Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-03-24

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 24
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
536 head
▲ 263 vs last sale 273▲ 536 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 65▲ 131 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 32▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 7.00 higher, feeder bulls 6.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 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 $284.31/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −72.88 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$284.31
25 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$517
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$67.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.02
vs SC average
−37.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562292.181,64215thin
Medium and Large 2539277.791,4979thin
Medium and Large 3500225.001,1251thin
One grade step is worth $67.18/cwt here — about $517 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 sale25 hd
284.31
—
SC average6 barns · 103 hd
280.29
+4.02
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−37.43
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−72.88
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—Low1,509173.732,62113
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,180149.931,76949
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,472148.022,17929
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,071131.181,40415

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)1,110$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,6252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,077$1,5764thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,027$1,5583thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$1,5112thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$1,2751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)868$1,9512thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)973$1,7992thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)693$1,4673thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)865$1,4501thin

Every lot

143 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210450.00/cwt450.00–450.009451
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy240495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1279453.09/cwt440.00–465.001,2648
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3290310.00/cwt310.00–310.008991
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324415.57/cwt400.00–435.001,3465
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2336387.14/cwt375.00–400.001,3017
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365434.98/cwt430.00–440.001,5883
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376408.25/cwt400.00–425.001,5356
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy385355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3671
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5022
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2871
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417406.65/cwt395.00–415.001,69619
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7645
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482355.09/cwt345.00–365.001,71210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485392.65/cwt385.00–400.001,9042
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3488306.27/cwt300.00–315.001,4954
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520335.60/cwt325.00–350.001,74517
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8321
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8721
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy600285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7101
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2664285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8925
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7091
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713272.46/cwt270.00–275.001,9432
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223357.69/cwt345.00–365.007983
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233329.95/cwt325.00–335.007694
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy235395.00/cwt395.00–395.009281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265275.00/cwt275.00–275.007291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276358.46/cwt350.00–370.009899
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277327.32/cwt310.00–335.009076
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy284385.52/cwt375.00–395.001,0959
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318244.45/cwt235.00–255.007772
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327314.29/cwt300.00–317.501,0285
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy329381.48/cwt375.00–390.001,2556
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330359.68/cwt350.00–370.001,18715
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy362375.98/cwt375.00–380.001,3615
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372356.93/cwt345.00–365.001,32821
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375326.27/cwt315.00–335.001,2248
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy375289.87/cwt285.00–295.001,0872
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416309.31/cwt305.00–325.001,2877
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy416282.07/cwt270.00–295.001,1735
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431337.99/cwt330.00–345.001,45715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Full440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6151
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1601
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468304.55/cwt290.00–320.001,4255
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479336.89/cwt330.00–345.001,6145
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3201
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529312.46/cwt305.00–320.001,6534
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531284.18/cwt275.00–295.001,5096
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574284.80/cwt275.00–295.001,63511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5532
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607273.12/cwt265.00–285.001,6588
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6582
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668266.89/cwt262.50–280.001,7834
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715251.68/cwt250.00–255.001,8003
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720272.50/cwt260.00–285.001,9622
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Fleshy750225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215390.00/cwt390.00–390.008391
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3225320.00/cwt320.00–320.007201
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy228448.65/cwt440.00–480.001,0237
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228400.00/cwt400.00–400.009122
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0731
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277411.72/cwt400.00–425.001,1403
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy280456.38/cwt450.00–465.001,2784
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290325.00/cwt325.00–325.009431
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy321446.01/cwt440.00–450.001,4329
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321414.20/cwt405.00–425.001,3307
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323335.81/cwt320.00–350.001,0852
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331388.74/cwt385.00–395.001,2874
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Full360385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy369437.19/cwt430.00–440.001,6139
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372380.65/cwt370.00–395.001,4169
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378337.89/cwt325.00–355.001,2777
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380407.74/cwt400.00–420.001,54913
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415404.97/cwt390.00–415.001,6819
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424376.99/cwt365.00–385.001,59810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy440341.26/cwt330.00–355.001,5024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7902
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466360.12/cwt355.00–380.001,6787
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy471333.39/cwt320.00–345.001,57010
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475297.13/cwt270.00–320.001,4115
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy505290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4651
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518322.12/cwt305.00–330.001,66916
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523351.97/cwt345.00–365.001,8415
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8701
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573316.83/cwt315.00–325.001,8158
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy588285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6762
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610303.36/cwt300.00–305.001,8503
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640284.92/cwt275.00–295.001,8233
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8622
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669285.97/cwt285.00–290.001,9135
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9171
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3570207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1831
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3620205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2711
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3665225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475158.12/cwt156.00–160.002,3322
Bulls——1,515176.57/cwt165.00–186.002,67511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,070132.74/cwt115.00–139.001,42010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085181.12/cwt180.00–182.001,9652
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093133.05/cwt124.00–148.001,45413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215152.89/cwt142.00–163.001,85837
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,471150.93/cwt140.00–164.002,22026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480122.83/cwt107.00–130.001,8183
Replacement Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 28681,951.15/head1,775.00–2,150.001,9512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3985151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4871
Bulls—Medium and Large 31,020146.83/cwt142.00–151.001,4982
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,285180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3131
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,450177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,5671
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 36651,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 36701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27451,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29731,799.36/head1,675.00–1,900.001,7992
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28551,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29231,511.38/head1,375.00–1,650.001,5112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0281,485.13/head1,375.00–1,650.001,4853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1102,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1451,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,150148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,7021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,175126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2251,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,290148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,9091
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3748142.96/cwt132.50–155.001,0692
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3840115.19/cwt110.00–122.509684
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28651,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2955145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3851
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2975142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3851
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,103157.90/cwt155.00–161.001,7422

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.