Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers sharply lower, slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Moderate offering 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 $383.90/cwt on 70 head, down $7.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 29 comparable sales and sits +15.76 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$383.90

▼ 7.61 vs prior sale

70 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$48.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.70

vs SC average

−39.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	404.64	2,157	40
Medium and Large 2	546	356.25	1,946	30

One grade step is worth $48.39/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale70 hd

383.90

—

SC average6 barns · 150 hd

379.21

+4.70

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−39.29

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

+15.76

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	1,600	205.15	3,282	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	178.11	2,620	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	174.12	2,041	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	143.57	1,353	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$3,190	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,483	$2,824	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$2,411	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	873	$2,802	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	804	$2,617	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,076	$3,888	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$3,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$3,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,229	$2,443	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	963	$2,288	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,615	1thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 3	450–500	477	410.02/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	433.37/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	389.17/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	296.13/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,280	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	506.13/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	339.96/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	478.74/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,073	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	470.37/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	491.78/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,859	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	435.18/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,093	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	326.25/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	333.13/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	445.66/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	351.30/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,848	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	475.23/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	277.50/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	368.05/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	362.73/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,078	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	433.04/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,797	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	457.63/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,096	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	432.88/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	336.60/cwt	329.00–365.00	2,137	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,615.00/head	1,615.00–1,615.00	1,615	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	363.35/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	429.88/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	348.00/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	372.41/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,108	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	495.00/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	647	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	384.24/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	850	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	179.25/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,635	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,343	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	162.91/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,452	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	163.95/cwt	151.00–171.00	1,918	15
Bulls	—	—	1,105	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,044	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	203.34/cwt	196.00–214.00	3,168	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	179.37/cwt	172.00–188.00	2,095	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	133.86/cwt	117.50–147.00	1,175	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	160.56/cwt	153.00–172.00	1,694	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	407	393.40/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	396.58/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Bulls	—	—	2,098	226.06/cwt	225.00–227.00	4,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	478.59/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	398.00/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	449.15/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,327	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	465.82/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,450	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	659.22/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	415.36/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,736	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	4,375.00/head	4,375.00–4,375.00	4,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	2,652.04/head	2,390.00–2,900.00	2,652	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	525.75/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,972	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	2,288.03/head	2,250.00–2,330.00	2,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,483	2,824.37/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,824	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	2,655.48/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,655	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	2,801.91/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,802	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	3,190.36/head	2,550.00–3,750.00	3,190	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	4,225.00/head	4,225.00–4,225.00	4,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	446.39/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	523.08/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,972	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	520.44/cwt	490.00–545.00	2,196	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	460.71/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,193	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	493.53/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,653	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,188.72/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	463.04/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,963	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	551.45/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,792	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,159	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	492.16/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,072	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	582.92/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	605.17/cwt	585.00–625.00	1,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	487.30/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,525	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	436.18/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,486	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	402.96/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,128	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	457.58/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,105	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	477.82/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,236	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	518.85/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,333	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	468.66/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	463.02/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,996	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	393.46/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,219	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	566.18/cwt	555.00–590.00	1,800	3

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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