Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 7.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 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 $381.31/cwt on 47 head, up $6.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 29 comparable sales and sits +13.17 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$381.31

▲ 6.01 vs prior sale

47 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

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

$102.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.92

vs SC average

−46.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	412.34	2,116	16thin
Medium and Large 2	546	367.14	2,005	30
Medium and Large 3	520	310.00	1,612	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.34/cwt here — about $504 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 sale47 hd

381.31

—

SC average6 barns · 105 hd

374.39

+6.92

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−46.59

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

+13.17

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	1,564	199.70	3,124	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	165.68	2,392	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	163.48	1,886	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	151.01	1,501	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)	1,093	$2,759	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,029	$2,492	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$2,461	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	976	$2,399	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,362	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$2,359	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$2,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$2,321	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$3,772	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$3,142	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$3,638	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,055	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$2,010	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,918	7

Every lot, as filed

126 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	410.98/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	377.16/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,991	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	314.95/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	289.86/cwt	270.00–310.00	2,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	483.21/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,285	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	486.70/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	386.11/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	427.77/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,839	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	404.06/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	299.90/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	480.74/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,572	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	329.89/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	495.91/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	423.39/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	361.79/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,069	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	455.97/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,733	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	462.77/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,244	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	457.69/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,224	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	355.02/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,332	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	362.90/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,214	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	477	397.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	500.14/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	484.80/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,065	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	472.03/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,978	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	730	3,142.04/head	2,925.00–3,300.00	3,142	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	943	3,277.12/head	3,000.00–3,525.00	3,277	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	2,055.00/head	2,055.00–2,055.00	2,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	319.86/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	527.10/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	521.62/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	387.78/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,602	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	765	1,115.00/head	1,115.00–1,115.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	375.81/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	401.34/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,328	5
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	875	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	153.23/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,696	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	168.91/cwt	162.00–176.00	1,990	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	136.53/cwt	122.50–146.00	1,297	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	173.14/cwt	167.00–181.00	2,350	7
Bulls	—	—	1,325	184.86/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,449	2
Bulls	—	—	1,604	202.17/cwt	194.00–209.00	3,243	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	432.68/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	404.82/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	157.22/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,593	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	158.22/cwt	146.00–164.00	2,421	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	4,040.91/head	3,700.00–4,300.00	4,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,926.62/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	405.16/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	465.43/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,364	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	440.36/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,299	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	503.69/cwt	487.50–520.00	2,100	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	701	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,594	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	408.95/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	285	642.50/cwt	635.00–650.00	1,831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	547.81/cwt	530.00–565.00	1,534	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,095	5,150.00/head	5,150.00–5,150.00	5,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	3,996.15/head	3,875.00–4,150.00	3,996	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	775	4,075.00/head	4,075.00–4,075.00	4,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	610.00/cwt	605.00–615.00	1,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,560	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	2,127.66/head	1,905.00–2,375.00	2,128	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,501.51/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,502	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,182	2,519.91/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,520	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,184	2,516.85/head	2,425.00–2,675.00	2,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	500.65/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	514.32/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,176	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	440.45/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,436	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	586.64/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	947	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	525.14/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,922	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	413.16/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,107	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	546.82/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,078	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	585.20/cwt	560.00–615.00	1,557	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	543.61/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	444.82/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,068	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	452.17/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,935	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	504.96/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,601	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,096.24/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	495.85/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,311	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	434.83/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,487	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	554.95/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,826	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,098	2,321.33/head	2,120.00–2,525.00	2,321	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	765	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	498	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	558	339.80/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	977	1,906.06/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,906	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	963	3,579.89/head	3,325.00–3,750.00	3,580	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	976	2,398.94/head	2,325.00–2,475.00	2,399	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	2,402.79/head	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,403	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	912	3,193.24/head	3,125.00–3,300.00	3,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	373	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,567	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,670.00/head	1,670.00–1,670.00	1,670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,074	2,165.98/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,166	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	750	2,010.00/head	2,010.00–2,010.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	538	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,829	2

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

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