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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 28

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

236 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 318▼ 540 vs year ago 776 · −69.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 60▼ 57 vs year ago 101 · −56.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Bulls 3.00 to 12.00 lower, Feeder Steers and Heifers had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer demand.

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 $231.47/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −151.37 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$231.47

16 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$16.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.49

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	242.08	1,241	6thin
Medium and Large 2	572	225.10	1,286	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.98/cwt here — about −$46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale16 hd

231.47

—

SC average6 barns · 133 hd

226.98

+4.49

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−151.37

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	1,622	151.17	2,452	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	125.51	1,568	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	788	94.53	745	3thin

Every lot

58 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	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,149	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,278	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,092	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	230.87/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,309	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3Full	600	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,125	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,429	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	256	245.45/cwt	210.00–257.50	628	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	259.07/cwt	252.50–262.50	692	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	250.19/cwt	245.00–255.00	808	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	231.34/cwt	230.00–232.50	747	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	850	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	245.67/cwt	242.50–247.50	941	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,002	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	223.21/cwt	207.50–227.50	904	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	238.71/cwt	230.00–245.00	974	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	962	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	224.86/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,075	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	201.90/cwt	182.50–210.00	1,064	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	221.08/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,167	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	610	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,266	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	178.68/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,108	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	158.71/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,230	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	299.07/cwt	280.00–312.50	802	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	899	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	311.71/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,054	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,116	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	406	249.53/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,013	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	275.52/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,130	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	241.15/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,001	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	246.74/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,162	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	224.22/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,081	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	492	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	1,592	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,220	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	224.00/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,288	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	206.27/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,295	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,309	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,371	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	125.17/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,846	2
Bulls	—	—	1,674	160.21/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,682	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,856	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	91.79/cwt	80.00–105.00	730	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	125.11/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,540	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,528	131.71/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,013	2

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 318Year ago 776

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 60Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	257.50	257.50
2	400–450	405	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	252.50–262.50	259.07
2	300–350	323	245.00–255.00	250.19
11	350–400	383	242.50–247.50	245.67
4	400–450	408	230.00–245.00	238.71
6	450–500	478	220.00–232.50	224.86
11	500–550	528	217.50–225.00	221.08
6	550–600	565	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	256	210.00–257.50	245.45
2	300–350	323	230.00–232.50	231.34
1	350–400	385	230.00	230.00
7	400–450	405	207.50–227.50	223.21
1	450–500	475	202.50	202.50
5	500–550	527	182.50–210.00	201.90
2	600–650	620	170.00–187.50	178.68
4	750–800	775	140.00–165.00	158.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	280.00–312.50	299.07
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
11	400–450	406	247.50–250.00	249.53
17	450–500	471	235.00–250.00	246.74
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
9	550–600	575	215.00–237.50	224.00
4	600–650	628	195.00–210.00	206.27
1	750–800	795	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	415	230.00–252.50	241.15
3	450–500	482	222.50–225.00	224.22
1	600–650	605	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	492	323.50	323.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	281	320.00	320.00
7	300–350	338	310.00–317.50	311.71
2	350–400	375	297.50	297.50
5	400–450	410	272.50–280.00	275.52
5	500–550	503	242.50	242.50
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	630	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	680	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	740	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	383	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	511	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	567	225.00–242.50	230.87
6	600–650	628	227.50	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	795	80.00–105.00	91.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	130.00–134.00	131.71
31	—	1,231	114.00–130.00	125.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	124.00–127.00	125.17
1	—	1,710	167.00	167.00
4	—	1,674	156.00–166.00	160.21

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.