Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers were steady, feeder bulls were too few to trend. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.92/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −116.23 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$251.92

44 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$7.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.42

vs SC average

−12.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	252.08	1,378	43
Medium and Large 3	555	245.00	1,360	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.08/cwt here — about $18 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.14, low $312.87, median $368.14 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 sale44 hd

251.92

—

SC average6 barns · 200 hd

250.50

+1.42

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−12.71

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−116.23

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	—	Low	1,574	165.30	2,602	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	137.92	1,745	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	136.01	2,165	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	122.34	1,345	43

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,492	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	899	$1,291	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,213	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$145	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	771	$1,356	4thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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 3	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	242.37/cwt	225.00–260.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	275.32/cwt	265.00–285.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	251.58/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,421	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	229.27/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,515	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	253.86/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,323	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	296.45/cwt	290.00–305.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	273.16/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,188	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	266.79/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,145	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	264.25/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,253	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	287.03/cwt	280.00–295.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	380	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	285.80/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,072	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	246.54/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,287	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	565	245.05/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	259.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	266.74/cwt	255.00–280.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	255.15/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	243.73/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,150	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	217.47/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	277.92/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	278.77/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,299	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	271.83/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,427	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,265	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	243.84/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,509	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	371	354.09/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,314	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	439	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	252.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,308	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	292.21/cwt	280.00–305.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	272.09/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,401	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	256.45/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,475	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	265.19/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	281.01/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	282.40/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	271.16/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	270.55/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,642	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	297.48/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,410	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	305.57/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,341	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	374	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,309	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	322.04/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	326.28/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,227	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	261.08/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	274.45/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	353.10/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,148	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	633	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,671	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	758	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	276.03/cwt	265.00–285.00	883	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	251.01/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,175	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	294.67/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	322.66/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	311.51/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,290	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	285.05/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,488	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	330.55/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,236	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	251.45/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,635	176.24/cwt	137.00–224.00	2,882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	145.00/head	145.00–145.00	145	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	840	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	895	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	147.37/cwt	139.00–157.50	1,643	4
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	970	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	407	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	111.17/cwt	87.00–121.00	1,190	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	137.15/cwt	132.00–148.00	2,151	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,253	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	140.51/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,803	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	130.39/cwt	122.00–141.00	1,462	25
Bulls	—	—	1,590	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	133.03/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,663	21
Bulls	—	—	1,550	164.57/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,551	8
Bulls	—	—	1,633	168.69/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,755	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,491.98/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,492	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	853	1,210.85/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,211	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	650	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1

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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