Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers sharply higher based on limited comparables sales, feeder bulls unevenly steady, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, both based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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 $381.34/cwt on 35 head, up $14.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 29 comparable sales and sits +13.20 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$381.34

▲ 14.31 vs prior sale

35 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$96.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.59

vs SC average

−34.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	401.20	2,135	20
Medium and Large 2	535	362.57	1,938	13thin
Medium and Large 3	580	304.78	1,768	2thin

One grade step is worth $96.42/cwt here — about $367 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 sale35 hd

381.34

—

SC average6 barns · 97 hd

361.75

+19.59

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−34.78

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

+13.20

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	1,498	198.61	2,975	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	172.91	2,011	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	170.71	2,389	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	151.62	1,705	10

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)	1,144	$2,592	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,367	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,007	$1,846	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,775	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	833	$2,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,099	$3,693	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,656	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	4,223.47/head	4,150.00–4,300.00	4,223	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	559.91/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	546.07/cwt	515.00–565.00	2,020	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	2,775.93/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,776	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	553.21/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	497.07/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,370	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	930	1,656.24/head	1,540.00–1,770.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	489.75/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,336	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	497	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	551.51/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,252	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	155.50/cwt	146.00–165.00	1,784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	885	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,135	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	174.55/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,027	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	161.45/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,902	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	174.28/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	459.98/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	319.95/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	341.62/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	455.82/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	515.68/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	351.55/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	498.10/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	309.85/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	462.43/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,970	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	457.17/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,719	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	377.34/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,973	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	386.51/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	387.32/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	369.79/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	393.50/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,310	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	853	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	365.31/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	466.58/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	469.18/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	260.07/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	368.34/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	304.78/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	500–550	540	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	855	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	860	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	870	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,035	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	850	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	136.12/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,409	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	159.98/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,093	2
Bulls	—	—	1,498	198.61/cwt	198.00–199.00	2,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	447.41/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,318	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	404.06/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,105	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	492.06/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,786	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	511.15/cwt	490.00–545.00	2,147	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	500.89/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	538.32/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,760	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	441.49/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,278	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	540.80/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,228	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	341.24/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,153	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	417	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	474.98/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,019	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	545.00/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	546.63/cwt	535.00–560.00	1,536	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	2,019.32/head	1,860.00–2,175.00	2,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	344.97/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,229	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	444.80/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,877	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	436.54/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,082	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	480.52/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	453.23/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	495.27/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	503.37/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,314	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	342.39/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,578	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	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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