Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on light offering of average quality cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.48/cwt on 6 head, down $7.43 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 13 comparable sales and sits +9.09 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$377.48

▼ 7.43 vs prior sale

6 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$86.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.67

vs SC average

−23.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	406.23	2,152	4thin
Medium and Large 2	578	320.00	1,848	2thin

One grade step is worth $86.23/cwt here — about $304 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 sale6 hd

377.48

—

SC average6 barns · 99 hd

352.82

+24.67

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−23.04

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

+9.09

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	—	Low	1,592	179.41	2,856	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	183.46	2,708	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,077	163.38	1,759	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	142.68	1,295	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$3,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,523	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	350–400	363	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	424.96/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	414.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	456.69/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	940	1,476.00/head	1,476.00–1,476.00	1,476	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	910	1,570.00/head	1,570.00–1,570.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	452.38/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	478.46/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	755	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	795	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	145.68/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,375	5
Bulls	—	—	1,280	156.61/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,005	2
Bulls	—	—	2,215	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,984	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	167.85/cwt	153.00–175.00	1,887	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	183.46/cwt	176.00–190.00	2,708	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	840	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	463.38/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	305	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	137.68/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	830	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	447.50/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,660	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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