Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 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 $339.29/cwt on 61 head, up $7.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −28.27 against this barn's trailing median of $367.55.

Average price

$339.29

▲ 7.06 vs prior sale

61 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$47.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.04

vs SC average

−27.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	361.24	1,975	33
Medium and Large 2	544	313.42	1,706	28

One grade step is worth $47.82/cwt here — about $269 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.14, low $294.82, median $367.55 across 32 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 sale61 hd

339.29

—

SC average5 barns · 117 hd

332.25

+7.04

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−27.36

This barn, trailing median32 sales

367.55

−28.27

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	1,484	200.30	2,972	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	175.47	2,427	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	172.19	1,947	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	147.35	1,532	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$3,099	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,653	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$3,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	832	$3,359	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$4,977	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$4,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,076	$4,020	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$3,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$3,486	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	965	$2,436	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,830	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	823	$1,333	2thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1	600–650	605	320.62/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,940	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,290	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	820	2,605.56/head	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	503.02/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	360.11/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,049	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	315.71/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,084	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	448.47/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,484	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	324.32/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,166	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	392.66/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,810	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	315.53/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,256	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	435.00/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	405.80/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,717	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	422.81/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,755	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	357.39/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,041	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	341.24/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	324.24/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,984	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	297.00/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,052	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	268.36/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	365.51/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,915	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	385.63/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,855	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	397.33/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	634	363.50/cwt	363.50–363.50	2,305	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	369.97/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,887	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	379.24/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,612	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	3,358.92/head	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,359	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,436.00/head	2,436.00–2,436.00	2,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	433.88/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,601	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	1,985.93/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,986	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	903	1,829.81/head	1,792.00–1,862.00	1,830	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	3,853.91/head	3,750.00–4,000.00	3,854	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	758	4,309.90/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,310	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	3,997.02/head	3,950.00–4,050.00	3,997	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	730	1,028.00/head	1,028.00–1,028.00	1,028	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	915	1,637.00/head	1,637.00–1,637.00	1,637	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,986.97/head	2,150.00–3,750.00	2,987	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	3,099.49/head	2,275.00–4,050.00	3,099	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,028	184.18/cwt	176.00–192.00	1,893	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	182.34/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,480	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	171.72/cwt	159.00–177.00	2,397	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	180.43/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,140	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	162.31/cwt	156.00–173.00	1,893	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	140.55/cwt	124.00–150.00	1,380	11
Bulls	—	—	1,825	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	4,143	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	905	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	948	4,456.20/head	4,150.00–4,700.00	4,456	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	4,976.80/head	4,450.00–5,450.00	4,977	3
Bulls	—	—	1,579	201.22/cwt	194.00–218.00	3,177	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	168.07/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	795	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	351.46/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	332.04/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,936	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	376.14/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	313.31/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	413.80/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	313.42/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,655	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	314.30/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	293.63/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,862	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	285.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	378.91/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	377.61/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,439	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	340.71/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,782	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	299.96/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,887	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	853	219.97/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	403.34/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	327.62/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,877	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	353.90/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,713	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	713	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	370.98/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	418.62/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,758	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	696	279.37/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	402.99/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,906	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	336.06/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,070	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	15

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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