Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 10.00 lower, feeder bulls 3.00 lower, slaughter cows 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. 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 $348.66/cwt on 32 head, down $5.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −19.48 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$348.66

▼ 5.24 vs prior sale

32 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$58.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

vs SC average

−51.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	375.46	1,984	17thin
Medium and Large 3	507	320.00	1,622	6thin
Medium and Large 2	561	317.16	1,780	9thin

One grade step is worth $58.30/cwt here — about $204 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 sale32 hd

348.66

—

SC average6 barns · 99 hd

352.82

−4.15

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−51.86

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−19.48

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	1,767	201.44	3,560	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,383	179.20	2,479	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	173.68	1,954	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	164.46	1,579	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,560	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,370	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,258	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,230	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$3,338	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	712	$2,767	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	829	$1,783	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	923	$1,485	2thin

Every lot, as filed

129 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	860	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	915	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	930	2,172.38/head	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,172	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	3,685.76/head	3,650.00–3,750.00	3,686	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	765	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	830	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	2,230.00/head	2,230.00–2,230.00	2,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	399.40/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,109	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	398.90/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,230	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	553.10/cwt	530.00–575.00	1,565	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,312	2,613.25/head	2,550.00–2,675.00	2,613	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	2,560.05/head	2,525.00–2,600.00	2,560	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	439.63/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,613	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	344.86/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,148	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	493.59/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,836	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	505.26/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	439.76/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,420	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	415.68/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,145	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	341.53/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	468.54/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,958	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	307.54/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	357.49/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	475.54/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,031	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	384.34/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	546.26/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	419.28/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	407.51/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,339	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	458.61/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,434	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	174.37/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,499	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	688	1,400.24/head	1,335.00–1,465.00	1,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	685	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	685	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	880	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	985	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,082	3,471.35/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,471	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	840	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,715.00/head	2,715.00–2,715.00	2,715	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	730	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	306.10/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	412.10/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	417.43/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	378.76/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,640	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	423.92/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	432.82/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,225	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	362.64/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	403.46/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,533	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	760	1,615.00/head	1,615.00–1,615.00	1,615	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	2,652.55/head	2,610.00–2,700.00	2,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	168.52/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,672	5
Bulls	—	—	1,756	203.25/cwt	192.00–210.00	3,569	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	180.96/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,470	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,047	3,395.78/head	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,396	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	154.32/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,358	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,469	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	167.00/cwt	154.00–175.00	1,854	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	183.10/cwt	177.00–199.00	2,100	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	431.04/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	371.07/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,959	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	280.03/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	504.73/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	420.10/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,764	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	959	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	362.57/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	493.52/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	452.24/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	332.27/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	402.73/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,881	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	489.68/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	240.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	405.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	465.41/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	439.85/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	387.27/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,843	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	408.15/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,384	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	298.33/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	398.38/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,685	14

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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