Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week with the area being affected by Hurricane Helene. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $224.85/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −171.69 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$224.85

18 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$9.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	228.09	1,236	12thin
Medium and Large 3	518	218.36	1,132	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.73/cwt here — about $104 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.37, low $307.28, median $396.53 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 sale18 hd

224.85

—

SC average3 barns · 37 hd

224.14

+0.71

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

−171.69

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	1,392	121.30	1,688	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	129.52	1,623	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	118.63	1,260	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	116.00	1,636	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,122	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$870	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	252.06/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,175	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	242.77/cwt	235.00–250.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	219.01/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,224	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	201.67/cwt	195.00–205.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	217.79/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,124	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	257.61/cwt	255.00–265.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	229.28/cwt	225.00–235.00	942	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	247.85/cwt	240.00–255.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	192.25/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	261.72/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,084	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	279.85/cwt	265.00–285.00	924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	219.03/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,121	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	213.10/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,021	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	251.18/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,289	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	674	188.33/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	191.65/cwt	185.00–205.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	223.78/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	240.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	255.39/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	653	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,148	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	262.04/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	266.25/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	242.42/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,401	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	261.10/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	269.09/cwt	255.00–285.00	985	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	217.44/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	239.91/cwt	225.00–250.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	207.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	348.64/cwt	347.50–350.00	784	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,636	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	129.52/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,623	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	107.70/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,010	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	120.82/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,313	15
Bulls	—	—	1,385	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	132.95/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,855	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,726	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	131.57/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,658	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	725	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,127	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	790	1,122.47/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,122	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	800	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	695	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	243.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	226.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,137	3

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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