Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 8.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. 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 $329.46/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −38.69 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$329.46

41 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$36.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.95

vs SC average

−48.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	337.50	1,825	32
Medium and Large 2	535	300.86	1,609	9thin

One grade step is worth $36.64/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale41 hd

329.46

—

SC average5 barns · 75 hd

323.50

+5.95

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−48.50

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−38.69

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	—	Average	1,569	172.56	2,707	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	154.97	1,858	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,364	153.60	2,094	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	125.85	1,256	12

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)	1,178	$2,566	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,491	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$2,658	3thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	280.02/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	339.15/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,455	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	384.97/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	380.66/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,606	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	364.24/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,927	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	403.24/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	333.00/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	634	366.13/cwt	364.50–370.00	2,321	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	1,777.53/head	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	315.16/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	325.26/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	381.35/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	378.48/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	746	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,070	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	368.32/cwt	357.50–390.00	1,735	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	913	160.92/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	298.25/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	287.43/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	362.64/cwt	355.00–370.00	997	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	815	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	336.01/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	317.66/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	383.19/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	285.16/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	298.89/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	334.92/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,567	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	365.80/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,350	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	735	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	117.80/cwt	65.00–145.00	1,137	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	149.99/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,645	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	150.37/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,101	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	157.23/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,085	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	148.70/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,851	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	347.59/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,157	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	160.61/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,858	20
Bulls	—	—	2,017	185.57/cwt	181.00–188.00	3,743	3
Bulls	—	—	1,419	168.23/cwt	152.00–176.00	2,387	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	208.44/cwt	190.00–230.00	2,274	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	835	159.38/cwt	152.00–167.50	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	386.98/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,401	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,491.28/head	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	373	449.78/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,678	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	317	476.01/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,509	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	447.46/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	205	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	192.49/cwt	174.00–220.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	281	501.69/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,410	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	205	482.44/cwt	480.00–485.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	406	404.22/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	322.05/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,823	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	574	377.12/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,165	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	420.12/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	417.18/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,948	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	401.44/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,309	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,976	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	376.02/cwt	362.50–390.00	1,715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	323.79/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	407.56/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,907	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	410.78/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	331.68/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	405.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	413.20/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	314.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	333.36/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,097	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	448.12/cwt	447.50–450.00	1,801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	369.81/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	324.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	408.79/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,480	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	3,091.06/head	2,525.00–3,475.00	3,091	3

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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