Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-06-02

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 2
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 520▲ 695 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 155▲ 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 118▲ 26 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 heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls sharply lower, slaughter cows 6.00 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 $306.23/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −50.96 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$306.23
54 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.18
vs SC average
−32.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528317.381,67712thin
Medium and Large 2539303.041,63542
One grade step is worth $14.34/cwt here — about $42 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 sale54 hd
306.23
—
SC average6 barns · 155 hd
305.06
+1.18
National average164 barns · 13,536 hd
338.24
−32.01
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−50.96
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—Low1,693179.783,04314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,367157.272,15028
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,150149.771,72343
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,022129.911,32716

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,042$1,9026
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$1,7733thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$1,5751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$1,8501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$2,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)853$2,3753thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)785$1,7001thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285454.82/cwt445.00–465.001,2962
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3421
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1221
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373377.15/cwt370.00–385.001,4072
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added375395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381399.22/cwt390.00–410.001,5218
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6215
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435359.44/cwt355.00–375.001,5649
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7291
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added468365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481359.59/cwt350.00–377.501,73023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518358.82/cwt355.00–365.001,85917
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8187
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565320.75/cwt320.00–325.001,8127
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy565315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7801
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7671
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581347.49/cwt345.00–350.002,0198
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613312.86/cwt310.00–320.001,9187
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625298.50/cwt285.00–305.001,8663
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy210455.95/cwt440.00–485.009574
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235407.18/cwt400.00–415.009572
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260365.00/cwt365.00–365.009491
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy273425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1602
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288388.12/cwt375.00–400.001,1183
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300420.00/cwt405.00–435.001,2602
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322386.62/cwt375.00–400.001,24517
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322361.51/cwt350.00–370.001,16410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328329.90/cwt315.00–340.001,0823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368355.04/cwt345.00–365.001,30712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3369326.84/cwt315.00–335.001,2065
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377370.56/cwt365.00–385.001,39730
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy383332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2732
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419359.85/cwt350.00–375.001,50843
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422300.36/cwt290.00–315.001,2683
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423338.74/cwt325.00–345.001,43312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy430302.59/cwt295.00–310.001,3012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460298.48/cwt285.00–305.001,3733
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466347.74/cwt340.00–355.001,62031
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475313.35/cwt310.00–325.001,4889
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476326.82/cwt320.00–345.001,55610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added496325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6124
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513320.50/cwt315.00–335.001,6448
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528305.79/cwt290.00–315.001,61524
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy528278.83/cwt265.00–285.001,4725
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559311.15/cwt305.00–320.001,7394
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561298.29/cwt295.00–305.001,6736
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added568315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7897
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612307.74/cwt295.00–320.001,8834
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy640265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy215505.39/cwt485.00–535.001,0873
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235425.00/cwt425.00–425.009991
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy250475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1281448.89/cwt435.00–470.001,2618
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy303447.04/cwt435.00–470.001,3557
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326403.94/cwt400.00–410.001,31720
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326375.79/cwt355.00–390.001,2258
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373395.09/cwt390.00–405.001,47415
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377374.80/cwt360.00–385.001,41311
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3388347.52/cwt345.00–350.001,3482
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1409385.90/cwt385.00–395.001,57811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426363.95/cwt350.00–375.001,55036
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy434348.79/cwt345.00–355.001,5144
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435325.00/cwt320.00–335.001,4143
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469362.81/cwt355.00–375.001,70221
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Full470345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6221
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy473345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6323
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478332.74/cwt325.00–345.001,5909
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy508290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4732
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518352.25/cwt350.00–355.001,8259
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523331.27/cwt310.00–345.001,7339
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523287.92/cwt270.00–305.001,5062
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560270.04/cwt265.00–275.001,5122
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy568291.80/cwt285.00–305.001,6573
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Full570315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7961
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574324.40/cwt315.00–335.001,8629
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618290.44/cwt285.00–295.001,7959
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620310.63/cwt305.00–325.001,9268
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0461
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673291.72/cwt290.00–295.001,9633
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0951
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1003
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy730260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8982
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,520159.64/cwt147.00–166.002,4274
Bulls——1,644179.49/cwt170.00–187.002,9516
Bulls——1,938200.35/cwt194.00–207.003,8834
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%978123.98/cwt97.00–137.001,21311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118142.97/cwt140.00–148.001,5985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137139.96/cwt126.00–147.001,59116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158155.58/cwt148.00–165.001,80227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,334167.91/cwt165.00–180.002,2407
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,362157.24/cwt150.00–162.002,14215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,417144.92/cwt140.00–148.002,0546
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28701,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29651,684.91/head1,625.00–1,750.001,6852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1432,147.96/head2,075.00–2,200.002,1483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,160145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3452,060.22/head1,925.00–2,175.002,0602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27301,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27851,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock Cows—Small 1865165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4271
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3883142.50/cwt141.00–144.001,2582
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,035140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4491
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27952,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28502,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19152,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0852,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751

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.