Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 15.00 higher both based on limited comparable sales.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.57/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −118.57 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$249.57

24 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$46.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

vs SC average

−57.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	266.06	1,430	9thin
Medium and Large 2	536	241.09	1,292	14thin
Medium and Large 3	500	220.00	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.06/cwt here — about $330 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 sale24 hd

249.57

—

SC average6 barns · 82 hd

247.73

+1.84

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−57.44

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−118.57

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	1,712	180.35	3,088	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	145.08	2,061	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	142.75	1,734	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	122.44	1,221	31

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)	1,425	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,618	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	795	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,425	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	846	$1,504	5

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	286.95/cwt	285.00–290.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	227.64/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	776	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	306.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	708	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	585	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	885	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,027	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	768	1,446.34/head	1,225.00–1,675.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	258.39/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	265.83/cwt	260.00–285.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	339.19/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,465	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	269.94/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,039	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	668	156.92/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,048	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	292.34/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	270.03/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	327.06/cwt	300.00–345.00	893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	380.19/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	226.69/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,396	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	306.56/cwt	295.00–320.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	282.73/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,357	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	898	1,542.53/head	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,543	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	795	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	310.30/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,462	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	344.91/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	348.39/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	344.87/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	331.83/cwt	325.00–340.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,357	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	106.09/cwt	86.00–114.00	965	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	153.56/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,254	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	145.76/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,061	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	127.28/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,750	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	110.12/cwt	98.00–124.00	1,237	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	153.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,121	10
Bulls	—	—	1,873	186.74/cwt	183.00–196.00	3,498	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	142.55/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,646	24
Bulls	—	—	1,498	171.82/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,574	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	127.21/cwt	118.00–140.00	1,301	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	239.95/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	244.79/cwt	235.00–255.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	304.93/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	307.12/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,170	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	376.62/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,571	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	296.33/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,227	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	422.39/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,145	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	290.60/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,354	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	314.11/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,021	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	376.66/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	366.16/cwt	342.50–385.00	1,186	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	223.23/cwt	222.50–224.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	317.96/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	418	310.15/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	260.04/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	369.18/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,407	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	277.57/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,425	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	304.79/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,628	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	302.77/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,272	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,689.06/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,689	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	144.84/cwt	132.00–155.00	1,793	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	358.05/cwt	350.00–365.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	246.47/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,277	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	374.26/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,572	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	311	392.20/cwt	392.20–392.20	1,220	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	271.38/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,297	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	271.36/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	325.40/cwt	305.00–335.00	927	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	400.12/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	415.53/cwt	400.00–430.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	384.75/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,185	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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