Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $276.27/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −120.26 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$276.27

50 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$80.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	312.50	1,639	10thin
Medium and Large 2	548	276.10	1,513	32
Medium and Large 3	548	231.67	1,268	8thin

One grade step is worth $80.83/cwt here — about $371 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

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 sale50 hd

276.27

—

SC average4 barns · 98 hd

281.08

−4.81

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

−120.26

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	1,467	154.15	2,262	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,558	154.24	2,403	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	143.29	1,688	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	108.69	1,069	20

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,504	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	963	$1,389	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$1,343	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$2,049	3thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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	700–750	713	219.91/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	428	297.40/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	963	1,389.09/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,389	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	1,504.43/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	255.83/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,082	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	244.86/cwt	235.00–255.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	223.54/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	370.24/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	239.79/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	256.60/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	253.33/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,680	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	2,049.06/head	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	358.50/cwt	310.00–390.00	1,194	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	310.61/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,469	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	241.63/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	295.64/cwt	285.00–300.00	955	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	340.58/cwt	285.00–380.00	1,427	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	253.26/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,598	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	380.00/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	346.12/cwt	280.00–385.00	1,288	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	279.15/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,466	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	234.82/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	274.55/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,279	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	274.01/cwt	230.00–305.00	1,545	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	218.74/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	350–400	370	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	210.01/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	230.08/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	250.58/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,245	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,070	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,509	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	123.71/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,240	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	145.41/cwt	132.00–157.00	1,751	45
Bulls	—	—	1,426	123.95/cwt	115.00–138.00	1,768	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,145	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	179.46/cwt	177.00–185.00	3,051	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	153.74/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,455	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	123.03/cwt	106.00–147.00	1,307	10
Bulls	—	—	1,391	156.10/cwt	141.00–168.00	2,171	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	253.18/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,068	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	265.28/cwt	250.00–275.00	703	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	161.32/cwt	158.00–174.00	2,120	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	94.35/cwt	75.00–102.00	854	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	281	421.16/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	495	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	273.03/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	260.10/cwt	250.00–275.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	372	416.56/cwt	407.50–435.00	1,550	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	268	454.75/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	309	416.99/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,288	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	325.10/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	386.30/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	314.06/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,328	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	399.79/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	310	436.56/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	319.58/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,198	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	313.12/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	361.63/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	324.89/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	264.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	281.87/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,178	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	236.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	400–450	415	362.53/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	500–550	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	362.60/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	263.96/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,378	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	244.06/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	336.16/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	350–400	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	297.75/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	298.37/cwt	295.00–300.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	350–400	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	450–500	469	297.90/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,397	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	938	1,343.33/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,343	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,139	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	230	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	404.92/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	496	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,547	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	436.48/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,196	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	247.54/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,522	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	293	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	471	355.65/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,675	7

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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