Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-08-11

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 11
● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
895 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 892▲ 479 vs year ago 416 · +115.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 76▲ 49 vs year ago 80 · +61.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 20▲ 34 vs year ago 32 · +106.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower, feeder bulls 3.00 higher, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Heavy 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 $316.95/cwt on 148 head. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −40.24 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$316.95
148 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$511
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$99.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.82
vs SC average
−33.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542350.871,90141
Medium and Large 2557306.011,705103
Medium and Large 3553251.231,3894thin
One grade step is worth $99.64/cwt here — about $511 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale148 hd
316.95
—
SC average6 barns · 281 hd
323.77
−6.82
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
−33.86
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−40.24
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—Low1,479183.352,71213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,365167.532,28634
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,116162.451,81335
CowsLean 85-90%Low947143.151,35612

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$2,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,028$2,0324thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,99211
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)851$1,8507
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$2,2492thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)767$2,80317
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$2,6673thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,5632thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)751$1,5287

Every lot

147 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3351
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3741
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385413.95/cwt395.00–425.001,5946
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4221
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy410340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3941
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425403.77/cwt390.00–415.001,71613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2446381.84/cwt355.00–385.001,70323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1451392.13/cwt380.00–395.001,7697
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3951
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478358.04/cwt340.00–365.001,71117
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516324.24/cwt305.00–340.001,6738
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added521380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9806
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523354.28/cwt345.00–370.001,8538
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569365.21/cwt350.00–367.502,07829
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578309.29/cwt297.50–320.001,7884
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added587365.38/cwt363.00–370.002,14527
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613308.37/cwt290.00–325.001,8903
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616344.87/cwt330.00–360.002,12424
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1656324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,1259
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660298.81/cwt282.50–302.501,9729
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9392
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,38515
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,2431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235395.00/cwt395.00–395.009281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy255435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1091
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268371.74/cwt370.00–375.009963
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy313410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2832
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325354.57/cwt340.00–359.001,1526
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325320.05/cwt305.00–330.001,0403
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327376.52/cwt370.00–390.001,23113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374386.61/cwt370.00–400.001,44621
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378352.67/cwt340.00–360.001,33315
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385322.06/cwt315.00–325.001,2405
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy410327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,3432
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417371.07/cwt360.00–385.001,54711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423314.38/cwt295.00–330.001,3308
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430343.35/cwt330.00–355.001,47621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465368.05/cwt365.00–380.001,71136
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465331.91/cwt325.00–345.001,54321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Full473312.54/cwt305.00–320.001,4782
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474294.74/cwt280.00–315.001,3974
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy478303.87/cwt290.00–315.001,4524
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518244.93/cwt230.00–260.001,2692
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519318.48/cwt300.00–330.001,65324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520343.19/cwt337.50–350.001,78522
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy522280.01/cwt275.00–290.001,46212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added562330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8555
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added563344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,9376
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy568276.05/cwt270.00–285.001,56815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576342.67/cwt332.50–347.001,9748
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582313.28/cwt290.00–325.001,82347
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy588440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,5873
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3588257.53/cwt255.00–260.001,5142
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy607285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7303
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625307.45/cwt300.00–315.001,9224
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635318.40/cwt315.00–320.002,0223
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660275.60/cwt265.00–285.001,8194
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy710375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6633
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715280.72/cwt272.50–285.002,0073
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2593
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2764258.71/cwt255.00–265.001,9774
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3770215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3205325.00/cwt325.00–325.006661
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy225490.22/cwt480.00–500.001,1032
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235405.00/cwt405.00–405.009521
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240395.00/cwt395.00–395.009481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1258421.65/cwt415.00–430.001,0883
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy280477.96/cwt450.00–500.001,33812
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310460.87/cwt440.00–475.001,4295
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331384.98/cwt380.00–390.001,2744
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335408.18/cwt395.00–420.001,36710
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369411.27/cwt395.00–430.001,51826
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372383.18/cwt370.00–390.001,4253
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3379350.90/cwt345.00–360.001,3306
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416399.98/cwt395.00–415.001,66413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3424342.17/cwt325.00–350.001,4515
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429370.91/cwt355.00–390.001,59117
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465356.77/cwt350.00–380.001,65925
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy472338.97/cwt330.00–345.001,6005
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3476332.72/cwt320.00–340.001,5849
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added478375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7933
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517326.14/cwt310.00–340.001,68621
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519348.15/cwt345.00–360.001,80711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy528296.66/cwt290.00–300.001,5663
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563314.67/cwt300.00–330.001,7729
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570288.45/cwt285.00–295.001,6443
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621293.55/cwt270.00–305.001,8237
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2674289.92/cwt280.00–305.001,9544
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1261
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730274.85/cwt265.00–290.002,0064
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1141
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3525235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,320177.18/cwt161.00–188.002,3399
Bulls——1,758199.47/cwt199.00–200.003,5072
Bulls——1,918195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,7402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%938141.28/cwt115.00–149.001,32510
Cows—Lean 85-90%993152.48/cwt152.00–153.001,5142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,078154.64/cwt136.00–162.001,66719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,154169.85/cwt165.00–176.001,96014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208184.80/cwt183.00–187.002,2322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,265190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340170.40/cwt164.00–179.002,28324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441157.39/cwt142.00–163.002,2689
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3940170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5981
Bulls—Medium and Large 31,045160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6721
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,540183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,8181
Bulls—Medium and Large 12,085198.00/cwt198.00–198.004,1281
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16052,612.19/head2,575.00–2,650.002,6122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 16152,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27512,684.17/head2,525.00–2,850.002,68410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27752,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28702,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18803,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19583,545.89/head3,025.00–3,900.003,5462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0153,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,0252,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0903,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 26051,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Small 26951,400.81/head1,250.00–1,575.001,4012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27961,799.41/head1,650.00–1,925.001,7994
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28041,755.04/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0352,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0442,382.35/head2,150.00–2,825.002,3825
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1382,589.12/head2,325.00–2,900.002,5892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 26181,377.13/head1,200.00–1,550.001,3772
Stock Cows—Small 16351,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38101,482.48/head1,425.00–1,550.001,4822
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28831,677.34/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6772
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1900249.96/cwt242.50–257.502,2502
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 39051,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,125177.07/cwt170.00–185.001,9922
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,220191.98/cwt175.00–212.002,3422
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18052,249.22/head2,150.00–2,375.002,2492

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.