Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2025-11-03

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 3
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
409 head
▲ 409 vs last sale 0▼ 178 vs year ago 587 · −30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 0▼ 45 vs year ago 117 · −38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 31 · +19.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no report last week. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.43/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −60.27 against this barn's trailing median of $383.70.
Average price
$323.43
19 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$436
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$93.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.97
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508360.001,8292thin
Medium and Large 2554330.351,82914thin
Medium and Large 3522266.741,3923thin
One grade step is worth $93.26/cwt here — about $436 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 sale19 hd
323.43
—
SC average4 barns · 44 hd
319.46
+3.97
This barn, trailing median34 sales
383.70
−60.27
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
470411352293median 383.7003/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.37, low $307.28, median $383.70 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—Low1,593174.632,78214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,388151.662,1058thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,229146.731,80423
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,112133.451,48411

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,062$2,1689
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,9242thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)843$1,3905
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)725$1,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,015$2,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$2,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)830$2,0923thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)693$1,4882thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320435.22/cwt415.00–440.001,3937
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6591
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417403.97/cwt400.00–415.001,6855
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419373.25/cwt360.00–390.001,5647
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3423340.53/cwt330.00–350.001,4402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6852
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485327.68/cwt310.00–345.001,5892
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8691
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510332.50/cwt320.00–345.001,6962
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586322.39/cwt310.00–330.001,8894
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added605357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,1636
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611352.46/cwt350.00–355.002,1548
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621320.72/cwt310.00–330.001,9927
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3793
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,0211
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1250401.67/cwt390.00–415.001,0043
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315322.50/cwt310.00–335.001,0162
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320388.05/cwt380.00–395.001,2423
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328365.12/cwt350.00–370.001,1985
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365327.50/cwt320.00–335.001,1952
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368380.12/cwt375.00–385.001,3995
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3577
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3403337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,3602
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5282
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3479318.98/cwt315.00–320.001,5285
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485341.07/cwt340.00–342.501,65412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added512330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6903
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517300.19/cwt290.00–310.001,5523
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525257.43/cwt255.00–260.001,3522
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526326.08/cwt320.00–340.001,7159
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569291.25/cwt280.00–310.001,6578
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8183
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9162
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624294.09/cwt280.00–300.001,8355
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0552
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2664278.29/cwt275.00–285.001,8483
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220445.00/cwt425.00–465.009792
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy225509.93/cwt490.00–545.001,1473
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1266451.36/cwt440.00–470.001,2014
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2267391.81/cwt385.00–400.001,0463
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy285482.17/cwt475.00–500.001,3746
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy308454.88/cwt450.00–460.001,4012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318385.13/cwt365.00–395.001,22510
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320411.72/cwt405.00–420.001,3186
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1222
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added358385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3782
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390380.22/cwt370.00–395.001,48315
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419366.27/cwt360.00–385.001,5355
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423343.80/cwt330.00–355.001,4544
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4661
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471374.88/cwt360.00–390.001,76624
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8292
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522266.74/cwt260.00–270.001,3923
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy538302.49/cwt300.00–305.001,6272
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2543329.98/cwt325.00–335.001,7922
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2559336.00/cwt330.00–340.001,87810
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1602328.34/cwt325.00–330.001,9773
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613305.10/cwt300.00–310.001,8704
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7031
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663299.89/cwt290.00–310.001,9882
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy679256.71/cwt250.00–260.001,7433
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,451164.41/cwt145.00–178.002,3868
Bulls——1,782188.25/cwt182.00–194.003,3556
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%959124.75/cwt118.00–131.001,1964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177157.14/cwt152.00–165.001,85011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200138.42/cwt135.00–141.001,6617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277137.19/cwt126.00–147.001,75212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,305136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,7751
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400153.90/cwt149.00–156.002,1557
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,0152,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3685912.68/head900.00–925.009132
Bred Cows—Small 18701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38801,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 39101,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3945145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29881,811.77/head1,800.00–1,825.001,8122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0351,924.28/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0682,459.84/head2,250.00–2,950.002,4604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0942,005.94/head2,000.00–2,025.002,0064
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 36651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27201,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7281
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3725188.76/cwt160.00–220.001,3692
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3820170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3941
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,050232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,4361
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,231162.49/cwt161.00–165.002,0004
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 26701,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 37851,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0052,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0353,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0652,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.