Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls sharply lower, slaughter cows 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. 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 $306.23/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −61.91 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$306.23

54 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs SC average

−32.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	317.38	1,677	12thin
Medium and Large 2	539	303.04	1,635	42

One grade step is worth $14.34/cwt here — about $42 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 sale54 hd

306.23

—

SC average6 barns · 155 hd

305.06

+1.18

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−32.01

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−61.91

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	1,693	179.78	3,043	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,367	157.27	2,150	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	149.77	1,723	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	129.91	1,327	16

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,042	$1,902	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,192	$1,773	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$2,375	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	454.82/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	347.74/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,620	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	320.50/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	352.25/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	386.62/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,245	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	291.72/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	311.15/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	307.74/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	448.89/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,261	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	395.09/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,474	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	310.63/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,926	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	388.12/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	375.79/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,225	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	331.27/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,733	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	468	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	385.90/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,578	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,684.91/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,685	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	383	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,273	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	785	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	568	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,789	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	374.80/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,413	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	795	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	915	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	399.22/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,521	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	407.18/cwt	400.00–415.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,019	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	2,147.96/head	2,075.00–2,200.00	2,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	312.86/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	403.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,317	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	359.85/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,508	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	358.82/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,859	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	420.00/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	455.95/cwt	440.00–485.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	370.56/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,397	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,060.22/head	1,925.00–2,175.00	2,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	329.90/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	250	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	505.39/cwt	485.00–535.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	303	447.04/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,355	7
Bulls	—	—	1,520	159.64/cwt	147.00–166.00	2,427	4
Bulls	—	—	1,644	179.49/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,951	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	287.92/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,506	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	300.36/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,268	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	144.92/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,054	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	167.91/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,240	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	155.58/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,802	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	139.96/cwt	126.00–147.00	1,591	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	157.24/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,142	15
Bulls	—	—	1,938	200.35/cwt	194.00–207.00	3,883	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	142.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,598	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	123.98/cwt	97.00–137.00	1,213	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	883	142.50/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,258	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	895	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	865	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	270.04/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	298.48/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	332.74/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,590	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	508	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	568	291.80/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	434	348.79/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	570	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	298.50/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	302.59/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	377.15/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	305.79/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,615	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	320.75/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	313.35/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,488	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	362.81/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,702	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	363.95/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,550	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	473	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	528	278.83/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	355.04/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,307	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	359.44/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,564	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	359.59/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,730	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	338.74/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,433	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	290.44/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,795	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	361.51/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,164	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	324.40/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,862	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	885	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	496	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	326.82/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	298.29/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	326.84/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,206	5

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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