Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers 1.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, feeder bulls 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower, 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 $214.76/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −153.39 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$214.76

49 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs SC average

−43.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	235.49	1,186	5thin
Medium and Large 2	538	214.89	1,156	38
Medium and Large 3	529	196.65	1,041	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $146 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 sale49 hd

214.76

—

SC average6 barns · 178 hd

215.56

−0.80

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−43.63

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−153.39

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	1,619	139.26	2,255	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	125.30	1,877	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	120.76	1,472	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	108.81	1,099	38

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)	1,030	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	829	$1,717	9

Every lot, as filed

108 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 3	400–450	428	225.84/cwt	200.00–240.00	967	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	211.36/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,217	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	271.42/cwt	265.00–280.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	247.20/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,305	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	800	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	202.75/cwt	195.00–215.00	864	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	217.84/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,150	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	830	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	272.85/cwt	257.50–285.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	286.31/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,094	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	210.38/cwt	195.00–215.00	989	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	226.27/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,088	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	223.64/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,147	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	261.55/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,096	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	935	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	266.75/cwt	260.00–275.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	260.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,224	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	215.39/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,228	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	841	1,763.72/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	232.25/cwt	225.00–235.00	989	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	226.52/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,382	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	623	190.01/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,184	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	233.92/cwt	225.00–245.00	863	10
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	785	1,552.47/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,552	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	747	118.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	195.48/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	217.12/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,016	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	181.30/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,111	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	217.54/cwt	215.00–225.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	206.55/cwt	195.00–215.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	231	212.49/cwt	200.00–220.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	199.81/cwt	195.00–205.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	246.70/cwt	225.00–255.00	918	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	124.70/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,861	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	136.06/cwt	131.00–144.00	2,068	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	122.52/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,516	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	114.94/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,179	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,727	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	121.35/cwt	100.00–137.00	1,942	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	99.42/cwt	88.00–109.00	979	15
Bulls	—	—	1,629	148.22/cwt	142.00–156.00	2,415	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	202.38/cwt	200.00–205.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	241.00/cwt	220.00–255.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	114.19/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,338	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	295.69/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,094	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	322.03/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	325.77/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	197.98/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,039	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	240.56/cwt	220.00–255.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	235	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	289.21/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,183	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	294.39/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,098	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	240.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	993	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	426	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,291	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	250.55/cwt	250.00–251.00	950	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	243.67/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	228.36/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	246.55/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,319	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	225.05/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	198.30/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	228.31/cwt	225.00–235.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	232.04/cwt	225.00–245.00	770	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	537	190.47/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	270.28/cwt	260.00–280.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	272.02/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,255	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,409	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	310.24/cwt	290.00–317.50	987	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	258.99/cwt	255.00–275.00	834	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,447	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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