Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2026-10-12

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 12
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
436 head
▼ 126 vs last sale 562▼ 81 vs year ago 517 · −15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 102▼ 12 vs year ago 109 · −11.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 36▼ 19 vs year ago 47 · −40.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 11.00 lower, feeder bulls 9.00 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.49/cwt on 31 head, down $3.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −43.98 against this barn's trailing median of $360.48.
Average price
$316.49
▼ 3.99 vs prior sale
31 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,684
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.52
vs SC average
−56.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539327.321,76519thin
Medium and Large 2521299.361,55912thin
One grade step is worth $27.96/cwt here — about $206 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale31 hd
316.49
—
SC average6 barns · 102 hd
315.97
+0.52
National average193 barns · 18,908 hd
372.76
−56.27
This barn, trailing median33 sales
360.48
−43.98
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
415370326281median 360.4803/0204/2707/0608/3110/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.14, low $294.82, median $360.48 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,714169.322,9039thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,344141.681,90422
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,182141.061,66740
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,166124.671,45415

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$3,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$2,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$2,6183thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,231$2,4038
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,535$1,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)927$1,5723thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,285$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$2,8254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,2501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$2,2212thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$2,0652thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5441
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6682
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6721
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4521
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458357.70/cwt345.00–370.001,6382
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added459437.49/cwt430.00–440.002,0084
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484391.24/cwt390.00–400.001,8948
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525379.81/cwt375.00–385.001,9942
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7891
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587347.09/cwt345.00–347.502,03712
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624328.28/cwt320.00–345.002,0488
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669308.64/cwt295.00–325.002,0657
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708300.04/cwt290.00–310.002,1242
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2717261.98/cwt260.00–270.001,8785
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755303.79/cwt290.00–315.002,2944
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280385.00/cwt380.00–390.001,0782
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282457.03/cwt440.00–485.001,2899
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305345.00/cwt340.00–350.001,0522
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333427.61/cwt415.00–445.001,4244
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369406.50/cwt400.00–415.001,5006
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy376353.69/cwt350.00–355.001,3304
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382379.47/cwt365.00–390.001,45010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420322.38/cwt320.00–325.001,3542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5586
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435356.67/cwt340.00–365.001,55218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462368.32/cwt365.00–370.001,7023
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added476376.59/cwt375.00–380.001,7936
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481334.23/cwt320.00–350.001,60814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5351
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505302.48/cwt292.50–305.001,5289
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518328.33/cwt320.00–335.001,70112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6892
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576325.58/cwt315.00–340.001,8757
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5661
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy605260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5731
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622313.40/cwt307.50–317.501,94913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623286.68/cwt275.00–290.001,7869
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650267.50/cwt265.00–270.001,7392
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8721
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723288.35/cwt280.00–295.002,0853
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2481
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2213454.71/cwt450.00–460.009692
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240395.00/cwt395.00–395.009481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy268569.75/cwt560.00–580.001,5273
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271528.56/cwt510.00–555.001,43210
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2277442.89/cwt430.00–450.001,2273
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4491
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315393.89/cwt375.00–405.001,2413
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324440.70/cwt425.00–455.001,4287
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372426.27/cwt410.00–435.001,58612
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375386.71/cwt380.00–390.001,4503
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380309.74/cwt300.00–320.001,1772
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429421.33/cwt400.00–440.001,80811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429367.98/cwt350.00–390.001,5798
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added462440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0334
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469412.03/cwt390.00–435.001,93220
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470357.13/cwt340.00–365.001,6795
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1507383.22/cwt370.00–392.501,94312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510334.03/cwt325.00–350.001,7046
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561341.24/cwt340.00–345.001,9144
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571327.82/cwt320.00–335.001,8728
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6973
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619324.27/cwt315.00–332.502,0074
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675288.76/cwt285.00–290.001,9494
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1891
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775259.87/cwt250.00–270.002,0142
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2822213.60/cwt200.00–230.001,7567
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8813
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485161.92/cwt156.00–169.002,4055
Bulls——2,001178.58/cwt175.00–183.003,5734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125148.03/cwt143.00–154.001,66523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,156132.73/cwt127.00–140.001,53410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,187108.55/cwt102.00–121.001,2885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259131.64/cwt105.00–141.001,65717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,342147.17/cwt143.00–155.001,97513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,346133.75/cwt125.00–141.001,8009
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,2852,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0303,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1253,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2352,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0701,819.00/head1,819.00–1,819.001,8191
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2182,065.22/head1,915.00–2,189.002,0652
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,623.00/head2,623.00–2,623.002,6231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38531,457.69/head1,246.00–1,700.001,4582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0652,013.07/head1,800.00–2,125.002,0133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1152,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2453,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3312,636.78/head2,550.00–2,775.002,6375
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4082,839.52/head2,675.00–3,000.002,8402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5351,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751

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.