Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed prior week. 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 $389.81/cwt on 41 head, up $43.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 29 comparable sales and sits +21.66 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$389.81

▲ 43.04 vs prior sale

41 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$43.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.15

vs SC average

−34.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	403.49	2,161	28
Medium and Large 2	554	360.35	1,996	13thin

One grade step is worth $43.14/cwt here — about $164 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 sale41 hd

389.81

—

SC average5 barns · 94 hd

388.66

+1.15

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−34.14

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

+21.66

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	1,740	199.11	3,465	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	171.20	2,568	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	167.23	2,057	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	146.07	1,454	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,358	$2,778	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,306	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,109	$2,158	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,104	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$1,712	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,447	$3,291	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,310	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$2,458	11
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,263	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$2,121	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,771	4thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	331.69/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	331.67/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	372.79/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	411.31/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,945	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	338.33/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	408.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	217	433.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	347.00/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	418.62/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,524	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	360.14/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	467.94/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	453.85/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,138	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	318.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	390.07/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	387.59/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	460.53/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,939	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	326.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,719	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,930.00/head	1,930.00–1,930.00	1,930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	447.69/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	436.78/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	384.97/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,244	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	2,339.22/head	2,255.00–2,430.00	2,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	967	2,639.66/head	2,475.00–2,750.00	2,640	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,645.39/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	348.30/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,201	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,113	2,350.34/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	938	1,711.80/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	394.90/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	410.22/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,407	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	418.84/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	482.99/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,806	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	750	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	635	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	720	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	273.30/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,394	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	177.61/cwt	169.00–186.00	2,263	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	137.30/cwt	117.00–148.00	1,346	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	156.59/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,588	5
Bulls	—	—	1,608	204.74/cwt	195.00–213.00	3,292	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	176.86/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,644	13
Bulls	—	—	2,093	184.11/cwt	179.00–188.00	3,853	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	159.45/cwt	144.00–168.00	1,909	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	433.36/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,161	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	189.47/cwt	189.00–190.00	3,136	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	163.34/cwt	145.00–169.00	2,422	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,449	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,423	3,065.69/head	2,975.00–3,175.00	3,066	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	985	1,735.93/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,736	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	815	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	953	1,591.90/head	1,565.00–1,615.00	1,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	353	565.11/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	274	647.06/cwt	620.00–690.00	1,773	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	627.46/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	513.30/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	3,254.33/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,254	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	465.94/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,390	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,794.28/head	2,675.00–2,900.00	2,794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,598	3,598.71/head	3,025.00–4,000.00	3,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	612.03/cwt	590.00–650.00	1,958	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	508.12/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,870	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	240	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,755	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	307	501.71/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,540	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	2,305.97/head	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	480.99/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,227	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	516.54/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,694	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	2,104.48/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	485.00/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	343.67/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,340	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	582.88/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,859	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	428.92/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,411	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	417.10/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,148	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	486.11/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,066	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	514.52/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	462.33/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,757	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	640.16/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	479.12/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,300	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	456.02/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	586.46/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	456.97/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,910	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	447.64/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,135	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	499.15/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,076	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	561.36/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,066	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	359.88/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,224	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	530.19/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,004	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	551.10/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	398.81/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	389.87/cwt	365.00–420.00	2,168	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	623.41/cwt	610.00–635.00	1,714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	449.64/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,316	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	526.36/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,216	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	441.98/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,462	13

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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