Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-03-17

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 17
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 391▲ 273 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 103▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 48▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 10.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. 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 $275.75/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −81.44 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$275.75
13 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$391
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.21
vs SC average
−38.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544292.491,5908thin
Medium and Large 2566252.451,4294thin
Medium and Large 3510235.001,1991thin
One grade step is worth $57.49/cwt here — about $391 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale13 hd
275.75
—
SC average6 barns · 53 hd
268.54
+7.21
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
−38.83
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−81.44
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—Low1,450165.022,39214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,424161.102,29422
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,166155.861,81722
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,007131.181,3208thin

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)1,140$1,9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$1,9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,6173thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)828$1,5722thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)775$1,2751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)595$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)655$1,6502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$1,5251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)764$1,2248
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)693$1,1882thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$1,1634thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3220310.00/cwt310.00–310.006821
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315442.10/cwt430.00–455.001,3932
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5202
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added398410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6325
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415399.96/cwt385.00–410.001,6603
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486377.44/cwt375.00–385.001,8344
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8596
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added630300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8902
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added733272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,99710
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200315.00/cwt315.00–315.006301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220280.00/cwt280.00–280.006161
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225330.00/cwt330.00–330.007431
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278255.00/cwt255.00–255.007092
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279339.64/cwt330.00–350.009485
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295315.00/cwt315.00–315.009291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320339.23/cwt330.00–345.001,08610
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325316.78/cwt310.00–322.501,0304
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy328364.31/cwt350.00–380.001,1956
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added368360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370336.27/cwt335.00–340.001,2448
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370215.00/cwt215.00–215.007961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375304.57/cwt295.00–315.001,1427
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy380372.04/cwt360.00–380.001,4148
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy408360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4692
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415235.00/cwt235.00–235.009751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421343.16/cwt330.00–355.001,4456
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430308.72/cwt295.00–315.001,3273
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy432266.72/cwt265.00–270.001,1523
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Full468265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2403
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471337.82/cwt325.00–355.001,5917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1991
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516307.52/cwt300.00–315.001,5874
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566252.45/cwt240.00–257.501,4294
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571277.46/cwt270.00–285.001,5844
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8131
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6191
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8853
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3210290.00/cwt290.00–290.006091
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1217415.85/cwt400.00–440.009023
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2232386.83/cwt380.00–395.008973
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277431.03/cwt420.00–440.001,1946
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy305355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0831
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy317456.60/cwt455.00–460.001,4473
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319381.41/cwt375.00–390.001,2174
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331404.94/cwt395.00–415.001,3407
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy360345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2421
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374368.90/cwt355.00–385.001,3804
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3376322.39/cwt300.00–335.001,2124
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377405.87/cwt390.00–425.001,5306
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2302
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416364.68/cwt350.00–370.001,51710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418397.57/cwt390.00–405.001,6624
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Full455340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5471
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465318.23/cwt305.00–335.001,4803
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468385.08/cwt380.00–390.001,8022
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473348.68/cwt340.00–355.001,6494
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8191
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7582
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy565295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6671
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8231
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy695260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8981
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,177146.72/cwt146.00–147.001,7273
Bulls——1,524170.01/cwt153.00–192.002,59111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%956137.57/cwt130.00–145.001,3156
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075167.46/cwt167.00–168.001,8002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158112.02/cwt109.00–117.001,2972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171158.11/cwt149.00–165.001,85117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195135.35/cwt130.00–140.001,6173
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398157.58/cwt142.00–165.002,20316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493170.49/cwt168.00–175.002,5456
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 25952,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3975137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3361
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 36931,187.64/head1,075.00–1,275.001,1882
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 37641,223.51/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2248
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 39031,134.09/head1,075.00–1,175.001,1343
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29101,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,050149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5651
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,180164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,9351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 37101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Small 27201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28281,572.05/head1,425.00–1,700.001,5722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0701,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1401,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2401,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2401,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,405157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,2061
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 36451,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 36651,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39301,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27751,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.