Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 9.50 higher, feeder heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls 5.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 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 $354.80/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −13.34 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$354.80

69 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$82.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.42

vs SC average

−16.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	362.71	1,922	54
Medium and Large 2	539	329.63	1,778	14thin
Medium and Large 3	555	280.00	1,554	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.71/cwt here — about $368 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 sale69 hd

354.80

—

SC average6 barns · 148 hd

345.38

+9.42

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−16.71

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−13.34

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	1,609	199.21	3,204	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	166.14	1,922	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	163.95	2,344	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	145.35	1,601	8thin

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)	1,284	$2,664	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,480	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,180	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$2,033	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$2,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$2,588	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,047	$2,826	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	919	$2,773	13

Every lot, as filed

138 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 1Fancy	300–350	318	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,542	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	543	299.95/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	347.59/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	948	2,933.88/head	2,700.00–3,075.00	2,934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	362.95/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	280.10/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	482	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,639	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	988	162.63/cwt	149.00–174.00	1,607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	329.16/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	379.95/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	272.49/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,978	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	302.53/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	332.13/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	372.73/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,782	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	285.82/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,906	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	343.17/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,764	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	304.04/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,897	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	297.66/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	382.16/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,651	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	274.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	299.88/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	387.50/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	387.66/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,853	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,035	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	995	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,592	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	913	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	364.71/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	816	171.08/cwt	151.00–192.50	1,396	8
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	635	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	835	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	765	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,209	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	685	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	860	2,375.73/head	2,275.00–2,450.00	2,376	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	900	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,467	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	680	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	830	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	960	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	720	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,278	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,105	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	160.94/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,301	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	155.96/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,856	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	174.10/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,490	8
Bulls	—	—	1,487	187.74/cwt	186.00–191.00	2,792	3
Bulls	—	—	1,661	205.66/cwt	201.00–210.00	3,416	7
Bulls	—	—	1,608	196.52/cwt	195.00–199.00	3,160	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	162.77/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,864	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	141.81/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,520	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	175.01/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,090	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	316	341.66/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	325.28/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	436.13/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	936	233.11/cwt	206.00–255.00	2,182	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	2,280.33/head	2,250.00–2,325.00	2,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	268	531.30/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,424	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,348	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	430.51/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,765	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	494.10/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	465.22/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,503	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	2,282.90/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,283	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	2,836.60/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,837	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	3,588.30/head	3,550.00–3,625.00	3,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	366.70/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,299	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	518.91/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,193	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	445.56/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,653	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,222	3,024.05/head	2,675.00–3,450.00	3,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	416.21/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,182	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	399.76/cwt	380.00–401.00	2,075	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,364	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	403.96/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	454.85/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	393.81/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,619	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	366.95/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,908	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	383.84/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	347.88/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,962	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	412.93/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,586	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	291.71/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	393.06/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	2,369.59/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	446.16/cwt	420.00–470.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	322.07/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,842	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	426.68/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,395	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,345	2,304.03/head	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	289.77/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,228	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,786.66/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,787	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	913	2,774.45/head	2,575.00–2,975.00	2,774	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,047	3,071.82/head	2,825.00–3,450.00	3,072	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	2,653.19/head	2,525.00–2,775.00	2,653	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	888	168.44/cwt	161.00–177.50	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,195	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1

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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