Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

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 $368.39/cwt on 17 head, down $3.68 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +0.04 against this barn's trailing median of $368.36.

Average price

$368.39

▼ 3.68 vs prior sale

17 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$611

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

$112.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

vs SC average

−55.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	394.00	2,179	5thin
Medium and Large 2	565	383.07	2,163	9thin
Medium and Large 3	557	281.69	1,568	3thin

One grade step is worth $112.31/cwt here — about $611 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

368.39

—

SC average6 barns · 137 hd

369.52

−1.12

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−55.68

This barn, trailing median14 sales

368.36

+0.04

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	178.50	2,276	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,023	157.73	1,613	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	884	127.00	1,123	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,525	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,080	$1,890	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$2,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,720	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,698	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	608	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	448.73/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	456.95/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,890.00/head	1,890.00–1,890.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	489.92/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,568	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	755	1,774.00/head	1,774.00–1,774.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	353	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	499.57/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	160.02/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,568	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	153.14/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,697	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,000	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,660	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,961	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,243	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	750	2,063.00/head	2,063.00–2,063.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	735	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	965	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	411.84/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,911	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	1,666.00/head	1,666.00–1,666.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	462.58/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	445.59/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,898	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	740	1,332.00/head	1,332.00–1,332.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	435.22/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	518	412.56/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	850	1

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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