Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder cattle sharply higher, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. 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 $364.54/cwt on 29 head, down $25.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 29 comparable sales and sits −3.60 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$364.54

▼ 25.26 vs prior sale

29 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$556

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

$108.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

vs SC average

−64.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	408.59	2,146	7thin
Medium and Large 2	531	352.94	1,873	21
Medium and Large 3	530	300.00	1,590	1thin

One grade step is worth $108.59/cwt here — about $556 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 sale29 hd

364.54

—

SC average6 barns · 93 hd

362.27

+2.27

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−64.63

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−3.60

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	1,754	200.67	3,520	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	178.64	2,585	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	174.83	2,047	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	156.00	1,466	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$2,694	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,262	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,114	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	758	$2,164	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,115	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$3,298	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$2,975	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	817	$2,209	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,107	$2,137	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	957	$1,614	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	333	469.96/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,565	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,625	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	2,163.85/head	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	347.15/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,506	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	571.30/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	466.38/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,201	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	485.31/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,999	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	340.10/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	322.54/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,000	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	376.75/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,265	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	407.57/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	524.52/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,930	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	743	1,807.15/head	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,807	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,118	2,040.94/head	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	421	439.93/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	2,545.48/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,545	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,870.91/head	1,775.00–1,965.00	1,871	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,223	3,006.44/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	2,115.00/head	2,115.00–2,115.00	2,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	323.31/cwt	310.00–342.50	2,350	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	355.97/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,844	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	441.91/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	459.98/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	373.37/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	443.59/cwt	430.00–450.00	967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	482.65/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	428.30/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,047	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	313.81/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	340.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	379.92/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	436.99/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,665	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	494.82/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,361	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	965	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	790	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	810	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	163.48/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,493	2
Bulls	—	—	1,817	202.77/cwt	193.00–210.00	3,684	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	163.60/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,901	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,294	1
Bulls	—	—	1,412	184.86/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,610	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	178.91/cwt	169.00–190.00	2,100	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,562	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	180.42/cwt	172.00–194.00	2,594	17
Bulls	—	—	1,985	214.93/cwt	214.00–216.00	4,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	291	680.04/cwt	650.00–715.00	1,979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	241	693.45/cwt	650.00–745.00	1,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	910	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,979	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	2,289.68/head	2,140.00–2,450.00	2,290	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,065	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	374	521.91/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,952	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	311	632.13/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,412	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,793.56/head	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	556.43/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,309	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	847	2,369.59/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	326	546.90/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	352.32/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	511.09/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,727	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	963	2,171.59/head	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	520.75/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,172	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	431.42/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,321	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	599.46/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	564.98/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,073	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	491.43/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,310	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	454.20/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,117	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	484.96/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	473.32/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,978	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	585.84/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,422	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	396.71/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	502.48/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,382	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	609.50/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	352.50/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,140	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	362.10/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	551.54/cwt	515.00–570.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	572.61/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,250	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,579	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	440.02/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	534.65/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	341.79/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	478.98/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	395.82/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,446	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,386	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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