Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $381.14/cwt on 20 head, down $40.36 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 15 comparable sales and sits −10.62 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$381.14

▼ 40.36 vs prior sale

20 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$866

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

$172.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.73

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	442.93	2,324	8thin
Medium and Large 2	537	353.94	1,899	10thin
Medium and Large 3	540	270.00	1,458	2thin

One grade step is worth $172.93/cwt here — about $866 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale20 hd

381.14

—

SC average6 barns · 121 hd

401.88

−20.73

This barn, trailing median15 sales

391.76

−10.62

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	—	High	1,678	213.11	3,577	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,303	182.89	2,384	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,002	166.04	1,663	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	149.09	1,449	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)	885	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2Fleshy	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	347.14/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	484.79/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	420.15/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	397.68/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	388.21/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	434.03/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	371.91/cwt	365.00–380.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	532	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	444.78/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,317	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	409.88/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	546.94/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,018	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	152.45/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,570	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	991	171.26/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,697	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	144.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,330	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	156.61/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,637	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	181.27/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,284	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,903	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	209.67/cwt	208.00–211.00	3,271	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	805	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	487.39/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,218	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	462.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	506.18/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	362.16/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,919	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	900–950	915	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	593	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	453.32/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,877	6

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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