Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sharply lower, feeder heifers 4.00 lower, feeder bulls 8.00 lower, slaughter cows 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. 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 $422.71/cwt on 29 head, up $1.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 29 comparable sales and sits +26.18 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$422.71

▲ 1.09 vs prior sale

29 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$498

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

$104.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.57

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	437.03	2,353	22
Medium and Large 2	536	395.84	2,122	5thin
Medium and Large 3	558	332.44	1,855	2thin

One grade step is worth $104.59/cwt here — about $498 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 sale29 hd

422.71

—

SC average5 barns · 60 hd

399.15

+23.57

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

+26.18

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	—	Average	1,700	204.52	3,477	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	184.70	2,558	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	177.07	1,986	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	158.77	1,658	5thin

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)	1,218	$2,736	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,460	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,449	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$2,236	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,024	$2,016	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	968	$2,130	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$3,539	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,049	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$1,926	7
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,750	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	424.42/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,024	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	541.35/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,505	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	451.23/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,674	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	366.98/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,927	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	465.82/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,216	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	334.25/cwt	310.00–360.00	2,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	436.10/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	274.86/cwt	260.00–290.00	2,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	282.72/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	358.77/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,041	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	472.27/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,229	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	444.88/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	372.53/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	394.80/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,088	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	723	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,368	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	364.41/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,405	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	490.96/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	484.44/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,802	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,935	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	888	1,603.46/head	1,525.00–1,655.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	478.37/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,004	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	332.44/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	830	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	660	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	196.58/cwt	195.00–198.00	2,699	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	165.01/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,714	10
Bulls	—	—	1,700	204.52/cwt	193.00–217.00	3,477	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	181.54/cwt	172.00–191.00	2,091	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	158.77/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,658	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	182.87/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,536	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	427.59/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	2,491.47/head	2,425.00–2,550.00	2,491	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	2,386.27/head	2,330.00–2,450.00	2,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	282.43/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	2,570.81/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,571	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,459.99/head	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	619	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	209	518.45/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	587.04/cwt	560.00–615.00	1,638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	382.51/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	513.73/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,901	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,049.32/head	1,910.00–2,180.00	2,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	527.13/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	509.16/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,174	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,590.68/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	2,736.09/head	2,675.00–2,800.00	2,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	564.44/cwt	550.00–595.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	382.43/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	415.74/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,120	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	527.74/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	2,485.00/head	2,485.00–2,485.00	2,485	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	499.38/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,302	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	500.97/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,099	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	432.36/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,495	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	3,570.36/head	3,525.00–3,625.00	3,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	452.03/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,097	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	483.92/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,587	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	439.58/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,545	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	432.09/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	482.45/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,751	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	438.78/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,299	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,566	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	540.89/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	448.15/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,398	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	458.52/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,940	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	476	431.43/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,054	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	433	439.16/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,902	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	590.25/cwt	570.00–615.00	1,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	411.34/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,554	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	2,206.59/head	2,025.00–2,375.00	2,207	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	455.86/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,202	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	1,852.83/head	1,850.00–1,855.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	479.86/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	485.07/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,969	6

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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