Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls 4.00 lower, slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. 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 $425.66/cwt on 41 head, up $4.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 29 comparable sales and sits +29.12 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$425.66

▲ 4.30 vs prior sale

41 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$642

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

$113.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.96

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	443.18	2,385	29
Medium and Large 2	527	401.02	2,115	9thin
Medium and Large 3	528	330.13	1,743	3thin

One grade step is worth $113.05/cwt here — about $642 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 sale41 hd

425.66

—

SC average6 barns · 96 hd

418.70

+6.96

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

+29.12

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	1,638	202.01	3,309	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	171.25	2,444	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	166.11	1,982	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	149.87	1,706	19

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)	980	$2,648	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$2,476	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,308	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,625	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,140	$2,345	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,042	$3,378	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,975	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	743	$2,738	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,155	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	974	$1,952	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,867	5

Every lot, as filed

124 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 2	200–250	238	492.52/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	347.36/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	479.93/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	330.13/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	428.24/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,867	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	285.09/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	477.60/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	331.33/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,200	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	397.61/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	491.06/cwt	465.00–520.00	1,576	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	413.60/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	439.78/cwt	425.00–447.50	1,882	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	364.70/cwt	347.50–385.00	2,254	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	327.81/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,468	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	446.00/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,664	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	428.07/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,055	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	456.98/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,471	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	463.18/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,987	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	449.02/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,182	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	2,155.00/head	2,155.00–2,155.00	2,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	475.52/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,764	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	336.48/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	868	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,170	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	680	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	988	3,617.09/head	3,550.00–3,675.00	3,617	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	805	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	402.00/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,082	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	361.81/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,896	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	313.67/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	421.15/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,005	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	443.44/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,437	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,548	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	770	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	407.20/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	412.08/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	160.90/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,813	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	174.09/cwt	168.00–187.00	2,448	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	160.77/cwt	149.00–168.00	1,939	21
Bulls	—	—	1,305	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,949	1
Bulls	—	—	1,787	204.24/cwt	193.00–219.00	3,650	9
Bulls	—	—	1,133	179.97/cwt	172.00–186.00	2,039	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	484	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,786	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	611	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,004	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	163.03/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,428	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	175.46/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,053	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	141.85/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,627	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	401.73/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	404.30/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	279	415.14/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,158	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,328	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,182	2,307.65/head	2,175.00–2,500.00	2,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	547.56/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	597.14/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,881	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	606.30/cwt	590.00–640.00	1,364	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,647.70/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	585.74/cwt	565.00–615.00	1,576	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	513.30/cwt	495.00–540.00	2,212	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	400.74/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,785	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,274.81/head	2,075.00–2,450.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	2,475.77/head	2,425.00–2,525.00	2,476	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	580.00/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	510.29/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,658	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	478.88/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,978	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,594.71/head	1,425.00–1,760.00	1,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	383	417.65/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	432	397.60/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	459.33/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,173	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	2,345.33/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,345	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,819.73/head	1,740.00–1,895.00	1,820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	513.08/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,919	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	461.41/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,956	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	403.91/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,492	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	423	437.57/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	559.57/cwt	525.00–575.00	1,729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	439.16/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	451.88/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,124	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	592.92/cwt	565.00–620.00	1,281	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	414.08/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,141	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	485.98/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,769	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	504.80/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,085	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	539.54/cwt	500.00–565.00	1,457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	508.11/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	520.67/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,953	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	367.20/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	387.56/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,236	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	444.23/cwt	435.00–457.50	2,359	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	453.36/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,357	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	493.31/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,294	29

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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