Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder bulls and feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers 1.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 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 $322.52/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −74.01 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$322.52

39 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$53.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	323.91	1,780	38
Medium and Large 3	530	270.00	1,431	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.91/cwt here — about $349 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

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 sale39 hd

322.52

—

SC average6 barns · 95 hd

322.93

−0.40

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

−74.01

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	1,646	183.97	3,029	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	157.74	2,319	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	155.38	1,874	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	118.31	1,197	10

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$1,979	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	979	$1,788	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,408	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,925	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	995	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,738	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	620	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	315.10/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	331.16/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,914	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	374.86/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,402	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	325.03/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,732	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	287.45/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,949	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	810	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	271.78/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	351.50/cwt	345.00–360.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	354.34/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	305.67/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	337.12/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,416	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	705	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	328.86/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	350.66/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,168	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	272.44/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	360.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	288.47/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	466	338.86/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,987	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	359.82/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	366.73/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	358	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	355.97/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	377.84/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	304.50/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,462	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	795	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	323.03/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	320.66/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,562	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,998	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	162.17/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,441	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	154.93/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,256	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	146.91/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,781	13
Bulls	—	—	1,524	180.07/cwt	173.00–186.00	2,744	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	112.89/cwt	81.00–135.00	1,155	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	156.28/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,896	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	282.66/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	338.37/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	940	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	329.38/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,054	2
Bulls	—	—	1,921	192.76/cwt	188.00–205.00	3,703	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	165.22/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,966	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	285	459.28/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,309	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	299.92/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	289.96/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,754	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,283	1,979.00/head	1,925.00–2,025.00	1,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	443.05/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	413.07/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,132	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	397.47/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,339	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	1,976.00/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	323	337.60/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,104	223.38/cwt	203.00–227.00	2,466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	483	321.62/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	434	308.09/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,337	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	352.64/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	333.94/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	276.58/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,557	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	620	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	878	1,536.97/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	339.96/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	562	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	434	336.73/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,461	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	373.79/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,126	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	928	1,782.68/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	368.36/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,554	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	332.35/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	365.97/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	376.41/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,393	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	324.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	431.29/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,359	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	905	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	324.92/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,161	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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