Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $358.09/cwt on 8 head, up $35.91 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −36.54 against this barn's trailing median of $394.63.

Average price

$358.09

▲ 35.91 vs prior sale

8 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$77.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.15

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	377.46	2,013	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	300.00	1,635	2thin

One grade step is worth $77.46/cwt here — about $378 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

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 sale8 hd

358.09

—

SC average6 barns · 84 hd

338.95

+19.15

This barn, trailing median14 sales

394.63

−36.54

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	1,583	189.29	2,997	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	178.00	3,044	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	169.43	2,018	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	783	138.50	1,084	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$2,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	660	$2,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	565	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1	300–350	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	412.54/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	402.45/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	580	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	169.43/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,018	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,044	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,273	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	909	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	198.44/cwt	190.00–208.00	3,195	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,616	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	660	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	975	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	875	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	845	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	880	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	372.37/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	463.43/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,817	6
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	860	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	565	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	384.81/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	965	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	439.89/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	286.11/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	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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