Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-07-21

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 21
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 668▼ 126 vs year ago 671 · −18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 75▼ 45 vs year ago 134 · −33.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 37▲ 3 vs year ago 30 · +10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.09/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −29.10 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$328.09
81 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$342
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.47
vs SC average
−12.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525336.261,76664
Medium and Large 2565301.651,70515thin
Medium and Large 3538265.001,4242thin
One grade step is worth $71.26/cwt here — about $342 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale81 hd
328.09
—
SC average6 barns · 190 hd
318.62
+9.47
National average146 barns · 6,788 hd
340.18
−12.09
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−29.10
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—Average1,712190.773,2677thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,296164.442,13121
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,087158.451,72330
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,075131.391,41212

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)1,155$2,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,017$1,8397
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$1,5502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,8501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,925$3,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,002$2,7973thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$2,7644thin

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0291
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2321
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1361
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0231
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313369.73/cwt355.00–380.001,1573
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy325470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325438.58/cwt435.00–445.001,4254
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2354379.84/cwt365.00–385.001,3454
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368418.05/cwt410.00–425.001,5383
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added418427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,7872
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418393.21/cwt385.00–400.001,6443
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418371.69/cwt370.00–375.001,5543
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,4131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3602
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468372.43/cwt370.00–375.001,7432
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8646
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added485397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,92811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5971
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526361.37/cwt350.00–365.001,9014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531335.07/cwt320.00–345.001,7795
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571350.42/cwt345.00–360.002,0018
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8741
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy610285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1637323.87/cwt320.00–325.002,06321
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681308.80/cwt305.00–315.002,1034
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2722296.22/cwt289.00–310.002,1398
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy740270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9981
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3224340.31/cwt335.00–345.007624
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245375.00/cwt375.00–375.009191
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1253369.95/cwt365.00–375.009362
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275340.00/cwt340.00–340.009351
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy321398.07/cwt395.00–405.001,2785
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3367335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2293
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372338.94/cwt320.00–350.001,2619
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373364.91/cwt355.00–380.001,36111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414360.24/cwt350.00–370.001,49121
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added418360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5052
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424340.06/cwt320.00–345.001,44213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy460315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4491
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465298.78/cwt275.00–330.001,3894
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468352.96/cwt350.00–360.001,65210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475338.50/cwt320.00–345.001,60830
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added478360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added513340.18/cwt340.00–345.001,74529
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524332.94/cwt320.00–345.001,74527
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534301.14/cwt290.00–315.001,6084
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4581
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy573273.55/cwt265.00–285.001,5673
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574333.24/cwt320.00–345.001,9138
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578312.44/cwt305.00–315.001,8068
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617302.05/cwt300.00–305.001,8645
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8231
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy685265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8151
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0872
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy215540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1611
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220375.68/cwt360.00–390.008262
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0221
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy270474.63/cwt455.00–485.001,2823
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283417.43/cwt415.00–420.001,1812
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285325.00/cwt325.00–325.009261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305436.67/cwt435.00–440.001,3323
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324375.02/cwt370.00–385.001,2154
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5331
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368402.52/cwt390.00–415.001,48110
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384376.72/cwt375.00–380.001,4473
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413394.01/cwt380.00–410.001,6276
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421369.92/cwt355.00–375.001,55713
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy434345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4974
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473330.19/cwt325.00–335.001,5622
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477359.02/cwt350.00–370.001,71322
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy518287.25/cwt280.00–295.001,4882
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524315.90/cwt300.00–335.001,65511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4581
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy564286.58/cwt260.00–295.001,6169
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565302.69/cwt290.00–310.001,71012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619294.91/cwt280.00–305.001,8258
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672293.22/cwt280.00–305.001,9706
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7851
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2Fleshy760260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,683198.52/cwt198.00–199.003,3412
Bulls——1,724187.67/cwt184.00–190.003,2355
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,062163.19/cwt159.00–170.001,73314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075131.39/cwt113.00–146.001,41212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103152.65/cwt144.00–158.001,68415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,1661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,223186.68/cwt180.00–196.002,2833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300165.19/cwt160.00–170.002,1478
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315157.17/cwt154.00–159.002,06710
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,205182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,1931
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,9253,825.00/head3,825.00–3,825.003,8251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2710150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0651
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3821150.86/cwt145.00–160.001,2394
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,013160.85/cwt159.00–162.501,6292
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,058189.18/cwt186.00–192.502,0022
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,173185.51/cwt180.00–191.002,1762
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 18051,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38301,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0871,780.98/head1,625.00–1,875.001,7813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1051,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1102,188.40/head2,175.00–2,200.002,1882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1552,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29132,557.95/head2,450.00–2,650.002,5582
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19702,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29932,527.14/head2,475.00–2,575.002,5272
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1453,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1803,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.