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Saluda Livestock Exchange

Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 12

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

278 head

▼ 252 vs last sale 530▲ 278 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 86▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 50▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 lower, feeder bulls 6.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, all based on limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle due to wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.47/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −47.73 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.

Average price

$309.47

38 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs SC average

−30.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	317.85	1,807	21
Medium and Large 2	561	299.11	1,677	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.73/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale38 hd

309.47

—

SC average6 barns · 114 hd

309.47

−0.00

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−30.41

This barn, trailing median34 sales

357.19

−47.73

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,490	179.16	2,670	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	167.38	2,238	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,062	149.37	1,587	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	912	136.57	1,245	13

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$1,927	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,638	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,253	$2,506	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	816	$1,650	4thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	436.53/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,427	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	407.43/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,552	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	403	332.58/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,340	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	378.49/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,646	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	452	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,695	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	358.80/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,665	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,840	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Full	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,670	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	358.49/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,868	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,936	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,717	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	353.69/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,998	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,956	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,053	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	258	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	858	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	358.74/cwt	355.00–365.00	979	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	299.55/cwt	290.00–310.00	833	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	313	407.40/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,275	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	376.49/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,427	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,226	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	368.64/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,530	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	285.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,191	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	388.81/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,652	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	434	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,584	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	336.67/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,569	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	308.51/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,444	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	498	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,668	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	306.61/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,588	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	563	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,689	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,805	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	313.54/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,819	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	297.53/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,764	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,650	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	208	479.64/cwt	470.00–490.00	998	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	698	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	445.13/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,282	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	414.67/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,547	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,323	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	377.75/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,447	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,375	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	360.76/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,540	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	457	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,394	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	350.89/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,639	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	319.01/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,694	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	342.44/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,825	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,812	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	323.96/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,879	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,912	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,910	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	693	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,819	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,352	178.26/cwt	171.00–187.00	2,410	6
Bulls	—	—	1,448	157.15/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,276	2
Bulls	—	—	1,719	191.51/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,292	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	117.79/cwt	106.00–129.00	925	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	139.99/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,309	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	151.03/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,568	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	131.71/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,417	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	163.30/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,801	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	167.38/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,238	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	2,871.35/head	2,375.00–3,325.00	2,871	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	715	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,065	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	850	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	880	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	2,240.29/head	2,175.00–2,300.00	2,240	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	710	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	740	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	880	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	935	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	860	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,256	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 May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 530Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	320.00–345.00	332.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	435	365.00–385.00	378.49
4	450–500	464	350.00–365.00	358.80
2	500–550	510	325.00–330.00	327.45
2	550–600	563	305.00	305.00
8	600–650	626	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	435.00–440.00	436.53
4	350–400	381	405.00–410.00	407.43
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	478	385.00	385.00
10	500–550	521	355.00–365.00	358.49
8	550–600	565	345.00–355.00	353.69
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	673	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	553	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	452	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	378	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	423	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	457	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	693	260.00–265.00	262.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	383	365.00–385.00	377.75
6	400–450	427	350.00–370.00	360.76
11	450–500	467	342.50–365.00	350.89
5	500–550	531	305.00–325.00	319.01
10	550–600	580	305.00–335.00	323.96
1	650–700	670	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	470.00–490.00	479.64
2	250–300	288	440.00–450.00	445.13
2	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	373	405.00–430.00	414.67
2	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	533	340.00–345.00	342.44
2	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
8	600–650	607	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	595	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	533	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	258	330.00–335.00	332.52
2	350–400	383	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	468	295.00–315.00	308.51
6	500–550	518	290.00–315.00	306.61
8	550–600	593	290.00–300.00	297.53
5	600–650	611	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	555	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	290.00–310.00	299.55
3	400–450	418	275.00–295.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	395.00–420.00	407.40
4	400–450	425	385.00–390.00	388.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	498	335.00	335.00
13	550–600	564	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	355.00–365.00	358.74
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
13	350–400	379	365.00–385.00	376.49
8	400–450	415	360.00–380.00	368.64
6	450–500	466	325.00–345.00	336.67
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
7	550–600	580	310.00–335.00	313.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	300.00	300.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	149.00	149.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	2,175.00–2,300.00	2,240.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	1	—	935	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,275.00	1,275.00

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	—	740	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	1	—	860	146.00	146.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,335	2,375.00–3,325.00	2,871.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,352	171.00–187.00	178.26
2	—	1,448	155.00–159.00	157.15
4	—	1,719	190.00–194.00	191.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,038	144.00–156.00	151.03
4	—	1,076	129.00–137.00	131.71
4	—	1,103	158.00–170.00	163.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,337	164.00–172.00	167.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	106.00–129.00	117.79
11	—	935	130.00–147.00	139.99

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.