Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder cattle sharply higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower. Moderate 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 $346.77/cwt on 30 head, up $3.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −21.38 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$346.77

▲ 3.08 vs prior sale

30 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$101.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs SC average

−64.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	371.04	1,955	9thin
Medium and Large 2	541	339.68	1,838	20
Medium and Large 3	595	270.00	1,607	1thin

One grade step is worth $101.04/cwt here — about $348 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

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 sale30 hd

346.77

—

SC average5 barns · 102 hd

342.61

+4.16

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−64.10

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−21.38

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	1,501	176.82	2,653	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	164.92	2,355	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	164.05	1,961	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	141.89	1,439	14

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)	1,085	$2,638	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$2,547	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,320	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,091	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,923	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	828	$2,289	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,075	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$3,192	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,625	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,925	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	919	$1,740	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	907	$1,545	9

Every lot, as filed

123 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 2	550–600	569	337.54/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	300.16/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	406.65/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	338.44/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	440.03/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	477	356.96/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	439.72/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	321.62/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,017	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,177	1,923.37/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	450.58/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	297.45/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	997	2,242.14/head	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	545	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,717.66/head	1,685.00–1,750.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	351.32/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,995	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	413.16/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	430.82/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	354.64/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	366.55/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	442.29/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	313.91/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	839	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	655	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	429.38/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,044	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	150.61/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,812	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	166.15/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,427	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	155.42/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,784	11
Bulls	—	—	1,321	172.34/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,277	9
Bulls	—	—	1,824	184.88/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	339.79/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,216	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,727	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	166.93/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,022	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	154.04/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,585	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	125.70/cwt	107.50–138.00	1,251	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	534.93/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	861	1,401.38/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,401	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	815	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	354.92/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,732	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,127	2,852.74/head	2,650.00–3,150.00	2,853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	506.99/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,129	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,733.27/head	2,525.00–2,950.00	2,733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	278	531.65/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,478	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	424.95/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	319	581.18/cwt	545.00–610.00	1,854	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	279	606.98/cwt	590.00–615.00	1,693	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	2,288.78/head	2,225.00–2,350.00	2,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	472.38/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,107	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,320.34/head	2,200.00–2,425.00	2,320	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,263.06/head	2,110.00–2,400.00	2,263	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	688	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,477	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	1,936.24/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,936	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	993	2,416.65/head	2,325.00–2,475.00	2,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	475.92/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,246	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	353.33/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	468	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	341.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	398.62/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	322.53/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	414.88/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,581	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	528.60/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	479.80/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	527.63/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	471.10/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	560.00/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	479.92/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	586.72/cwt	575.00–610.00	1,842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	508.84/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	321	494.32/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,587	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	434.23/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	441.26/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,655	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	418.53/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,155	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	367.93/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	419.96/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	399.85/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	470.94/cwt	455.00–545.00	1,738	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	503.01/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,861	2

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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