Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no report last week. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.43/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −73.10 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$323.43

19 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

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

$93.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.97

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	360.00	1,829	2thin
Medium and Large 2	554	330.35	1,829	14thin
Medium and Large 3	522	266.74	1,392	3thin

One grade step is worth $93.26/cwt here — about $436 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 sale19 hd

323.43

—

SC average4 barns · 44 hd

319.46

+3.97

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

−73.10

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	1,593	174.63	2,782	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	151.66	2,105	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	146.73	1,804	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	133.45	1,484	11

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)	1,062	$2,168	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,924	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$1,390	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,092	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	693	$1,488	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	153.90/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,155	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	137.19/cwt	126.00–147.00	1,752	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	157.14/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,850	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	124.75/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	380.12/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	401.67/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	327.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	291.25/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	318.98/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	322.50/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	300.19/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	294.09/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	341.07/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,654	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	388.05/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	257.43/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	445.00/cwt	425.00–465.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	329.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	365.12/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	391.81/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	305.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	336.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,878	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	299.89/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	411.72/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,318	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	326.08/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	278.29/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	332.50/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	373.25/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	322.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	327.68/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	340.53/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	435.22/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,393	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	320.72/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	403.97/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	358	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	538	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	454.88/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	285	482.17/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,374	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	509.93/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,147	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	138.42/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,661	7
Bulls	—	—	1,451	164.41/cwt	145.00–178.00	2,386	8
Bulls	—	—	1,782	188.25/cwt	182.00–194.00	3,355	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	2,459.84/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,460	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	685	912.68/head	900.00–925.00	913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	785	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	910	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,370	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	870	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	880	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	988	1,811.77/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	366.27/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	385.13/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,225	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	380.22/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,483	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	328.34/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	451.36/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	679	256.71/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	343.80/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	266.74/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	374.88/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,766	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,924.28/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,924	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	670	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	720	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	665	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,436	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,231	162.49/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,000	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	725	188.76/cwt	160.00–220.00	1,369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,094	2,005.94/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,006	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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