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Saluda Livestock Exchange

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 9

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

863 head

▲ 357 vs last sale 506▲ 863 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 38▲ 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were 11.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls were too few to trend. Moderate offering 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 $215.03/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −142.16 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.

Average price

$215.03

72 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.50

vs SC average

−23.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	231.01	1,274	7thin
Medium and Large 2	544	219.35	1,192	44
Medium and Large 3	541	200.66	1,085	21

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about $189 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale72 hd

215.03

—

SC average5 barns · 174 hd

217.53

−2.50

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−23.58

This barn, trailing median34 sales

357.19

−142.16

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	—	Average	1,484	144.72	2,147	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,631	127.22	2,075	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	120.76	1,403	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	93.94	875	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,384	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	854	$1,285	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,808	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	655	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	315.05/cwt	300.00–325.00	999	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	258.07/cwt	245.00–265.00	857	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	232.71/cwt	225.00–245.00	863	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	273.80/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,043	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	273.74/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,155	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	230.82/cwt	220.00–235.00	974	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	255.75/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,097	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,240	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	249.41/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,180	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	229.11/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,088	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	215.24/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,111	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	231.58/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,223	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,330	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	241.02/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,367	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,112	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	218.19/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,259	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	224.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,397	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	209.58/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,318	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	195.07/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,313	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	216.76/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,470	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	191.56/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,366	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	225.23/cwt	215.00–235.00	727	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	256.97/cwt	250.00–265.00	951	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,089	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	392	242.02/cwt	225.00–244.00	949	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	222.09/cwt	200.00–235.00	944	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	243.20/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,046	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,171	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	233.03/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,114	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	207.78/cwt	195.00–215.00	995	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	223.31/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,159	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	203.25/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,071	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	228.21/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,221	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	233.11/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,315	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	194.18/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,117	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	214.15/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,234	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	202.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,258	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,160	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	667	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,201	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	190.98/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,302	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Full	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	186.24/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,313	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	322.65/cwt	305.00–340.00	945	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	306.20/cwt	295.00–315.00	943	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	288.27/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,058	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	258.11/cwt	245.00–265.00	958	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	277.33/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,070	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	270.16/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,127	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	238.71/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,010	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	266.37/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,140	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	236.78/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,115	31
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	205.13/cwt	195.00–220.00	966	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	215.64/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,123	30
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,366	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,037	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	202.28/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,153	37
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	608	177.55/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,080	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	189.90/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,185	25
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	188.36/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,253	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	185.37/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,346	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2Full	795	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,312	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,054	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	507	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	684	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,421	145.53/cwt	132.00–164.00	2,068	8
Bulls	—	—	1,505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,746	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,282	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	86.41/cwt	77.00–94.00	769	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,106	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,037	108.80/cwt	88.00–125.00	1,128	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	120.97/cwt	106.00–135.00	1,397	79
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	132.15/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,725	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,847	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	129.52/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,134	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	655	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	890	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	913	1,750.14/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	835	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	863	1,151.96/head	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,152	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	985	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,083	1,384.06/head	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,384	2

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 863Last week 506Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	370	250.00–265.00	256.97
24	400–450	430	235.00–255.00	243.20
15	450–500	478	225.00–245.00	233.03
25	500–550	519	215.00–230.00	223.31
19	550–600	576	205.00–225.00	214.15
29	600–650	620	200.00–210.00	202.90
5	650–700	682	190.00–192.50	190.98
4	700–750	705	180.00–190.00	186.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	389	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	478	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	535	225.00–235.00	228.21
4	550–600	564	232.50–235.00	233.11
1	700–750	705	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	240.00	240.00
4	300–350	323	215.00–235.00	225.23
24	350–400	392	225.00–244.00	242.02
18	400–450	425	200.00–235.00	222.09
9	450–500	479	195.00–215.00	207.78
15	500–550	527	195.00–210.00	203.25
6	550–600	575	185.00–200.00	194.18
5	600–650	627	185.00	185.00
3	650–700	667	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	317	300.00–325.00	315.05
3	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
8	400–450	422	270.00–285.00	273.74
6	450–500	468	265.00	265.00
6	500–550	532	245.00–255.00	250.03
14	550–600	567	235.00–250.00	241.02
16	600–650	622	220.00–235.00	224.64
11	650–700	678	215.00–225.00	216.76
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	245.00–265.00	258.07
4	350–400	371	225.00–245.00	232.71
5	400–450	422	220.00–235.00	230.82
5	450–500	475	225.00–235.00	229.11
8	500–550	516	205.00–220.00	215.24
3	550–600	570	190.00–200.00	195.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
13	350–400	381	265.00–285.00	273.80
7	400–450	429	245.00–265.00	255.75
8	450–500	473	240.00–255.00	249.41
6	500–550	528	225.00–240.00	231.58
6	550–600	577	210.00–225.00	218.19
5	600–650	629	197.50–215.00	209.58
6	650–700	673	190.00–205.00	195.07
6	700–750	713	185.00–205.00	191.56
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	800	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	245.00–265.00	258.11
5	400–450	423	225.00–245.00	238.71
12	450–500	471	195.00–220.00	205.13
1	500–550	505	185.00	185.00
2	550–600	568	182.50	182.50
2	600–650	608	165.00–190.00	177.55
1	650–700	660	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	305.00–340.00	322.65
4	300–350	308	295.00–315.00	306.20
3	350–400	367	285.00–295.00	288.27
5	400–450	417	245.00–280.00	270.16
1	500–550	540	253.00	253.00
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
3	950–1000	978	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
15	350–400	386	265.00–285.00	277.33
10	400–450	428	255.00–275.00	266.37
31	450–500	471	225.00–255.00	236.78
30	500–550	521	195.00–225.00	215.64
37	550–600	570	185.00–220.00	202.28
25	600–650	624	180.00–205.00	189.90
3	650–700	665	180.00–195.00	188.36
6	700–750	726	175.00–195.00	185.37
1	800–850	800	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	507	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,648	126.00–133.00	129.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,305	124.00–138.00	132.15
79	—	1,155	106.00–135.00	120.97
29	—	1,037	88.00–125.00	108.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	109.00	109.00
2	—	890	77.00–94.00	86.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,421	132.00–164.00	145.53
1	—	1,965	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,505	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	655	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,750.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,151.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,384.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	985	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.