Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.91/cwt on 21 head, up $19.25 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −18.80 against this barn's trailing median of $352.71.

Average price

$333.91

▲ 19.25 vs prior sale

21 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$68.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.29

vs SC average

−4.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	360.00	1,991	3thin
Medium and Large 2	535	334.36	1,789	16thin
Medium and Large 3	535	291.25	1,558	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.75/cwt here — about $433 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

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.13, low $279.94, median $352.71 across 18 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 sale21 hd

333.91

—

SC average6 barns · 153 hd

322.62

+11.29

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−4.11

This barn, trailing median18 sales

352.71

−18.80

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	1,995	211.00	4,209	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	155.59	2,043	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	152.55	1,658	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	132.92	1,348	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$2,068	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	988	$1,475	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,495	$3,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	858	$2,079	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,940	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	995	$2,688	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,023	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	680	$1,730	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	369.63/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	392.54/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	477	331.53/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	370.01/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	372.21/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,950	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	426.92/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	333.22/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,066	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	386.19/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	457.77/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	322.36/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	390.16/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	382.62/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,584	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	407.13/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,396	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	988	1,475.32/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	2
Bred Heifers	Small 2	—	750	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	858	2,078.72/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,079	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	965	2,022.80/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,023	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	665	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	680	1,729.91/head	1,727.00–1,733.00	1,730	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	980	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	1,010	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	970	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	1,040	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	136.15/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,397	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	155.59/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,043	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,705	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	144.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,519	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	4,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	3,232.56/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,233	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	983	1,660.31/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	317.92/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	307	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	311.24/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	370.09/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	353.94/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	377.37/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	367.49/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	338.88/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,006	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	293.85/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	343.07/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	331.21/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	342.17/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	340.44/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,757	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	430.19/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,614	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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