Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.13/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 13 of 13 comparable sales and sits +35.74 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$404.13

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.47

vs SC average

−19.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	413.84	2,243	9thin
Medium and Large 2	532	375.00	1,995	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $248 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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.13, low $314.67, median $368.39 across 13 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 sale12 hd

404.13

—

SC average5 barns · 94 hd

388.66

+15.47

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−19.82

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

+35.74

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	1,365	199.84	2,727	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,251	179.02	2,240	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	978	163.92	1,603	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	867	136.23	1,180	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	670	$2,450	1thin

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 1	250–300	271	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	454.06/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,189	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	324.84/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	479.89/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	481.43/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,041	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	422.08/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,241	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	482.45/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,507	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	701	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,368	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	485.98/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	384.86/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	305	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fancy	200–250	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	250	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	220	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,507	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	703	118.90/cwt	110.00–128.00	836	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,883	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	163.92/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,603	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	153.55/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,582	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	184.36/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,365	3
Bulls	—	—	1,158	186.87/cwt	170.00–194.00	2,164	4
Bulls	—	—	1,571	212.80/cwt	200.00–230.00	3,343	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	670	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	785	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	437.33/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	417.48/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	388.81/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,084	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	605.00/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	419.44/cwt	410.00–440.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	600.31/cwt	585.00–625.00	1,933	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	352.64/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	459.01/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,233	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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