Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate to active buyer participation on a selection of average quality cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.42/cwt on 6 head, up $0.34 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 13 comparable sales and sits +4.03 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$372.42

▲ 0.34 vs prior sale

6 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$658

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

$139.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.68

vs SC average

−49.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	409.84	2,143	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	367.50	2,021	2thin
Medium and Large 3	550	270.00	1,485	1thin

One grade step is worth $139.84/cwt here — about $658 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 sale6 hd

372.42

—

SC average6 barns · 116 hd

378.10

−5.68

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−49.75

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

+4.03

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	1,650	217.35	3,586	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,199	179.41	2,151	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,021	172.42	1,761	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	142.35	1,264	8thin

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)	1,408	$3,175	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,925	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,270	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,106	$3,745	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$3,280	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	917	$2,932	23
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,227	2thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	300–350	320	342.46/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800–850	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	504.14/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	439.81/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	437.62/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	409.84/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	520.08/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	506.25/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,301	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	158.11/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,526	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,301	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,201	179.75/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,159	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,201	175.01/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,102	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	132.89/cwt	115.00–145.00	1,119	5
Bulls	—	—	1,650	217.35/cwt	210.00–226.00	3,586	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,695	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	173.63/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,781	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	886	2,796.97/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,797	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	810	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	895	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	1,015	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	545	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	2,268.00/head	2,268.00–2,268.00	2,268	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	4,164.00/head	4,050.00–4,300.00	4,164	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	950	2,185.00/head	2,185.00–2,185.00	2,185	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	3,050.27/head	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,050	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,840	3,636.96/head	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,637	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	2,482.07/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,482	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	3,517.42/head	3,150.00–3,900.00	3,517	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	453.48/cwt	445.00–457.50	2,168	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	345.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,105	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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