Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sharply lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. 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 $401.14/cwt on 84 head, up $33.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +33.00 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$401.14

▲ 33.06 vs prior sale

84 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$903

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

$146.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.41

vs SC average

+25.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	416.41	2,266	72
Medium and Large 2	542	317.38	1,720	10thin
Medium and Large 3	505	270.00	1,364	2thin

One grade step is worth $146.41/cwt here — about $903 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 sale84 hd

401.14

—

SC average6 barns · 138 hd

378.73

+22.41

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

+25.33

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

+33.00

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	1,458	201.83	2,943	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,376	186.10	2,561	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	175.28	2,025	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	163.83	1,632	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,244	$2,374	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,136	$2,333	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	635	$1,780	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$4,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$3,330	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$2,975	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,069	$2,437	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,188	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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 3	550–600	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	365.05/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,971	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	2,333.15/head	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,333	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,244	2,373.53/head	2,125.00–2,655.00	2,374	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	361.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,067	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	492.18/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,413	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	364.23/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,058	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	516.14/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	447.53/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,036	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	444.38/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	405.51/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,845	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	493.41/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	477.21/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	367.02/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,916	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	446.99/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	366.30/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,110	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	331.66/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,043	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	695	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	384.93/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	421.65/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,585	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	539	443.85/cwt	404.00–455.00	2,392	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	449.55/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,875	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	1,780.00/head	1,780.00–1,780.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	250	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	248	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,438	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	840	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	755	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,569.34/head	2,440.00–2,730.00	2,569	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	2,389.05/head	2,165.00–2,625.00	2,389	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	700	1,470.00/head	1,470.00–1,470.00	1,470	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	153.04/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,484	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	170.30/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,723	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	171.93/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,295	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	187.45/cwt	179.00–203.00	2,587	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	163.23/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,830	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	4,325.00/head	4,325.00–4,325.00	4,325	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	182.70/cwt	177.00–188.00	2,149	13
Bulls	—	—	1,598	210.22/cwt	199.00–225.00	3,359	8
Bulls	—	—	1,235	188.41/cwt	179.00–194.00	2,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	905	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	349.85/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	363.40/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	395.12/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	264.70/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	393.72/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	342.50/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	394	348.15/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	297.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	336.77/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	411.71/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	322.36/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	419.87/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	314.33/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,084	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	387.96/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	408.45/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,479	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	378.25/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,816	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	339.08/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	425.75/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,550	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	305.00/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,931	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	445.17/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	407.82/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	342.96/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,766	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	414.61/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,978	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	418	355.27/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	411.69/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	281.35/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,984	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	312.22/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,933	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,398	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	336.38/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,318	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	467.29/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	484	371.28/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	272.85/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	346.59/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	408.25/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,719	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	770	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,810	1

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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