Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. 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 $342.25/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −54.28 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$342.25

45 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$54.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.69

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	347.10	1,876	41
Medium and Large 3	571	292.50	1,671	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.60/cwt here — about $205 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 sale45 hd

342.25

—

SC average4 barns · 81 hd

333.56

+8.69

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

−54.28

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	1,773	186.24	3,301	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	157.46	2,327	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	153.37	1,837	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	139.97	1,521	22

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)	1,145	$2,441	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,251	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$2,113	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,101	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,025	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,975	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	695	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	847	$1,758	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,723	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$2,842	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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 3	650–700	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	355.64/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,362	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	312.15/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,948	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	286.72/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	262	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	340.42/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,423	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	286.06/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	427.26/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	333	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	578	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	341.07/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	297.50/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	438.41/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	357.93/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	437.50/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	394.78/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,666	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	391.84/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	435.05/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	443.11/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	266.69/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	354.91/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,689	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	407.15/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,515	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	395.46/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,325	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	340.28/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,926	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	339.95/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	277.36/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	328.69/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,906	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	381.64/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,431	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	330.91/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,734	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	303	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	370.65/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,538	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	355.97/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	417.00/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,409	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	325.69/cwt	312.00–340.00	2,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	399.35/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,873	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	420.14/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	362.42/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	403.24/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,742	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	496.74/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	355.33/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,997	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	449.18/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	532.69/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	499.08/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	291	542.96/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	313	504.99/cwt	460.00–530.00	1,581	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	149.93/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,177	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	160.60/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,391	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	133.05/cwt	116.00–147.00	1,361	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	154.81/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,893	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	149.59/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,753	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	159.68/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,980	9
Bulls	—	—	1,531	176.35/cwt	160.00–184.00	2,700	7
Bulls	—	—	2,280	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	4,651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,904	191.96/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,655	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,098	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	850	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,005	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,482	2,326.35/head	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,326	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,148	2,301.05/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	307.69/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,914	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	377.53/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	447	371.66/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	362.47/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,566	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	277.53/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	351.47/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,842	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,140	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,699	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	835	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	980	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	847	1,758.12/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,758	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	895	165.67/cwt	153.00–175.00	1,483	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,845	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,462	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	828	174.39/cwt	167.50–182.50	1,444	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	860	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	2,544.84/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	1,849.83/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,850	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,658.59/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,659	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	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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