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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.02/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −151.13 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$217.02

42 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$36.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs SC average

−48.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	234.22	1,258	13thin
Medium and Large 2	548	216.27	1,185	18thin
Medium and Large 3	551	197.91	1,090	11thin

One grade step is worth $36.31/cwt here — about $168 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 sale42 hd

217.02

—

SC average6 barns · 129 hd

217.36

−0.34

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−48.08

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−151.13

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	1,566	135.18	2,117	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	115.51	1,692	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	114.27	1,379	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	103.57	1,128	36

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$1,513	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,009	$1,251	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$1,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,049	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$808	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,610	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,572	4thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	500–550	529	228.74/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,210	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	211.17/cwt	195.00–215.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	238.20/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,003	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	230.82/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	206.05/cwt	195.00–215.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	203.63/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	219.84/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,029	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	865	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	868	1,039.12/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,039	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	805	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	211.17/cwt	205.00–220.00	779	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	1,174.82/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	1,287.86/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	928	1,607.08/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,607	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	208.92/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,201	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	242.73/cwt	230.00–245.00	765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	217.81/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,248	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	267.56/cwt	260.00–285.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	246.65/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,288	9
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	221.30/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,160	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	282.08/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,055	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	266.36/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,092	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	248.80/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,179	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	935	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	885	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	251.49/cwt	235.00–255.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	214.93/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	625	540.00/head	540.00–540.00	540	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	745	570.00/head	570.00–570.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	249.87/cwt	240.00–255.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	607	188.30/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,143	3
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	870	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	835	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	122.97/cwt	93.00–136.00	1,959	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	117.34/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,422	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	112.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,338	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	98.26/cwt	85.00–108.00	1,017	23
Bulls	—	—	1,543	145.35/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,243	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	110.18/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,322	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	211.56/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	217.58/cwt	215.00–220.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	203	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	518	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	118.67/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,741	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	113.61/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,512.58/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	383	326.59/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	589	191.04/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,125	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	246.40/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	220	356.82/cwt	355.00–360.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	274.92/cwt	272.50–285.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	341.39/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,075	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	407	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	308.45/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	233.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,305	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	256	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,610	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	243.87/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	261.65/cwt	260.00–265.00	924	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	234.98/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,229	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	240.53/cwt	230.00–245.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,417	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	214.29/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,348	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	240.07/cwt	235.00–245.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	274.39/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,303	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	114.53/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	232.03/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,109	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	633	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	237.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,370	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	427	228.09/cwt	225.00–235.00	974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	242.35/cwt	235.00–250.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	230.70/cwt	220.00–235.00	983	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	474	232.13/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,100	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	302.03/cwt	295.00–315.00	979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	308.52/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,317	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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