Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No feeder cattle comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were up to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too few to trend. There were moderate offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.67/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −141.48 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$226.67

46 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$15.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.18

vs SC average

−18.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	236.16	1,238	17thin
Medium and Large 3	563	221.10	1,246	29

One grade step is worth $15.06/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale46 hd

226.67

—

SC average5 barns · 164 hd

236.84

−10.18

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−18.40

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−141.48

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	1,611	165.13	2,660	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	143.46	1,689	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	119.37	1,159	19

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)	1,187	$1,685	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,438	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	955	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	750–800	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	260.15/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	450–500	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	238.31/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,223	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	245.56/cwt	235.00–250.00	911	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	679	196.27/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	240.26/cwt	235.00–250.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	225.54/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,067	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	245.35/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,016	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	199.72/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	400–450	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	252.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	210.43/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,338	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	241.54/cwt	235.00–250.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	550–600	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	234.99/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,217	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	208.73/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	246.06/cwt	235.00–255.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	220.06/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,287	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	226.77/cwt	215.00–240.00	952	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	223.10/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,176	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	300–350	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	261.28/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	255.63/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	226.70/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	428	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,124	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	125.53/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,638	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	155.88/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,847	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	142.21/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,654	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	107.49/cwt	83.00–120.00	929	9
Bulls	—	—	1,660	176.73/cwt	172.00–186.00	2,934	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	130.06/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,388	10
Bulls	—	—	1,550	150.63/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	243.92/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	263.95/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,143	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	212.30/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,331	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	289.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,177	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	259.54/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,222	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	282.16/cwt	275.00–295.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	279.50/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,068	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	319.22/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,015	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	333.40/cwt	325.00–345.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	310.99/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,160	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	254.93/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	955	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	1,055	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	845	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	825	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	985	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	855	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	1,815.47/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,815	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,437.75/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,438	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	126.12/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,196	3

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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