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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 2

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 229▼ 382 vs year ago 573 · −66.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 43▼ 105 vs year ago 125 · −84.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 0▼ 26 vs year ago 42 · −61.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to sale being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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 $235.70/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −98.21 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$235.70

21 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$22.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.37

vs SC average

−47.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	237.88	1,316	19thin
Medium and Large 3	535	215.00	1,150	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.88/cwt here — about $165 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 sale21 hd

235.70

—

SC average3 barns · 109 hd

239.07

−3.37

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−47.62

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−98.21

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	1,415	151.00	2,137	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	127.03	1,871	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	113.69	1,268	15

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)	1,087	$2,067	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	989	$2,024	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,803	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,550	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,543	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,475	1thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	347.27/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,302	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,429	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	294.92/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,351	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,069	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,635	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	241.16/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,645	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,551	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	223	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	619	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	296.26/cwt	295.00–297.50	912	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	283.39/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,043	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,116	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	271.19/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,158	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	250.31/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,071	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,244	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,247	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	241.25/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,296	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	234.14/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,337	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	657	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,380	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	613	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	325.22/cwt	320.00–330.00	862	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,148	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	354.80/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,107	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	943	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	249.66/cwt	240.00–260.00	919	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	329.94/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,270	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	312.89/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,286	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	412	339.26/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,398	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	226.15/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,047	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	282.13/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,380	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,380	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	231.28/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,330	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,531	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	210.11/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,418	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,509	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,137	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	997	99.38/cwt	82.00–115.00	991	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	126.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,538	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	127.03/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,871	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	989	2,023.77/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,024	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	995	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	1,802.79/head	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,803	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,068	1,543.44/head	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,543	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,087	2,066.76/head	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,132	1,550.07/head	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,550	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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 229Year ago 573

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 43Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 42

No comparisons this week due to sale being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	317	297.50	297.50
7	450–500	489	270.00–290.00	282.13
2	550–600	575	230.00–232.50	231.28
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	320.00–330.00	325.22
5	300–350	312	335.00–360.00	354.80
2	350–400	385	327.50–332.50	329.94
9	400–450	411	305.00–317.00	312.89
1	500–550	500	276.00	276.00
4	550–600	589	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	368	240.00–260.00	249.66
2	450–500	463	222.50–230.00	226.15
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	675	205.00–215.00	210.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	300	382.50	382.50
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	412	335.00–345.00	339.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	277.50	277.50
1	250–300	285	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	355	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	428	242.50–257.50	250.31
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	657	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	295.00–297.50	296.26
3	350–400	368	280.00–287.50	283.39
12	400–450	427	270.00–277.50	271.19
1	450–500	475	262.50	262.50
10	500–550	537	227.50–247.50	241.25
9	550–600	571	232.50–237.50	234.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	297.50	297.50
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	465	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	340.00–360.00	347.27
2	400–450	433	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	470	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	680	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	730	212.50	212.50
1	750–800	790	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	290.00–300.00	294.92
1	600–650	600	272.50	272.50
10	650–700	682	237.50–245.00	241.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	997	82.00–115.00	99.38
8	—	1,219	120.00–130.00	126.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	125.00–128.00	127.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	151.00	151.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,045	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,802.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,132	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,550.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	989	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,023.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,087	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,066.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,543.44

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.