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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. 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 $323.44/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −44.70 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$323.44

95 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$33.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs SC average

−18.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	333.32	1,793	67
Medium and Large 2	565	299.81	1,694	28

One grade step is worth $33.51/cwt here — about $99 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 sale95 hd

323.44

—

SC average3 barns · 111 hd

320.96

+2.48

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−18.09

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−44.70

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	1,679	184.59	3,099	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	165.21	2,017	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,412	164.59	2,324	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	140.19	1,401	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,177	$2,131	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,903	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,671	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$4,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,938	2thin

Every lot, as filed

135 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 2	250–300	278	351.65/cwt	345.00–355.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	370.18/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,410	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	985	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	309.92/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	326.23/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	368	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	292.55/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	368	379.11/cwt	378.00–381.00	1,395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	318.30/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	267	328.13/cwt	315.00–335.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	322.28/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,370	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	343.71/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	302.54/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	307.10/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	360.30/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	305.99/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	308.14/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	358.58/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,664	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	261.66/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,884	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	474	364.15/cwt	354.00–380.00	1,726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	266.33/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	360.90/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	340.07/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	331.56/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	331.32/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	336.03/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	334.36/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,745	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	341.51/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,458	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	336.56/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	274.02/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	335.24/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,582	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	304.79/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,448	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	181.81/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,960	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	150.96/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,119	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	163.29/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,315	28
Bulls	—	—	1,460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,409	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	150.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,752	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	920	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	615	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	815	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	365.91/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,899	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	326.00/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,861	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	332.94/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,711	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	354.38/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	800	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	200.12/cwt	182.00–225.00	2,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	361.06/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,206	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	263	402.38/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,353.82/head	2,125.00–2,600.00	2,354	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	2,383.44/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	312	438.93/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	213	477.07/cwt	455.00–515.00	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	456.45/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,255	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	163.86/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,020	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	177.68/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,482	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	310.10/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	279.85/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,590	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	855	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,377	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,431	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	130.05/cwt	121.00–140.00	1,207	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	148.88/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,578	7
Bulls	—	—	1,870	197.60/cwt	192.00–202.00	3,695	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	179.04/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,166	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	567	283.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,607	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,017	175.13/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,781	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,719	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,891.69/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	370.65/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,219	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	276.68/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	423	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,332	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,345	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	740	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	358.48/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,685	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	422	343.26/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	573	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	434	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,497	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	599	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	371.88/cwt	355.00–384.00	1,398	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	366.36/cwt	355.00–380.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	337.17/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,052	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	383.45/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,614	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	358.21/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	352.16/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,469	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	293.65/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	359.24/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,336	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	333.75/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,906	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	378.33/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	404.82/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	324.17/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	405.04/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,252	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	586	359.37/cwt	359.00–360.00	2,106	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,825	4

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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