Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 6.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.44/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −49.70 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$318.44

33 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$37.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.54

vs SC average

−29.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	335.58	1,782	18thin
Medium and Large 2	553	297.88	1,648	15thin

One grade step is worth $37.70/cwt here — about $134 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

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 sale33 hd

318.44

—

SC average6 barns · 96 hd

304.90

+13.54

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−29.06

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−49.70

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	—	Low	1,538	191.42	2,944	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	166.98	1,926	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,256	163.15	2,049	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	145.97	1,576	7thin

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)	1,115	$2,448	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,213	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$2,004	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,572	$3,099	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$3,063	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,516	4thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	180.92/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,108	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	167.57/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,967	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	157.27/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,680	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,048	187.26/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,962	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	605	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	730	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,672.15/head	2,475.00–2,825.00	2,672	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,230	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,058	1,754.80/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,755	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,027	175.89/cwt	172.50–179.00	1,806	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,811	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,053	2,003.62/head	1,725.00–2,300.00	2,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,463	2,898.08/head	2,475.00–3,300.00	2,898	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	820	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	2,755.84/head	2,475.00–3,000.00	2,756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	440.12/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	434.93/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	400.60/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	381.76/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,035	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	537.47/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	415.87/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,597	13
Bulls	—	—	1,090	175.93/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,918	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	141.45/cwt	114.00–150.00	1,533	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	166.18/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,019	8
Bulls	—	—	1,998	202.88/cwt	202.00–204.00	4,054	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	3,476.65/head	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,477	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	158.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,091	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	157.63/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,680	4
Bulls	—	—	1,533	193.04/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	312.02/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,476	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,129	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,790	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	353.27/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	293.01/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	300.16/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	295.27/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	347.42/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	354.88/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	338.46/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,950	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	373.66/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	415	342.65/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	312.58/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,935	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	337.99/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	456.59/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	413.15/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	357.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	352.93/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	337.21/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,780	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	372.27/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	347.35/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,154	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	392.03/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	363.91/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,547	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	685	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	358.61/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	278.07/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	312.57/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	293.08/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,949	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	368.23/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	338.45/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	308.83/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	317.58/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	271.22/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	378.30/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	373.31/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	295.12/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,134	2

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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