Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 10.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. 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 $275.75/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −92.40 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$275.75

13 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$57.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.21

vs SC average

−38.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	292.49	1,590	8thin
Medium and Large 2	566	252.45	1,429	4thin
Medium and Large 3	510	235.00	1,199	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.49/cwt here — about $391 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

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 sale13 hd

275.75

—

SC average6 barns · 53 hd

268.54

+7.21

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−38.83

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−92.40

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	1,450	165.02	2,392	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	161.10	2,294	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	155.86	1,817	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	131.18	1,320	8thin

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)	1,140	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,617	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	828	$1,572	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$1,275	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	595	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	655	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	764	$1,224	8
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	693	$1,188	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,163	4thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1	550–600	571	277.46/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	343.16/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,997	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	415.85/cwt	400.00–440.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	322.39/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	304.57/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,142	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	975	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,336	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	693	1,187.64/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,188	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	710	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	764	1,223.51/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,224	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	386.83/cwt	380.00–395.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	348.68/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	308.72/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	828	1,572.05/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	381.41/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	252.45/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	316.78/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,030	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	903	1,134.09/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,134	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	930	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	318.23/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	720	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	112.02/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,297	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	167.46/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,177	146.72/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,727	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	135.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,617	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	158.11/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,851	17
Bulls	—	—	1,524	170.01/cwt	153.00–192.00	2,591	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	170.49/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,545	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	157.58/cwt	142.00–165.00	2,203	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	137.57/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,315	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	709	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	645	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	665	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	317	456.60/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	377.44/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	399.96/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	372.04/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	336.27/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	442.10/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	307.52/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	328	364.31/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,195	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	468	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	368.90/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,380	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	385.08/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	432	266.72/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	364.68/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,517	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,206	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	404.94/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,340	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	398	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	339.64/cwt	330.00–350.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	339.23/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,086	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	405.87/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	397.57/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	431.03/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	337.82/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1

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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