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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 16

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

193 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 208▼ 41 vs year ago 234 · −17.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 58▼ 52 vs year ago 79 · −65.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 11▼ 23 vs year ago 25 · −92.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder Steers and Heifers too few to trend, feeder Bulls 3.00 higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady. Moderate offering of plain to 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 $246.45/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −87.47 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$246.45

39 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$37.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.83

vs SC average

−38.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	247.41	1,358	38
Medium and Large 3	575	210.00	1,208	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.41/cwt here — about $150 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 sale39 hd

246.45

—

SC average6 barns · 152 hd

234.61

+11.83

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−38.50

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−87.47

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	1,866	146.74	2,738	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	114.17	1,341	21

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)	960	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

57 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	260	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	962	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	398	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,423	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,357	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	275.38/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,446	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,556	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	214.28/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,554	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	247.50/cwt	240.00–255.00	594	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3Full	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	932	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Full	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	288.71/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,034	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	882	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	415	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,172	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,166	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	258.14/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,095	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,284	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	990	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	244.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,132	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	247.66/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,273	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	247.18/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,434	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	603	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,266	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,313	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	525	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	714	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,018	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	315	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,126	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,361	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	316.50/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,437	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	283.60/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,350	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	240.10/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,152	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,420	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	266.94/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,492	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,499	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,866	146.74/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,738	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	104.91/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,105	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	117.07/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,420	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 208Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 58Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 11Year ago 25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,866	140.00–151.00	146.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,213	110.00–127.00	117.07
5	—	1,053	100.00–107.00	104.91

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	210	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	480	230.00–250.00	240.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
8	450–500	476	280.00–300.00	283.60
4	500–550	521	270.00–275.00	272.52
5	550–600	559	255.00–270.00	266.94
2	600–650	618	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	373	360.00–370.00	364.93
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	454	312.50–317.50	316.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	357.50	357.50
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	468	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	525	265.00–285.00	275.38
2	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
7	700–750	725	210.00–215.00	214.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
6	500–550	532	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	398	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	240.00–255.00	247.50
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	360	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	455	217.50	217.50
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	603	210.00	210.00
7	650–700	665	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	325	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	358	282.50–295.00	288.71
5	400–450	424	250.00–270.00	258.14
6	450–500	464	240.00–250.00	244.07
18	500–550	514	240.00–259.00	247.66
20	550–600	580	240.00–248.00	247.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	302.50	302.50
4	400–450	420	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	282.50	282.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.