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Saluda Livestock Exchange

Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 3

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790

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Feeder Cattle receipts

321 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 423▲ 321 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 122▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 27▲ 33 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 steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $311.06/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −72.64 against this barn's trailing median of $383.70.

Average price

$311.06

14 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$470

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$107.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.46

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	357.50	1,845	4thin
Medium and Large 2	529	297.20	1,574	9thin
Medium and Large 3	550	250.00	1,375	1thin

One grade step is worth $107.50/cwt here — about $470 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 sale14 hd

311.06

—

SC average6 barns · 51 hd

286.60

+24.46

This barn, trailing median34 sales

383.70

−72.64

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.37, low $307.28, median $383.70 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	—	Average	1,745	174.05	3,036	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,348	152.88	2,061	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	149.93	1,717	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	131.82	1,352	6thin

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)	1,164	$1,815	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	959	$1,567	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	999	$1,475	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$2,270	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	884	$2,114	5

Every lot

99 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	849	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	407.25/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,560	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	391.70/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,610	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	366.34/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,692	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	644	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,958	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,003	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,054	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	203	335.06/cwt	330.00–340.00	680	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	297.66/cwt	280.00–310.00	679	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	322.81/cwt	315.00–340.00	881	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	284.82/cwt	280.00–290.00	783	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	328.63/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,061	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	285.80/cwt	275.00–295.00	926	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	316.66/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,184	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	285.07/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,080	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	304.80/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,280	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	267.81/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,146	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	267.29/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,251	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	289.50/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,361	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	283.10/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,455	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	253.23/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,456	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,617	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,635	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,820	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	793	207.51/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,646	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	750	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	764	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	419.82/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,150	9
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	375.23/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,043	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	288	328.29/cwt	325.00–335.00	945	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,035	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	393.09/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,274	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	375.24/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,223	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	371.83/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,368	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	396.21/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,517	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	298.41/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,218	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	350.66/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,473	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	385.27/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,626	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	283.11/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,308	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	366.85/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,732	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	496	320.06/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,587	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,917	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	302.12/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,571	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	260.00/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,612	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,402	144.17/cwt	133.00–151.00	2,021	3
Bulls	—	—	1,717	171.34/cwt	163.00–182.00	2,942	5
Bulls	—	—	1,939	191.24/cwt	186.00–197.00	3,708	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	120.13/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,171	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	137.66/cwt	128.00–152.00	1,447	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	147.95/cwt	131.00–158.00	1,672	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	164.21/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,974	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,218	174.33/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,123	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,491	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	151.45/cwt	134.00–164.00	2,055	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	913	1,312.19/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	978	1,651.21/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,651	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,164	1,814.73/head	1,600.00–2,175.00	1,815	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,915	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	635	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	725	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	818	2,158.94/head	1,825.00–2,475.00	2,159	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	818	2,038.30/head	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,038	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	875	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	795	136.74/cwt	120.00–155.00	1,087	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	139.24/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,323	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,353	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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 423Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 122Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 27Year 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	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	395	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	280.00–310.00	297.66
2	250–300	275	280.00–290.00	284.82
6	300–350	324	275.00–295.00	285.80
8	350–400	379	265.00–295.00	285.07
2	400–450	428	260.00–275.00	267.81
8	450–500	468	250.00–275.00	267.29
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	575	245.00–257.50	253.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	330.00–340.00	335.06
6	250–300	273	315.00–340.00	322.81
14	300–350	323	310.00–337.50	328.63
21	350–400	374	300.00–330.00	316.66
12	400–450	420	290.00–320.00	304.80
17	450–500	470	285.00–292.50	289.50
8	500–550	514	275.00–292.50	283.10
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	688	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	735	222.50	222.50
2	750–800	783	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	793	205.00–210.00	207.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	375.00	375.00
4	250–300	278	355.00–390.00	375.23
13	300–350	326	360.00–385.00	375.24
15	350–400	368	350.00–385.00	371.83
6	400–450	420	330.00–365.00	350.66
11	450–500	472	355.00–375.00	366.85
7	500–550	520	290.00–320.00	302.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	496	300.00–325.00	320.06
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
3	600–650	620	250.00–265.00	260.00
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	288	325.00–335.00	328.29
3	400–450	408	285.00–310.00	298.41
5	450–500	462	275.00–295.00	283.11
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
9	250–300	274	410.00–445.00	419.82
11	300–350	324	390.00–400.00	393.09
4	350–400	383	395.00–400.00	396.21
12	400–450	422	375.00–395.00	385.27
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	585	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	383	395.00–420.00	407.25
8	400–450	411	370.00–395.00	391.70
3	450–500	462	350.00–375.00	366.34
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	625	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	735	272.50	272.50
1	750–800	775	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	644	304.00	304.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	913	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	1	—	1,205	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,164	1,600.00–2,175.00	1,814.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,651.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	149.00	149.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	1,825.00–2,475.00	2,158.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,038.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,575.00	2,575.00

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	—	995	136.00	136.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	133.00–149.00	139.24

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	6	—	795	120.00–155.00	136.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	169.00–180.00	174.33
30	—	1,357	134.00–164.00	151.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	119.00–121.00	120.13
4	—	1,051	128.00–152.00	137.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	110.00	110.00
10	—	1,202	161.00–170.00	164.21
52	—	1,130	131.00–158.00	147.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,717	163.00–182.00	171.34
3	—	1,402	133.00–151.00	144.17
6	—	1,939	186.00–197.00	191.24

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.