Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 lower, feeder heifers 3.00 lower, feeder bulls 6.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 10.00 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 $306.94/cwt on 50 head, up $12.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −61.14 against this barn's trailing median of $368.08.

Average price

$306.94

▲ 12.12 vs prior sale

50 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$41.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.37

vs SC average

−30.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	311.04	1,673	45
Medium and Large 2	532	270.02	1,436	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.02/cwt here — about $237 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.14, low $294.82, median $368.08 across 31 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

306.94

—

SC average6 barns · 135 hd

295.57

+11.37

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−30.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

368.08

−61.14

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	1,559	187.44	2,921	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	152.49	2,088	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	149.65	1,723	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	128.57	1,398	20

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)	1,280	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,666	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,134	$2,664	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,171	$2,036	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	891	$2,661	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,624	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$2,100	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	975	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,580	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,016	$1,634	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,470	1thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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 2	750–800	768	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	377.61/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	214.82/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	306.25/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,617	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	439.27/cwt	420.00–455.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	376.27/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	504	363.76/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	337.83/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,044	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	308.26/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,281	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	337.46/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,957	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	429.35/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	371.64/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	345.66/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	298.98/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	400.46/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	280.87/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,893	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	293.72/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,847	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	277.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	354.85/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	270.02/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	278.12/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	355.87/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,356	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	310.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	332.09/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,435	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	337.93/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,602	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	310.83/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	317.57/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	275.83/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	286.01/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,580.00/head	2,580.00–2,580.00	2,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	2
Bulls	—	—	1,684	193.28/cwt	191.00–196.00	3,255	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	132.86/cwt	123.00–141.00	1,553	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	153.26/cwt	145.00–163.00	2,113	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	2,899.58/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,900	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	153.85/cwt	145.00–169.00	1,765	24
Bulls	—	—	1,245	172.84/cwt	162.00–183.00	2,152	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	136.75/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,802	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,451	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	139.55/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,482	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	122.65/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,350	13
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	730	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	790	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	775	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,725.15/head	1,702.00–1,751.00	1,725	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	875	1,470.00/head	1,470.00–1,470.00	1,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	2,665.91/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,666	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,171	2,035.95/head	1,875.00–2,550.00	2,036	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,009.00/head	2,009.00–2,009.00	2,009	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,956.75/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,957	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	2,901.52/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,902	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	938	2,696.00/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,696	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	840	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,771.55/head	2,675.00–2,900.00	2,772	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	640	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	300.81/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	427.18/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,363	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	388.14/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	508.51/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	373.55/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	375.69/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,424	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	278.37/cwt	277.50–280.00	2,029	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	297.99/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,268	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	329.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	320.56/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,840	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	503.10/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	489.43/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	314.03/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,652	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	404.32/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	340.78/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	514.89/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	413.25/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	361.93/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,535	19

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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