Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 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 $318.72/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −49.42 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$318.72

39 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$550

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

$90.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.49

vs SC average

−22.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	325.48	1,725	31
Medium and Large 2	533	300.75	1,604	7thin
Medium and Large 3	500	235.00	1,175	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.48/cwt here — about $550 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 sale39 hd

318.72

—

SC average6 barns · 130 hd

314.24

+4.49

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−22.20

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−49.42

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	1,499	181.18	2,716	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,354	157.44	2,131	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	154.03	1,821	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	138.42	1,276	13

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)	910	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,380	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	897	$1,797	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	645	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$2,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$2,113	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,425	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,843	2thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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	400–450	408	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	355.34/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,898	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	388.75/cwt	375.00–400.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	381.36/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,419	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	370.86/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,088	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	347.59/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,606	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	226.39/cwt	217.50–235.00	2,520	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	351.50/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,186	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	359.26/cwt	347.50–366.00	2,080	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,807	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	2,379.98/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,380	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	202.47/cwt	184.00–220.00	2,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	203	462.41/cwt	455.00–470.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	386.14/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,583	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	127.07/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	287.54/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	317.99/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,336	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	154.87/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,851	17
Bulls	—	—	1,240	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,848	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	165.43/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,208	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	146.37/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,903	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	156.98/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,091	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	292.32/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,432	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	645	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	913	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,301	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	770	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	990	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	208	340.06/cwt	335.00–345.00	707	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	850	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	141.91/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,439	4
Bulls	—	—	1,528	184.76/cwt	174.00–194.00	2,823	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	143.47/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,337	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	164.82/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	359.29/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,520	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,309	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	329.83/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	379.01/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,243	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	320.42/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,852	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	304.61/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	685	257.54/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	307.16/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	326.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,687	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	386.17/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,097	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	357.51/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	255	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	457	326.34/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,491	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,413	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,779	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,921.09/head	1,675.00–2,125.00	1,921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	289.90/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	366.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	316.51/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	776	172.93/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,342	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	361.88/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,513	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	377.89/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,039	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	267	320.22/cwt	305.00–330.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	335.75/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	229	370.52/cwt	350.00–375.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	368.51/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,411	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	356.73/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	358.22/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	307.54/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	316.43/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,823	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	316.58/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	362.21/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	289.85/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	331.37/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,601	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	348.79/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,318	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	421	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,284	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	367.80/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,195	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	263.66/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	350.48/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,518	3

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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