Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2024-11-04

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 4
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
587 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 696▲ 587 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 81▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 18▲ 31 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 1.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, feeder bulls 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower, 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 $214.76/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −142.44 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$214.76
49 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,145
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.80
vs SC average
−43.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504235.491,1865thin
Medium and Large 2538214.891,15638
Medium and Large 3529196.651,0416thin
One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $146 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 sale49 hd
214.76
—
SC average6 barns · 178 hd
215.56
−0.80
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−43.63
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−142.44
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—Low1,619139.262,25512
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,498125.301,87721
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,219120.761,47232
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,010108.811,09938

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)1,030$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,2502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$9501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)725$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)829$1,7179

Every lot

108 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280260.00/cwt260.00–260.007281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy320322.03/cwt315.00–330.001,0302
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360270.28/cwt260.00–280.009732
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373294.39/cwt290.00–305.001,0987
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375225.00/cwt225.00–225.008441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3424217.54/cwt215.00–225.009224
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy426303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,2916
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430272.02/cwt260.00–280.001,1703
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469260.90/cwt255.00–265.001,22416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535246.55/cwt235.00–250.001,3197
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3281
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610226.52/cwt225.00–235.001,38212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215250.00/cwt250.00–250.005381
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3231212.49/cwt200.00–220.004914
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1250275.00/cwt275.00–275.006881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2257228.31/cwt225.00–235.005873
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3263202.38/cwt200.00–205.005322
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322258.99/cwt255.00–275.0083414
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328199.81/cwt195.00–205.006552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332232.04/cwt225.00–245.0077012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369233.92/cwt225.00–245.0086310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy370220.00/cwt220.00–220.008141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3376206.55/cwt195.00–215.007776
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379250.55/cwt250.00–251.0095022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413240.49/cwt240.00–245.0099310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426232.25/cwt225.00–235.0098911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426202.75/cwt195.00–215.008647
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy440215.00/cwt215.00–215.009461
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1032
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470210.38/cwt195.00–215.0098911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481226.27/cwt220.00–235.001,08818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0291
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added503237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1953
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505232.48/cwt230.00–235.001,1742
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513223.64/cwt210.00–229.001,14719
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525197.98/cwt195.00–205.001,0395
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy537190.47/cwt185.00–202.501,0235
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0451
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570215.39/cwt205.00–225.001,22811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580198.30/cwt195.00–200.001,1503
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3872
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3613181.30/cwt175.00–195.001,1114
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2672
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy623190.01/cwt185.00–195.001,1846
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2233266.75/cwt260.00–275.006223
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3233241.00/cwt220.00–255.005623
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy235340.00/cwt340.00–340.007991
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2274271.42/cwt265.00–280.007444
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310272.85/cwt257.50–285.008463
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318310.24/cwt290.00–317.5098714
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy320325.77/cwt320.00–335.001,0425
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325240.56/cwt220.00–255.007823
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy355315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1181
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370295.69/cwt290.00–305.001,0947
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3372246.70/cwt225.00–255.009186
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382286.31/cwt275.00–287.501,09416
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1409289.21/cwt280.00–295.001,1837
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419261.55/cwt250.00–275.001,09613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3441
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428225.84/cwt200.00–240.0096715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466243.67/cwt240.00–245.001,1364
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468217.12/cwt210.00–225.001,0169
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy478225.05/cwt215.00–235.001,0762
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528247.20/cwt235.00–255.001,3057
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528217.84/cwt205.00–225.001,1507
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3911
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568228.36/cwt225.00–235.001,2976
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3576211.36/cwt200.00–215.001,2177
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy605205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3613205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2572
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy665195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2971
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675195.48/cwt185.00–205.001,3194
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4972
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415185.00/cwt185.00–185.007681
Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,600121.35/cwt100.00–137.001,9424
Bulls——1,629148.22/cwt142.00–156.002,4158
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98599.42/cwt88.00–109.0097915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026114.94/cwt110.00–124.001,17923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172114.19/cwt112.00–116.001,33810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237122.52/cwt119.00–128.001,51620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270135.98/cwt135.00–137.001,7272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492124.70/cwt117.00–130.001,86116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515113.99/cwt113.00–115.001,7272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520136.06/cwt131.00–144.002,0683
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 31,000115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,005144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4471
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3800950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3830132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3935108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29701,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0831,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1935148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3841
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1948132.36/cwt130.00–135.001,2552
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 37851,552.47/head1,475.00–1,650.001,5522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28411,763.72/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7647
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29801,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1901,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3747118.10/cwt115.00–125.008823
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,010104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,215116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,4091

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.