Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate to active buyer participation with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.45/cwt on 23 head, down $16.87 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 13 comparable sales and sits −16.94 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$351.45

▼ 16.87 vs prior sale

23 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$825

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

$129.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.75

vs SC average

−73.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	377.49	2,088	6thin
Medium and Large 2	537	354.88	1,904	15thin
Medium and Large 3	510	247.65	1,263	2thin

One grade step is worth $129.84/cwt here — about $825 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

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 sale23 hd

351.45

—

SC average6 barns · 96 hd

379.21

−27.75

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−73.74

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

−16.94

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	1,090	195.50	2,131	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,233	186.38	2,298	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	172.30	1,874	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	882	141.83	1,250	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$2,575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	705	$1,445	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,359	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 3	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	469.30/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	358.31/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	247.65/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	397.92/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	272.43/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	368.93/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,948	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	423.37/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	473.87/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	456.67/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	486.72/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	461.68/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	563.16/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	477.61/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,049	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	653	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	250	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,525	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	177.47/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,970	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	167.12/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,780	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	144.10/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,314	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	186.38/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,298	6
Bulls	—	—	1,115	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,130	1
Bulls	—	—	1,065	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,130	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	705	1,445.00/head	1,445.00–1,445.00	1,445	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	755	1,359.00/head	1,359.00–1,359.00	1,359	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	790	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	538.36/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	365.06/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	494.11/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	436.27/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,286	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	444.88/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	581.79/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	430.22/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	547.85/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,452	3

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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