Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $361.88/cwt on 8 head, down $10.20 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 14 comparable sales and sits −6.48 against this barn's trailing median of $368.36.

Average price

$361.88

▼ 10.20 vs prior sale

8 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$650

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

$117.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.73

vs SC average

−65.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	400.00	2,246	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	365.00	2,026	2thin
Medium and Large 3	565	282.50	1,596	2thin

One grade step is worth $117.50/cwt here — about $650 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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.13, low $314.67, median $368.36 across 14 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 sale8 hd

361.88

—

SC average6 barns · 130 hd

377.60

−15.73

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−65.51

This barn, trailing median14 sales

368.36

−6.48

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	1,625	212.93	3,460	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,247	179.57	2,238	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,062	168.77	1,792	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	146.37	1,419	11

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)	1,010	$2,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,063	$2,684	4thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	428.92/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	470.24/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	543.77/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	681	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	313.37/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	367.69/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	176.00/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,182	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	183.13/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,295	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	156.29/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,463	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	173.76/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,852	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	140.70/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,392	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	164.33/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,739	9
Bulls	—	—	1,625	212.93/cwt	209.00–217.00	3,460	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	2,684.05/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	497.53/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	480.04/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	378	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	375.24/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	318.79/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,270	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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