Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls 3.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. 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 $337.73/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −30.42 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$337.73

76 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

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

$69.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

vs SC average

−30.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	356.70	1,952	39
Medium and Large 2	554	320.45	1,777	34
Medium and Large 3	532	286.75	1,525	3thin

One grade step is worth $69.96/cwt here — about $426 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 sale76 hd

337.73

—

SC average6 barns · 168 hd

335.42

+2.30

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−30.61

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−30.42

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	1,379	190.09	2,620	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	172.33	2,436	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	168.58	1,924	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	149.77	1,526	23

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,180	$3,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,308	$3,038	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$2,792	4thin

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 3	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	342.24/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,177	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	295.12/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	424.92/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	351.51/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	377.51/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,850	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	359.95/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	425.13/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	323.39/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	328.68/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,735	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	354.99/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	368.90/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	305.48/cwt	295.00–312.50	2,013	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	316.08/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,976	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	338.46/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,943	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	407.64/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	322.93/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,879	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	353.43/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,884	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	373.33/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	612	301.73/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	300.05/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	280.53/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,199	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	373.04/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	681	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	529	341.28/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	368.25/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	352.43/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	308.29/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	326.45/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	493	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,997	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	373.46/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	358.27/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	334.10/cwt	317.50–350.00	1,430	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	347.62/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	284	340.13/cwt	320.00–350.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	335.23/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,230	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,380	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,581	1
Bulls	—	—	1,130	181.57/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,052	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	154.40/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,538	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	139.18/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,491	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	184.52/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,417	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	182.90/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,475	3
Bulls	—	—	1,627	198.61/cwt	195.00–202.00	3,231	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	175.19/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,076	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	162.61/cwt	145.00–168.00	1,774	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	173.41/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,428	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	164.69/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,416	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	595	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,329	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,773	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	768	181.68/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,395	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	3,371.05/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	488.68/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	345	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	233	466.14/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	316	442.28/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,398	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	223	575.39/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	458.93/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,758	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	410.14/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	384.72/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	343.41/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,133	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	536.43/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	377.65/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,945	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	443.81/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,824	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	395.63/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	377.97/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,022	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	399.19/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,481	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	407.09/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	363.49/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,857	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	541.30/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	366.45/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	461.97/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	485.62/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	462.30/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	351.46/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,021	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	778	337.84/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	384.34/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,645	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	312.81/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,412	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	368.30/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,243	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	369.68/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,155	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,158	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	426.55/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	369.37/cwt	357.50–377.50	2,475	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	299.15/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,049	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	379.92/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,862	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	442.99/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,799	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	477	333.18/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,589	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	411.34/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,744	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	411.21/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	564	298.58/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,684	7

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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