Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

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 4.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 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 $246.16/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −121.98 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$246.16

30 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$70.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.21

vs SC average

−50.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	282.01	1,450	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	244.27	1,319	21
Medium and Large 3	533	211.25	1,125	4thin

One grade step is worth $70.76/cwt here — about $325 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 sale30 hd

246.16

—

SC average6 barns · 88 hd

239.95

+6.21

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−50.84

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−121.98

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	1,506	156.64	2,359	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,546	146.92	2,271	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	136.76	1,646	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	106.94	1,046	18

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,708	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,513	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,275	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,380	$2,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,213	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	907	$1,875	3thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	890	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	247.50/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,557	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	905	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,115	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	213.33/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	323.75/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	321.62/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,344	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	307.20/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,275	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	261.17/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	229.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	279.65/cwt	270.00–290.00	923	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,590	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	910	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	387.63/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	220.01/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	237	281.48/cwt	275.00–295.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	280.28/cwt	275.00–285.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	733	133.42/cwt	117.50–147.50	978	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	800	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	250.20/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,061	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	302.33/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,415	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	327.97/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	342.94/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	252.61/cwt	245.00–265.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	294.97/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,395	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	294.98/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,260	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	326.41/cwt	320.00–340.00	865	4
Bulls	—	—	1,303	126.99/cwt	119.00–138.00	1,655	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	135.70/cwt	123.00–143.00	1,574	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	112.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,465	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,185	1
Bulls	—	—	1,529	161.49/cwt	143.00–171.00	2,469	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	153.71/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,923	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	123.31/cwt	114.00–132.00	1,217	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	98.76/cwt	77.00–113.00	962	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	159.56/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,409	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	140.60/cwt	124.00–148.00	2,199	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	311.89/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,129	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	246.25/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,207	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	254.45/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,466	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	275.76/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	305.59/cwt	295.00–315.00	819	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	221	455.84/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	415.30/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,163	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	398.26/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,247	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	261.07/cwt	255.00–265.00	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,183	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	143.11/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	477.57/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	412.90/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,169	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	302.76/cwt	295.00–315.00	990	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	297.97/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,123	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	358.23/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,315	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	273.26/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,172	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	265.01/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,248	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	484	249.70/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,209	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	539	243.48/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,312	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	370.17/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,222	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	279.20/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,064	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	364.74/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,331	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	464	312.53/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	352	331.66/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	288.27/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.89/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	613	244.96/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	417	296.02/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,234	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,191	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,707.99/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	315.98/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,476	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	399.88/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	406.67/cwt	400.00–410.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	282.01/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,450	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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