Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher based on 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 $211.61/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −155.94 against this barn's trailing median of $367.55.

Average price

$211.61

58 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$12.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.59

vs SC average

−25.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	216.21	1,178	36
Medium and Large 3	543	204.10	1,108	22

One grade step is worth $12.10/cwt here — about $70 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.14, low $294.82, median $367.55 across 32 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 sale58 hd

211.61

—

SC average6 barns · 203 hd

215.20

−3.59

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−25.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

367.55

−155.94

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	1,790	148.77	2,663	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	119.86	1,804	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	118.18	1,483	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	106.97	1,172	51

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,121	$1,434	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,165	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,134	$1,348	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,294	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	896	$1,147	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	675	$750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,656	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$1,642	3thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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 1	350–400	378	294.41/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,113	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	199.30/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,246	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	208.38/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,079	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,271	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	961	1,288.07/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	619	203.79/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	463	230.04/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	257.93/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,081	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	206.13/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,185	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	225.75/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,165	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	201.21/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	262.58/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	258.31/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,196	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	268.36/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	244.74/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,309	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	225.83/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,303	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	232.31/cwt	220.00–242.50	971	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	221.67/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,157	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	173.76/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	257.33/cwt	250.00–265.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	232.37/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,099	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	265.88/cwt	260.00–275.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	199.83/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	668	206.22/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	277.59/cwt	275.00–280.00	763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,359.92/head	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,326	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,258	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	309.94/cwt	295.00–320.00	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	295.94/cwt	285.00–315.00	944	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	208.49/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,193	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	194.85/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	329.63/cwt	325.00–335.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,022	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,600	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	252	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	340	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	990	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,178	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	715	1,512.65/head	1,325.00–1,600.00	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	235.36/cwt	230.00–245.00	537	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	116.14/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,691	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	104.44/cwt	79.00–116.00	1,122	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	118.78/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,421	9
Bulls	—	—	1,790	148.77/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,663	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	124.42/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,640	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	115.80/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,425	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	123.25/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,910	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	208.06/cwt	195.00–220.00	990	31
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	740	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	840	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	970	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	237.03/cwt	220.00–245.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	207.25/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,082	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	199.90/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	202.50/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,075	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	239.91/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,029	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,023	1,612.96/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	614	191.30/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	215.65/cwt	205.00–225.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	209.64/cwt	200.00–220.00	893	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	176.23/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	214.98/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,028	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	196.65/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	209.96/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	244.26/cwt	235.00–255.00	909	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	258.91/cwt	255.00–270.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	217.05/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	274.22/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,045	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	241.56/cwt	235.00–255.00	657	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	898	1,784.33/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,784	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,333	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,084	1,405.42/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,405	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	250.40/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,162	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,345	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	965	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,081	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	850	109.51/cwt	89.00–115.00	931	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	713	833.31/head	690.00–925.00	833	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	1,262.41/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	963	98.90/cwt	96.00–102.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	209.89/cwt	205.00–215.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	450–500	450	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	500–550	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	213.29/cwt	205.00–220.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	205.00/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	229.80/cwt	220.00–235.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	224.68/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,092	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	768	147.33/cwt	127.00–175.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	204.55/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,164	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	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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