Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price trend available this week due to the first sale at this location. Heavy offerings of average quality cattle, with active buyer participation. Strong demand noted for Feeder Cattle below 500lbs, with light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $239.05/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −157.49 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$239.05

54 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$38.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.07

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	256.47	1,330	20
Medium and Large 2	550	233.01	1,282	23
Medium 1	550	225.00	1,238	2thin
Medium and Large 3	568	219.15	1,244	6thin
Large 1	563	218.27	1,229	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.20/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.37, low $307.28, median $396.53 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

239.05

—

SC average3 barns · 87 hd

243.11

−4.07

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

−157.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,364	160.19	2,185	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	141.74	1,967	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,107	132.69	1,469	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	122.15	1,118	41

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)	1,103	$1,701	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,602	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,577	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,162	$1,547	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,387	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,356	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,465	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	947	$1,925	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	679	$1,247	4thin

Every lot, as filed

155 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda Livestock Exchange - Saluda, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	264.89/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,385	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	257.91/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,212	16
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	458	216.19/cwt	205.00–227.50	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	365	234.45/cwt	215.00–255.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	279.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	254.29/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,447	7
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	246.90/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	418	216.18/cwt	212.50–220.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	272.42/cwt	270.00–275.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	217.16/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	255.69/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,074	13
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	255.35/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,198	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	267.17/cwt	260.00–275.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	244.13/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	240.72/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,358	7
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	578	215.43/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	262.39/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	728	202.68/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	266.26/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	221.23/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,292	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	215.03/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	235.31/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,017	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	242.29/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,136	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	231.93/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,322	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	225.84/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,077	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	228.90/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	230.85/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	263.05/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,128	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	234.42/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,228	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	292.49/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,065	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	225.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	336.18/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,355	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	267	354.88/cwt	340.00–365.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	341.23/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	563	218.27/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	553	305.06/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	305.28/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	217.42/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	255.91/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,323	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	2
Steers	Large 1	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	249.94/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	220.06/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	237.55/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	468	246.67/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,154	3
Steers	Large 1	600–650	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	240.05/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	268.49/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,278	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	282.16/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,360	16
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	653	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	294.05/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,547	5
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	565	241.64/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	703	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	259.85/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	272.56/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,564	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	594	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	232.49/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,432	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	243.49/cwt	230.00–255.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	214.82/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	220.95/cwt	200.00–230.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	293.25/cwt	285.00–300.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	278	258.51/cwt	220.00–295.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	321.73/cwt	315.00–325.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	280.77/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,202	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	317.36/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	303.13/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,119	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	251.21/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	254.53/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,303	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	256.57/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,224	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	679	1,247.33/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,247	4
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	910	1,443.04/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,443	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	962	1,336.48/head	1,125.00–1,650.00	1,336	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,034	1,612.43/head	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,612	5
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	860	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,812.07/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,812	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	1,700.96/head	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,701	2
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	1,175	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	825	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	1,728.63/head	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,729	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	768	812.70/head	700.00–900.00	813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,250.35/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	850	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,162	1,494.87/head	1,275.00–1,750.00	1,495	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,283	1,951.46/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,951	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,391.78/head	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,392	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	875	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,025	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,969	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	183.97/cwt	172.00–194.00	3,146	6
Bulls	—	—	1,055	136.60/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,441	7
Bulls	—	—	1,269	157.95/cwt	148.00–163.00	2,004	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	128.12/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,121	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	113.37/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,091	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	150.47/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,723	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	140.68/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,201	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	137.98/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,566	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	145.25/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,983	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	132.17/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,897	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	158.30/cwt	151.00–173.00	2,105	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	125.13/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,344	18

How this sale compares

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.

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