Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales. Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. 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 $233.76/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −134.39 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$233.76

34 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$36.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

vs SC average

−51.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	247.67	1,337	11thin
Medium and Large 2	537	229.42	1,233	20
Medium and Large 3	547	211.67	1,157	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale34 hd

233.76

—

SC average6 barns · 152 hd

234.61

−0.86

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−51.19

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−134.39

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	—	Average	1,466	138.51	2,030	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	126.49	1,493	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	125.56	1,734	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	103.30	1,028	29

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)	1,077	$1,541	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,292	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$1,162	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	894	$1,115	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	747	$1,045	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$2,232	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,104	$2,054	7

Every lot, as filed

128 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 2	650–700	673	247.55/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	249.26/cwt	235.00–255.00	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	261.77/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	325.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	215.33/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,348	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	330.00/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	568	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	242.65/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,017	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	245.90/cwt	230.00–255.00	821	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	224.91/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	209.90/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	289.51/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,346	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,630.31/head	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	235.62/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,232	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	340.52/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,267	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,316	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	810	1,053.86/head	925.00–1,175.00	1,054	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	755	1,041.97/head	925.00–1,150.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	900	132.24/cwt	132.00–132.50	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	330.13/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,363	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	279.17/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,457	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,452	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	246.67/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,154	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	252.21/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	238.49/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	213.95/cwt	205.00–225.00	890	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	255.69/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	270.77/cwt	260.00–285.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	800	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	227.71/cwt	220.00–235.00	599	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	139.84/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,713	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	108.89/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,376	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	117.66/cwt	112.00–130.00	1,192	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	121.95/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,771	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	143.64/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,619	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	112.64/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,563	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	96.84/cwt	80.00–109.00	956	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	189.95/cwt	185.00–195.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	279.67/cwt	275.00–285.00	750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,534	149.44/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,292	4
Bulls	—	—	1,427	132.27/cwt	118.00–139.00	1,887	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	127.99/cwt	115.00–138.00	1,495	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,067	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	278	407.99/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,134	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	314	403.71/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	266.03/cwt	250.00–275.00	982	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	251.32/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,282	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	310.75/cwt	295.00–320.00	994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	263	305.13/cwt	300.00–315.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	378.97/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,406	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	367.50/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	230	421.68/cwt	410.00–435.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	281.17/cwt	270.00–295.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	279.50/cwt	265.00–290.00	914	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	287.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	235	355.00/cwt	345.00–365.00	834	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	730	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	254.03/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	413	305.10/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	256.58/cwt	255.00–260.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	267.37/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	258.31/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,338	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	241.30/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	483	273.29/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,320	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	956	2,165.62/head	1,950.00–2,325.00	2,166	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	1,176.34/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,176	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,161.09/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,161	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	795	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	1,686.24/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	2,316.47/head	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,316	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,511.67/head	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,512	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	384.44/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,242	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	360.09/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,520	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	275.51/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,019	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	269.87/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	375.56/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,052	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	249.19/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,281	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	264.13/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,223	9

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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