Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 9.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 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 $368.45/cwt on 46 head, up $19.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 29 comparable sales and sits +0.31 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$368.45

▲ 19.79 vs prior sale

46 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$16.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs SC average

−43.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	371.73	2,004	37
Medium and Large 2	559	354.99	1,984	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about $20 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale46 hd

368.45

—

SC average6 barns · 109 hd

363.26

+5.19

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−43.05

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

+0.31

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	1,576	206.41	3,253	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	186.42	2,570	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	179.78	2,072	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	159.37	1,532	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,313	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,138	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,042	$2,051	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$2,552	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$3,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,655	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	500–550	540	358.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,938	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	429	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,209	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	322.62/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,039	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	434.27/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,041	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,139	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	403.12/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	524.20/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	486.27/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	411.53/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,169	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	472.95/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	434.34/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	442.67/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,740	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	613.84/cwt	590.00–640.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	477.40/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	560.67/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	486.93/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,045	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	339.97/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,166	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	477.47/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	467.76/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,492	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	361	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	458.02/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	911	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,488	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	375.40/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,926	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	389	538.98/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,097	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	478.24/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,989	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	522.30/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	423.28/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,956	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	362.15/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,086	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	367.23/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	338	537.48/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,817	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	2,551.51/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,552	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,655.00/head	1,575.00–1,735.00	1,655	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	930	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	188.53/cwt	177.00–203.00	2,600	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	187.45/cwt	178.00–198.00	2,206	19
Bulls	—	—	1,576	206.41/cwt	190.00–215.00	3,253	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	171.64/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,360	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	170.67/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,917	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,368.04/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	785	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	773	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	718	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,226	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	389.57/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	418.35/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	427.44/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	445.00/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	291	428.11/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	541	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	350.99/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,011	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	379.31/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	317.36/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	420.70/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,015	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	438.98/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	442.69/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	355	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	678	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	414.15/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,120	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	486.63/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,421	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	164.43/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	895	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,224	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	339.87/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,750	3

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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