Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 lower, both 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 $221.06/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −147.09 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$221.06

66 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$34.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.85

vs SC average

−19.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	233.54	1,271	26
Medium and Large 2	535	222.05	1,189	24
Medium and Large 3	547	199.29	1,090	16thin

One grade step is worth $34.25/cwt here — about $181 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 sale66 hd

221.06

—

SC average6 barns · 168 hd

217.20

+3.85

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−19.03

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−147.09

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	1,328	138.18	1,835	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	114.71	1,483	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,609	111.31	1,791	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	107.39	1,196	34

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	$1,262	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,108	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	763	$786	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	847	$1,708	3thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 3	550–600	574	202.75/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	212.51/cwt	205.00–220.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	663	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	830	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	880	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	199.90/cwt	192.50–212.50	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	244.96/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,188	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	763	785.57/head	750.00–820.00	786	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	795	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	895	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	231.63/cwt	225.00–245.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	241.22/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,003	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	795	1,542.14/head	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,542	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	210.03/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	226.37/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,164	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	230.34/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,087	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	278.10/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	217.33/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	226.64/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	231.02/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,342	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	217.02/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	215.08/cwt	205.00–225.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	207.21/cwt	195.00–215.00	993	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	213.39/cwt	205.00–220.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	201.12/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	196.59/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,034	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	229.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	990	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,188	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	108.41/cwt	93.00–114.00	1,665	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	116.58/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,539	17
Bulls	—	—	1,519	147.63/cwt	139.00–153.00	2,242	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	112.68/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,254	19
Bulls	—	—	1,073	125.59/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,348	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	118.56/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,122	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	109.43/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,332	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	100.69/cwt	85.00–108.00	1,123	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	247.75/cwt	240.00–255.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	227.46/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	191.67/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	224.73/cwt	215.00–235.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	233.34/cwt	225.00–240.00	996	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,488.44/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	316	333.99/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,055	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	279	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	274.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,136	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	200.04/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	252.80/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,082	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	255.91/cwt	252.50–265.00	970	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,040.00/head	2,040.00–2,040.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	294.88/cwt	290.00–305.00	982	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	312.84/cwt	300.00–325.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	285.00/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	270.41/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,309	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	232.91/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,265	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	230.21/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,209	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	242.26/cwt	225.00–250.00	879	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	221.63/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	223.72/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	264.73/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,104	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	251.72/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	613	202.43/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	278.33/cwt	265.00–285.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	273.10/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	238.84/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,230	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	102.70/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	653	195.04/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	577	206.72/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	273.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	238.35/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	220.78/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	209.17/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	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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