Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 10.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.90 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 lower all based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 1.80 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. 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 $240.63/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −127.52 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$240.63

67 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$33.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs SC average

−17.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	261.43	1,362	10thin
Medium and Large 2	551	240.83	1,326	40
Medium and Large 3	544	227.91	1,240	17thin

One grade step is worth $33.52/cwt here — about $121 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.

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 sale67 hd

240.63

—

SC average5 barns · 136 hd

239.85

+0.78

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−17.83

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−127.52

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	1,615	160.20	2,587	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	134.51	1,960	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	131.40	1,591	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	122.69	1,310	26

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)	970	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	625	$490	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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	400–450	426	230.02/cwt	220.00–235.00	980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	234.91/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	244.51/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	224.95/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	261.36/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,477	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	679	224.32/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,523	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	229.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	246.61/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	400–450	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	679	238.76/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	265.26/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,385	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	705	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	794	81.53/cwt	32.00–125.00	647	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	710	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	725	109.14/cwt	98.00–125.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	252.80/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,696	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,465	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	499	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,223	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	284.46/cwt	275.00–295.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	251.67/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	523	235.72/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	264.63/cwt	245.00–275.00	849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	277.08/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,297	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	281.08/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,209	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,165	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	248.40/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	225.75/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,203	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	231.05/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,086	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	944	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	655	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	511	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	625	490.00/head	490.00–490.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	210.82/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,508	175.70/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,650	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	136.64/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,772	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	128.12/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,482	16
Bulls	—	—	1,833	163.94/cwt	159.00–170.00	3,005	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	114.58/cwt	95.00–121.00	1,168	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	129.64/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,439	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	130.04/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,922	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	136.43/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,976	7
Bulls	—	—	1,396	147.77/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	237.56/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,240	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	238.71/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	246.08/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,159	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	222.61/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	264.35/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,256	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	298.54/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,251	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	300.54/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,259	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	403	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,320	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	306.51/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	319.55/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,202	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	282.19/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,075	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	295.61/cwt	285.00–305.00	825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	261	360.75/cwt	355.00–385.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	262.14/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,355	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	134.55/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	293.71/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,375	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	330.82/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,095	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	280.09/cwt	270.00–290.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	274.74/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	248.86/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,155	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	725	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	280.57/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,352	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	259.19/cwt	255.00–272.50	982	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	240.47/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,354	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	258.38/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,098	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	243.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,300	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	238.29/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	270.42/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,398	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	571	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,299	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	254.60/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,571	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	284.93/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	274.55/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,540	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	328.71/cwt	315.00–340.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	241.67/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,518	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	114.98/cwt	105.00–126.00	1,052	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	309.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	478	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,295	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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