Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-04-14

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 14
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
521 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 422▲ 521 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 35▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 15▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 11.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls too few to trend. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. 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 $296.78/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −60.42 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$296.78
49 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$62.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.85
vs SC average
−24.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516314.691,62523
Medium and Large 2545283.301,54524
Medium and Large 3553252.501,3952thin
One grade step is worth $62.19/cwt here — about $230 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 sale49 hd
296.78
—
SC average6 barns · 115 hd
286.92
+9.85
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−24.40
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−60.42
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—High1,561165.082,57714
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,352140.031,89336
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,216137.921,67630
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,035129.411,33922

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$2,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)944$1,8539
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,8251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)919$1,7148
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$1,4751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)950$2,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)882$1,9374thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)831$1,8807
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)770$1,2252thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)805$1,0251thin

Every lot

128 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0841
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy273473.41/cwt470.00–475.001,2923
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322456.63/cwt455.00–460.001,4703
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy325360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3352
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382411.55/cwt405.00–415.001,5723
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,75515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5752
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471363.89/cwt355.00–375.001,7144
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500388.33/cwt375.00–395.001,9423
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515392.05/cwt385.00–410.002,01914
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530345.00/cwt335.00–355.001,8292
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587363.01/cwt362.50–370.002,13114
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy210410.00/cwt410.00–410.008611
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220385.00/cwt385.00–385.008471
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy265385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265250.00/cwt250.00–250.006631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280340.00/cwt340.00–340.009522
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295325.00/cwt325.00–325.009591
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3309273.57/cwt265.00–295.008456
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy320380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323319.88/cwt310.00–330.001,0334
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328353.78/cwt340.00–365.001,1603
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368347.41/cwt345.00–350.001,2782
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369316.35/cwt305.00–325.001,1677
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy386388.06/cwt385.00–395.001,4989
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2412309.88/cwt300.00–320.001,2776
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy413370.62/cwt355.00–375.001,5318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418333.11/cwt325.00–345.001,3928
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426277.61/cwt255.00–285.001,1834
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added444310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3764
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy459365.59/cwt340.00–370.001,67814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3484283.33/cwt265.00–290.001,3716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4071
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1491319.04/cwt310.00–330.001,5665
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5508
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505289.06/cwt280.00–290.001,46011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy519337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7527
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526300.04/cwt295.00–315.001,5787
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3771
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5132
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4131
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585279.05/cwt265.00–285.001,63211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy610240.00/cwt235.00–245.001,4642
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624269.33/cwt250.00–285.001,68112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added627297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,8656
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628291.61/cwt290.00–305.001,8319
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2679267.82/cwt265.00–280.001,8188
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713247.85/cwt235.00–255.001,7675
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2783241.74/cwt225.00–245.001,8936
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200395.00/cwt395.00–395.007901
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy215481.28/cwt475.00–485.001,0353
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230330.00/cwt330.00–330.007591
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233450.32/cwt440.00–460.001,0492
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260320.00/cwt320.00–320.008321
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275389.97/cwt385.00–395.001,0723
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy276471.40/cwt465.00–480.001,3014
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285440.26/cwt425.00–455.001,2552
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325444.38/cwt420.00–450.001,44413
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325305.62/cwt290.00–325.009933
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy326471.16/cwt465.00–480.001,5367
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338375.07/cwt365.00–385.001,2682
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370383.11/cwt375.00–390.001,4185
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3372305.09/cwt290.00–315.001,1353
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy380455.20/cwt440.00–470.001,7302
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1391422.63/cwt405.00–430.001,65224
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy413430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7766
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418347.46/cwt345.00–350.001,4522
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424373.00/cwt360.00–385.001,5827
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427413.27/cwt395.00–420.001,76520
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy454345.99/cwt345.00–350.001,5715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3467323.74/cwt300.00–345.001,5127
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469365.24/cwt355.00–375.001,7134
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added475395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8762
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8924
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy510310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527328.98/cwt325.00–340.001,7345
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8998
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3536310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6624
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9744
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573331.17/cwt305.00–335.001,8988
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613296.20/cwt285.00–305.001,8164
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9661
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3505205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,381157.54/cwt140.00–166.002,1769
Bulls——1,760173.41/cwt169.00–176.003,0523
Bulls——2,075186.49/cwt186.00–187.003,8702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%971118.66/cwt113.00–122.001,1524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049131.80/cwt124.00–143.001,38318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176132.42/cwt122.00–136.001,55715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255143.42/cwt138.00–150.001,80015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,319143.67/cwt139.00–148.001,89522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370132.86/cwt120.00–138.001,82013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,840153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,8151
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 19502,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 37451,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 37911,845.26/head1,500.00–1,975.001,8454
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38221,707.35/head1,625.00–1,800.001,7073
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29552,065.77/head2,000.00–2,125.002,0662
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0602,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38031,452.49/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29091,782.42/head1,750.00–1,825.001,7827
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3915138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29201,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3945139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29891,825.60/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19902,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,020171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,020169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0652,099.82/head2,000.00–2,225.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1102,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,195147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7571
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2101,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2801,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 37701,225.00/head1,175.00–1,275.001,2252
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38051,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3881136.86/cwt120.00–150.001,2069
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3908129.48/cwt126.00–132.001,1763
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,015153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,5531
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,095135.11/cwt133.00–137.001,4792

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.