Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-09-22

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 22
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
733 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 753▲ 273 vs year ago 460 · +59.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 67▲ 44 vs year ago 83 · +53.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 44▲ 14 vs year ago 21 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $319.48/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −37.71 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$319.48
53 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$31.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.61
vs SC average
−46.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2535323.631,73246
Medium and Large 3544292.161,5887thin
One grade step is worth $31.47/cwt here — about $144 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 sale53 hd
319.48
—
SC average6 barns · 237 hd
335.08
−15.61
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−46.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−37.71
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—High1,693191.763,2479thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,349158.832,14320
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,180156.561,84739
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,012141.651,43435

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)1,505$2,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,127$2,6003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,119$1,8584thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$1,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)918$1,7132thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,120$2,7251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)950$2,4492thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)790$1,8501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,480$2,7501thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,440$2,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,109$3,1374thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,016$2,6497

Every lot

129 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220410.00/cwt410.00–410.009021
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2721
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy295520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3572
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy330535.15/cwt530.00–540.001,7662
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy368482.48/cwt480.00–485.001,7762
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378466.18/cwt455.00–470.001,7624
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424417.99/cwt410.00–425.001,7728
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426443.19/cwt430.00–445.001,8888
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy430390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6771
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482409.02/cwt395.00–420.001,97114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3488372.19/cwt350.00–375.001,81610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy493386.07/cwt380.00–387.501,9035
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525354.21/cwt345.00–370.001,8608
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527382.25/cwt375.00–390.002,01425
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy537323.32/cwt320.00–330.001,7363
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0652
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3588321.22/cwt320.00–325.001,8894
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589358.84/cwt340.00–365.002,11412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9642
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608353.23/cwt340.00–356.002,14812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620284.84/cwt280.00–290.001,7662
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637330.17/cwt320.00–335.002,10330
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2658315.58/cwt300.00–330.002,0777
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1784
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3685290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9871
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added703340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3904
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713295.04/cwt285.00–310.002,1043
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210390.00/cwt390.00–390.008191
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3223331.01/cwt320.00–340.007382
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278463.19/cwt450.00–475.001,2886
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3287364.04/cwt340.00–370.001,0455
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy315370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1661
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy319457.39/cwt450.00–470.001,4596
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323333.40/cwt320.00–340.001,0773
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334426.57/cwt415.00–430.001,42513
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337408.49/cwt400.00–410.001,3776
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy358372.48/cwt370.00–375.001,3332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367426.26/cwt420.00–440.001,5647
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370398.78/cwt395.00–400.001,4754
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378340.86/cwt325.00–355.001,2886
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423337.92/cwt320.00–355.001,4298
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428363.87/cwt360.00–390.001,55731
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy440355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473338.56/cwt320.00–350.001,60111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476358.41/cwt350.00–365.001,70625
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520296.57/cwt290.00–300.001,5423
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523327.73/cwt310.00–337.501,71430
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3537293.03/cwt280.00–305.001,5745
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560290.00/cwt280.00–300.001,6242
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567320.43/cwt310.00–330.001,81713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610315.00/cwt310.00–320.001,9223
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618333.21/cwt330.00–335.002,05911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8091
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675289.04/cwt285.00–300.001,9516
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200400.00/cwt400.00–400.008001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy230565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,3001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230514.65/cwt510.00–525.001,1844
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255518.50/cwt500.00–530.001,3223
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy264567.91/cwt545.00–595.001,4994
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3278351.26/cwt330.00–370.009772
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy313517.48/cwt500.00–535.001,62016
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315410.32/cwt400.00–420.001,2934
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325474.00/cwt450.00–485.001,54110
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375387.40/cwt385.00–390.001,4532
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378454.74/cwt450.00–477.501,71924
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378411.42/cwt405.00–425.001,55511
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy395390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415435.68/cwt430.00–450.001,80815
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418415.58/cwt400.00–425.001,73718
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422380.10/cwt375.00–385.001,6043
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461405.16/cwt390.00–417.501,86822
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy474368.90/cwt360.00–380.001,7499
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3476344.50/cwt315.00–370.001,6407
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1506372.47/cwt370.00–380.001,8854
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518336.48/cwt320.00–355.001,74312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5901
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564348.24/cwt325.00–360.001,9648
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570369.96/cwt365.00–375.002,1092
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6972
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623304.00/cwt290.00–315.001,8945
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673307.38/cwt290.00–320.002,0694
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8841
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1001
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3760245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,565188.55/cwt186.00–193.002,9514
Bulls——1,795177.36/cwt176.00–179.003,1842
Bulls——1,797205.65/cwt205.00–207.003,6963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%986134.95/cwt109.00–148.001,33122
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056152.99/cwt150.00–160.001,61613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142167.97/cwt165.00–178.001,9186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187154.48/cwt142.00–163.001,83433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,342169.18/cwt164.00–173.002,2707
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353153.25/cwt144.00–159.002,07313
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3818172.43/cwt170.00–175.001,4102
Bulls—Medium and Large 31,205156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,8801
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,4402,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,4802,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 26401,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 37751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38902,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29102,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39802,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1783,362.42/head2,950.00–3,700.003,3622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1903,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2702,988.45/head2,525.00–3,300.002,9883
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 37901,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19502,448.82/head2,375.00–2,525.002,4492
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1202,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 27651,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38851,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Small 29151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Small 29181,712.81/head1,700.00–1,725.001,7132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1582,010.04/head1,850.00–2,250.002,0103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2333,000.15/head2,975.00–3,025.003,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5052,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2775291.97/cwt285.00–300.002,2632
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,095240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,6281

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.