Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply higher, feeder heifers too few to trend, feeder bulls sharply higher based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $320.28/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −76.25 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$320.28

34 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$38.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.59

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	552	323.70	1,786	31
Medium and Large 3	545	285.03	1,553	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.66/cwt here — about $232 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.37, low $307.28, median $396.53 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 sale34 hd

320.28

—

SC average5 barns · 90 hd

327.87

−7.59

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

−76.25

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	1,847	188.43	3,480	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,375	159.38	2,191	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	155.05	1,873	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,173	136.95	1,606	14

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,206	$3,021	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,699	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,017	$2,477	12
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$2,608	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$2,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$2,879	7

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1	250–300	260	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	512.50/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	334.16/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	374.24/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,336	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	369.95/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	299.98/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	309.39/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	375.05/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	334.48/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,070	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	327.99/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	343.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	268.33/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	279.11/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	413	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	358	353.78/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	339.78/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	294.83/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	377.40/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	310.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,946	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	405.59/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,343	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	730	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	284.17/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,026	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	404.34/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,714	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	323.81/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,697	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	328.30/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	525.36/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	378.72/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,878	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	357.45/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	344.11/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	389.96/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	403.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,850	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	299.91/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	354.68/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	349.86/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	343.35/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	325.50/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	374.63/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,997	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	436.64/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	484.73/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	223	560.73/cwt	545.00–580.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	128.05/cwt	107.00–137.00	1,542	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	145.84/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,665	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	149.73/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,170	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	162.35/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,195	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	148.33/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,816	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	161.09/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,914	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,812	200.84/cwt	199.00–203.00	3,639	3
Bulls	—	—	2,030	190.72/cwt	185.00–197.00	3,872	7
Bulls	—	—	1,678	180.83/cwt	178.00–184.00	3,034	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	2,281.15/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,281	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,266	3,290.21/head	2,800.00–3,975.00	3,290	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,076.88/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,077	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	2,863.00/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,863	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	903	154.57/cwt	152.00–157.50	1,396	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	995	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,542	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	2,608.49/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,608	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,372.95/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,373	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	765	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,091	167.45/cwt	158.00–179.00	1,827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	414.44/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	306.53/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	385.06/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	402.32/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,485	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	505.36/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	330.24/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,863	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	335.24/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	337.52/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	371.42/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,411	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	372.44/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	361.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	302.72/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	730	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	855	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	735	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	918	3,235.48/head	2,975.00–3,400.00	3,235	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,667	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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