Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet

conditions in the area, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.96/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −119.18 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$248.96

23 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.44

vs SC average

−48.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	261.87	1,359	4thin
Medium and Large 2	542	246.24	1,334	19thin

One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $25 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 sale23 hd

248.96

—

SC average6 barns · 67 hd

238.53

+10.44

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−48.87

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−119.18

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	1,564	159.66	2,497	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	153.73	2,034	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	146.51	1,677	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	122.10	1,137	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	268.57/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	297.32/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,427	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	347.77/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	322.12/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	362.31/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,330	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	325.61/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,371	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	230.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	258.04/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	269.70/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,133	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	273.37/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	297.11/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	301.32/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	181.61/cwt	170.00–188.00	3,338	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	135.41/cwt	117.00–144.00	1,304	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,087	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	98.81/cwt	85.00–108.00	866	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	157.09/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,003	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	144.67/cwt	134.00–153.00	1,632	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	310.11/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	157.54/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,961	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	135.88/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,968	4
Bulls	—	—	1,382	156.73/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,166	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	215.26/cwt	205.00–225.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	457	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,325	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	387.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	299.92/cwt	295.00–305.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	261.87/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,359	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	300.86/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	293.80/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	628	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	563	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	658	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	317.86/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	282.97/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	227.44/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	251.57/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,341	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	277.37/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,051	8

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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