Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison available for today's sale. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $367.29/cwt on 19 head, up $4.72 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 15 comparable sales and sits −24.47 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$367.29

▲ 4.72 vs prior sale

19 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$95.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	380.00	2,030	6thin
Medium and Large 2	543	367.79	1,995	12thin
Medium and Large 3	560	285.00	1,596	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.00/cwt here — about $434 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $312.46, median $391.76 across 15 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 sale19 hd

367.29

—

SC average6 barns · 152 hd

365.94

+1.34

This barn, trailing median15 sales

391.76

−24.47

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	1,290	178.00	2,296	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,233	156.46	1,930	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,009	140.76	1,420	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	808	128.69	1,040	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	625	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,863	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda Stockyards - 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 2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	394.95/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	359.95/cwt	347.50–385.00	1,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	428.74/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	380.63/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	352.04/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	413.10/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	593	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	367	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,144	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	383.00/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,018	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	397.45/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	434.63/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	246.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	484.30/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	372.35/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,996	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	875	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	625	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,296	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,528	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	143.35/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,477	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,257	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	148.69/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,658	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	137.51/cwt	134.00–142.50	1,185	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	728	115.47/cwt	114.00–117.50	841	2

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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