Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. 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 $332.94/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −63.60 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$332.94

42 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$69.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.57

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	352.02	1,899	20
Medium and Large 2	556	325.18	1,808	17thin
Medium and Large 3	561	282.96	1,589	5thin

One grade step is worth $69.06/cwt here — about $311 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 sale42 hd

332.94

—

SC average5 barns · 99 hd

318.36

+14.57

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

−63.60

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	1,437	171.57	2,465	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	154.54	2,130	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,030	142.83	1,471	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	119.91	1,197	21

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)	1,040	$2,088	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$2,023	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,018	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,796	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,569	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,771	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$1,486	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,540	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	756	$2,000	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,670	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

128 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	200–250	225	304.78/cwt	300.00–310.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	303.47/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,441	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	550	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	740	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	815	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	837	159.57/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	315.67/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,338	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	258.72/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	266.50/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	326.67/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	342.46/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,459	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	325.90/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,864	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	291.10/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	346.70/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	316.71/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,159	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	290.95/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,656	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	248	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	374.26/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,235	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	825	167.50/head	167.50–167.50	168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	349.06/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,155	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	307.44/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	337.66/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,428	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	345.21/cwt	340.00–350.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	335.40/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,593	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	339.04/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	278.70/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	345.20/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,616	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	700	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	790	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	665	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	136.37/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,244	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	166.49/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,303	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	154.34/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,110	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	943	134.12/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,265	10
Bulls	—	—	1,263	155.39/cwt	142.00–169.00	1,963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	307.04/cwt	300.00–330.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	151.55/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,693	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	113.33/cwt	90.00–129.00	1,171	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	143.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,044	2
Bulls	—	—	1,611	187.74/cwt	180.00–194.00	3,024	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	343.44/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	262.90/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	430.21/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	449.42/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,393	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	237	476.91/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,130	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	398	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,851	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	420.05/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	344.98/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,918	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	284	465.49/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,322	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	418.83/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,365	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	364.41/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,531	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	414.77/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,128	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	988	2,215.41/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	417.50/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	405.75/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	416.39/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,566	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	2,022.51/head	1,850.00–2,175.00	2,023	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	947	2,181.69/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	324.05/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,675	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	391.89/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,281	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	293.72/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	419.82/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	369.63/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,700	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	328.50/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	485	340.21/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	343.80/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,306	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	383.06/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,479	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	583	294.89/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	481	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,539	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	293.51/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	383.39/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,603	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	1,569.44/head	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,569	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	1,771.27/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,771	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	780	251.53/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	375.23/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,794	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	191.35/cwt	182.50–202.50	1,760	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	302.40/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,253	2,530.49/head	2,475.00–2,575.00	2,530	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,670.00/head	1,670.00–1,670.00	1,670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,738.78/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	406.92/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	1,486.07/head	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	374.28/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,621	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	376.05/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,354	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	611	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,802	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	830	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	413.32/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,182	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	359.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	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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