Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 9.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend. Light offerings of 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 $241.76/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −126.38 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$241.76

20 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$15.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs SC average

−62.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	248.64	1,339	11thin
Medium and Large 3	559	233.36	1,305	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.28/cwt here — about $34 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 sale20 hd

241.76

—

SC average6 barns · 77 hd

244.56

−2.80

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−62.27

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−126.38

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	1,508	165.33	2,494	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	145.50	2,052	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	143.94	1,890	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	120.47	1,162	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,742	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	943	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	730	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	600–650	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	268.85/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	238.48/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,378	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	604	257.08/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	306.15/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,148	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	326.60/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	288.13/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	307.53/cwt	305.00–310.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	261.32/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,267	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	233.81/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	258.92/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,165	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	730	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	285.31/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	349.16/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,201	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	301.09/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,280	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	362.20/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,337	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	348.31/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,428	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	143.16/cwt	126.00–151.00	1,861	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	128.19/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,223	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	106.97/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,053	4
Bulls	—	—	1,120	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,512	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,263	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,979	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,103	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	268.78/cwt	255.00–280.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	269.02/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	223.12/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	261.42/cwt	255.00–265.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	368.28/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	443.96/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,465	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	389.51/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	439.63/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	326.55/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	454.81/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	364.73/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	331.28/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,219	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	389.00/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	352.94/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,133	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	693	267.84/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	337.59/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	326.97/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	563	281.63/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	341.97/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,436	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	1,742.46/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	705	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	535	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	327.03/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,370	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	730	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	253.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	144.66/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	418.72/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	401.15/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	423.80/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,144	2

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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