Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2024-10-28

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 28
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
696 head
▲ 162 vs last sale 534▲ 696 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 101▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 21▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offerings of plain to average 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 $207.55/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −149.64 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$207.55
74 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,144
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.39
vs SC average
−52.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2558209.891,17151
Medium and Large 3537202.341,08723
One grade step is worth $7.55/cwt here — about $84 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 sale74 hd
207.55
—
SC average6 barns · 200 hd
210.94
−3.39
National average194 barns · 26,693 hd
260.46
−52.91
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−149.64
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—Average1,646142.862,35114
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,379128.271,76912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,310121.011,58524
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,067108.621,15921

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)1,055$1,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,1251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)883$1,1062thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,9502thin

Every lot

102 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2218279.60/cwt275.00–285.006102
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320243.31/cwt240.00–245.007793
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy335320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340275.15/cwt265.00–285.009362
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380245.00/cwt245.00–245.009311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384280.25/cwt260.00–285.001,0765
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy410220.00/cwt220.00–220.009021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3419248.52/cwt235.00–255.001,0416
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421272.09/cwt260.00–285.001,14514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470252.49/cwt245.00–265.001,1878
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470226.05/cwt215.00–235.001,0623
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525267.29/cwt260.00–275.001,4032
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531244.13/cwt235.00–255.001,29614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562240.41/cwt225.00–245.001,3519
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615207.50/cwt200.00–215.001,2762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620227.48/cwt225.00–235.001,4104
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200265.00/cwt265.00–265.005301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240225.00/cwt225.00–225.005401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3258218.35/cwt215.00–220.005633
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277236.70/cwt225.00–245.006565
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327255.28/cwt255.00–260.0083518
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334237.51/cwt235.00–245.007934
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3343217.48/cwt215.00–220.007462
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371255.00/cwt255.00–255.009465
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378228.85/cwt220.00–240.0086518
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390208.99/cwt200.00–215.008158
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415233.04/cwt220.00–241.0096730
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418200.14/cwt195.00–205.008373
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422249.00/cwt245.00–250.001,05110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy440202.50/cwt200.00–205.008912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy450205.00/cwt205.00–205.009231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1472
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471229.00/cwt220.00–235.001,07932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy480270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2961
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485209.73/cwt195.00–215.001,01719
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522219.93/cwt215.00–230.001,14816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3524203.26/cwt190.00–210.001,06518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy535196.23/cwt195.00–197.501,0502
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570212.64/cwt210.00–220.001,21221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3584199.05/cwt190.00–205.001,1625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy588193.98/cwt185.00–205.001,14112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614203.10/cwt200.00–205.001,2478
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618186.27/cwt185.00–187.501,1512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy625193.17/cwt187.50–195.001,2074
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3673188.79/cwt185.00–192.501,2712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205285.00/cwt285.00–285.005841
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220313.18/cwt305.00–325.006893
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy229331.60/cwt330.00–335.007593
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy280325.00/cwt325.00–325.009101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295255.00/cwt255.00–255.007521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323297.42/cwt285.00–305.009614
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy324325.90/cwt315.00–347.501,0565
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325236.12/cwt225.00–245.007674
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330264.14/cwt255.00–275.008726
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy357319.54/cwt315.00–320.001,14111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360234.86/cwt230.00–240.008452
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369283.80/cwt280.00–290.001,0474
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378266.39/cwt245.00–275.001,00716
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425256.47/cwt245.00–265.001,09020
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425217.62/cwt215.00–220.009252
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433234.10/cwt225.00–240.001,01411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3461223.60/cwt220.00–235.001,03131
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472251.47/cwt245.00–265.001,18713
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518257.56/cwt255.00–260.001,3342
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520207.57/cwt205.00–210.001,0792
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522237.20/cwt230.00–245.001,2389
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525219.57/cwt212.50–227.501,15314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558228.70/cwt225.00–235.001,2764
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3564217.97/cwt215.00–220.001,2295
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615212.89/cwt210.00–220.001,3097
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3624201.21/cwt200.00–205.001,2564
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy642189.97/cwt187.00–205.001,2206
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,341128.18/cwt116.00–140.001,7194
Bulls——1,768148.73/cwt144.00–161.002,63010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042105.05/cwt92.00–110.001,09515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130117.56/cwt112.00–126.001,3286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287127.54/cwt121.00–135.001,64113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,337113.29/cwt108.00–118.001,51511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,364120.78/cwt117.00–124.001,6476
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,394135.76/cwt132.00–143.001,8926
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,075141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5161
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2830105.00/cwt105.00–105.008721
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3830103.39/cwt100.00–107.008582
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2865123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0641
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,040116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2061
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,215128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,5551
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,320134.37/cwt127.00–141.001,7742
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29651,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0551,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,170109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,575112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,7641
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18831,105.52/head1,050.00–1,150.001,1062
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0251,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3452,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251

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.