Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-08-25

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 25
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
770 head
▲ 274 vs last sale 496▲ 176 vs year ago 594 · +29.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 60▲ 5 vs year ago 139 · +3.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 40▼ 7 vs year ago 51 · −13.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply higher, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive flesh and hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $382.18/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 17 of 33 comparable sales and sits −18.40 against this barn's trailing median of $400.58.
Average price
$382.18
103 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,088
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$413
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$100.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.38
vs SC average
−27.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547390.812,13887
Medium and Large 2539338.271,82415thin
Medium and Large 3595290.001,7261thin
One grade step is worth $100.81/cwt here — about $413 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale103 hd
382.18
—
SC average5 barns · 175 hd
373.80
+8.38
National average152 barns · 8,476 hd
409.30
−27.12
This barn, trailing median33 sales
400.58
−18.40
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

33 sales
469419369320median 400.5803/0205/0407/1309/0711/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $455.02, low $333.54, median $400.58 across 33 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—Average1,397189.162,64313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,476177.912,62629
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,118166.921,86756
CowsLean 85-90%Low957146.551,40315

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)1,005$2,4503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)957$2,1668
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,1324thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,0251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)740$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)740$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$3,03310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,027$2,6877

Every lot

143 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200385.00/cwt385.00–385.007701
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225420.00/cwt420.00–420.009451
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy265505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,3381
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2421
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0241
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328432.67/cwt425.00–440.001,4194
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334368.51/cwt355.00–375.001,2313
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy340469.63/cwt445.00–495.001,5972
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy377448.32/cwt445.00–455.001,6903
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377414.61/cwt400.00–430.001,56313
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2397375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4895
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420436.90/cwt430.00–445.001,8355
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Full430345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432410.68/cwt395.00–425.001,77418
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438382.54/cwt375.00–390.001,6762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added439434.17/cwt425.00–440.001,9069
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added458375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7182
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465374.67/cwt350.00–385.001,74217
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466399.55/cwt390.00–420.001,86213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3486343.75/cwt340.00–345.001,6714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy503412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,0754
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added506407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,06216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519350.63/cwt335.00–365.001,8207
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523383.19/cwt370.00–397.502,00416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Full525315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy538307.33/cwt295.00–320.001,6532
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added560340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9042
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570384.55/cwt375.00–387.502,19233
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added573389.40/cwt370.00–397.502,23118
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0702
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Full585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6971
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7261
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2619316.68/cwt295.00–325.001,9606
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy620285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7671
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622356.96/cwt340.00–360.002,22016
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added630380.56/cwt372.50–383.002,39842
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662348.19/cwt335.00–350.002,30511
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2666309.31/cwt295.00–325.002,0607
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1704342.66/cwt330.00–343.502,41216
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0351
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy740255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8871
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added788332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,6208
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3233329.84/cwt325.00–335.007692
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240350.00/cwt350.00–350.008401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285365.11/cwt350.00–380.001,0415
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1311
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy314446.12/cwt435.00–455.001,4014
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319373.38/cwt365.00–380.001,1916
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333405.18/cwt400.00–425.001,3495
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added358425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy359437.59/cwt415.00–460.001,5716
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376393.98/cwt380.00–410.001,48111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385367.72/cwt350.00–370.001,41614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390315.00/cwt300.00–330.001,2292
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy408402.45/cwt400.00–405.001,6422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420345.12/cwt330.00–360.001,4504
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy424317.46/cwt315.00–325.001,3466
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427381.27/cwt370.00–395.001,62849
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3761
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4261
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466364.59/cwt362.50–375.001,6997
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477339.89/cwt325.00–355.001,62143
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485317.47/cwt315.00–320.001,5402
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4031
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518325.60/cwt310.00–337.501,68714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525360.22/cwt355.00–367.501,89115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy525290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5231
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531353.06/cwt340.00–360.001,87519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8361
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571339.79/cwt330.00–355.001,9407
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added589340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0034
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615331.25/cwt320.00–340.002,0374
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2642295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8948
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2688271.68/cwt265.00–285.001,8693
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0411
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0913
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205410.00/cwt410.00–410.008411
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy223503.93/cwt450.00–570.001,1242
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245295.00/cwt295.00–295.007231
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy277490.16/cwt470.00–505.001,3585
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2691
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy313494.17/cwt485.00–510.001,5476
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316459.16/cwt445.00–475.001,4516
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332411.76/cwt405.00–420.001,3673
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373393.17/cwt385.00–400.001,4673
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375446.58/cwt445.00–450.001,6753
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380422.63/cwt410.00–440.001,6064
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3681
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419393.54/cwt390.00–395.001,6497
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy421441.90/cwt435.00–450.001,8605
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425422.63/cwt400.00–430.001,79626
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1454414.11/cwt405.00–435.001,8806
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474387.17/cwt365.00–395.001,8354
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478339.72/cwt300.00–350.001,6246
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9052
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523346.09/cwt345.00–350.001,8107
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6591
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567335.62/cwt320.00–360.001,9039
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3584307.43/cwt300.00–325.001,7956
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616292.60/cwt290.00–300.001,8024
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675287.13/cwt280.00–300.001,9387
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1681
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 3553190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0512
Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0591
Dairy Steers700–750Medium and Large 3710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2072
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235177.93/cwt168.00–186.002,1975
Bulls——1,400192.44/cwt189.00–200.002,6946
Bulls——1,795207.38/cwt205.00–209.003,7222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%860133.56/cwt122.00–145.001,1495
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006153.05/cwt151.00–157.001,54010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,034160.73/cwt154.00–166.001,66231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220173.95/cwt169.00–183.002,12224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464177.00/cwt170.00–188.002,59125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550166.65/cwt165.00–168.002,5832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553200.52/cwt194.00–208.003,1142
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,045215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2471
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27401,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28952,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19153,152.40/head3,000.00–3,400.003,1525
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29532,662.40/head2,475.00–2,825.002,6622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0003,224.00/head3,200.00–3,250.003,2242
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0122,562.40/head2,375.00–2,675.002,5623
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0873,016.45/head2,825.00–3,125.003,0163
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 18351,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28431,945.01/head1,675.00–2,150.001,9453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3890168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39801,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0072,359.73/head2,325.00–2,400.002,3603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0252,297.85/head2,150.00–2,425.002,2985
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0902,713.13/head2,700.00–2,725.002,7132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1802,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2552,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3828165.62/cwt156.00–180.001,3713
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,008232.72/cwt214.00–255.002,3462

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.