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

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 11
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
464 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 587▲ 464 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 117▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 31▲ 33 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 3.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.02/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −140.18 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$217.02
42 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.34
vs SC average
−48.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537234.221,25813thin
Medium and Large 2548216.271,18518thin
Medium and Large 3551197.911,09011thin
One grade step is worth $36.31/cwt here — about $168 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 sale42 hd
217.02
—
SC average6 barns · 129 hd
217.36
−0.34
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−48.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−140.18
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—Low1,566135.182,11711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,465115.511,6928thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207114.271,37914
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,089103.571,12836

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,233$1,5132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,009$1,2514thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$1,1752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$1,1382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,0494thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$8082thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,610$2,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)910$1,5724thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3300235.00/cwt235.00–235.007051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305290.00/cwt290.00–290.008851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy405250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435237.50/cwt235.00–240.001,0332
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468219.84/cwt210.00–230.001,0292
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475274.39/cwt272.50–280.001,3034
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3821
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1961
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3903
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3162
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3578214.93/cwt200.00–225.001,2423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4172
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3551
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230274.92/cwt272.50–285.006326
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230240.07/cwt235.00–245.005523
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3233217.58/cwt215.00–220.005072
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271242.35/cwt235.00–250.006574
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315242.73/cwt230.00–245.0076511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3324211.17/cwt195.00–215.006845
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335260.00/cwt260.00–260.008711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1353261.65/cwt260.00–265.009243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364240.53/cwt230.00–245.008768
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3369211.17/cwt205.00–220.007794
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419246.40/cwt240.00–250.001,0324
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Full420205.00/cwt205.00–205.008611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422206.05/cwt195.00–215.008705
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426230.70/cwt220.00–235.009837
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1457243.87/cwt240.00–255.001,1149
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478232.03/cwt220.00–237.501,10935
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483211.56/cwt207.50–217.501,0223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy510185.00/cwt185.00–185.009441
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3519203.63/cwt195.00–212.501,0576
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523234.98/cwt230.00–245.001,2298
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524221.30/cwt215.00–225.001,1608
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560233.00/cwt230.00–240.001,3055
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573217.81/cwt207.50–225.001,2488
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy575195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3589191.04/cwt185.00–205.001,1255
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3607188.30/cwt185.00–195.001,1433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy633185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy655185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4313
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3203255.00/cwt255.00–255.005182
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy220356.82/cwt355.00–360.007853
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240275.00/cwt275.00–275.006601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3255245.00/cwt245.00–245.006251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1256315.00/cwt315.00–315.008065
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315341.39/cwt337.50–350.001,0757
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3317249.87/cwt240.00–255.007923
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324302.03/cwt295.00–315.009794
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328267.56/cwt260.00–285.008784
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3357251.49/cwt235.00–255.008986
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374282.08/cwt270.00–290.001,0557
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382308.45/cwt295.00–315.001,1783
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy383326.59/cwt325.00–330.001,2513
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy407321.68/cwt320.00–325.001,3093
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410266.36/cwt255.00–280.001,0927
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3421238.20/cwt225.00–250.001,00311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427308.52/cwt295.00–315.001,3173
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy427228.09/cwt225.00–235.009745
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3161
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474248.80/cwt245.00–267.501,1797
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy474232.13/cwt225.00–235.001,1007
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475230.82/cwt220.00–240.001,0966
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy505215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0861
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522246.65/cwt235.00–255.001,2889
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3529228.74/cwt215.00–235.001,2108
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2041
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575208.92/cwt195.00–215.001,2014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577237.50/cwt230.00–245.001,37010
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2629214.29/cwt210.00–235.001,3488
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3643202.49/cwt200.00–205.001,3022
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2951
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004861
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320135.00/cwt135.00–135.004321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,543145.35/cwt140.00–152.002,2436
Bulls——1,593122.97/cwt93.00–136.001,9595
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03598.26/cwt85.00–108.001,01723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,184112.97/cwt110.00–120.001,33813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200110.18/cwt108.00–112.001,3226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212117.34/cwt114.00–123.001,4228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464113.61/cwt112.00–115.001,6635
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467118.67/cwt117.00–121.001,7413
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,6102,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3625540.00/head540.00–540.005401
Bred Cows—Small 3745570.00/head570.00–570.005701
Bred Cows—Small 283585.00/cwt85.00–85.007101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38651,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38681,039.12/head975.00–1,100.001,0392
Bred Cows—Small 18701,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3885950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3935111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0431,174.82/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,090114.53/cwt112.00–117.001,2482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,093109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1001,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1331,287.86/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2331,512.58/head1,500.00–1,525.001,5132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2351,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29281,607.08/head1,525.00–1,700.001,6072
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29802,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,085117.42/cwt115.00–120.001,2742
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,165122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,4211

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.