Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 1.00 higher, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh and hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.83/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −30.32 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$337.83

54 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$36.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.07

vs SC average

−21.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	350.14	1,887	36
Medium and Large 2	554	313.19	1,736	18thin

One grade step is worth $36.95/cwt here — about $152 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 sale54 hd

337.83

—

SC average6 barns · 171 hd

330.75

+7.07

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−21.97

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−30.32

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	1,563	199.45	3,116	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,519	169.51	2,576	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	167.43	1,999	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	151.34	1,740	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$2,073	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	984	$1,858	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$2,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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 1	400–450	421	413.01/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	378.76/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,023	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	780	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	402.47/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,871	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,310.00/head	2,225.00–2,400.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	373.01/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,559	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	168.50/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,912	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	383.55/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	351.36/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,792	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	409.35/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	426.89/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	313	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	433.05/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	418.09/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,789	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	337.51/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	415.83/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	432.56/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	404.08/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,358	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	330.96/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,234	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	428	314.94/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	403.34/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,900	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,029	171.23/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,762	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	800	174.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,396	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	907	1,793.70/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,794	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	971	242.15/cwt	237.50–250.00	2,351	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,698	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	183.01/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,535	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	195.43/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,397	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	170.21/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,881	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	165.02/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,556	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	181.89/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,525	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	171.23/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,592	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	160.75/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,985	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	157.82/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,742	5
Bulls	—	—	1,500	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,820	2
Bulls	—	—	1,506	207.19/cwt	204.00–213.00	3,120	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,342	172.46/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,314	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	785	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	556	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,662	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	400	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,268	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	314.60/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	330.14/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,222	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,595	165.49/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	174.71/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,306	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,700	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	318.56/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	242.74/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	313.88/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	312.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	363.42/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	352.59/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	349.22/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	365.37/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,732	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	362	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	633	269.90/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	381.39/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,217	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	420.00/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	506	373.73/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	392.49/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,060	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	483	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,921	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	433	342.37/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	377.86/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,598	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	361.41/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,735	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	513	301.69/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	352.33/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	336.95/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,607	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	290.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	329.51/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,868	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	353.93/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,564	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	294.95/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	381.84/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	338.29/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,959	11

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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