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Saluda Livestock Exchange

Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 17

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

215 head

▼ 313 vs last sale 528▲ 215 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 92▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 26▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet

conditions in the area, 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 $248.96/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −108.23 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.

Average price

$248.96

23 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.44

vs SC average

−48.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	261.87	1,359	4thin
Medium and Large 2	542	246.24	1,334	19thin

One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $25 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 sale23 hd

248.96

—

SC average6 barns · 67 hd

238.53

+10.44

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−48.87

This barn, trailing median34 sales

357.19

−108.23

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	—	High	1,564	159.66	2,497	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	153.73	2,034	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	146.51	1,677	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	122.10	1,137	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,275	1thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	995	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	297.32/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,427	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	317.86/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,532	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	300.86/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,592	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	563	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,548	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,567	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	628	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,649	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	282.97/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,811	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	658	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,744	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,586	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	227.44/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,763	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	299.92/cwt	295.00–305.00	984	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	277.37/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,051	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	215.26/cwt	205.00–225.00	818	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,193	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	269.70/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,133	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	423	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,290	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	457	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,325	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	258.04/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,239	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	261.87/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,359	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	251.57/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,341	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	230.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,357	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,441	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,570	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	240.00/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,572	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	880	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	347.77/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,148	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	387.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,290	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	310.11/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,033	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	362.31/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,330	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	297.11/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,129	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	325.61/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,371	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	301.32/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,371	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	322.12/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,504	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	293.80/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,519	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	273.37/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,454	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	268.57/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,544	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,700	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,382	156.73/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,166	5
Bulls	—	—	1,448	135.88/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,968	4
Bulls	—	—	1,838	181.61/cwt	170.00–188.00	3,338	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	876	98.81/cwt	85.00–108.00	866	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	135.41/cwt	117.00–144.00	1,304	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	144.67/cwt	134.00–153.00	1,632	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	157.54/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,961	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	157.09/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,003	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,087	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,510	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	850	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,145	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	990	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1

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 Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 528Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 92Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 26Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet

conditions in the area, with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	510	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	480	285.00–305.00	297.32
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	575	270.00–275.00	272.54
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
7	450–500	482	315.00–320.00	317.86
6	500–550	529	300.00–305.00	300.86
5	600–650	640	282.50–285.00	282.97
2	700–750	713	220.00–225.00	222.47
2	750–800	775	225.00–230.00	227.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	628	260.00–265.00	262.51
2	650–700	658	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	305.00–315.00	310.11
3	350–400	380	280.00–305.00	297.11
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	455	295.00–307.50	301.32
3	500–550	532	270.00–275.00	273.37
3	550–600	575	255.00–275.00	268.57
1	750–800	790	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	330	330.00–365.00	347.77
8	350–400	367	355.00–375.00	362.31
8	400–450	421	310.00–340.00	325.61
6	450–500	467	310.00–335.00	322.12
5	500–550	517	285.00–315.00	293.80
2	600–650	618	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	333	385.00–390.00	387.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	328	295.00–305.00	299.92
1	350–400	395	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	415	285.00–290.00	287.50
4	500–550	519	260.00–265.00	261.87
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	655	235.00–250.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	330	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	380	205.00–225.00	215.26
6	400–450	425	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	480	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	275.00	275.00
8	350–400	379	260.00–285.00	277.37
19	400–450	420	255.00–275.00	269.70
4	450–500	480	252.50–265.00	258.04
15	500–550	533	225.00–257.50	251.57
3	550–600	590	225.00–235.00	230.03
2	600–650	613	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	665	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	305.00	305.00
6	450–500	457	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	628	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	117.00	117.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	150.00	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	1	—	1,000	151.00	151.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,475.00	1,475.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,275.00	2,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,838	170.00–188.00	181.61
4	—	1,448	130.00–146.00	135.88
5	—	1,382	154.00–163.00	156.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	963	117.00–144.00	135.41
4	—	876	85.00–108.00	98.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,275	155.00–159.00	157.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,128	134.00–153.00	144.67
2	—	1,245	157.00–158.00	157.54

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.