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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 16

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

419 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 297▼ 254 vs year ago 673 · −37.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 55▼ 122 vs year ago 156 · −78.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 13 vs year ago 16 · −81.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There where 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $243.94/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −157.19 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$243.94

84 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$4.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.95

vs SC average

−22.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	574	244.35	1,403	76
Medium and Large 1	559	240.00	1,342	8thin

One grade step is worth $4.35/cwt here — about $62 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 sale84 hd

243.94

—

SC average6 barns · 194 hd

237.99

+5.95

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−22.70

This barn, trailing median12 sales

401.13

−157.19

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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.38, low $321.94, median $401.13 across 12 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	1,384	149.00	2,062	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	122.54	1,395	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	87.24	847	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,386	3thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	308.06/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,118	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,016	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,069	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	240.24/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,004	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,100	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	247.98/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,123	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	227.52/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,094	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,342	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	232.14/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,312	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	581	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,435	59
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	218.78/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,345	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	667	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,184	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	699	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,468	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,451	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	247.36/cwt	240.00–250.00	787	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	870	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	242.66/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,009	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	218.36/cwt	212.50–222.50	921	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	210.23/cwt	200.00–213.00	973	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	229.08/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,081	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,088	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,191	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	178.75/cwt	170.00–187.50	921	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	202.22/cwt	185.00–207.50	1,199	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,192	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,292	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	743	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,207	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	784	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	306.67/cwt	305.00–307.50	972	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	291.33/cwt	290.00–292.50	947	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	237.76/cwt	207.50–245.00	1,010	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	252.80/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,087	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Full	450	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,114	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	242.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,118	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	968	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	220.35/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,166	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,175	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	186.41/cwt	177.50–195.00	1,171	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	688	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,152	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,384	149.00/cwt	131.00–166.00	2,062	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	895	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	886	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	80.65/cwt	65.00–105.00	761	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,129	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	123.75/cwt	114.00–133.00	1,349	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	125.08/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,669	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	1,386.48/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,386	3

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 297Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 55Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 16

No Comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There where moderate offerings of mostly 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
4	300–350	318	240.00–250.00	247.36
5	350–400	370	230.00–240.00	235.04
8	400–450	416	235.00–247.50	242.66
22	450–500	472	220.00–235.00	229.08
1	500–550	500	217.50	217.50
9	550–600	593	185.00–207.50	202.22
2	650–700	653	182.50	182.50
2	700–750	718	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	500–550	511	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	230.00	230.00
6	400–450	422	212.50–222.50	218.36
10	450–500	463	200.00–213.00	210.23
2	500–550	515	170.00–187.50	178.75
3	700–750	743	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	387	262.50	262.50
2	400–450	415	257.50	257.50
4	500–550	505	245.00	245.00
13	550–600	565	220.00–239.00	232.14
4	600–650	615	215.00–220.00	218.78
7	650–700	699	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	708	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	305.00–311.00	308.06
3	400–450	423	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	453	245.00–250.00	247.98
8	550–600	559	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	418	230.00–247.50	240.24
5	450–500	481	212.50–235.00	227.52
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
3	650–700	667	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	550–600	581	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	325	290.00–292.50	291.33
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
7	400–450	430	250.00–257.50	252.80
5	450–500	460	240.00–250.00	242.98
13	500–550	529	215.00–225.00	220.35
3	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
7	600–650	628	177.50–195.00	186.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	305.00–307.50	306.67
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	207.50–245.00	237.76
1	450–500	490	197.50	197.50
1	500–550	540	217.50	217.50
1	550–600	595	180.00	180.00
2	650–700	688	167.50	167.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,103	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,386.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	131.00–166.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	65.00–105.00	80.65
1	—	1,055	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	99.00	99.00
4	—	1,334	117.00–130.00	125.08
11	—	1,090	114.00–133.00	123.75

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.