Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last, there were too few comparable feeder cattle sales to establish trends. Slaughter cows were 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. There were heavy 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 $231.90/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −136.24 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$231.90

101 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$9.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.58

vs SC average

−12.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	529	234.45	1,240	75
Medium and Large 3	545	224.55	1,223	26

One grade step is worth $9.90/cwt here — about $17 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 sale101 hd

231.90

—

SC average6 barns · 198 hd

233.48

−1.58

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−12.51

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−136.24

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	—	Average	1,730	164.41	2,844	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	158.63	2,392	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	151.94	1,837	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	135.29	1,377	28

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)	1,515	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,544	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$1,043	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 3	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	234.81/cwt	215.00–250.00	998	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	283.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	273.02/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,185	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	346	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,194	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	241.01/cwt	230.00–245.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	236.47/cwt	220.00–245.00	880	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	236.83/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,336	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	411	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,069	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	245	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	232.20/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,128	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	224.55/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,289	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	272.37/cwt	265.00–280.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	225.23/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,173	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	244.80/cwt	240.00–255.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	251.69/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,075	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	242.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,116	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	527	225.33/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,187	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	257.41/cwt	250.00–265.00	947	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	238.32/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,234	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	571	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	290.98/cwt	290.00–295.00	992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	272.91/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	233.00/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,221	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	296.65/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,115	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	238.03/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	473	278.91/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,319	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	223.72/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,669	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	450–500	492	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	260.31/cwt	245.00–275.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	243.56/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,179	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	257.80/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,384	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	546	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,392	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	564	252.17/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,422	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	257.09/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,219	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	140.30/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,472	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	122.75/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,155	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	163.43/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,824	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	151.82/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,857	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,626	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	158.63/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,392	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	165.31/cwt	154.00–177.00	2,761	7
Bulls	—	—	2,190	189.37/cwt	186.00–193.00	4,147	2
Bulls	—	—	1,563	145.67/cwt	141.00–151.00	2,277	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	879	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,280	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,510	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	155.28/cwt	146.00–170.00	1,804	3
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	750	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,515	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	935	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	938	121.86/cwt	102.00–140.00	1,143	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,523.47/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,523	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	1,655.50/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	260.18/cwt	255.00–265.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	232.34/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,229	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	286.49/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,063	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550–600	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	267.11/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,004	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	264.10/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,130	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	226.49/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	209.96/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	257.91/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	303.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,119	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	318.37/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	286.82/cwt	280.00–295.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	260.13/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	885	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	134.62/cwt	101.00–159.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	800	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	725	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	905	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,477	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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