Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2024-10-14

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 14
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
▲ 362 vs last sale 250▲ 612 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 50▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 15▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, no comparisons made of slaughter cows and slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $222.49/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −134.70 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$222.49
68 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,222
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.25
vs SC average
−35.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508234.981,1943thin
Medium and Large 2555227.141,25948
Medium and Large 3542207.151,12217thin
One grade step is worth $27.83/cwt here — about $72 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 sale68 hd
222.49
—
SC average6 barns · 178 hd
222.23
+0.25
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−35.32
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−134.70
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—Low1,746136.772,3874thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,260117.171,47740
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,493111.361,66210
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,098103.221,13321

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$1,7982thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$1,6751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,360$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,305$1,1751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,023$1,1523thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)647$1,0336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,227$2,3326
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)800$1,1751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)943$1,1092thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)868$8303thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305335.00/cwt330.00–340.001,0222
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305265.00/cwt265.00–265.008081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375210.00/cwt210.00–210.007881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0781
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388257.77/cwt245.00–275.001,0004
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420215.00/cwt215.00–215.009031
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422270.46/cwt250.00–277.001,14110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468256.78/cwt240.00–265.001,20213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1631
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3518213.33/cwt210.00–215.001,1053
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521244.45/cwt230.00–255.001,2749
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553247.51/cwt245.00–250.001,3692
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1892
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2584239.98/cwt235.00–250.001,40110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3593216.66/cwt215.00–220.001,2853
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2651225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4659
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy653198.72/cwt190.00–207.501,2982
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5348
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy700185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200295.00/cwt295.00–295.005901
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225255.00/cwt255.00–255.005741
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278272.57/cwt270.00–275.007582
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305215.00/cwt215.00–215.006561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325238.13/cwt225.00–245.007743
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332268.19/cwt255.00–275.008909
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373240.89/cwt225.00–250.0089912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378256.99/cwt252.50–270.0097122
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383199.84/cwt195.00–205.007652
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420257.01/cwt250.00–265.001,0795
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429235.45/cwt225.00–245.001,01023
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009571
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1031
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy463215.00/cwt215.00–215.009957
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472202.09/cwt190.00–212.509548
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478227.75/cwt220.00–240.001,08917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508234.98/cwt230.00–240.001,1943
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3519206.54/cwt200.00–215.001,07211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1181
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522229.38/cwt220.00–240.001,19720
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy579206.21/cwt195.00–215.001,1944
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580229.36/cwt220.00–237.501,33023
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583208.28/cwt195.00–215.001,2146
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy610196.98/cwt190.00–205.001,2025
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622214.72/cwt210.00–230.001,3369
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3628206.25/cwt205.00–207.501,2952
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670206.22/cwt200.00–210.001,3824
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy673194.67/cwt185.00–205.001,3102
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200285.00/cwt285.00–285.005701
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy225335.11/cwt330.00–340.007542
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240310.00/cwt310.00–310.007441
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240255.00/cwt255.00–255.006121
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy275350.24/cwt345.00–357.509633
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275275.00/cwt275.00–275.007561
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279322.33/cwt315.00–330.008994
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285235.00/cwt235.00–235.006701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325235.00/cwt235.00–235.007641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy330337.50/cwt335.00–340.001,1143
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332270.00/cwt265.00–275.008963
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1337312.40/cwt295.00–325.001,0539
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369304.04/cwt295.00–315.001,1225
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378269.84/cwt260.00–275.001,0207
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3386240.57/cwt225.00–255.009298
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408279.90/cwt275.00–290.001,1423
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418258.12/cwt250.00–275.001,07915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423240.13/cwt230.00–245.001,0164
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474251.79/cwt245.00–260.001,19317
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3482230.17/cwt220.00–245.001,1095
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy513214.55/cwt205.00–220.001,1016
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523240.87/cwt225.00–255.001,26012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525210.03/cwt205.00–215.001,1035
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy565212.12/cwt205.00–220.001,1985
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3574209.56/cwt200.00–217.501,2036
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575231.77/cwt220.00–245.001,3335
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2611216.78/cwt212.50–220.001,3257
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3441
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy650205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3331
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3531
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy708184.98/cwt180.00–190.001,3102
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,738129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,2422
Bulls——1,753144.53/cwt144.00–145.002,5342
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04292.52/cwt77.00–105.0096410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145106.53/cwt93.00–113.001,22011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148112.95/cwt108.00–118.001,29711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,304121.21/cwt114.00–132.001,58129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,471107.03/cwt99.00–112.001,5747
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543121.46/cwt119.00–125.001,8743
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633939.76/head920.00–960.009402
Bulls—Medium and Large 16541,079.32/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0794
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0252,176.59/head1,900.00–2,425.002,1772
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3282,410.33/head2,325.00–2,525.002,4104
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28201,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3860757.00/head757.00–757.007571
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2951,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3051,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3651,798.31/head1,550.00–1,975.001,7982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3901,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3680544.00/head544.00–544.005441
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3840697.00/head697.00–697.006971
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19101,365.00/head1,365.00–1,365.001,3651
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3975853.00/head853.00–853.008531
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0851,248.00/head1,248.00–1,248.001,2481

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.