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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 9

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

208 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 191▼ 221 vs year ago 429 · −51.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 20▼ 8 vs year ago 66 · −12.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 16▼ 4 vs year ago 15 · −26.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder Steers 3.00 higher, feeder Heifers too few to trend, feeder Bulls 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of 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 $244.83/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −89.09 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$244.83

20 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.47

vs SC average

−35.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	257.67	1,366	3thin
Medium and Large 2	553	243.10	1,344	16thin
Medium and Large 3	535	234.00	1,252	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.67/cwt here — about $115 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 sale20 hd

244.83

—

SC average6 barns · 157 hd

237.35

+7.47

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−35.47

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−89.09

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	1,803	143.67	2,590	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,119	112.85	1,263	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	112.46	1,698	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	886	78.65	697	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$1,597	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,415	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	913	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	367.47/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,147	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	353	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,324	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,298	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	399	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,546	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	352.57/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,456	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	849	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,223	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	264.10/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,376	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	604	258.50/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,561	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3Full	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	804	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,986	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	195	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	614	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	311.07/cwt	300.00–317.50	846	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	303	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	962	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	284.33/cwt	282.50–285.00	896	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	310.61/cwt	310.00–312.50	991	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	253.70/cwt	250.00–257.50	939	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	276.95/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,039	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	275.03/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,128	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	263.46/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,093	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,220	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	252.52/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,199	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,320	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	250.24/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,309	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,252	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,451	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	233.91/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,382	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	199.18/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,340	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	836	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	374.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,005	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,151	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	362.60/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,189	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	293.95/cwt	285.00–302.50	979	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	353	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,306	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	349.51/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,342	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	413	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,479	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	330.76/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,412	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	284.96/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,225	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	449	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,167	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	287.84/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,327	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	277.36/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,423	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	243.03/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,256	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	270.44/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,414	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	258.72/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,457	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	260.34/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,494	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,803	143.67/cwt	143.00–144.00	2,590	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	78.65/cwt	70.00–89.00	697	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	116.40/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,289	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	102.54/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,182	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	112.46/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,698	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	893	1,274.86/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,038	1,596.78/head	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,597	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,148	1,414.53/head	1,225.00–1,800.00	1,415	4

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 191Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 20Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 16Year ago 15

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	315	282.50–285.00	284.33
5	350–400	375	270.00–282.50	276.95
13	400–450	415	250.00–270.00	263.46
6	450–500	475	247.50–257.50	252.52
9	500–550	523	240.00–257.50	250.24
7	550–600	591	225.00–239.00	233.91
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	250.00–257.50	253.70
1	400–450	445	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	535	234.00	234.00
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	673	190.00–209.00	199.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	315.00	315.00
3	250–300	272	300.00–317.50	311.07
4	300–350	319	310.00–312.50	310.61
2	400–450	410	272.50–277.50	275.03
1	450–500	450	271.00	271.00
2	500–550	503	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	585	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	517	230.00–250.00	243.03
1	650–700	680	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	740	195.00	195.00
2	750–800	785	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	285.00–302.50	293.95
3	400–450	430	282.50–287.50	284.96
5	450–500	461	275.00–294.00	287.84
5	500–550	523	265.00–282.50	270.44
2	550–600	563	257.50–260.00	258.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	268	370.00–380.00	374.95
4	300–350	328	355.00–365.00	362.60
5	350–400	384	342.50–362.50	349.51
3	400–450	427	325.00–337.50	330.76
1	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	513	270.00–287.50	277.36
7	550–600	574	260.00–262.50	260.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	377.50	377.50
2	350–400	353	370.00	370.00
8	400–450	413	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	270.00	270.00
5	500–550	521	260.00–275.00	264.10
4	600–650	604	258.00–260.00	258.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	197.50	197.50
1	600–650	630	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	365.00	365.00
4	300–350	312	360.00–370.00	367.47
2	350–400	363	357.50	357.50
3	400–450	413	350.00–357.50	352.57
2	500–550	505	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	399	387.50	387.50
25	800–850	804	247.00	247.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,148	1,225.00–1,800.00	1,414.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,038	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,596.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	893	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,274.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	108.00–117.00	112.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,153	95.00–108.00	102.54
32	—	1,107	110.00–126.00	116.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	886	70.00–89.00	78.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,803	143.00–144.00	143.67

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.