Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 9.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls too few to trend. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $298.53/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −98.00 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$298.53

33 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$80.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	355.00	1,775	1thin
Medium and Large 2	546	299.87	1,637	28
Medium and Large 3	547	275.00	1,503	4thin

One grade step is worth $80.00/cwt here — about $272 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.37, low $307.28, median $396.53 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 sale33 hd

298.53

—

SC average6 barns · 88 hd

297.37

+1.16

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

−98.00

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	1,644	164.00	2,697	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	134.58	1,532	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	134.38	1,916	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	119.11	1,165	3thin

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)	775	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	715	$1,325	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,475	1thin

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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	852	122.61/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,045	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	850	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,322	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	775	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	309.88/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	330.29/cwt	325.00–335.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	215.10/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	276.25/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	266.65/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	618	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	330.23/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	369.59/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,578	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	330.40/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,827	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	315.66/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,171	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	476	279.87/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,332	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	384.19/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,391	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	330.19/cwt	325.00–335.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	469	333.21/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	341.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	279.99/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	273.69/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,062	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	317.54/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,359	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	715	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	758	134.00/cwt	124.00–152.50	1,016	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	735	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	694	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,700	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,129	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	126.94/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,885	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	138.10/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,928	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	145.03/cwt	136.00–153.00	1,707	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	124.67/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,178	2
Bulls	—	—	1,453	148.92/cwt	137.00–156.00	2,164	3
Bulls	—	—	1,759	173.05/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,044	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	125.88/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	261.55/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	324.93/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	449	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,392	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	268	443.35/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,188	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	316	444.94/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	232	438.27/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	548	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,570	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	780	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	401	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	333	374.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	268	380.14/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	350.15/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,327	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	343.54/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,508	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	228	392.41/cwt	370.00–405.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	393.11/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	274.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	368.37/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,547	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	354.62/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	408	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,448	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	134.12/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	584	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	598	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	358.33/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	310.13/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,637	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	359.69/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,158	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	370.88/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,361	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	294.61/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	312.36/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	289.12/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	416.85/cwt	400.00–425.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	415.28/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	352.29/cwt	350.00–355.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	409.96/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	437.36/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	327.98/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,535	15

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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