Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for the holidays. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $390.03/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −6.50 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$390.03

58 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$71.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.70

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	397.87	2,191	49
Medium and Large 2	546	357.63	1,953	6thin
Medium and Large 3	552	326.74	1,804	3thin

One grade step is worth $71.13/cwt here — about $387 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.37, low $307.28, median $396.53 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale58 hd

390.03

—

SC average2 barns · 89 hd

382.33

+7.70

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

−6.50

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,761	191.55	3,372	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	167.04	2,458	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	166.38	2,181	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	147.76	1,680	12

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,086	$1,903	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	944	$1,737	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	958	$2,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,600	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,738	2thin

Every lot, as filed

142 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	502.48/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	331.87/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	372.55/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	380.40/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	438.34/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,696	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	467.48/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	378.19/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	422.30/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,812	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	346.77/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	456.66/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,475	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	505.37/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,830	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	584	364.29/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,127	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	397.56/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	352.51/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,020	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	544	383.32/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	434	457.09/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,984	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	465.05/cwt	462.50–470.00	2,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	491	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	583	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	325.77/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	465.00/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	450.81/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,947	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	461.46/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	483.14/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	422.40/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	351.96/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	432.29/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	363.30/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	418.65/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,370	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	509	431.66/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,197	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	386.58/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,196	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	519.58/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	388.33/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,081	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	590	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	416.35/cwt	392.50–440.00	2,407	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	418	485.15/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	678	163.75/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,110	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	428.38/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	464.96/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	390.01/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,051	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	453.78/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	518.38/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	397.51/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	465.02/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	365.60/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	410.72/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	441.42/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	493.57/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	327.44/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	357.74/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,028	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	362.80/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	405.18/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	674	371.53/cwt	370.00–374.00	2,504	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	406.61/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,944	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	483	470.69/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,273	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,512.71/head	2,500.00–2,525.00	2,513	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	815	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,155	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	615	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,590	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	194.09/cwt	188.00–205.00	3,451	18
Bulls	—	—	1,627	172.00/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,798	5
Bulls	—	—	1,878	208.92/cwt	207.00–211.00	3,924	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	167.99/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,223	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	154.44/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,944	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	166.24/cwt	158.00–173.00	2,435	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	180.18/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,786	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	153.34/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,780	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	131.03/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,395	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	183.08/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,321	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	419.32/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	331.51/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,092	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	416.91/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	325.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	377	530.55/cwt	490.00–545.00	2,000	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	561.94/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	362.11/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	431	495.50/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,136	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	537.98/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	765	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	760	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,058	1,949.56/head	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,950	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	924	217.21/cwt	184.00–265.00	2,007	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	875	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,269	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,123	157.50/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,769	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,016	1,730.90/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,731	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	910	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1

How this sale compares

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.

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