Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-02-03

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 3
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
635 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 530▲ 635 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 117▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 13▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no comparisons made on feeder steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers steady, slaughter cows 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Heavy 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 $245.10/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −112.09 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$245.10
26 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,320
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$276
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.35
vs SC average
−53.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510290.001,4791thin
Medium and Large 2536249.881,33920
Medium and Large 3554217.001,2035thin
One grade step is worth $73.00/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale26 hd
245.10
—
SC average6 barns · 139 hd
245.44
−0.35
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−53.76
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−112.09
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—High1,658157.882,61813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,539139.342,14518
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,250126.791,58542
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,054108.251,14140

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)993$1,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,4856
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)941$1,3176
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)972$1,6843thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)788$1,5583thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$9172thin

Every lot

115 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 3250335.00/cwt335.00–335.008381
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280427.23/cwt420.00–435.001,1962
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2871
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330368.56/cwt355.00–380.001,2164
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4403
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378376.02/cwt360.00–385.001,4214
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy390345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3461
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405380.06/cwt377.50–385.001,5393
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3422286.34/cwt275.00–305.001,2083
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy434333.92/cwt320.00–345.001,4495
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy472316.75/cwt310.00–320.001,4953
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3486279.84/cwt275.00–300.001,3605
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540270.00/cwt265.00–275.001,4582
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy543284.98/cwt280.00–290.001,5472
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3572264.97/cwt260.00–275.001,5167
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy630254.96/cwt250.00–260.001,6062
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3672254.91/cwt250.00–265.001,7133
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7161
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2Fleshy765245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy200360.00/cwt360.00–360.007201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3205280.00/cwt280.00–280.005741
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230335.00/cwt335.00–335.007711
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230299.17/cwt280.00–310.006889
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268323.26/cwt320.00–325.008663
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271304.03/cwt285.00–315.008246
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3279268.47/cwt255.00–275.007497
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310312.02/cwt305.00–315.009675
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3322265.01/cwt255.00–275.0085312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332283.75/cwt280.00–285.009428
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy363275.00/cwt275.00–275.009982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370258.95/cwt245.00–275.0095815
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380285.07/cwt280.00–290.001,0839
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382308.47/cwt300.00–315.001,1783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412304.98/cwt300.00–320.001,25710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417283.81/cwt275.00–305.001,18321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3429254.39/cwt245.00–265.001,0917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy437263.48/cwt245.00–270.001,1519
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465299.06/cwt295.00–310.001,3918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3471255.07/cwt245.00–265.001,2019
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476279.32/cwt270.00–285.001,3308
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy488261.22/cwt255.00–265.001,2754
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4791
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy521236.12/cwt220.00–250.001,2305
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526264.71/cwt255.00–277.501,39210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Full560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy574237.46/cwt235.00–245.001,3634
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3598205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2262
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619237.51/cwt235.00–240.001,4704
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2679217.91/cwt215.00–220.001,4806
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720222.48/cwt220.00–225.001,6022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1222436.43/cwt420.00–450.009696
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy223470.39/cwt465.00–475.001,0492
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230390.22/cwt385.00–395.008982
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3233327.42/cwt325.00–330.007632
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy274455.73/cwt445.00–470.001,2494
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278384.97/cwt375.00–390.001,0703
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280419.69/cwt405.00–440.001,17511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3283338.64/cwt325.00–350.009585
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1312414.07/cwt400.00–435.001,2928
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3313332.52/cwt320.00–350.001,0414
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331369.31/cwt355.00–385.001,22230
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4203
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380368.08/cwt350.00–390.001,39941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3384331.16/cwt325.00–335.001,2724
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy390330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2871
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8261
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421355.96/cwt340.00–390.001,49914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423308.51/cwt295.00–325.001,3054
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Full425325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy428327.80/cwt315.00–345.001,4033
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Full460300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467325.03/cwt320.00–330.001,5186
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy471309.51/cwt305.00–315.001,4589
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473306.66/cwt295.00–320.001,4516
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512298.34/cwt290.00–305.001,5283
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520271.20/cwt265.00–285.001,4104
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy543270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4663
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564273.71/cwt270.00–275.001,5444
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4952
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3612251.63/cwt250.00–255.001,5403
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy673249.88/cwt240.00–255.001,6823
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,619156.45/cwt143.00–165.002,53312
Bulls——2,130175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,7281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021100.44/cwt76.00–109.001,02524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103119.96/cwt112.00–133.001,32316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199101.51/cwt83.00–113.001,2179
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264133.68/cwt120.00–147.001,69033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508137.83/cwt125.00–149.002,07817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,070165.00/cwt165.00–165.003,4161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3705875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Small 1730975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28151,201.91/head1,040.00–1,425.001,2023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29071,264.38/head1,075.00–1,400.001,2643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,04095.00/cwt95.00–95.009881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1931,704.93/head1,675.00–1,750.001,7053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2481,711.92/head1,700.00–1,725.001,7122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2552,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 36801,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38251,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28601,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29721,684.18/head1,600.00–1,775.001,6843
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3653116.93/cwt107.50–127.507642
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2778126.12/cwt116.00–135.009813
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3820916.59/head820.00–1,000.009172
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 385396.52/cwt79.00–117.008234
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,103108.04/cwt106.00–110.001,1922
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,325137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,8151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.