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Saluda Livestock Exchange

Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jan 13

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

335 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 468▲ 335 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 153▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 41▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 9.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend. Light offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.76/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −115.43 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.

Average price

$241.76

20 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs SC average

−62.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	248.64	1,339	11thin
Medium and Large 3	559	233.36	1,305	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.28/cwt here — about $34 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 sale20 hd

241.76

—

SC average6 barns · 77 hd

244.56

−2.80

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−62.27

This barn, trailing median34 sales

357.19

−115.43

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,508	165.33	2,494	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	145.50	2,052	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	143.94	1,890	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	120.47	1,162	11

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,742	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	943	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	730	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,150	1thin

Every lot

94 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	439.63/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,187	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	389.51/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,492	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,415	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	341.97/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,436	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,598	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	326.97/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,530	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	326.55/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,695	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,426	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,827	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	604	257.08/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,553	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	693	267.84/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,856	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	255	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	982	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	364.73/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,003	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	261.42/cwt	255.00–265.00	719	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	368.28/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,123	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	352.94/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,133	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	268.78/cwt	255.00–280.00	895	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	358	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,307	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	331.28/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,219	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	306.15/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,148	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	269.02/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,025	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	327.03/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,370	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	301.09/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,280	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	268.85/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,153	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	261.32/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,267	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,321	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	223.12/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,165	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	535	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,190	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	253.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,426	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,382	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	238.48/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,378	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	730	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	218	307.53/cwt	305.00–310.00	670	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	265	454.81/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,205	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	423.80/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,144	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	418.72/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,352	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	443.96/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,465	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	326.60/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,104	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	349.16/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,201	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	362.20/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,337	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	401.15/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,508	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	348.31/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,428	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	389.00/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,669	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	288.13/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,245	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	337.59/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,590	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	285.31/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,369	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,552	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	563	281.63/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,586	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	258.92/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,484	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	705	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,745	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	733	233.81/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,714	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,120	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,512	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,263	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	128.19/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,223	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	106.97/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,053	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,979	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	143.16/cwt	126.00–151.00	1,861	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,279	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,103	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	1,165	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,806	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	730	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	730	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	925	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	965	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	1,742.46/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,742	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,155	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	144.66/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,815	2

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Saluda Livestock Exchange - Saluda, SC

Mon Jan 13, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 468Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 153Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	255.00	255.00
3	250–300	275	255.00–265.00	261.42
5	300–350	333	255.00–280.00	268.78
5	350–400	381	255.00–280.00	269.02
4	400–450	429	260.00–275.00	268.85
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	522	215.00–230.00	223.12
6	550–600	578	225.00–245.00	238.48
1	600–650	640	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	375	285.00–315.00	306.15
8	400–450	425	285.00–310.00	301.09
7	450–500	485	255.00–275.00	261.32
5	500–550	518	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	563	250.00–255.00	253.34
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	385.00	385.00
3	300–350	305	365.00–370.00	368.28
2	350–400	358	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
4	250–300	275	355.00–375.00	364.73
5	300–350	321	345.00–360.00	352.94
10	350–400	368	320.00–355.00	331.28
14	400–450	419	310.00–335.00	327.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	300	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	405	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	538	265.00	265.00
6	600–650	604	255.00–257.50	257.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
7	650–700	693	267.50–270.00	267.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	270	435.00–445.00	439.63
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	383	375.00–405.00	389.51
1	400–450	415	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	460	345.00–350.00	347.45
8	500–550	519	320.00–327.50	326.55
7	600–650	604	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	420	325.00–350.00	341.97
5	450–500	468	325.00–335.00	326.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	305.00–310.00	307.53
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
6	300–350	338	325.00–335.00	326.60
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	432	275.00–295.00	288.13
2	450–500	480	275.00–295.00	285.31
2	500–550	535	285.00–295.00	290.00
4	550–600	573	250.00–275.00	258.92
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	733	227.50–240.00	233.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
10	300–350	344	342.50–375.00	349.16
5	350–400	369	340.00–375.00	362.20
6	400–450	410	340.00–355.00	348.31
4	450–500	471	335.00–340.00	337.59
1	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	450.00–460.00	454.81
11	300–350	330	440.00–455.00	443.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	405.00–440.00	423.80
2	300–350	323	400.00–435.00	418.72
4	350–400	376	395.00–410.00	401.15
5	400–450	429	385.00–390.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	563	275.00–285.00	281.63
1	700–750	705	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,165	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,122	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,742.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	142.00–147.00	144.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,300	126.00–151.00	143.16
2	—	1,480	153.00–155.00	154.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	954	120.00–137.00	128.19
4	—	984	98.00–114.00	106.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,535	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,660	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,745	187.00	187.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.