Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sharply higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. Moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excess hair and flesh.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $361.93/cwt on 81 head, up $54.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −34.60 against this barn's trailing median of $396.53.

Average price

$361.93

▲ 54.65 vs prior sale

81 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$42.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.05

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	376.18	2,025	54
Medium and Large 2	539	333.43	1,797	27

One grade step is worth $42.75/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.37, low $307.28, median $396.53 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 sale81 hd

361.93

—

SC average5 barns · 135 hd

351.88

+10.05

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.53

−34.60

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	1,552	205.91	3,195	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	184.32	2,039	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	180.39	2,705	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	157.78	1,482	10

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)	1,283	$2,778	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,029	$2,607	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,241	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$2,150	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,258	$2,634	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$4,146	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	957	$3,328	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$2,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,140	$2,508	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,748	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	868	2,625.22/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	920	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	333	502.04/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	426.84/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,823	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	382.62/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,997	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	474.46/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,324	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	2,354.62/head	2,150.00–2,575.00	2,355	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	332.28/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,884	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	373.34/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,575	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	477.96/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	391.46/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,433	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	497.58/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	502.42/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	306.86/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	366.36/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,755	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	337.90/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,771	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	441.94/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,640	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	363.30/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,074	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	416.29/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,977	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	431.11/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	443.12/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,662	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	409.02/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,955	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	477.50/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	287.43/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,222	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	913	3,445.99/head	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,446	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	780	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	980	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,748.00/head	1,748.00–1,748.00	1,748	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	950	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	740	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	645	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	172.87/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,914	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	190.95/cwt	180.00–209.00	2,112	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	173.15/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,642	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	183.02/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,727	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	140.25/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,236	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	169.46/cwt	165.00–183.00	1,657	6
Bulls	—	—	1,485	189.96/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,821	5
Bulls	—	—	1,582	213.16/cwt	199.00–225.00	3,372	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	2,633.70/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,634	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	998	4,394.61/head	4,350.00–4,450.00	4,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	330.53/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,256	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,508.00/head	2,508.00–2,508.00	2,508	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	3,022.45/head	2,550.00–3,450.00	3,022	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	4,346.66/head	3,950.00–4,850.00	4,347	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,283	2,777.63/head	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	357.68/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	415.26/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	320.29/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	335.36/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	346.77/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	303	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	318.68/cwt	290.00–327.50	2,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	340.46/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	334.53/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,880	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	381.62/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	370.98/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	383.75/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,078	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	303.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,904	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	313.67/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	293.05/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	332.67/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,740	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	244.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	382.28/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,644	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	396.89/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	297.81/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,852	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	577	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	435.34/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,210	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	420.39/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	324.34/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,183	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,227	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	370.98/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,107	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	380.52/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,846	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	249.84/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	306.01/cwt	297.50–310.00	2,188	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	439.74/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	386.98/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,008	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	339.99/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,091	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	482.38/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,558	5

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →