Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 2.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $237.35/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −159.18 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$237.35

34 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$12.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.34

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	241.91	1,311	22
Medium and Large 3	532	228.99	1,218	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.92/cwt here — about $93 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 sale34 hd

237.35

—

SC average6 barns · 122 hd

233.01

+4.34

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

−159.18

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	1,659	141.71	2,352	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	121.06	1,848	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	114.87	1,295	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	108.28	1,140	22

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)	1,135	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$1,213	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	777	$1,075	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,595	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,505	2thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	500–550	533	202.56/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	202.60/cwt	200.00–205.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	204.79/cwt	195.00–215.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	678	186.26/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	190.09/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	233.40/cwt	225.00–245.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	232.21/cwt	225.00–240.00	975	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	263	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	247.21/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,142	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,286	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	248.22/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,038	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	196.94/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	267.79/cwt	260.00–275.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	259.47/cwt	250.00–275.00	991	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	244.41/cwt	215.00–265.00	914	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	238.59/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,367	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	229.81/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,213	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	243.29/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,148	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	271.21/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,123	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	285.31/cwt	275.00–295.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	285.57/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,088	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	208.70/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	264.35/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,266	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	279.81/cwt	275.00–285.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	307.53/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,018	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	250.77/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,296	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	374	328.55/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	237.96/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,237	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	266.79/cwt	255.00–275.00	870	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	250.47/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,042	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	292.45/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	210.51/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	220.01/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,153	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	237.46/cwt	225.00–245.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	229.95/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,078	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	269.41/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	668	202.57/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	224.97/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	235.17/cwt	230.00–240.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	215.63/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,143	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	400–450	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	295.08/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	274.01/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,359	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	220.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	685	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	333.72/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,368	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	328.07/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,197	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	276	341.94/cwt	330.00–350.00	944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	220	380.23/cwt	375.00–385.00	837	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	91.23/cwt	80.00–103.00	822	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	112.07/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,217	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	317.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	299.05/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,256	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	308.20/cwt	300.00–320.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	303.10/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,076	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	235.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	229.61/cwt	210.00–247.50	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	213.82/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,595	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	885	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	715	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	800	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,027	1
Bred Heifers	Small 2	—	665	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	703	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	808	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	122.56/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,360	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	118.46/cwt	115.00–122.00	977	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,390	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	700	1,024.29/head	975.00–1,075.00	1,024	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	765	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	144.15/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,383	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	109.34/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,133	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	118.33/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,401	8
Bulls	—	—	1,854	154.26/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,860	4
Bulls	—	—	1,468	127.95/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,878	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	119.07/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,769	6

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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