Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $319.48/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −48.67 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$319.48

53 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$31.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.61

vs SC average

−46.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	323.63	1,732	46
Medium and Large 3	544	292.16	1,588	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.47/cwt here — about $144 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 sale53 hd

319.48

—

SC average6 barns · 237 hd

335.08

−15.61

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−46.37

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−48.67

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	1,693	191.76	3,247	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,349	158.83	2,143	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	156.56	1,847	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	141.65	1,434	35

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,505	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,127	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,858	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$1,713	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$2,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,449	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,480	$2,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,109	$3,137	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,016	$2,649	7

Every lot, as filed

129 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 2	500–550	523	327.73/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,714	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	398.78/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	408.49/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	358.84/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,114	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	363.87/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,557	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	315.58/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,077	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	417.99/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,772	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	387.40/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,453	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	980	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	287	364.04/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	321.22/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,889	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	338.56/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,601	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	372.19/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,816	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	380.10/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,604	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	885	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	890	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	358.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,706	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	344.50/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,205	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	351.26/cwt	330.00–370.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	331.01/cwt	320.00–340.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	405.16/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,868	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	307.38/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	336.48/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,743	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	354.21/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,860	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	411.42/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,555	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	333.40/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	337.92/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,429	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	340.86/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,288	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	818	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,410	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	915	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	765	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	918	1,712.81/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	640	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	775	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	205.65/cwt	205.00–207.00	3,696	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	188.55/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,951	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	177.36/cwt	176.00–179.00	3,184	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	134.95/cwt	109.00–148.00	1,331	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	153.25/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,073	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	152.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,616	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	154.48/cwt	142.00–163.00	1,834	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	169.18/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,270	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	167.97/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	284.84/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	293.03/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	313	517.48/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,620	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	3,000.15/head	2,975.00–3,025.00	3,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,628	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	535.15/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	230	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	319	457.39/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,459	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,505	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,448.82/head	2,375.00–2,525.00	2,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	482.48/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	353.23/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,148	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	264	567.91/cwt	545.00–595.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	443.19/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,888	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	382.25/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,014	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	466.18/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	426.57/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,425	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	333.21/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,059	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	463.19/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	426.26/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	372.47/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	454.74/cwt	450.00–477.50	1,719	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	409.02/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,971	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	289.04/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	295.04/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	330.17/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,103	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	348.24/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,964	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	296.57/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	493	386.07/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	291.97/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	474	368.90/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	358	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	537	323.32/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	2,988.45/head	2,525.00–3,300.00	2,988	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,158	2,010.04/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	514.65/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,440	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,480	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	3,362.42/head	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,362	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	435.68/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,808	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	410.32/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	304.00/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	415.58/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,737	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	320.43/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,817	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	518.50/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	474.00/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,541	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	369.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	4

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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