Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2024-10-21

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 21
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
534 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 612▲ 534 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 74▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 27▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers 5.00 lower, feeder bulls 3.00 lower, both based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher based on limited comparable sales.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $211.64/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −145.55 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$211.64
38 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,150
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$5.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.48
vs SC average
−47.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2552214.211,18119thin
Medium and Large 3535209.071,11819thin
One grade step is worth $5.13/cwt here — about $63 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 sale38 hd
211.64
—
SC average6 barns · 145 hd
210.16
+1.48
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−47.99
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−145.55
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—High1,654148.122,4519thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,262127.951,61539
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,465122.401,7937thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,029107.591,10735

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$1,4752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,003$1,3002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,118$2,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$2,0132thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3250230.00/cwt230.00–230.005751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy270365.00/cwt365.00–365.009861
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330245.00/cwt245.00–245.008092
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340210.00/cwt210.00–210.007141
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360275.00/cwt275.00–275.009902
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378296.39/cwt280.00–310.001,1203
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428253.29/cwt245.00–260.001,0843
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2042
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430205.00/cwt205.00–205.008821
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478264.84/cwt255.00–275.001,2664
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3133
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3516213.72/cwt210.00–215.001,1034
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535237.10/cwt225.00–250.001,2689
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3631
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3582209.91/cwt200.00–212.501,2229
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629214.16/cwt210.00–220.001,3476
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1702222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5627
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1907210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,90519
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3205227.32/cwt220.00–235.004662
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210275.00/cwt275.00–275.005782
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265230.38/cwt220.00–240.006112
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283267.57/cwt265.00–270.007572
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320246.09/cwt235.00–255.007873
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325218.54/cwt205.00–225.007103
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331259.99/cwt257.50–272.5086120
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added357270.00/cwt270.00–270.009645
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370259.65/cwt255.00–270.0096116
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374239.94/cwt225.00–250.0089712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383211.89/cwt205.00–220.008125
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0381
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy415210.00/cwt210.00–210.008721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426235.31/cwt220.00–245.001,00216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428208.15/cwt195.00–215.008913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468228.01/cwt220.00–240.001,06715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473208.42/cwt195.00–215.009869
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy489207.47/cwt205.00–212.501,0155
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1729
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3526210.36/cwt195.00–215.001,10614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560205.47/cwt195.00–210.001,1515
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2364
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy589196.99/cwt195.00–205.001,1605
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605212.50/cwt210.00–215.001,2862
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3612203.54/cwt195.00–205.001,2467
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy645195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1656219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4377
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy710190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3491
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5897
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223311.91/cwt305.00–320.006962
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240285.00/cwt285.00–285.006841
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260292.40/cwt290.00–295.007602
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy266334.98/cwt330.00–345.008916
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283315.09/cwt305.00–325.008922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310220.00/cwt220.00–220.006821
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy332342.49/cwt340.00–347.501,1373
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335302.93/cwt302.50–310.001,01517
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335282.61/cwt275.00–290.009472
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0472
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy357333.27/cwt320.00–340.001,1903
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369272.37/cwt255.00–285.001,0056
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380245.00/cwt245.00–245.009312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2241
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426271.14/cwt255.00–285.001,15513
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427230.05/cwt225.00–235.009825
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy450335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5081
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3471229.01/cwt215.00–235.001,0795
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476251.75/cwt240.00–260.001,1986
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy478219.88/cwt210.00–225.001,0513
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510212.01/cwt200.00–220.001,0815
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523243.94/cwt225.00–257.501,27622
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy535215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560213.33/cwt210.00–215.001,1953
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570226.62/cwt220.00–240.001,29215
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605202.48/cwt200.00–205.001,2252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3275
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy635195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2381
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers900–950Medium and Large 3915111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,405140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9673
Bulls——1,765149.61/cwt144.00–154.002,6415
Bulls——1,850165.00/cwt165.00–165.003,0531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94597.33/cwt82.00–106.0092012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073112.94/cwt107.00–126.001,21223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260128.94/cwt115.00–148.001,62537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298109.66/cwt106.00–113.001,4232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465122.40/cwt117.00–129.001,7937
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 31,025131.70/cwt127.00–136.001,3502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3775117.70/cwt109.00–128.009122
Stock Cows—Small 1835123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0271
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2935127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1871
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2252,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1551,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2081,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,250114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,365130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,540120.53/cwt119.00–122.001,8562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,690128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,1631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2960118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1331
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1182,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252

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.