Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 10.50 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.60 lower. Moderate offerings of 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 $219.26/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −148.88 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$219.26

45 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$32.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs SC average

−22.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	240.00	1,272	3thin
Medium and Large 2	549	222.30	1,220	29
Medium and Large 3	555	207.71	1,153	13thin

One grade step is worth $32.29/cwt here — about $119 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 sale45 hd

219.26

—

SC average6 barns · 186 hd

221.03

−1.77

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−22.62

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−148.88

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	1,745	153.30	2,675	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	136.73	1,819	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	136.27	1,960	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	119.97	1,279	71

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)	1,080	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$1,717	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$1,514	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,346	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,247	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	847	$2,286	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$1,438	2thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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	500–550	511	238.31/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	229.91/cwt	225.00–235.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	229.99/cwt	215.00–235.00	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	218.74/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,002	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	199.20/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	232.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	205.51/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	242.02/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	230.52/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,093	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,427	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,445.64/head	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,446	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	922	118.05/cwt	94.00–131.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	246.23/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	235.92/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,232	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	1,029.01/head	920.00–1,125.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	249.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,188	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	272.09/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,029	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	550–600	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	226.16/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,278	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	988	133.91/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	629	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	213.24/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,331	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,530	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	810	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,004	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	208	259.46/cwt	245.00–275.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	245.50/cwt	245.00–247.50	879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	202.37/cwt	192.50–215.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	579	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,442	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	132.75/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,252	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,218	1,494.30/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,494	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	845	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	570	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	219.07/cwt	210.00–230.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	211.71/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	216.27/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,157	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	585	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	133.65/cwt	128.00–146.00	1,541	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	132.67/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,948	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	141.68/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,974	4
Bulls	—	—	1,843	170.96/cwt	157.00–180.00	3,151	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	112.99/cwt	41.00–125.00	1,155	47
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	897	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,668	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	133.40/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,752	21
Bulls	—	—	1,657	137.40/cwt	105.00–152.00	2,277	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	143.73/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,963	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	210.02/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,189	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	241.78/cwt	235.00–255.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	230.67/cwt	220.00–240.00	969	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	730	1,350.68/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,456	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	266.55/cwt	262.50–270.00	976	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	251.29/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,163	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,357	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,750	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	2,389	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	1,717.39/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	305.29/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,130	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	3,756.05/head	3,425.00–4,050.00	3,756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	311.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	522	229.78/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	302.01/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	226.08/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,173	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	241.51/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,041	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	243.12/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,267	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	845	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	275.10/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	223.05/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,260	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	238.68/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,124	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	250.99/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,396	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	293.28/cwt	290.00–295.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	263.38/cwt	255.00–275.00	745	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	136.35/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	271.66/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	252.56/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,334	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	249.28/cwt	240.00–255.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	818	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,816	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	479	227.53/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	274.57/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,175	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,662.50/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	129.97/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	257.85/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,088	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	685	214.01/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,466	5

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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