Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 9.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 10.00 lower, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 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 $414.57/cwt on 61 head, down $8.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +18.04 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$414.57

▼ 8.15 vs prior sale

61 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$88.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.11

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	433.29	2,335	40
Medium and Large 2	543	380.60	2,066	20
Medium and Large 3	520	345.00	1,794	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.29/cwt here — about $541 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 sale61 hd

414.57

—

SC average6 barns · 106 hd

410.46

+4.11

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

+18.04

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	1,418	205.32	2,912	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,320	180.43	2,383	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,128	174.80	1,971	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	154.92	1,500	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,572	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$2,463	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,290	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,815	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	946	$3,048	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	633	$2,450	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,980	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	715	$1,020	1thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 1	250–300	295	580.00/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	520.05/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	603.00/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	445.93/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,096	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	513.37/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,961	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	376.51/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,116	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	443.96/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,504	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	513.99/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	394.97/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,018	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	510.30/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,944	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	417.47/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	494.86/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	439.01/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,287	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	357.65/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	423.77/cwt	410.00–442.50	2,411	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	562.86/cwt	550.00–585.00	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	588.41/cwt	565.00–610.00	1,324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	489.43/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,276	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	494.20/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,036	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	316	623.59/cwt	590.00–642.50	1,971	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	627.19/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,756	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	499.91/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	521.51/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	585	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,486	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	913	1,835.27/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,835	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,099	2,517.75/head	2,225.00–2,825.00	2,518	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,576.27/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,576	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,980.00/head	1,980.00–1,980.00	1,980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	640	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	965	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	1,045	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	1,025	1,815.00/head	1,815.00–1,815.00	1,815	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	625	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	715	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	770	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	162.81/cwt	153.00–174.00	1,620	10
Bulls	—	—	1,153	184.76/cwt	165.00–193.00	2,130	5
Bulls	—	—	1,833	224.04/cwt	220.00–227.00	4,107	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	163.95/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,295	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	194.96/cwt	194.00–196.00	2,729	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	180.73/cwt	172.00–189.00	2,342	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	162.36/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,872	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	179.47/cwt	172.00–190.00	2,006	24
Bulls	—	—	1,352	210.89/cwt	206.00–217.00	2,851	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	139.13/cwt	122.00–147.00	1,273	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,254	2,652.57/head	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,653	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	3,431.38/head	3,350.00–3,500.00	3,431	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,168	2,277.52/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,278	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	369.92/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	410.18/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	427.31/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	418.36/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	426.39/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	414.16/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	406.21/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	452.69/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,670	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	370.24/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	448.66/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	316.05/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,963	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	398.67/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	357.94/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	293.12/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	350.38/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,018	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	460.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,274	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	470.62/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,995	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	381.58/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,026	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	484.13/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,588	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	419.22/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	456.74/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	469.95/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,185	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	464.76/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,222	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	471.10/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,979	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	383.96/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	435.29/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,833	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	354.60/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,195	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	304.83/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	289.90/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	344.77/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	427.19/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	473.72/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,781	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	438.93/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,274	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	729	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	502.71/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	456.26/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,935	16

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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