Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2024-12-16

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 16
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
560 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 661▲ 560 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 134▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 42▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales. Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. 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 $233.76/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −123.43 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$233.76
34 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,260
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.86
vs SC average
−51.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540247.671,33711thin
Medium and Large 2537229.421,23320
Medium and Large 3547211.671,1573thin
One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about $180 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 sale34 hd
233.76
—
SC average6 barns · 152 hd
234.61
−0.86
National average180 barns · 17,940 hd
284.95
−51.19
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−123.43
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—Average1,466138.512,03011
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,181126.491,49337
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,381125.561,73422
CowsLean 85-90%Average995103.301,02829

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)1,077$1,5413thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,2923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)918$1,1624thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)894$1,1154thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)747$1,0453thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)988$2,2329
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,104$2,0547

Every lot

128 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy270410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1071
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290275.00/cwt275.00–275.007981
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1811
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0871
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320295.00/cwt295.00–295.009441
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330245.00/cwt245.00–245.008091
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy385367.50/cwt365.00–375.001,4154
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3261
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5391
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423267.37/cwt265.00–270.001,1312
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0541
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4792
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483272.49/cwt270.00–275.001,3162
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5362
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3512238.49/cwt225.00–245.001,2213
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537261.77/cwt255.00–275.001,4063
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580217.44/cwt215.00–220.001,2612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588262.53/cwt260.00–265.001,5442
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673247.55/cwt245.00–250.001,6662
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3685215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4731
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy695225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225260.00/cwt255.00–265.005852
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3228232.53/cwt230.00–235.005304
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1229281.17/cwt270.00–295.006444
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy235355.00/cwt345.00–365.008342
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1261287.95/cwt285.00–295.007525
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy263305.13/cwt300.00–315.008023
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3263227.71/cwt220.00–235.005992
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268256.58/cwt255.00–260.006883
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy320310.75/cwt295.00–320.009945
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327279.50/cwt265.00–290.0091410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334245.90/cwt230.00–255.0082116
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy368290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0677
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370275.51/cwt260.00–285.001,01918
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370197.50/cwt195.00–200.007312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371249.26/cwt235.00–255.009257
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1541
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3416213.95/cwt205.00–225.008904
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419242.65/cwt230.00–255.001,01715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429269.87/cwt260.00–280.001,1585
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460189.95/cwt185.00–195.008742
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463264.13/cwt260.00–270.001,2239
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468246.67/cwt230.00–255.001,15421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480209.90/cwt205.00–215.001,0082
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514249.19/cwt245.00–260.001,2817
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523235.62/cwt230.00–245.001,23214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1292
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy568205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1643
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573224.91/cwt215.00–235.001,2893
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4334
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2101
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy625195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2191
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626215.33/cwt205.00–227.501,3485
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3531
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Full705185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3042
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5441
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5511
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200385.00/cwt385.00–385.007701
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2218325.17/cwt320.00–330.007092
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy230421.68/cwt410.00–435.009702
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250355.00/cwt355.00–355.008881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3268279.67/cwt275.00–285.007502
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy278407.99/cwt400.00–420.001,1346
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280375.56/cwt360.00–390.001,0528
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy314403.71/cwt400.00–410.001,2684
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2321330.00/cwt320.00–350.001,0595
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323384.44/cwt365.00–395.001,2428
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3326270.77/cwt260.00–285.008834
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3369266.03/cwt250.00–275.0098217
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371378.97/cwt360.00–390.001,40621
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372340.52/cwt325.00–355.001,2678
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy395310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2251
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413330.13/cwt320.00–355.001,3639
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy413305.10/cwt290.00–315.001,2605
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3419252.21/cwt245.00–260.001,0577
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422360.09/cwt340.00–385.001,52013
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465289.51/cwt280.00–300.001,34611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478255.69/cwt245.00–267.501,2224
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy483273.29/cwt265.00–275.001,3206
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8621
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510251.32/cwt240.00–255.001,2824
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy518258.31/cwt255.00–260.001,3383
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522279.17/cwt265.00–285.001,45713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575254.03/cwt245.00–265.001,4615
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3608215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3072
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5991
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619241.30/cwt235.00–245.001,4944
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6541
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4941
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,427132.27/cwt118.00–139.001,8877
Bulls——1,534149.44/cwt144.00–154.002,2924
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98796.84/cwt80.00–109.0095620
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013117.66/cwt112.00–130.001,1929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,127143.64/cwt140.00–148.001,6195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168127.99/cwt115.00–138.001,49525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,225139.84/cwt135.00–149.001,7136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264108.89/cwt104.00–112.001,3767
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388112.64/cwt112.00–113.001,5633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,452121.95/cwt117.00–130.001,77113
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3900132.24/cwt132.00–132.501,1902
Bulls—Medium and Large 31,060137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4521
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29002,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29562,165.62/head1,950.00–2,325.002,1664
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0202,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0351,630.31/head1,575.00–1,675.001,6302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0502,511.67/head2,425.00–2,600.002,5122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1292,316.47/head2,175.00–2,425.002,3164
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27301,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 37551,041.97/head925.00–1,150.001,0422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3800900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38101,053.86/head925.00–1,175.001,0542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28851,161.09/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29781,176.34/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1301,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,195119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,4221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2181,686.24/head1,600.00–1,775.001,6862
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,130126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.