Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-05-05

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 5
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
530 head
▼ 216 vs last sale 746▲ 530 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 112▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 36▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder bulls 1.00 higher, feeder heifers 10.00 higher, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 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 $308.57/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.63 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$308.57
46 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$319
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.30
vs SC average
−24.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549328.671,80425
Medium and Large 2560285.121,59820
Medium and Large 3540275.001,4851thin
One grade step is worth $53.67/cwt here — about $319 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 sale46 hd
308.57
—
SC average6 barns · 146 hd
299.26
+9.30
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
−24.25
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−48.63
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—Low1,613168.702,72113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,466153.522,25025
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,095141.891,55325
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,029130.431,34215

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)1,265$2,0203thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$1,8242thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,003$1,6774thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,4846
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,023$1,7334thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)985$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)660$1,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)975$1,5632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)953$2,2985
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)823$2,5714thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)958$1,4252thin

Every lot

135 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225375.00/cwt375.00–375.008441
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1227460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0443
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2461
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3282
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328362.21/cwt355.00–370.001,1882
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373365.02/cwt350.00–375.001,36211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375394.80/cwt390.00–400.001,4812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy395345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414405.05/cwt400.00–410.001,6774
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2439362.26/cwt350.00–370.001,59018
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy468336.71/cwt335.00–340.001,5763
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476355.03/cwt350.00–360.001,6905
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added502335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6823
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy510300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5301
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519347.04/cwt340.00–365.001,80110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540327.48/cwt325.00–330.001,7682
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555329.95/cwt325.00–335.001,8312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557342.51/cwt340.00–355.001,9086
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy579306.58/cwt305.00–315.001,7756
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy625335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634310.55/cwt300.00–325.001,9696
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2697286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,9933
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2747282.85/cwt282.00–285.002,1137
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy222407.71/cwt400.00–425.009053
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245315.00/cwt315.00–315.007721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2287319.94/cwt310.00–325.009183
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy290395.00/cwt385.00–405.001,1462
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295367.50/cwt355.00–380.001,0842
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324369.47/cwt360.00–385.001,19710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008941
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1391
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,3961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366370.67/cwt365.00–380.001,3576
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376327.17/cwt320.00–345.001,2307
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0971
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added395380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415348.90/cwt340.00–360.001,44816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2752
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425274.82/cwt270.00–285.001,1683
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426322.71/cwt310.00–335.001,3759
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470258.26/cwt255.00–265.001,2143
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473343.28/cwt330.00–355.001,62416
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482308.37/cwt300.00–320.001,4863
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514298.76/cwt295.00–310.001,5364
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526334.48/cwt325.00–345.001,75911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy535252.48/cwt250.00–255.001,3512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4851
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added552335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8495
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575318.04/cwt310.00–325.001,8299
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577286.72/cwt280.00–305.001,65413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610297.51/cwt290.00–305.001,8154
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620260.08/cwt255.00–265.001,6122
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy625247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5471
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650278.75/cwt275.00–282.501,8122
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy673234.21/cwt220.00–247.501,5762
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690259.96/cwt255.00–265.001,7942
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6763
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724263.36/cwt263.00–264.001,90711
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added730245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7893
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220453.64/cwt440.00–470.009982
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235310.00/cwt310.00–310.007291
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268420.21/cwt400.00–435.001,1264
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315425.71/cwt410.00–435.001,3414
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328368.83/cwt360.00–390.001,2106
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330342.61/cwt340.00–345.001,1312
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368407.35/cwt400.00–415.001,4992
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375327.73/cwt310.00–345.001,2292
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2386364.02/cwt350.00–375.001,40515
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy395345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417362.51/cwt350.00–377.501,5129
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1437387.49/cwt385.00–395.001,6934
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3443335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4842
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy471340.05/cwt330.00–345.001,6024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473358.37/cwt350.00–380.001,6954
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3479324.16/cwt310.00–345.001,5539
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520295.46/cwt270.00–305.001,53611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy533305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6264
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2534317.47/cwt310.00–335.001,69521
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy574285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,63615
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580323.61/cwt315.00–340.001,8774
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3588286.99/cwt285.00–295.001,6885
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2589311.99/cwt310.00–315.001,8385
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625320.03/cwt315.00–325.002,0005
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640280.00/cwt275.00–285.001,7922
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660302.48/cwt300.00–305.001,9962
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665262.50/cwt260.00–265.001,7462
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2681292.02/cwt287.50–297.501,9895
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy720250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,467174.68/cwt169.00–179.002,5637
Bulls——1,735189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,2791
Bulls——1,793156.28/cwt142.00–165.002,8025
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%956120.54/cwt107.00–128.001,1526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,047133.37/cwt122.00–138.001,39610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077137.02/cwt131.00–144.001,4769
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109145.50/cwt139.00–154.001,61413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240161.06/cwt160.00–162.001,9972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,434150.70/cwt141.00–155.002,16115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512160.16/cwt156.00–175.002,4229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,0811
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7881
Bulls—Medium and Large 29751,562.50/head1,550.00–1,575.001,5632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2975161.87/cwt160.00–164.001,5782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3988145.98/cwt145.00–147.001,4422
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3843136.38/cwt123.00–150.001,1502
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3910120.31/cwt109.00–130.001,0952
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2915150.32/cwt139.00–175.001,3754
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0601,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,295160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 37851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39131,379.55/head1,175.00–1,475.001,3804
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0551,692.06/head1,525.00–1,825.001,6922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0601,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0731,665.73/head1,625.00–1,700.001,6662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0802,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2131,823.56/head1,650.00–1,975.001,8242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2652,020.06/head1,725.00–2,150.002,0203
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38101,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19532,831.89/head2,750.00–2,900.002,8322
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 26601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29851,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0231,732.76/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7334
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18102,486.88/head2,425.00–2,525.002,4873
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18602,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251

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.