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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 7

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Sep 23Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 177 vs last sale 303▼ 581 vs year ago 707 · −82.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 46▼ 34 vs year ago 64 · −53.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 31▼ 72 vs year ago 75 · −96.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week. There were light 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 $188.17/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −145.75 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$188.17

3 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$53.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.01

vs SC average

−64.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	568	206.00	1,170	2thin
Medium and Large 3	550	152.50	839	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.50/cwt here — about $331 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale3 hd

188.17

—

SC average3 barns · 54 hd

214.18

−26.01

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−64.51

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−145.75

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	—	Average	1,636	146.94	2,404	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	120.15	1,515	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	695	80.25	558	3thin

Every lot

45 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	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	947	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	233.79/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,064	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	255.69/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,209	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,379	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	539	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	258	231.00/cwt	222.50–240.00	596	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	225.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	867	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	253.24/cwt	237.50–255.00	980	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	982	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	196.91/cwt	187.50–200.00	817	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	177.58/cwt	172.50–182.50	831	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	839	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	206.00/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,170	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	289.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	912	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	257.50/cwt	252.50–262.50	855	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	239.33/cwt	225.00–252.50	912	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	271.41/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,121	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	253.95/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,206	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	995	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	212.66/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,229	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,203	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,878	1
Bulls	—	—	1,654	153.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,542	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	695	80.25/cwt	52.50–100.00	558	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	119.59/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,491	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	123.72/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,667	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	818	102.10/cwt	90.00–115.00	835	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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 303Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 46Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 31Year ago 75

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week. There were light 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	332	252.50–262.50	257.50
4	350–400	381	225.00–252.50	239.33
1	400–450	435	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	490	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	545	182.50	182.50
1	550–600	575	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	645	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	280.00–295.00	289.50
3	400–450	413	260.00–280.00	271.41
4	450–500	475	247.50–260.00	253.95
1	500–550	505	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	578	200.00–225.00	212.66
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	740	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	245.00	245.00
2	250–300	258	222.50–240.00	231.00
2	350–400	385	220.00–230.00	225.13
4	400–450	415	187.50–200.00	196.91
2	450–500	468	172.50–182.50	177.58
1	550–600	550	152.50	152.50
2	800–850	810	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
10	350–400	387	237.50–255.00	253.24
1	400–450	405	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	495	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	568	195.00–217.50	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	375	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	435	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	455	230.00–237.50	233.79
1	500–550	510	225.00	225.00
6	550–600	593	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	250.00–265.00	255.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,247	112.00–128.00	119.59
3	—	1,347	122.00–125.00	123.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	52.50–100.00	80.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,654	150.00–160.00	153.67
1	—	1,565	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	818	90.00–115.00	102.10

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.