Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sharply higher, slaughter cows 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Moderate offering 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 $384.26/cwt on 36 head, up $15.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 29 comparable sales and sits +16.12 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$384.26

▲ 15.81 vs prior sale

36 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$32.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.16

vs SC average

−31.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	390.65	2,118	29
Medium and Large 2	571	357.81	2,042	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.83/cwt here — about $76 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 sale36 hd

384.26

—

SC average6 barns · 93 hd

366.11

+18.16

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−31.57

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

+16.12

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	1,606	203.82	3,272	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	189.79	2,581	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	172.24	1,959	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	155.13	1,537	16

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)	1,174	$2,501	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,346	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,920	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	898	$1,727	6
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,620	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$3,000	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	914	$2,616	6

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1	450–500	471	430.95/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,030	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	448.69/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,929	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	401.81/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,077	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	498.42/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,336	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	403.59/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,329	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	354.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	475.77/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	433.94/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,675	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	504.74/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	376.91/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,160	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	357.09/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,214	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,620	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	528.19/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	423.99/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,217	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	482.51/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,302	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	478.09/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	426.26/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,387	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	863	1,381.47/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	534.78/cwt	520.00–575.00	1,433	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	532.34/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	589.00/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,396	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,209	2,730.40/head	2,525.00–2,925.00	2,730	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	770	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	930	1,883.23/head	1,800.00–1,980.00	1,883	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	865	1,920.00/head	1,920.00–1,920.00	1,920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	132.95/cwt	123.00–147.00	1,127	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	177.13/cwt	171.00–194.00	2,025	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	157.58/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,765	5
Bulls	—	—	1,692	208.29/cwt	191.00–222.00	3,524	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	1,985.51/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,986	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	168.43/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,814	10
Bulls	—	—	1,000	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,725	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	189.79/cwt	176.00–214.00	2,581	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	2,042.71/head	1,925.00–2,140.00	2,043	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,707.05/head	2,625.00–2,800.00	2,707	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	914	2,616.13/head	2,345.00–2,900.00	2,616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	422.08/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	397	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	461.92/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	403.78/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	451.76/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	441.09/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,095	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	287.56/cwt	270.00–305.00	2,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	466.63/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	410.31/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	373.97/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,206	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	419.36/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	374.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	316.21/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	388.22/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	362.94/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,094	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	412.75/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	379.25/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,983	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	334.01/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,221	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	327.40/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	512.78/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	490.00/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	433.62/cwt	390.00–450.00	2,094	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	463.77/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	346.33/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	442.71/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,935	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	498.57/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	434.58/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,295	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	632	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	484.11/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	510.48/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	481.58/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,263	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	392.61/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,438	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,538	2

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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