Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers sharply higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. 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 $395.80/cwt on 34 head, up $35.32 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 28 of 29 comparable sales and sits +27.65 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$395.80

▲ 35.32 vs prior sale

34 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$593

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

$111.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.19

vs SC average

−31.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	411.00	2,168	25
Medium and Large 2	531	360.26	1,912	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	300.00	1,575	1thin

One grade step is worth $111.00/cwt here — about $593 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 sale34 hd

395.80

—

SC average6 barns · 130 hd

377.60

+18.19

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−31.59

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

+27.65

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	1,686	209.04	3,524	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	182.50	2,569	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	175.21	2,077	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	156.26	1,771	9thin

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)	1,095	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$2,962	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,392	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,123	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,931	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	908	$2,877	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$2,511	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$2,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,017	$2,216	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$3,066	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$2,450	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	773	$3,217	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	957	$1,936	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,855	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,702	5

Every lot, as filed

122 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	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	352.98/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,386	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	335.26/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,112	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	312.32/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	463.49/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,743	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	463.61/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,202	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	474.86/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	442.85/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,864	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	426.65/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	884	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	503.14/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,595	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	465.62/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	300.21/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	361.73/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,892	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	531.47/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	449.67/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,488	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	936	1,847.42/head	1,725.00–1,970.00	1,847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	473.52/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,259	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	489.46/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,860	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	465.12/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,958	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	401.56/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	455.65/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	363.48/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,228	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	690	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	710	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	705	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	765	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	665	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	912	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	180.81/cwt	173.00–193.00	2,115	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	165.74/cwt	153.00–172.00	2,004	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,308	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	222.96/cwt	222.00–224.00	3,400	2
Bulls	—	—	1,726	205.56/cwt	193.00–216.00	3,548	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	157.42/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,820	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	183.89/cwt	175.00–195.00	2,598	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	170.01/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	401.02/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	955	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	250	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	592.50/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,866	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	2,510.82/head	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,511	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	2,961.65/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	442	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	495.68/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,359	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	443.23/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,323	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	504.41/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,093	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	562.68/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	488.39/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,822	29
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	465.33/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,154	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,448	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	2,877.41/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	2,216.07/head	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	511.75/cwt	485.00–550.00	1,458	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	2,027.22/head	1,775.00–2,250.00	2,027	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,202	2,206.03/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	473.39/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	437.17/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,466	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	560.18/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,826	14
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	2,749.66/head	2,350.00–3,100.00	2,750	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	735	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	418.55/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	369.12/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	522.00/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	396.99/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,271	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,855.00/head	1,855.00–1,855.00	1,855	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	903	1,781.93/head	1,615.00–1,910.00	1,782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	539.71/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,981	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	385.86/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	503.23/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,083	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	603.45/cwt	595.00–620.00	1,659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	494.04/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,386	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	454.59/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,368	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	367.51/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,275	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	605.45/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	393.69/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,429	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	531.12/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,466	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	2,336.27/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,336	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,488	2,806.22/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	469.35/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,014	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	408.43/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,112	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	579.76/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	544.49/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,036	10

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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