Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle sharply lower, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower based on limited comparable sale from week prior. 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 $312.87/cwt on 49 head, down $88.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −55.28 against this barn's trailing median of $368.14.

Average price

$312.87

▼ 88.27 vs prior sale

49 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$81.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

vs SC average

−47.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	326.01	1,738	28
Medium and Large 2	548	297.85	1,633	20
Medium and Large 3	595	245.00	1,458	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.01/cwt here — about $281 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 sale49 hd

312.87

—

SC average6 barns · 122 hd

319.07

−6.20

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−47.65

This barn, trailing median29 sales

368.14

−55.28

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	—	High	1,659	210.08	3,486	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	184.24	2,190	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	183.36	2,854	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	159.35	1,560	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$3,180	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,454	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,913	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$3,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,960	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$3,133	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,025	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	358.49/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,466	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	419.21/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,610	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	525.59/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,440	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	540.65/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	446.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	425.31/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,808	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	442.87/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,209	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	391.18/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	417.67/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	342.49/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,969	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	389.14/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	341.23/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	318.49/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	576	272.35/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,569	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	361.69/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	319.27/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,967	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	328.52/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,705	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	424.40/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,312	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	815	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	293.40/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,913.05/head	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,913	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	462.96/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,458	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	3,180.33/head	3,000.00–3,325.00	3,180	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,791	1
Bulls	—	—	1,649	206.85/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,411	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,390	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,355	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	184.22/cwt	174.00–198.00	2,172	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	185.03/cwt	177.00–195.00	2,890	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	156.22/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,509	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	165.62/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,664	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	326.31/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	2,563.40/head	2,525.00–2,610.00	2,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	331.64/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	367.42/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	339.14/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,811	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	286.41/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	372.42/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	292.56/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	335.94/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,434	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	278.07/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	366.13/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	282.67/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	277.99/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	294.81/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	353.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	356.85/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,313	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	326.57/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,532	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	310.20/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,666	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	376.19/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,595	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	312.22/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	297.77/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,010	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	256.59/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	395.78/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	283.18/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	371.86/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	405.07/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	327.60/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,717	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	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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