Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-02-24

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 24
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
▲ 208 vs last sale 215▲ 423 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 43▲ 122 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 8▲ 27 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 cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 15.00 higher both based on limited comparable sales.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.57/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −107.62 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$249.57
24 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,335
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.84
vs SC average
−57.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538266.061,4309thin
Medium and Large 2536241.091,29214thin
Medium and Large 3500220.001,1001thin
One grade step is worth $46.06/cwt here — about $330 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 sale24 hd
249.57
—
SC average6 barns · 82 hd
247.73
+1.84
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−57.44
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−107.62
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—High1,712180.353,08814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,420145.082,06124
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,215142.751,73437
CowsLean 85-90%Low997122.441,22131

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,425$1,9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,6183thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)843$1,3752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)795$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,5001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,425$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$2,2503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)846$1,5045

Every lot

107 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235330.00/cwt330.00–330.007761
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007651
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy260460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1961
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275358.05/cwt350.00–365.009852
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308384.75/cwt370.00–390.001,1857
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330344.87/cwt325.00–355.001,1384
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0071
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372376.66/cwt375.00–380.001,4013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382344.91/cwt340.00–355.001,3183
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2403348.39/cwt335.00–355.001,4043
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417376.62/cwt370.00–385.001,5716
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420302.77/cwt295.00–310.001,2722
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475317.96/cwt315.00–320.001,5105
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3516265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3673
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534304.79/cwt285.00–315.001,62812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225275.00/cwt275.00–275.006191
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1231306.53/cwt300.00–320.007087
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240244.79/cwt235.00–255.005872
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280286.95/cwt285.00–290.008034
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285325.40/cwt305.00–335.0092712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305240.00/cwt240.00–240.007321
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325314.11/cwt290.00–330.001,02114
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325265.83/cwt260.00–285.008645
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381307.12/cwt290.00–320.001,17030
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385269.94/cwt265.00–275.001,0392
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414296.33/cwt290.00–305.001,22715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433277.57/cwt275.00–280.001,2022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466290.60/cwt285.00–300.001,35414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475239.95/cwt230.00–245.001,1403
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478271.38/cwt265.00–280.001,29710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518246.47/cwt230.00–255.001,27710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526271.36/cwt265.00–275.001,4277
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580227.64/cwt210.00–235.001,3204
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616226.69/cwt212.50–235.001,3966
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4851
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3402
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725223.23/cwt222.50–224.001,6182
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3225331.83/cwt325.00–340.007472
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1237415.53/cwt400.00–430.009853
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245375.00/cwt375.00–375.009191
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy265455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2061
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270380.19/cwt375.00–385.001,0272
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271422.39/cwt400.00–435.001,14511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273327.06/cwt300.00–345.008936
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added311392.20/cwt392.20–392.201,2204
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313400.12/cwt395.00–405.001,2522
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315306.56/cwt295.00–320.009663
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324366.16/cwt342.50–385.001,18619
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3372304.93/cwt275.00–330.001,1343
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy380335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381369.18/cwt350.00–380.001,40714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy418310.15/cwt305.00–315.001,2962
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420374.26/cwt372.50–375.001,57210
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432339.19/cwt320.00–355.001,46511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471310.30/cwt300.00–325.001,46225
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480282.73/cwt275.00–290.001,3572
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy525275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532292.34/cwt285.00–315.001,5556
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3537258.39/cwt255.00–265.001,3883
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563270.03/cwt260.00–280.001,5203
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5371
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy620260.04/cwt255.00–265.001,6122
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3785225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7661
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3335260.00/cwt260.00–260.008711
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3415240.00/cwt240.00–240.009961
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,498171.82/cwt160.00–179.002,5746
Bulls——1,873186.74/cwt183.00–196.003,4988
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910106.09/cwt86.00–114.009657
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023127.21/cwt118.00–140.001,30124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123110.12/cwt98.00–124.001,2373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155142.55/cwt135.00–149.001,64624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375127.28/cwt123.00–130.001,7503
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,386153.03/cwt150.00–157.002,12110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,414145.76/cwt135.00–151.002,06116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468153.56/cwt153.00–155.002,2545
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,4252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3585800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27951,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29401,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,689.06/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4251,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3668156.92/cwt154.00–160.001,0482
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3885116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0271
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,010120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2121
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,110154.51/cwt154.00–155.001,7152
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,238144.84/cwt132.00–155.001,7934
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 37681,446.34/head1,225.00–1,675.001,4462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28901,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28981,542.53/head1,450.00–1,675.001,5433
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0702,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.