Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. All based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings 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 $456.37/cwt on 18 head, up $47.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +59.84 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$456.37

▲ 47.18 vs prior sale

18 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$80.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+33.93

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	465.29	2,408	16thin
Medium and Large 2	538	385.00	2,069	2thin

One grade step is worth $80.29/cwt here — about $338 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

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 sale18 hd

456.37

—

SC average6 barns · 72 hd

422.44

+33.93

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

+59.84

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	—	High	1,742	200.24	3,489	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	174.44	2,705	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	171.75	2,011	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	143.13	1,427	7thin

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)	1,220	$3,149	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,114	$2,045	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	650	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	710	$1,825	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,498	$3,071	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,080	$2,383	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$3,505	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,114	$3,226	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	767	$2,007	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$1,725	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,450	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	338.41/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	590	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	324.68/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	452.59/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	447.37/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,883	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	499.89/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,830	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	438.69/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	464.42/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,211	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	318.13/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,976	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	314.99/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	354.96/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	504.02/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,638	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	888	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	307.49/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	427.22/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	337.08/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	458.26/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	459.86/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,950	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	415.22/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,130	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	760	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,859.44/head	2,525.00–3,200.00	2,859	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	862	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	675	1,253.84/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,254	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	620	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,070	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	895	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	650	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	715	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	176.77/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,089	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	156.41/cwt	153.00–162.50	1,627	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	133.17/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,285	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	175.80/cwt	169.00–187.00	2,706	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	163.73/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,888	15
Bulls	—	—	1,780	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,734	200.99/cwt	191.00–208.00	3,485	6
Bulls	—	—	1,755	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,141	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	164.20/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	717	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	406.87/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,343	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	828	2,508.33/head	2,225.00–2,750.00	2,508	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	2,417.79/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	461.46/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,404	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	525.14/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,809	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,590.00/head	2,590.00–2,590.00	2,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	627.74/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,387	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,498	3,070.90/head	3,010.00–3,130.00	3,071	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,149.18/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	507.77/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,321	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	505.79/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,296	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	455.22/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	492.19/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	466.93/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,176	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,246	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	3,524.25/head	3,425.00–3,600.00	3,524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	394.88/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,248	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	501.92/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,178	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	501	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	469.97/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	478.41/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,813	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	535.35/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,751	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	433.16/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	482.88/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,608	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	454.98/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	457.02/cwt	410.00–470.00	2,121	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	3,775.00/head	3,650.00–3,900.00	3,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	504.36/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	532.90/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,998	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,383.01/head	2,170.00–2,600.00	2,383	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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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