Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2024-07-22

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 22
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
671 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 701▲ 671 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 80▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 57▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers were steady, feeder bulls were too few to trend. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.92/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −105.27 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$251.92
44 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,377
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.42
vs SC average
−12.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2547252.081,37843
Medium and Large 3555245.001,3601thin
One grade step is worth $7.08/cwt here — about $18 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale44 hd
251.92
—
SC average6 barns · 200 hd
250.50
+1.42
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−12.71
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−105.27
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
415370326281median 357.1903/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.14, low $294.82, median $357.19 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,574165.302,60212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,265137.921,74552
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,592136.012,1658thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,100122.341,34543

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,4923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)899$1,2913thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)888$1,2132thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)870$1451thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)771$1,3564thin

Every lot

120 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2210280.00/cwt280.00–280.005881
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215325.00/cwt325.00–325.006991
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265320.00/cwt320.00–320.008481
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3265275.00/cwt275.00–275.007291
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy270355.00/cwt355.00–355.009591
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2274292.21/cwt280.00–305.008015
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy325353.10/cwt350.00–355.001,1484
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325322.04/cwt315.00–330.001,0472
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy374349.94/cwt345.00–355.001,3096
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376326.28/cwt310.00–340.001,2277
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3388265.19/cwt255.00–275.001,0292
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2051
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3371
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1263
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428282.40/cwt280.00–285.001,2092
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1439305.57/cwt295.00–320.001,3418
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2651
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474297.48/cwt290.00–310.001,41016
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479271.16/cwt262.50–285.001,2996
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515272.09/cwt262.50–285.001,40114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3518252.44/cwt250.00–255.001,3082
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6367
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575256.45/cwt235.00–265.001,47511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2598281.01/cwt275.00–282.501,6805
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1607270.55/cwt270.00–280.001,64218
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621261.08/cwt255.00–265.001,6219
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added633264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,67115
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5044
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650267.50/cwt265.00–270.001,7392
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7522
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2Value Added758232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7596
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2768230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7662
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200320.00/cwt320.00–320.006401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230290.00/cwt290.00–290.006671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274275.32/cwt265.00–285.007544
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275296.45/cwt290.00–305.008154
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290255.00/cwt255.00–255.007401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320287.03/cwt280.00–295.009185
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320276.03/cwt265.00–285.0088310
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328242.37/cwt225.00–260.007952
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365250.00/cwt250.00–250.009133
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375285.80/cwt280.00–288.001,07220
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379274.45/cwt260.00–285.001,0407
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full380290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429266.79/cwt255.00–275.001,14516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435273.16/cwt270.00–280.001,18828
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468251.01/cwt245.00–260.001,1755
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474264.25/cwt255.00–270.001,25329
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Full480255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521253.86/cwt242.50–260.001,32318
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565251.58/cwt235.00–260.001,42122
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Full565245.05/cwt235.00–250.001,3853
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4103
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4671
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3628217.47/cwt215.00–220.001,3662
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2661229.27/cwt225.00–230.001,51514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205325.00/cwt325.00–325.006661
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy265375.00/cwt375.00–375.009941
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270295.00/cwt295.00–295.007971
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1288320.00/cwt320.00–320.009222
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310355.00/cwt345.00–360.001,1013
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320275.00/cwt275.00–275.008801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324322.66/cwt315.00–330.001,0454
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy371354.09/cwt345.00–365.001,3147
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373266.74/cwt255.00–280.009952
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374330.55/cwt320.00–340.001,2369
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383294.67/cwt285.00–305.001,1292
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414311.51/cwt300.00–330.001,2906
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy418345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4422
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418255.15/cwt230.00–275.001,0674
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added439305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3396
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2444285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,26513
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466278.77/cwt275.00–290.001,29925
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3472243.73/cwt240.00–255.001,1507
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added516305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5744
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522285.05/cwt275.00–295.001,4887
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522246.54/cwt235.00–275.001,2879
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525271.83/cwt260.00–280.001,4278
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553277.92/cwt277.50–280.001,5376
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568251.45/cwt240.00–260.001,4283
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576259.90/cwt255.00–265.001,4974
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619243.84/cwt235.00–255.001,5099
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3663217.47/cwt210.00–225.001,4422
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5531
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3210190.00/cwt190.00–190.003991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,550164.57/cwt155.00–170.002,5518
Bulls——1,590161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,5601
Bulls——1,633168.69/cwt160.00–173.002,7553
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,055163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,7201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070111.17/cwt87.00–121.001,19018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,121130.39/cwt122.00–141.001,46225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250133.03/cwt126.00–136.001,66321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283140.51/cwt137.00–149.001,80330
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568137.15/cwt132.00–148.002,1517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,760128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,2531
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2870145.00/head145.00–145.001451
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,635176.24/cwt137.00–224.002,8822
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 36501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38401,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28531,210.85/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19101,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0651,491.98/head1,400.00–1,625.001,4923
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2710129.00/cwt129.00–129.009161
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3805115.00/cwt115.00–115.009261
Stock Cows—Large 397042.00/cwt42.00–42.004071
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,115147.37/cwt139.00–157.501,6434
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2665145.00/cwt145.00–145.009641

This sale against other markets

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.