Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2024-11-18

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 18
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
487 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 464▲ 487 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 86▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 33▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 2.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $237.35/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −146.35 against this barn's trailing median of $383.70.
Average price
$237.35
34 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,278
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$12.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.34
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2542241.911,31122
Medium and Large 3532228.991,21812thin
One grade step is worth $12.92/cwt here — about $93 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 sale34 hd
237.35
—
SC average6 barns · 122 hd
233.01
+4.34
This barn, trailing median34 sales
383.70
−146.35
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
470411352293median 383.7003/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.37, low $307.28, median $383.70 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—Average1,659141.712,35210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,527121.061,8487thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,127114.871,29513
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,052108.281,14022

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)1,135$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$1,2132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)777$1,0753thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)665$8001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,595$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)915$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$1,5052thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240295.00/cwt295.00–295.007081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy330345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy374328.55/cwt320.00–340.001,2294
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1651
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3Full425210.00/cwt210.00–210.008931
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428295.08/cwt290.00–305.001,2633
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475292.45/cwt290.00–295.001,3892
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3483224.97/cwt215.00–235.001,0873
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2496274.01/cwt270.00–275.001,3595
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy505225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1361
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527269.41/cwt267.50–272.501,4204
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530215.63/cwt205.00–217.501,1438
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5089
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy585225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy668202.57/cwt200.00–205.001,3532
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683220.05/cwt215.00–225.001,5032
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1208265.00/cwt265.00–265.005514
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223235.17/cwt230.00–240.005242
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260202.60/cwt200.00–205.005272
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy263295.00/cwt290.00–300.007763
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269267.79/cwt260.00–275.007205
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295235.00/cwt235.00–235.006931
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326266.79/cwt255.00–275.0087011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330233.40/cwt225.00–245.007707
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361237.46/cwt225.00–245.008574
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365205.00/cwt205.00–205.007481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382259.47/cwt250.00–275.0099121
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416250.47/cwt245.00–270.001,04217
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420232.21/cwt225.00–240.009757
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440207.47/cwt205.00–210.009132
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462247.21/cwt240.00–255.001,1429
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469229.95/cwt220.00–235.001,07811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485204.79/cwt195.00–215.009932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520237.96/cwt230.00–245.001,23711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524220.01/cwt210.00–225.001,1537
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0602
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533202.56/cwt200.00–205.001,0802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2866
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy565190.09/cwt185.00–195.001,0742
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3566196.94/cwt190.00–207.501,1154
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585212.48/cwt210.00–215.001,2432
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3421
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610210.51/cwt205.00–215.001,2845
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3668175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1692
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy678186.26/cwt185.00–187.501,2632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1213308.20/cwt300.00–320.006563
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy220380.23/cwt375.00–385.008372
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260279.81/cwt275.00–285.007282
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273229.61/cwt210.00–247.506272
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275317.55/cwt315.00–320.008732
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy276341.94/cwt330.00–350.009445
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300325.00/cwt325.00–325.009751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320285.31/cwt275.00–295.009132
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320225.00/cwt225.00–225.007201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331307.53/cwt300.00–315.001,0184
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy340255.00/cwt255.00–255.008671
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355303.10/cwt301.00–315.001,07616
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365328.07/cwt320.00–340.001,19713
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374244.41/cwt215.00–265.009147
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381285.57/cwt275.00–295.001,0887
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410333.72/cwt330.00–335.001,3684
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414271.21/cwt260.00–285.001,1238
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418248.22/cwt225.00–255.001,03810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420299.05/cwt295.00–305.001,2565
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy430235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3472243.29/cwt235.00–250.001,14812
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy478235.13/cwt230.00–240.001,1242
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479264.35/cwt255.00–280.001,26620
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517250.77/cwt240.00–265.001,29612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528229.81/cwt215.00–237.501,21311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy540215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573238.59/cwt230.00–245.001,3677
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy585213.82/cwt205.00–222.501,2512
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665208.70/cwt202.50–215.001,3882
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3941
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy685205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4043
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,468127.95/cwt123.00–133.001,8784
Bulls——1,653144.15/cwt143.00–145.002,3832
Bulls——1,854154.26/cwt150.00–161.002,8604
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90191.23/cwt80.00–103.008224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,036109.34/cwt101.00–112.001,1335
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086112.07/cwt105.00–122.001,21718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184118.33/cwt115.00–121.001,4018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,486119.07/cwt115.00–124.001,7696
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,3541
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,5952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3715910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 37001,024.29/head975.00–1,075.001,0242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 37651,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29301,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 2665800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2870118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0271
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3703115.00/cwt115.00–115.008082
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2825118.46/cwt115.00–122.009772
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,110122.56/cwt118.00–127.001,3603
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,168119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,3902

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.