Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Moderate offering 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 $354.84/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −13.30 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$354.84

106 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$79.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.99

vs SC average

−4.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	367.97	1,924	80
Medium and Large 2	554	325.87	1,807	18thin
Medium and Large 3	562	288.73	1,623	8thin

One grade step is worth $79.25/cwt here — about $300 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 sale106 hd

354.84

—

SC average6 barns · 220 hd

344.85

+9.99

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−4.82

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−13.30

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	—	High	1,641	191.41	3,141	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	161.97	1,949	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	160.59	2,332	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	150.74	1,662	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)	1,238	$2,466	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,266	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,087	$2,065	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,095	$2,850	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	389.61/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	375.79/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	368.37/cwt	355.00–373.00	1,923	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	464.75/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	296.15/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	376.71/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,605	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	239	406.15/cwt	400.00–420.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	330.05/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,881	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	309.88/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,940	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	277.45/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	336.33/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	348.25/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,320	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	328.99/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	293.30/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	325.45/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	413.35/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,410	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	339.60/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	296.82/cwt	295.00–297.50	2,116	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	452.56/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	491	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	399.56/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,690	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	426.12/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,585	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	501.63/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,630	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	464.84/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	368.40/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,720	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	673	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	335.08/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	394.93/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	561.82/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	416.69/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	417.24/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,732	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	337.58/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	345.12/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	321.25/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,239	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	382.41/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,985	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	382.88/cwt	380.00–383.00	2,113	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	349.13/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	424.85/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	332.48/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	464	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	482.39/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	377.60/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,960	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	274	562.01/cwt	545.00–590.00	1,540	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	145.05/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,585	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	159.11/cwt	148.00–164.00	2,326	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	159.48/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,925	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	169.43/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,021	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	154.53/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,714	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	167.98/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,357	2
Bulls	—	—	1,627	207.44/cwt	206.00–209.00	3,375	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	194.87/cwt	190.00–203.00	3,309	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	181.09/cwt	173.00–187.00	2,916	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	3,025.85/head	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,026	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	780	1,634.86/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,233	167.66/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	925	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,734	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	880	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,434	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,202	2,379.55/head	1,925.00–2,575.00	2,380	5
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	975	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,292	2,352.32/head	1,900.00–2,575.00	2,352	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	2,259.96/head	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	960	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	800	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,420	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	790	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,082	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	429.79/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,341	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	890	154.18/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,372	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	903	200.33/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	215.90/cwt	192.00–232.50	2,198	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	848	172.46/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,450	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,015	168.96/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	285.06/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	396.62/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,836	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	345.84/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,819	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	383.38/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	350.70/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,669	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	571.50/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	308.41/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	328.00/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,916	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	273.36/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	335	410.15/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	383.47/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	780	244.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	531	320.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,702	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	490	358.79/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	474	365.88/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,734	5

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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