Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excess hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.63/cwt on 50 head, down $3.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +12.49 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$380.63

▼ 3.63 vs prior sale

50 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$687

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

$138.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.03

vs SC average

−35.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	393.85	2,051	38
Medium and Large 2	544	346.39	1,884	11thin
Medium and Large 3	535	255.00	1,364	1thin

One grade step is worth $138.85/cwt here — about $687 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale50 hd

380.63

—

SC average3 barns · 96 hd

376.60

+4.03

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−35.48

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

+12.49

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	1,858	212.33	3,946	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	187.47	2,584	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	183.49	2,129	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	144.45	1,539	9thin

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)	1,102	$2,434	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,104	$2,291	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$2,215	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,936	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$2,275	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,413	$3,080	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,510	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	929	$3,113	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	747	$2,719	7
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	985	$2,610	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$1,764	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	743	$1,445	2thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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 1Fancy	250–300	298	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,788	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	2,042.40/head	2,000.00–2,080.00	2,042	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	511.83/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,623	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	532.33/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,693	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	2,596.80/head	2,175.00–3,075.00	2,597	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	385.58/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,175	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	448.06/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,267	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	341.64/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,405	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	421.42/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	437.74/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,320	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	493.99/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,095	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	395.72/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,022	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	459.58/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,981	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	473.65/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,980	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	571.92/cwt	555.00–590.00	1,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	472.74/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,231	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	522.76/cwt	510.00–545.00	2,007	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	517.37/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	844	322.99/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	400.18/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,301	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	550.28/cwt	515.00–580.00	1,568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	447.87/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,069	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	478.16/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,247	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	2,936.45/head	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,936	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,413	3,080.18/head	2,850.00–3,275.00	3,080	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	1,690.00/head	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,750.62/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,751	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	2,610.00/head	2,610.00–2,610.00	2,610	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	770	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	670	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	725	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	653	1,485.59/head	1,435.00–1,530.00	1,486	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	685	2,544.16/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,544	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	730	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	700	2,799.11/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,799	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	770	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	164.31/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,783	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	128.57/cwt	107.50–158.00	1,350	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	195.39/cwt	185.00–214.00	2,722	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	192.98/cwt	185.00–208.00	2,283	20
Bulls	—	—	2,230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	4,126	1
Bulls	—	—	1,817	215.37/cwt	195.00–226.00	3,913	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	176.02/cwt	161.00–181.00	2,389	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	174.01/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,978	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	795	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	2,427.99/head	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,428	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	391.83/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	294.93/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	404.86/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	462.43/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	393.97/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	430.08/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,854	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	337.44/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	400.22/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,729	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	313.66/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	340.00/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	464.35/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	494.86/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	367.29/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	438.94/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,111	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	264.85/cwt	255.00–275.00	2,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	482	420.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	416.58/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	308.81/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	431.03/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,409	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	531	342.15/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	397.57/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	339.13/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,082	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	356.72/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,898	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	450.92/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	386.11/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	449.23/cwt	449.00–450.00	2,574	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	395.71/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,074	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	339	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	523.85/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	479.78/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	449.72/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	671	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,852	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	370.05/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	616	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,695	8

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

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