Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no comparisons made on feeder steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers steady, slaughter cows 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Heavy 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 $245.10/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −123.05 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$245.10

26 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$73.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs SC average

−53.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	290.00	1,479	1thin
Medium and Large 2	536	249.88	1,339	20
Medium and Large 3	554	217.00	1,203	5thin

One grade step is worth $73.00/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale26 hd

245.10

—

SC average6 barns · 139 hd

245.44

−0.35

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−53.76

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−123.05

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	—	High	1,658	157.88	2,618	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,539	139.34	2,145	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	126.79	1,585	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	108.25	1,141	40

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)	993	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,485	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	941	$1,317	6
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	972	$1,684	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	788	$1,558	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$917	2thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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	200–250	205	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	265.01/cwt	255.00–275.00	853	12
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	730	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	258.95/cwt	245.00–275.00	958	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	286.34/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	306.66/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	254.39/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	255.07/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,201	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	279.84/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	308.51/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	598	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,226	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	680	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	825	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	264.97/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	279	268.47/cwt	255.00–275.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	254.91/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	331.16/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	298.34/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	325.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,518	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	853	96.52/cwt	79.00–117.00	823	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	705	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	820	916.59/head	820.00–1,000.00	917	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	653	116.93/cwt	107.50–127.50	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	384.97/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	273.71/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,544	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	778	126.12/cwt	116.00–135.00	981	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	907	1,264.38/head	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,264	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	972	1,684.18/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	368.08/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,399	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,070	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,416	1
Bulls	—	—	2,130	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,728	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	137.83/cwt	125.00–149.00	2,078	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	133.68/cwt	120.00–147.00	1,690	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	101.51/cwt	83.00–113.00	1,217	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	327.42/cwt	325.00–330.00	763	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	119.96/cwt	112.00–133.00	1,323	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	100.44/cwt	76.00–109.00	1,025	24
Bulls	—	—	1,619	156.45/cwt	143.00–165.00	2,533	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	274	455.73/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	271.20/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	332.52/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	338.64/cwt	325.00–350.00	958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	251.63/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	414.07/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,292	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,815	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	1,711.92/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	419.69/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,175	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	304.98/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,257	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	223	470.39/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	312.02/cwt	305.00–315.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	427.23/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	308.47/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	299.06/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,391	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	323.26/cwt	320.00–325.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	436.43/cwt	420.00–450.00	969	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	279.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,330	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	285.07/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,083	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	283.81/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,183	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	368.56/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	217.91/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	264.71/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,392	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	283.75/cwt	280.00–285.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	390.22/cwt	385.00–395.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	369.31/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,222	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	304.03/cwt	285.00–315.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	299.17/cwt	280.00–310.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	376.02/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	355.96/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,499	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	380.06/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	488	261.22/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	437	263.48/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,151	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	471	309.51/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,458	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	472	316.75/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	363	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	543	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	434	333.92/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	574	237.46/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	521	236.12/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	543	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	673	249.88/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	428	327.80/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,403	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	988	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	108.04/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,192	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	1,201.91/head	1,040.00–1,425.00	1,202	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	1,704.93/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,705	3

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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