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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were 11.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls were too few to trend. Moderate offering 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 $215.03/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −153.11 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$215.03

72 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.50

vs SC average

−23.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	231.01	1,274	7thin
Medium and Large 2	544	219.35	1,192	44
Medium and Large 3	541	200.66	1,085	21

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about $189 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 sale72 hd

215.03

—

SC average5 barns · 174 hd

217.53

−2.50

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−23.58

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−153.11

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	1,484	144.72	2,147	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,631	127.22	2,075	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	120.76	1,403	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	93.94	875	3thin

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)	1,083	$1,384	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	854	$1,285	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,808	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	655	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2	400–450	430	243.20/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,046	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	241.02/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,367	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	315.05/cwt	300.00–325.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	233.11/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	225.23/cwt	215.00–235.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	242.02/cwt	225.00–244.00	949	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	273.74/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,155	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	230.82/cwt	220.00–235.00	974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	222.09/cwt	200.00–235.00	944	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	223.31/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,159	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	190.98/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	203.25/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,071	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	202.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,258	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	256.97/cwt	250.00–265.00	951	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	186.24/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	233.03/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,114	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	214.15/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,234	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	238.71/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	194.18/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	207.78/cwt	195.00–215.00	995	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	273.80/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,043	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	231.58/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,223	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	216.76/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,470	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	224.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,397	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	249.41/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,180	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	255.75/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,097	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	191.56/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,366	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	195.07/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,313	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	218.19/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,259	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,240	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	229.11/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	232.71/cwt	225.00–245.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	258.07/cwt	245.00–265.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	215.24/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,111	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	209.58/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,318	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	288.27/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	306.20/cwt	295.00–315.00	943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	322.65/cwt	305.00–340.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	270.16/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,127	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	750–800	795	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,312	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,847	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	132.15/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,725	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	120.97/cwt	106.00–135.00	1,397	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,106	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	129.52/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,134	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	108.80/cwt	88.00–125.00	1,128	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	86.41/cwt	77.00–94.00	769	2
Bulls	—	—	1,421	145.53/cwt	132.00–164.00	2,068	8
Bulls	—	—	1,965	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,089	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	228.21/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	177.55/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	266.37/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,140	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	205.13/cwt	195.00–220.00	966	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	277.33/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,070	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	258.11/cwt	245.00–265.00	958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	215.64/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,123	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	236.78/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,115	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	202.28/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,153	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	185.37/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,346	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	189.90/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,185	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	188.36/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,253	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	655	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	913	1,750.14/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	863	1,151.96/head	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,152	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	835	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	1,384.06/head	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,746	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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