Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.91/cwt on 39 head, up $21.97 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −50.81 against this barn's trailing median of $352.71.

Average price

$301.91

▲ 21.97 vs prior sale

39 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$23.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.34

vs SC average

−35.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	305.77	1,698	17thin
Medium and Large 2	537	305.08	1,639	16thin
Medium and Large 3	556	282.50	1,570	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.27/cwt here — about $128 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale39 hd

301.91

—

SC average6 barns · 135 hd

295.57

+6.34

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−35.88

This barn, trailing median18 sales

352.71

−50.81

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	1,370	174.00	2,384	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,072	142.87	1,532	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	142.55	2,050	4thin

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)	965	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,150	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,115	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,723	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	750	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	324.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	388.72/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	362.47/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	1,175	2,115.00/head	2,115.00–2,115.00	2,115	1
Open Heifers	Small 1	—	755	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	965	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	1,060	1,723.00/head	1,723.00–1,723.00	1,723	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	995	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	1,005	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	268.58/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	423.30/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	467.69/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,305	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	142.55/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,050	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	142.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,532	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,728	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	269.92/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	309.88/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	442.60/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	381.64/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	306.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	307.22/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,622	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	319.83/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,900	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	298.72/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	325.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	276.25/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	499	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,732	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	402.76/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	315.43/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	268.13/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	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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