Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 6.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Heavy 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 $302.16/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −65.98 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$302.16

96 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$80.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.70

vs SC average

−27.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	321.88	1,674	52
Medium and Large 2	550	281.59	1,548	41
Medium and Large 3	552	241.67	1,333	3thin

One grade step is worth $80.21/cwt here — about $341 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale96 hd

302.16

—

SC average6 barns · 175 hd

296.46

+5.70

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−27.18

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−65.98

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	—	Average	1,614	173.26	2,796	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	144.01	1,784	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	142.28	2,018	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	126.52	1,329	28

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,530	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,243	$1,997	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,909	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	690	$1,150	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,009	$2,494	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,012	$2,242	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

141 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 3	450–500	478	295.13/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	273.00/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	327.64/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,271	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	247.79/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	274.95/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,581	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	862	137.68/cwt	125.00–155.00	1,187	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	965	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	324.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	363.97/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	324.41/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,544	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	221	342.37/cwt	320.00–350.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	271.35/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,677	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	322.64/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,391	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	270.99/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,935	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	367.75/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,357	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	304.13/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	224	383.83/cwt	375.00–390.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	290.08/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,514	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	319.98/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	668	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	317.50/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	366.80/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	364.20/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	338.23/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	428	351.26/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,503	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	357.09/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	374.48/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,614	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	127.93/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,318	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	135.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,930	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	121.94/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,266	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	327.20/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	900	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	286.67/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	332.80/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	330.32/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	309.85/cwt	305.00–315.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	316.50/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,649	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	300.92/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,417	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	350.47/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,991	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	330.73/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,601	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	345.18/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,457	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	281.18/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,746	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	313	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,174	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	595	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	397.88/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	1,908.92/head	1,675.00–2,125.00	1,909	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,530	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	335.31/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,032	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,476.35/head	2,425.00–2,525.00	2,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	353.75/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	342.60/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	328.88/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,391	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	1,996.83/head	1,925.00–2,075.00	1,997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	201	456.12/cwt	435.00–495.00	917	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	152.74/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,433	3
Bulls	—	—	1,614	173.26/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,796	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	145.15/cwt	138.00–152.00	1,753	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	288.69/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	276.00/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,179	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	155.94/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,158	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	143.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,968	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	133.59/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,429	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	131.35/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,617	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	378.72/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,822	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	914	146.84/cwt	131.00–165.00	1,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	422.43/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	361.37/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	649	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	531	272.98/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	750	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	307.97/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,759	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	394.89/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,080	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	840	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	308.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	358.35/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,161	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	398.54/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,479	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	372.93/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	285.21/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	320.39/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,656	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	435.66/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	353.95/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,327	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	302.73/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	304.98/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,894	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	324.61/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	394.35/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	352.45/cwt	350.00–355.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	404.73/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	404.60/cwt	400.00–410.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	353.79/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	344.47/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,819	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,646	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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