Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers steady based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 3.00 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 $240.31/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −127.84 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$240.31

43 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$48.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.95

vs SC average

−39.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	248.27	1,345	28
Medium and Large 2	546	227.27	1,242	14thin
Medium and Large 3	575	200.00	1,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.27/cwt here — about $195 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 sale43 hd

240.31

—

SC average6 barns · 157 hd

237.35

+2.95

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−39.99

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−127.84

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	1,689	137.24	2,317	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	111.61	1,654	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	110.93	1,429	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,127	104.73	1,180	31

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,352	$1,575	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,496	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,476	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,063	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,049	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,125	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$1,088	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,021	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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	450–500	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	235.10/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,211	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	847	111.02/cwt	95.00–121.00	940	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	250.32/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,084	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,876.30/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,876	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	840	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	832	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	763	948.16/head	925.00–970.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	271.22/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,286	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	264.44/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,394	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,277	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,117	1,415.16/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,415	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	231.46/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	230.63/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,317	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	284.72/cwt	275.00–300.00	928	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	890	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	242.92/cwt	235.00–255.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	281.67/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	278.88/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	284.30/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,197	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,360	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	233.41/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,104	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	246.71/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	218.43/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	232.68/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,454	9
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	855	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	545	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	260.24/cwt	255.00–265.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	107.21/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,579	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	116.13/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,485	22
Bulls	—	—	1,448	127.25/cwt	116.00–132.00	1,843	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	97.47/cwt	87.00–104.00	1,081	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	193.32/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,185	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	109.31/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,244	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	105.49/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,369	21
Bulls	—	—	1,849	143.90/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,661	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	118.75/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,778	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	355.05/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	257.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,237	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	207.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	331	301.21/cwt	285.00–310.00	997	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	360.68/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,335	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	389.82/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,064	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	416	357.20/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,486	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	217	414.58/cwt	400.00–425.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	287.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,485	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	331	385.86/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,277	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	376	283.48/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,066	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	346.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	281.82/cwt	275.00–285.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	245.66/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	642	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	367.67/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	324.00/cwt	310.00–345.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	255.84/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,233	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	249.31/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,319	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	316.24/cwt	315.00–320.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	321.63/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	265.10/cwt	255.00–275.00	991	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	322.41/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,083	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	283.44/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,171	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	235.64/cwt	230.00–245.00	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	266.38/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,518	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	237.88/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,679	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	241.42/cwt	225.00–255.00	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	272.33/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,441	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	224.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	528	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	235.08/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,001	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	252.92/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,439	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	492	211.66/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,495.93/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,496	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	254.91/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,596	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	1,700.35/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	265.39/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,115	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	1,748.79/head	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	322.05/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,185	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	327.68/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,383	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	304.81/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	236.68/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,465	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	277.58/cwt	275.00–280.00	916	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	319.31/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,201	5

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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