Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 6.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 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 $284.31/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −83.83 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$284.31

25 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$517

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

$67.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

vs SC average

−37.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	292.18	1,642	15thin
Medium and Large 2	539	277.79	1,497	9thin
Medium and Large 3	500	225.00	1,125	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.18/cwt here — about $517 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 sale25 hd

284.31

—

SC average6 barns · 103 hd

280.29

+4.02

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−37.43

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−83.83

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	1,509	173.73	2,621	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	149.93	1,769	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	148.02	2,179	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	131.18	1,404	15

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)	1,110	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,576	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,558	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$1,511	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$1,275	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,951	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$1,799	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	693	$1,467	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

143 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	500–550	518	322.12/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,669	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	326.27/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,224	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	387.14/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	284.18/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	304.55/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	355.09/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,712	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	380.65/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,416	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	327.32/cwt	310.00–335.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	314.29/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	471	333.39/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,570	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	251.68/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	973	1,799.36/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,456	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	376.99/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,598	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	341.26/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	289.87/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	360.12/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,678	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	745	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,481	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	1,485.13/head	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,485	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	329.95/cwt	325.00–335.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	309.31/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,287	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	985	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	337.89/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	335.60/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,745	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	146.83/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,498	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	665	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	670	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	748	142.96/cwt	132.50–155.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	840	115.19/cwt	110.00–122.50	968	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	895	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	297.13/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	306.27/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,495	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	158.12/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,332	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	152.89/cwt	142.00–163.00	1,858	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	133.05/cwt	124.00–148.00	1,454	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	132.74/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,420	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,101	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	150.93/cwt	140.00–164.00	2,220	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	122.83/cwt	107.00–130.00	1,818	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	181.12/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,965	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	176.57/cwt	165.00–186.00	2,675	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	244.45/cwt	235.00–255.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	570	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	284	385.52/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,095	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	437.19/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,613	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	228	448.65/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,023	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	321	446.01/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	335.81/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,085	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	157.90/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	329	381.48/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	375.98/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,361	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	235	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	928	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	456.38/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	404.97/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,681	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	453.09/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,264	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	406.65/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,696	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	312.46/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	284.80/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,635	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	588	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	356.93/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,328	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	923	1,511.38/head	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	868	1,951.15/head	1,775.00–2,150.00	1,951	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,385	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	416	282.07/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,173	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	411.72/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	316.83/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,815	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,702	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	266.89/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	407.74/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,549	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	284.92/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	388.74/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	392.65/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	272.50/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	357.69/cwt	345.00–365.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	303.36/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	285.97/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,913	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	351.97/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	414.20/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	359.68/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,187	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	408.25/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	273.12/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	337.99/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,457	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	240	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	415.57/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	358.46/cwt	350.00–370.00	989	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	336.89/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	912	2

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

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