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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 14

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

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Feeder Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 126▼ 589 vs year ago 761 · −77.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 30▼ 77 vs year ago 120 · −64.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 3▼ 38 vs year ago 47 · −80.9%

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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 very 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 $227.73/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −155.11 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$227.73

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.11

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	227.73	1,251	11thin

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 sale11 hd

227.73

—

SC average5 barns · 118 hd

224.62

+3.11

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−155.11

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	1,584	151.47	2,400	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,389	120.43	1,672	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,634	119.75	1,956	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	116.51	1,290	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,825	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,840	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,378	$1,813	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,284	$1,677	4thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	278	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	924	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,166	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	251.67/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,178	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	598	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,301	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	601	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,397	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	490	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	262	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	579	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	760	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	265.76/cwt	260.00–270.00	858	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	953	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	236.40/cwt	232.50–240.00	875	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	805	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	839	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	233.71/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,010	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	222.24/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,040	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,009	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,140	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	196.06/cwt	187.50–205.00	1,123	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,202	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	639	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	303	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,015	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	669	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	953	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,169	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	269.40/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,123	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	258.17/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,182	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	229.64/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,215	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	224.38/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,313	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,168	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	153.63/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,647	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	117.93/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,294	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,264	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	121.01/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,668	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,716	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,777	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	122.12/cwt	119.00–126.00	2,049	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,165	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,446	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	1,578.40/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,578	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,470	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,550	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,825	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,840	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	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 Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 126Year ago 761

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 30Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 47

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average quality cattle with very active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	310	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	370	232.50–240.00	236.40
4	400–450	432	230.00–235.00	233.71
4	450–500	468	220.00–223.00	222.24
2	500–550	518	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	262	221.00	221.00
1	350–400	370	217.50	217.50
1	400–450	425	197.50	197.50
1	450–500	475	212.50	212.50
2	550–600	573	187.50–205.00	196.06
3	600–650	610	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	260.00–270.00	265.76
1	350–400	370	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	403	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	257.50	257.50
5	400–450	417	255.00–282.50	269.40
10	450–500	458	242.50–265.00	258.17
7	500–550	529	227.50–230.00	229.64
4	550–600	585	222.50–225.00	224.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	230.00	230.00
2	300–350	315	212.50	212.50
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	598	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	240.00–262.50	251.67
3	550–600	575	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	601	232.50	232.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	120.00	120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,425.00	1,425.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,825	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,840	2,225.00	2,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,578.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	114.00	114.00
11	—	1,378	118.00–125.00	121.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	108.00	108.00
12	—	1,097	110.00–124.00	117.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,678	119.00–126.00	122.12
2	—	1,545	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,723	148.00–160.00	153.63
2	—	1,168	145.00	145.00

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.