Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sharply higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 6.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Heavy offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.68/cwt on 65 head, down $10.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −24.46 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$343.68

▼ 10.62 vs prior sale

65 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$34.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.03

vs SC average

−69.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	362.35	1,952	30
Medium and Large 2	561	327.69	1,838	35

One grade step is worth $34.66/cwt here — about $114 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.14, low $312.87, median $368.14 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 sale65 hd

343.68

—

SC average6 barns · 149 hd

343.71

−0.03

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−69.80

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−24.46

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	—	Low	1,697	188.33	3,196	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	162.90	2,327	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	159.08	1,963	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	137.27	1,431	17

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)	900	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,117	$2,392	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,081	$2,357	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,862	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	948	$1,442	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	938	$2,460	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	888	$2,250	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$1,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$3,129	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,251	9
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,058	$2,159	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$1,959	9
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

156 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 1	250–300	281	476.10/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,338	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	385.14/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,837	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	419.94/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	333.38/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	347.56/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	465.18/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	367.45/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	333.30/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	433.36/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,097	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	393.95/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	438.33/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	329.52/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,891	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	373	398.13/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	388.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,901	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	384.77/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	448.65/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	1,862.42/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,862	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	588	317.40/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,056	2,282.38/head	2,000.00–2,575.00	2,282	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	2,355.41/head	2,175.00–2,475.00	2,355	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,926	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	423.92/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,780	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	294.82/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,680	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	302.40/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,208	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	1,974.69/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	623	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,900	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	174.88/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,588	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,470	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	134.79/cwt	118.00–146.00	1,352	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	152.16/cwt	139.00–159.00	1,818	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	164.65/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,318	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	745	2,087.50/head	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,088	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	610	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	710	1,174.47/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,174	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	357.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	367.57/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,360	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	625	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	757	1,926.76/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,927	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	670	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	970	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,008	1,701.16/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	362.41/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,910	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	362.44/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	343.90/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	995	1,682.04/head	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	350.75/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,027	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	420.52/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,997	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	382.08/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	440.21/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	317.23/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,983	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	450.35/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	485	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	229	527.92/cwt	500.00–605.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	293	587.56/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	263	508.65/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	398.44/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	328	541.68/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,777	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,214	3,128.66/head	2,900.00–3,475.00	3,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	469.29/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,788	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	3,104.36/head	2,525.00–3,475.00	3,104	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	2,459.67/head	2,225.00–2,725.00	2,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	2,387.77/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	498.28/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,058	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	322	467.68/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,506	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,384.05/head	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,384	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	2,629.23/head	2,500.00–2,825.00	2,629	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	317	544.85/cwt	510.00–565.00	1,727	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	492.52/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	361	506.11/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,827	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	233	570.98/cwt	550.00–595.00	1,330	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	278	569.43/cwt	550.00–605.00	1,583	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	350.19/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	372.79/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	148.85/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,823	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	195.67/cwt	184.00–205.00	3,551	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	166.84/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,131	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	156.31/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,326	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	330.47/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,069	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	431.67/cwt	415.00–440.00	950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	491.39/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,044	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	406.71/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,322	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	464.54/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,142	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	412	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	318.79/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,139	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	532.64/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,454	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	356.60/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	524.20/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	424.82/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,810	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	469.42/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,000	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	363.47/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,905	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	426.87/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,618	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	442.24/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,411	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	391.45/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,996	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	408.98/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,127	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,167	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	417.99/cwt	400.00–428.00	1,960	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	472.09/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	343.48/cwt	337.50–347.50	2,624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	348.85/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,964	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	475.48/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,064	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	388.37/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,241	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	490.01/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,568	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	467.75/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,208	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	376	463.56/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,743	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	473.88/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,805	9

How this sale compares

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