Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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 $224.75/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −143.39 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$224.75

52 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$50.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.89

vs SC average

−15.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	246.74	1,313	12thin
Medium and Large 2	536	222.90	1,194	33
Medium and Large 3	527	195.75	1,031	7thin

One grade step is worth $50.99/cwt here — about $281 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale52 hd

224.75

—

SC average6 barns · 166 hd

218.86

+5.89

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−15.94

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−143.39

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	1,335	123.00	1,642	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	132.08	1,695	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	128.00	1,997	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	112.82	1,202	15

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)	950	$1,413	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,955	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	709	$1,724	3thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	250.02/cwt	235.00–260.00	940	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	136.51/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,788	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	241.57/cwt	235.00–255.00	780	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	670	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	754	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	1,000	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	681	182.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	202.16/cwt	195.00–210.00	924	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	222.72/cwt	215.00–230.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	228.67/cwt	220.00–245.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	762	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	219.95/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	228.77/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	222.09/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,281	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	231.06/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,062	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	123.00/cwt	113.00–136.00	1,642	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	107.43/cwt	60.00–123.00	1,097	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	127.66/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,517	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	120.58/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	190.87/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	611	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	297.10/cwt	290.00–320.00	998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	246.74/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,313	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	301.87/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,135	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	195.88/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	246.83/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	251.65/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	263.36/cwt	260.00–265.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	320.87/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,052	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,955	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,625	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	223.66/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	251.79/cwt	245.00–260.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	533	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	931	93.61/cwt	87.00–105.00	872	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	865	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	290.13/cwt	280.00–300.00	824	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	214.01/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	277.61/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,058	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	713	1,636.67/head	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	278.44/cwt	265.00–295.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	256.00/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,188	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	237.30/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,013	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	218.44/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,496	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	207.96/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,291	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	240.63/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,256	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	673	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	217.75/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,226	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	226.64/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,190	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	268.40/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,119	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	249.05/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,173	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	230.94/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,402	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	218.50/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,567	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	252.45/cwt	235.00–256.00	977	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	234.98/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,116	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	273.61/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	241.45/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,280	9

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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