Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $412.00/cwt on 5 head, down $33.98 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 9 comparable sales and sits +3.68 against this barn's trailing median of $408.32.

Average price

$412.00

▼ 33.98 vs prior sale

5 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.23

vs SC average

−47.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	420.00	2,344	3thin
Medium and Large 2	560	400.00	2,240	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.38, low $337.86, median $408.32 across 9 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 sale5 hd

412.00

—

SC average6 barns · 86 hd

407.77

+4.23

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−47.05

This barn, trailing median9 sales

408.32

+3.68

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	—	Average	1,639	196.93	3,227	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	175.04	2,421	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	164.58	1,976	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	141.33	1,385	6thin

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)	1,075	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$2,027	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,583	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,610	3thin

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 1	450–500	453	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	342.55/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	436	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	429.94/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	474.02/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	381	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	374.43/cwt	340.00–410.00	2,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	457.47/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	459.86/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	497.60/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,856	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	790	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	865	1,389.93/head	1,386.00–1,394.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	1,120	2,027.00/head	2,027.00–2,027.00	2,027	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	1,075	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	391.64/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	715	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	165.44/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,975	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	130.30/cwt	122.50–137.50	984	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	146.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,605	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	205.90/cwt	195.00–211.00	3,511	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	175.04/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,421	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	498.25/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	263	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,612	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	775	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	399.97/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	437.53/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	361.77/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	459.74/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,949	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	408.63/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	437.45/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	394	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	647	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	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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