	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	553	233.13/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,289	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3Full	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	591	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	558	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	689	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	827	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	248.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	836	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	941	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	229.17/cwt	227.50–230.00	905	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	224.11/cwt	217.50–230.00	964	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	218.94/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,020	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	234.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,112	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	224.60/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,127	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	214.88/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,124	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,255	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	556	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	310.97/cwt	310.00–312.00	973	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	229.98/cwt	225.00–237.50	966	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,174	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	260.94/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,122	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	245.98/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,146	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	233.75/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,108	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,153	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,232	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	231.07/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,271	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	563	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,295	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	217.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,242	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,336	2
Bulls	750–800	Large 3	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,218	138.80/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,691	6
Bulls	—	—	1,678	163.27/cwt	155.00–173.00	2,740	9
Bulls	—	—	1,848	178.97/cwt	178.00–180.00	3,307	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	111.07/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,022	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	125.88/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,383	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	136.29/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,757	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,741	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,619	138.76/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,247	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	955	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,356	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	740	1,570.27/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,570	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,230	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,415	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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 178Year ago 958

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 21Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 11

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were moderate offerings of mostly 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 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	222.50	222.50
1	300–350	345	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	375	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	420	225.00–237.50	229.98
4	450–500	474	230.00–240.00	233.75
4	500–550	518	220.00–225.00	222.51
9	550–600	572	210.00–220.00	217.05
3	600–650	610	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
8	300–350	313	310.00–312.00	310.97
1	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	423	275.00–280.00	277.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
6	400–450	430	250.00–269.00	260.94
5	450–500	466	245.00–250.00	245.98
3	500–550	530	232.50	232.50
7	550–600	550	227.50–232.50	231.07
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	703	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	240.00	240.00
7	450–500	468	220.00–230.00	227.53
4	500–550	513	222.50–235.00	230.67
4	550–600	553	232.50–235.00	233.13
1	600–650	605	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	240.00–250.00	242.63
3	550–600	553	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	425	285.00–291.00	288.31
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	262.50	262.50
1	250–300	270	255.00	255.00
5	300–350	337	240.00–250.00	248.07
5	350–400	380	247.50	247.50
13	450–500	474	230.00–235.00	234.62
5	500–550	502	224.00–225.00	224.60
4	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	242.50	242.50
1	250–300	270	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	395	227.50–230.00	229.17
11	400–450	430	217.50–230.00	224.11
17	450–500	466	200.00–222.50	218.94
12	500–550	523	207.50–220.00	214.88
2	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	605	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	262.50	262.50
1	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	142.00	142.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,570.27

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	—	1,230	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	130.00–145.00	138.80
9	—	1,678	155.00–173.00	163.27
2	—	1,848	178.00–180.00	178.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	920	104.00–116.00	111.07
8	—	1,099	120.00–132.00	125.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	118.00	118.00
12	—	1,289	128.00–141.00	136.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,619	135.00–142.00	138.76

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.