Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-05-19

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 19
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
741 head
▲ 463 vs last sale 278▲ 741 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 50▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 18▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Heavy offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $331.52/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −52.17 against this barn's trailing median of $383.70.
Average price
$331.52
52 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.10
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527361.191,9038thin
Medium and Large 2543328.331,78339
Medium and Large 3545308.991,6845thin
One grade step is worth $52.20/cwt here — about $219 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 sale52 hd
331.52
—
SC average6 barns · 103 hd
331.43
+0.10
This barn, trailing median34 sales
383.70
−52.17
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
470411352293median 383.7003/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.37, low $307.28, median $383.70 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—Low1,739185.713,23011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,450159.252,30923
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,144155.831,78232
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,036144.001,49216

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)1,020$2,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,0501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)905$1,9751thin

Every lot

131 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215375.00/cwt375.00–375.008061
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1218469.94/cwt465.00–475.001,0242
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3220350.00/cwt350.00–350.007701
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1781
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Full315355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1339408.33/cwt405.00–410.001,3843
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added348410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4272
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy355355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367404.27/cwt395.00–420.001,4846
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added400412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,65010
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2403371.26/cwt360.00–385.001,4964
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1409392.82/cwt390.00–405.001,6077
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3423334.70/cwt325.00–345.001,4162
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added435370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6107
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473389.92/cwt385.00–395.001,8442
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478372.58/cwt365.00–375.001,7816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6837
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Full495325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6091
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520292.79/cwt285.00–300.001,5232
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531357.85/cwt350.00–365.001,90012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6051
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0267
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566353.72/cwt350.00–355.002,0024
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580339.99/cwt335.00–345.001,9723
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622305.11/cwt295.00–315.001,8983
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added628335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1048
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,16217
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663312.47/cwt310.00–315.002,0722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3665267.33/cwt260.00–275.001,7782
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,0871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3230335.00/cwt335.00–335.007711
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3268313.73/cwt305.00–325.008413
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2269357.36/cwt340.00–365.009617
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy283415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1742
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283389.78/cwt375.00–400.001,1034
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2351
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318328.98/cwt320.00–335.001,0464
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320390.65/cwt375.00–400.001,2507
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326354.34/cwt345.00–365.001,15510
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368347.64/cwt335.00–355.001,2794
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3377321.70/cwt320.00–325.001,2133
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380376.43/cwt365.00–385.001,43013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added390350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3652
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added419370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5509
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3424304.91/cwt295.00–320.001,2934
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427356.39/cwt345.00–370.001,52232
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434327.76/cwt320.00–335.001,42213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6283
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472348.22/cwt335.00–360.001,64421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473325.09/cwt320.00–330.001,5383
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473305.81/cwt300.00–310.001,4466
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513296.72/cwt285.00–315.001,5226
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy517270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3963
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519336.23/cwt320.00–347.501,74514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528349.85/cwt347.50–352.501,84711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Full535280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4981
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572318.09/cwt310.00–330.001,8193
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572301.39/cwt290.00–310.001,72414
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628282.47/cwt275.00–290.001,7742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy635249.96/cwt245.00–255.001,5872
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685267.48/cwt265.00–270.001,8322
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Full690255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy200497.50/cwt495.00–500.009952
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200375.00/cwt375.00–375.007501
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1224480.31/cwt465.00–485.001,0764
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245335.00/cwt335.00–335.008211
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1267411.05/cwt400.00–425.001,0985
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy283463.25/cwt450.00–485.001,3114
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324386.84/cwt375.00–395.001,25311
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1336414.30/cwt400.00–420.001,3928
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3341350.07/cwt340.00–355.001,1944
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy358365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3072
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374387.04/cwt370.00–395.001,44815
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380410.33/cwt400.00–420.001,55918
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383352.42/cwt350.00–355.001,3502
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417404.52/cwt390.00–415.001,68713
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421376.29/cwt365.00–385.001,58419
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426340.01/cwt335.00–345.001,4485
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy431351.26/cwt345.00–355.001,5144
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469370.69/cwt360.00–385.001,73916
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3477331.70/cwt320.00–345.001,5829
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480347.94/cwt345.00–355.001,67010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526335.84/cwt325.00–355.001,76718
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527361.19/cwt355.00–365.001,9038
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530322.48/cwt320.00–325.001,7092
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy535310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6594
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6653
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2562325.69/cwt310.00–335.001,83014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy565310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7521
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added568325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8462
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619300.07/cwt285.00–310.001,8576
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625321.24/cwt320.00–325.002,0084
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3653262.53/cwt255.00–270.001,7142
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680308.42/cwt300.00–330.002,0974
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3760248.67/cwt242.50–255.001,8902
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0671
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3410210.00/cwt210.00–210.008611
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3786176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3835
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3772218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6835
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,520164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,4931
Bulls——1,596181.48/cwt175.00–188.002,8966
Bulls——2,009197.48/cwt195.00–201.003,9674
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%986122.73/cwt107.00–135.001,2104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053151.09/cwt143.00–156.001,59112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,126143.63/cwt138.00–148.001,6179
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,139159.52/cwt149.00–168.001,81721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275171.97/cwt171.00–173.002,1932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443159.66/cwt152.00–167.002,30421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,740170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9581
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,285184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,3641
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,920206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,9551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3935153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0202,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,220159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,9401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,275162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,0661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29051,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3862158.12/cwt141.00–179.001,3636
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,010169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7071
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,310172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,2531

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.