Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $376.73/cwt on 10 head, down $67.31 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −17.90 against this barn's trailing median of $394.63.

Average price

$376.73

▼ 67.31 vs prior sale

10 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$798

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

$116.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.53

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	417.50	2,364	4thin
Medium and Large 2	534	373.75	1,995	4thin
Medium and Large 3	520	301.15	1,566	2thin

One grade step is worth $116.35/cwt here — about $798 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $312.46, median $394.63 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 sale10 hd

376.73

—

SC average6 barns · 77 hd

390.26

−13.53

This barn, trailing median14 sales

394.63

−17.90

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	1,458	206.44	3,010	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	176.70	2,336	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	169.13	1,950	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	152.69	1,822	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	169.13/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,950	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	176.70/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,336	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	152.69/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,822	3
Bulls	—	—	1,458	206.44/cwt	200.00–214.00	3,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	477.52/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	414.85/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	404.90/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	424.73/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	377.56/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	438.37/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	432.54/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	443.37/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	301.15/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,566	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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