Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

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 $394.99/cwt on 4 head, up $10.08 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 14 comparable sales and sits +26.63 against this barn's trailing median of $368.36.

Average price

$394.99

▲ 10.08 vs prior sale

4 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$6.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.39

vs SC average

−21.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	396.65	2,097	3thin
Medium and Large 2	530	390.00	2,067	1thin

One grade step is worth $6.65/cwt here — about $30 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

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 sale4 hd

394.99

—

SC average3 barns · 96 hd

376.60

+18.39

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−21.12

This barn, trailing median14 sales

368.36

+26.63

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	1,264	181.43	2,293	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	964	173.98	1,677	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	820	149.00	1,222	1thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,095	$2,162	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	683	$1,377	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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%	—	964	173.98/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,677	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,222	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	181.43/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	494.87/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	514.31/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	1,095	2,162.00/head	2,162.00–2,162.00	2,162	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	730	1,643.00/head	1,643.00–1,643.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	488.72/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	437.57/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	468	395.08/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	447.53/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	404.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	426.70/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,941	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	780	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	635	1,111.00/head	1,111.00–1,111.00	1,111	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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