Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-02-10

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 10
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
528 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 635▲ 528 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 140▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 38▲ 26 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 4.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 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 $246.16/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −111.03 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$246.16
30 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,316
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$325
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$70.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.21
vs SC average
−50.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514282.011,4505thin
Medium and Large 2540244.271,31921
Medium and Large 3533211.251,1254thin
One grade step is worth $70.76/cwt here — about $325 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 sale30 hd
246.16
—
SC average6 barns · 88 hd
239.95
+6.21
National average157 barns · 11,394 hd
297.00
−50.84
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−111.03
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—Low1,506156.642,35910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,546146.922,2719thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,204136.761,64620
CowsLean 85-90%Average978106.941,04618

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)1,095$1,7083thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,5132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,2751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,380$2,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,020$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$2,2132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)907$1,8753thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225300.00/cwt300.00–300.006751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy273477.57/cwt470.00–485.001,3042
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283412.90/cwt405.00–440.001,1694
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313398.26/cwt390.00–410.001,2476
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330342.94/cwt335.00–345.001,1325
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365364.74/cwt355.00–380.001,3316
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415307.20/cwt305.00–320.001,2759
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467315.98/cwt315.00–320.001,4765
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468302.33/cwt295.00–310.001,4156
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy585265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225270.00/cwt270.00–270.006081
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235315.00/cwt315.00–315.007401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2237281.48/cwt275.00–295.006673
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268305.59/cwt295.00–315.0081911
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268280.28/cwt275.00–285.007513
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275265.00/cwt265.00–265.007291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327302.76/cwt295.00–315.009909
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330279.65/cwt270.00–290.0092310
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3341261.07/cwt255.00–265.008905
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377297.97/cwt290.00–307.501,1237
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381279.20/cwt275.00–285.001,0647
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3386252.61/cwt245.00–265.009754
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy390325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2681
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1401295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1834
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3424250.20/cwt240.00–260.001,0618
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429273.26/cwt265.00–285.001,17218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455292.50/cwt290.00–295.001,3312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471265.01/cwt260.00–270.001,2486
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy484249.70/cwt230.00–255.001,20910
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490246.25/cwt235.00–250.001,2074
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514282.01/cwt280.00–282.501,4505
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514261.17/cwt255.00–275.001,3424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520213.33/cwt210.00–220.001,1093
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy539243.48/cwt235.00–245.001,31213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570229.95/cwt225.00–235.001,3114
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615230.89/cwt220.00–237.501,4203
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6191
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2669220.01/cwt215.00–225.001,4727
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710217.50/cwt215.00–220.001,5443
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220300.00/cwt300.00–300.006601
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy221455.84/cwt450.00–465.001,0075
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230370.00/cwt370.00–370.008511
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240406.67/cwt400.00–410.009763
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy250450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265326.41/cwt320.00–340.008654
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280415.30/cwt400.00–435.001,16310
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290387.63/cwt380.00–395.001,1242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308399.88/cwt395.00–405.001,2322
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3327327.97/cwt315.00–340.001,0727
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330370.17/cwt350.00–385.001,22214
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy352331.66/cwt330.00–335.001,1673
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3362311.89/cwt300.00–325.001,1296
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367358.23/cwt345.00–365.001,31512
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy417296.02/cwt295.00–300.001,2345
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418321.62/cwt320.00–325.001,3449
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427294.98/cwt285.00–305.001,2609
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy464312.53/cwt295.00–317.501,4505
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466323.75/cwt320.00–330.001,5094
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473294.97/cwt285.00–305.001,3959
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510302.52/cwt300.00–305.001,5432
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515288.27/cwt275.00–295.001,4853
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3533275.76/cwt265.00–295.001,4705
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3576254.45/cwt240.00–260.001,4668
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6971
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600265.00/cwt260.00–270.001,5902
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy613244.96/cwt235.00–255.001,5022
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3629247.50/cwt245.00–255.001,5577
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,303126.99/cwt119.00–138.001,6552
Bulls——1,529161.49/cwt143.00–171.002,4697
Bulls——1,750182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,1851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97498.76/cwt77.00–113.0096212
Cows—Lean 85-90%987123.31/cwt114.00–132.001,2176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160135.70/cwt123.00–143.001,57412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251153.71/cwt151.00–158.001,9235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300112.72/cwt110.00–118.001,4653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510159.56/cwt152.00–169.002,4093
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,564140.60/cwt124.00–148.002,1996
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 31,0201,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bulls—Medium and Large 31,115112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,2541
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,3802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38901,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29052,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29251,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1302,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39101,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0951,707.99/head1,650.00–1,775.001,7083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,295137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,7741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3733133.42/cwt117.50–147.509786
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2945126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1911
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2985136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3401
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,215143.11/cwt138.00–147.001,7392

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.