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Saluda Livestock Exchange

Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 7

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790

← Sep 23Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 210 vs last sale 460▲ 250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 83▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 21▲ 15 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 no sale last week with the area being affected by Hurricane Helene. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $224.85/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −158.85 against this barn's trailing median of $383.70.

Average price

$224.85

18 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	228.09	1,236	12thin
Medium and Large 3	518	218.36	1,132	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.73/cwt here — about $104 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 sale18 hd

224.85

—

SC average3 barns · 37 hd

224.14

+0.71

This barn, trailing median34 sales

383.70

−158.85

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.37, low $307.28, median $383.70 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	1,392	121.30	1,688	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	129.52	1,623	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	118.63	1,260	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	116.00	1,636	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,122	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$870	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$775	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	261.10/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,091	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	889	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	255.39/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,180	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	262.04/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,376	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,148	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	266.25/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,518	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	242.42/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,401	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	653	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,306	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,490	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	473	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	242.77/cwt	235.00–250.00	668	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	740	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	772	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	257.61/cwt	255.00–265.00	814	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	240.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	872	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	229.28/cwt	225.00–235.00	942	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	201.67/cwt	195.00–205.00	877	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	191.65/cwt	185.00–205.00	907	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,140	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	223.78/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,076	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	217.79/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,124	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	219.01/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,224	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,298	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	674	188.33/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,269	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	225	348.64/cwt	347.50–350.00	784	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	247.85/cwt	240.00–255.00	793	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	279.85/cwt	265.00–285.00	924	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,009	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	269.09/cwt	255.00–285.00	985	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	239.91/cwt	225.00–250.00	936	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	261.72/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,084	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	934	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	243.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,046	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	252.06/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,175	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	213.10/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,021	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	512	219.03/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,121	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	251.18/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,289	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	535	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,137	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	226.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,285	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	573	207.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,189	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	217.44/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,316	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,257	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	192.25/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,294	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	132.95/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,855	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	107.70/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,010	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	120.82/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,313	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	129.52/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,623	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,636	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	725	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	131.57/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,658	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,726	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	695	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	790	1,122.47/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,122	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	800	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	860	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,127	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	940	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 460Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week with the area being affected by Hurricane Helene. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	255.00	255.00
1	250–300	290	255.00	255.00
4	300–350	316	255.00–265.00	257.61
1	350–400	365	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	475	235.00–245.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	235.00–250.00	242.77
1	300–350	315	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	363	235.00–245.00	240.10
7	400–450	411	225.00–235.00	229.28
4	450–500	481	220.00–225.00	223.78
8	500–550	516	210.00–225.00	217.79
19	550–600	559	212.50–225.00	219.01
2	600–650	618	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	305	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	435	195.00–205.00	201.67
6	450–500	473	185.00–205.00	191.65
1	500–550	515	205.00	205.00
2	550–600	575	195.00	195.00
3	650–700	674	187.50–190.00	188.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	245.00	245.00
4	300–350	330	265.00–285.00	279.85
11	350–400	366	255.00–285.00	269.09
7	400–450	414	252.50–270.00	261.72
7	450–500	466	245.00–265.00	252.06
4	500–550	513	235.00–260.00	251.18
3	550–600	567	225.00–230.00	226.65
2	600–650	605	210.00–225.00	217.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	240.00–255.00	247.85
3	350–400	390	225.00–250.00	239.91
3	400–450	430	240.00–245.00	243.31
8	450–500	479	205.00–225.00	213.10
5	500–550	512	215.00–225.00	219.03
1	550–600	550	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	613	205.00	205.00
2	650–700	673	185.00–200.00	192.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	535	212.50	212.50
2	550–600	573	205.00–210.00	207.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	347.50–350.00	348.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	245.00–272.50	261.10
3	450–500	462	245.00–275.00	255.39
7	550–600	578	242.00–245.00	242.42
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	662	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	205.00	205.00
2	400–450	440	195.00	195.00
2	450–500	450	195.00–200.00	197.50
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	540	212.50	212.50
3	650–700	653	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	525	259.00–265.00	262.04
2	550–600	570	255.00–277.50	266.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,253	120.00–137.00	129.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	107.00–108.00	107.70
15	—	1,087	110.00–129.00	120.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,395	132.00–134.00	132.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	122.00	122.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	130.00–133.00	131.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	106.00	106.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	121.00	121.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	131.00	131.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	114.00	114.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	790	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,122.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	870.00	870.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	900.00	900.00

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	—	940	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.