Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sharply lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Moderate offering 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 $412.72/cwt on 46 head, down $1.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 29 comparable sales and sits +16.19 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$412.72

▼ 1.99 vs prior sale

46 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$601

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

$121.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.42

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	433.41	2,363	32
Medium and Large 2	545	380.09	2,073	11thin
Medium and Large 3	565	311.75	1,761	3thin

One grade step is worth $121.65/cwt here — about $601 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 sale46 hd

412.72

—

SC average6 barns · 107 hd

403.30

+9.42

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

+16.19

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	1,646	195.04	3,209	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	171.07	2,469	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	165.60	1,848	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	149.79	1,484	6thin

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)	1,295	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,250	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,173	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,692	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,825	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,563	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,291	$3,882	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	842	$2,550	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$2,030	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,758	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	743	$1,212	2thin

Every lot, as filed

140 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,367	171.45/cwt	157.00–183.00	2,344	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	840	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	370.07/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	453.76/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,183	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	412.40/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	412.24/cwt	400.00–425.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	416.24/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,290	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	920	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	336.01/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,898	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	292.51/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	322.63/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	472.54/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	386.74/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	312.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,982	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	438.90/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,843	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	341.02/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,128	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	458.40/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	290.01/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	427.43/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,013	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	310.26/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,082	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	286.28/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	380.00/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	339.77/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	479.29/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	433	402.49/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	363.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,903	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	328	482.56/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	447.45/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	465.05/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	471.62/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,023	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	334.92/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	508.16/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	895	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	895	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	880	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	933	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	765	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	675	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	710	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	750	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	743	1,211.78/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	506	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,588	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	895	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	502.42/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	368.02/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	477.54/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	485.01/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,547	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	539.88/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	448.20/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,089	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	415.22/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,417	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,608	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,342	4,488.14/head	4,250.00–4,750.00	4,488	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	2,515.00/head	2,515.00–2,515.00	2,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,988	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,562.88/head	2,525.00–2,610.00	2,563	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	2,030.00/head	2,030.00–2,030.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	517.24/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	589	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,533	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	4,547.39/head	4,400.00–4,700.00	4,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	373.92/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	374.88/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	394.40/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	169.52/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,894	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,131	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	161.07/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,186	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	174.59/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,626	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	149.79/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,484	6
Bulls	—	—	1,873	214.24/cwt	208.00–223.00	4,013	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	153.43/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,709	7
Bulls	—	—	1,627	193.53/cwt	188.00–202.00	3,149	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	471.32/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,965	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	382.98/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,183	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	518.09/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	365	389.87/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	304.85/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,058	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	2,172.76/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	534.37/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,015	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,935.05/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	520.21/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,436	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	491.03/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,881	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	455.85/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,723	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	527.98/cwt	505.00–545.00	2,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	383.21/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,012	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	575.45/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,594	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	326.61/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	543.03/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	444.32/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,324	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	428.38/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	544.48/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,808	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	402.83/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,030	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	475.79/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,250	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	561.50/cwt	550.00–585.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	456.97/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,919	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	513.25/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	366	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	341.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	480.47/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,792	11

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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