Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

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 $326.76/cwt on 14 head, down $27.21 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −41.63 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$326.76

▼ 27.21 vs prior sale

14 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$41.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.70

vs SC average

−33.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	341.63	1,835	6thin
Medium and Large 2	526	320.81	1,688	6thin
Medium and Large 3	543	300.00	1,628	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.63/cwt here — about $207 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

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 sale14 hd

326.76

—

SC average6 barns · 122 hd

319.07

+7.70

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−33.76

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

−41.63

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,845	211.00	3,893	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	181.32	2,584	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,005	162.00	1,628	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	152.85	1,536	2thin

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)	865	$1,687	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,728	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	454.96/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	318.32/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	865	1,687.00/head	1,687.00–1,687.00	1,687	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	705	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,838.00/head	1,838.00–1,838.00	1,838	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	2,006.00/head	2,006.00–2,006.00	2,006	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	152.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,536	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	181.32/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,584	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,628	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	377.56/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	346.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	329.97/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	374.86/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	326.06/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	327.43/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	260.63/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	396.60/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	326.22/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	358.40/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	302.58/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,468	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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