Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $397.50/cwt on 16 head, up $20.77 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +2.87 against this barn's trailing median of $394.63.

Average price

$397.50

▲ 20.77 vs prior sale

16 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$61.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.00

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	415.09	2,231	4thin
Medium and Large 2	527	410.61	2,165	8thin
Medium and Large 3	559	353.68	1,976	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.41/cwt here — about $255 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

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 sale16 hd

397.50

—

SC average6 barns · 119 hd

385.50

+12.00

This barn, trailing median14 sales

394.63

+2.87

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	1,330	194.50	2,587	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,262	181.96	2,296	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,052	173.21	1,822	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	144.77	1,416	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$2,750	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,205	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$4,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$4,272	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$4,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$4,058	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	944	$3,434	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$3,200	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	917	$2,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	337.56/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	416.79/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,209	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	220	652.61/cwt	650.00–655.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	444.92/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	451.50/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,090	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	457.07/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,975	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	469.81/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	523.36/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	435.29/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,455	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	423.07/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	518.32/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	490.75/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,110	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	4,204.80/head	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	526.05/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	1,025	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	1,005	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	890	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	925	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	745	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	895	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	815	3,211.04/head	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,211	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	905	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	1,160	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	1,170	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	1,085	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	1,155	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	147.66/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,425	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,262	181.96/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,296	6
Bulls	—	—	1,165	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,864	1
Bulls	—	—	1,413	211.75/cwt	207.50–215.00	2,992	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	173.21/cwt	162.00–180.00	1,822	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,397	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	917	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,205	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,190	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	4,267.30/head	4,200.00–4,350.00	4,267	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	4,037.06/head	4,025.00–4,050.00	4,037	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	369.91/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	444.79/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	430	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	625	327.74/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	568	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	415	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	663	367.45/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	325.04/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	344.91/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	369.54/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	433.97/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	434.92/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	556	399.79/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,223	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	319.78/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	335	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	282	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	409.27/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,136	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	487.50/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	382	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	371.65/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	538.44/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	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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