Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. 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 $207.55/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −160.60 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$207.55

74 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$7.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

vs SC average

−52.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	209.89	1,171	51
Medium and Large 3	537	202.34	1,087	23

One grade step is worth $7.55/cwt here — about $84 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 sale74 hd

207.55

—

SC average6 barns · 200 hd

210.94

−3.39

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−52.91

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−160.60

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	1,646	142.86	2,351	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	128.27	1,769	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	121.01	1,585	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	108.62	1,159	21

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)	1,055	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	883	$1,106	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	248.52/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	186.27/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	256.47/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,090	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	830	103.39/cwt	100.00–107.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	234.86/cwt	230.00–240.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	236.12/cwt	225.00–245.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	234.10/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,014	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	219.57/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,153	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	229.00/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,079	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	228.70/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,276	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	264.14/cwt	255.00–275.00	872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	212.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,309	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	212.64/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,212	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	251.47/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,187	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	266.39/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,007	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	236.70/cwt	225.00–245.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	237.20/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,238	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	272.09/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,145	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	228.85/cwt	220.00–240.00	865	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	233.04/cwt	220.00–241.00	967	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	237.51/cwt	235.00–245.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	219.93/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,148	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	207.50/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	208.99/cwt	200.00–215.00	815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	218.35/cwt	215.00–220.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	209.73/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,017	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	243.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	203.26/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,065	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	226.05/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	746	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	148.73/cwt	144.00–161.00	2,630	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	135.76/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,892	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	113.29/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,515	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	127.54/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,641	13
Bulls	—	—	1,341	128.18/cwt	116.00–140.00	1,719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	201.21/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	199.05/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,162	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	188.79/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,271	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	120.78/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,647	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	105.05/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,095	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	117.56/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,328	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	324	325.90/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,056	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	229	331.60/cwt	330.00–335.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	223.60/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,031	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	200.14/cwt	195.00–205.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	217.97/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	267.29/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	297.42/cwt	285.00–305.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	357	319.54/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,141	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	313.18/cwt	305.00–325.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	257.56/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,334	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	1,105.52/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	255.28/cwt	255.00–260.00	835	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	283.80/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	279.60/cwt	275.00–285.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	203.10/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,247	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	244.13/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,296	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	280.25/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	252.49/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,187	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	275.15/cwt	265.00–285.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	227.48/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	240.41/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,351	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	588	193.98/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,141	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	196.23/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	193.17/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,207	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	207.57/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	642	189.97/cwt	187.00–205.00	1,220	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,516	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,064	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	217.62/cwt	215.00–220.00	925	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	134.37/cwt	127.00–141.00	1,774	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,555	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,764	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	249.00/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,051	10

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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