Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers steady to 1.00 lower, feeder heifers 8.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 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 $337.78/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −30.36 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$337.78

141 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$93.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.60

vs SC average

−12.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	348.55	1,874	108
Medium and Large 2	547	305.61	1,671	31
Medium and Large 3	565	255.00	1,441	2thin

One grade step is worth $93.55/cwt here — about $433 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 sale141 hd

337.78

—

SC average6 barns · 246 hd

330.18

+7.60

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−12.79

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−30.36

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	1,470	194.84	2,863	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	171.82	2,484	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	170.31	2,071	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,163	153.40	1,784	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$2,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	787	$2,692	3thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	310.63/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,929	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	321.96/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	307.46/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,762	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	312.11/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,645	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	336.37/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	368.45/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	337.42/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	327.35/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	333.29/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,798	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	765	174.75/cwt	162.50–187.50	1,337	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	870	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	319.67/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,819	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	284.09/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	309.59/cwt	290.00–317.50	2,093	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	333.73/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	386.60/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	264.95/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	298.74/cwt	297.50–300.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	299.26/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	354.08/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	347.06/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	338.14/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	378.05/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	352.44/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	531	276.84/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	267.45/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,787	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	790	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,311	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	735	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	865	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	321.02/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,534	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	160.30/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,829	12
Bulls	—	—	1,208	184.35/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,227	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	183.44/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,343	8
Bulls	—	—	1,583	192.98/cwt	191.00–194.00	3,055	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,985	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,156	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	207.18/cwt	202.00–211.00	3,352	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	171.39/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,134	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	145.93/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,595	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	180.76/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,661	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	168.92/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,340	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	158.38/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	308.22/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	265.07/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	315.05/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,468	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	447.02/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,453	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	976	238.09/cwt	220.00–252.50	2,324	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	505.49/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	338	396.60/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	331.35/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,203	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	432.52/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,025	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	321	455.91/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,463	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	425.98/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	434.95/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,298	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	612	373.79/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,288	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,314	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	339.57/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,116	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	490.59/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,408	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	412	426.72/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	558	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	355.44/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,855	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	347.70/cwt	325.00–356.00	1,829	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	405.14/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,689	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	317.32/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,009	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	364.02/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,729	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	760	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	583	283.03/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	326.15/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	487	311.66/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	355.15/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	477.25/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,298	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	297.99/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,023	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	415.75/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,551	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	347.27/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,136	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	284.94/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,017	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	363.57/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,861	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	339.52/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,932	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	381.06/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	380.06/cwt	378.00–385.00	1,961	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	381.77/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	323.86/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,008	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	372.79/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,577	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	386.54/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,450	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	403	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	361.60/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,826	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	411.83/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,351	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	405.02/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,535	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	319.06/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,310	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	366.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,710	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	497.53/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	385.98/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	378.26/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,229	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	349.73/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,004	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	379.30/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,821	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	405.78/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,700	18

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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