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Saluda Livestock Exchange

Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 2

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

506 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 594▲ 506 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 139▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 51▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.75/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −132.44 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.

Average price

$224.75

52 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$50.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.89

vs SC average

−15.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	246.74	1,313	12thin
Medium and Large 2	536	222.90	1,194	33
Medium and Large 3	527	195.75	1,031	7thin

One grade step is worth $50.99/cwt here — about $281 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale52 hd

224.75

—

SC average6 barns · 166 hd

218.86

+5.89

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−15.94

This barn, trailing median34 sales

357.19

−132.44

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,335	123.00	1,642	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	132.08	1,695	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	128.00	1,997	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	112.82	1,202	15

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,413	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,955	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	709	$1,724	3thin

Every lot

92 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	297.10/cwt	290.00–320.00	998	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	251.79/cwt	245.00–260.00	937	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,147	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	273.61/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,209	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	256.00/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,188	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	228.77/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,100	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	241.45/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,280	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	219.95/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,172	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	230.94/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,402	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	223.66/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,530	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	218.50/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,567	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	762	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,448	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	611	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	727	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	780	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	222.72/cwt	215.00–230.00	722	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	263.36/cwt	260.00–265.00	993	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	252.45/cwt	235.00–256.00	977	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	251.65/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,014	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	237.30/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,013	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	457	202.16/cwt	195.00–210.00	924	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	246.83/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,158	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	234.98/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,116	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	195.88/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,024	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	226.64/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,190	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	246.74/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,313	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	533	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,093	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	217.75/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,226	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	214.01/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,305	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	190.87/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,174	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	673	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,245	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,367	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	218.44/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,496	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	541	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	284	290.13/cwt	280.00–300.00	824	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	752	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	241.57/cwt	235.00–255.00	780	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	278.44/cwt	265.00–295.00	905	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	320.87/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,052	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	301.87/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,135	21
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	250.02/cwt	235.00–260.00	940	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	277.61/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,058	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	414	228.67/cwt	220.00–245.00	947	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	268.40/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,119	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	249.05/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,173	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	231.06/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,109	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	240.63/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,256	33
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,284	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	222.09/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,281	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,205	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	615	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,184	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	207.96/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,291	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	681	182.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,243	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,345	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	123.00/cwt	113.00–136.00	1,642	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	107.43/cwt	60.00–123.00	1,097	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	127.66/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,517	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	120.58/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,463	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	136.51/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,788	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,997	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,955	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	670	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	754	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	931	93.61/cwt	87.00–105.00	872	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,062	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	1,000	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,625	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,080	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	865	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	965	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,441	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	700	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	713	1,636.67/head	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,637	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	935	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Saluda Livestock Exchange - Saluda, SC

Mon Sep 2, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 506Last week 594Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 139Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 51Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	235.00	235.00
1	250–300	295	255.00	255.00
4	300–350	323	235.00–255.00	241.57
6	350–400	376	235.00–260.00	250.02
4	400–450	414	220.00–245.00	228.67
5	450–500	480	225.00–235.00	231.06
5	550–600	577	215.00–225.00	222.09
2	600–650	610	195.00–200.00	197.50
4	650–700	681	180.00–190.00	182.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
4	250–300	284	280.00–300.00	290.13
3	300–350	325	265.00–295.00	278.44
6	350–400	381	265.00–295.00	277.61
12	400–450	417	250.00–295.00	268.40
17	450–500	471	240.00–265.00	249.05
33	500–550	522	230.00–247.50	240.63
2	550–600	558	225.00–235.00	230.02
5	600–650	621	200.00–215.00	207.96
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	708	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	305.00–335.00	320.87
21	350–400	376	300.00–320.00	301.87
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	590	205.00	205.00
2	600–650	615	190.00–195.00	192.44
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	235.00	235.00
4	300–350	324	215.00–230.00	222.72
2	350–400	380	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	445	215.00	215.00
7	450–500	457	195.00–210.00	202.16
6	500–550	523	185.00–205.00	195.88
1	550–600	550	195.00	195.00
3	600–650	615	185.00–195.00	190.87
1	650–700	675	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	285	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	315	245.00–250.00	247.54
16	350–400	387	235.00–256.00	252.45
12	400–450	427	225.00–247.50	237.30
20	450–500	475	220.00–245.00	234.98
22	500–550	525	215.00–235.00	226.64
9	550–600	563	210.00–230.00	217.75
5	600–650	610	210.00–215.00	214.01
13	650–700	685	207.50–225.00	218.44
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	377	260.00–265.00	263.36
3	400–450	403	250.00–255.00	251.65
5	450–500	469	246.00–250.00	246.83
12	500–550	532	240.00–250.00	246.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	610	165.00	165.00
2	650–700	673	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	200.00	200.00
4	450–500	481	210.00–235.00	228.77
4	500–550	533	215.00–225.00	219.95
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	762	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	290.00–320.00	297.10
4	400–450	442	270.00–285.00	273.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	245.00–260.00	251.79
2	400–450	433	265.00	265.00
10	450–500	464	240.00–265.00	256.00
9	500–550	530	230.00–255.00	241.45
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
11	600–650	607	225.00–235.00	230.94
8	650–700	684	215.00–230.00	223.66
24	700–750	717	210.00–222.00	218.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,310	130.00–143.00	136.51
5	—	1,213	116.00–126.00	120.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,021	60.00–123.00	107.43
4	—	1,188	125.00–131.00	127.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	113.00–136.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	112.50	112.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	105.00	105.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	115.00	115.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	931	87.00–105.00	93.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	113.00	113.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,625	128.00	128.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	142.00	142.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,955	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	713	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,636.67

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.