Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.29/cwt on 21 head, down $4.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −47.42 against this barn's trailing median of $352.71.

Average price

$305.29

▼ 4.61 vs prior sale

21 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$471

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

$109.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.99

vs SC average

−46.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	333.12	1,750	8thin
Medium and Large 2	537	316.72	1,700	9thin
Medium and Large 3	571	223.93	1,279	4thin

One grade step is worth $109.19/cwt here — about $471 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

305.29

—

SC average5 barns · 209 hd

317.29

−11.99

National average172 barns · 11,766 hd

351.40

−46.11

This barn, trailing median18 sales

352.71

−47.42

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	997	153.58	1,531	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,289	146.80	1,892	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,049	138.22	1,449	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	856	124.76	1,067	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$2,689	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,091	$2,436	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$1,874	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,868	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$2,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,608	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	941	$3,005	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,032	$2,980	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$2,833	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	673	$2,567	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,664	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	585	$892	1thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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	600–650	625	336.59/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	417.01/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	289.98/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	311.66/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	354.68/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	389.96/cwt	360.00–397.50	1,708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	380.05/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	668	242.47/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	292.51/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	411.50/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	334.99/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	334.96/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	347.87/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	479.02/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,758	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	373.69/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,042	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	242.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	335.18/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	232.38/cwt	225.00–240.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	336.11/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	302.29/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	353.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	403.41/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	355.05/cwt	350.00–360.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	327.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	320.99/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	221.90/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	273.02/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	174.99/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,088	3
Bulls	—	—	1,068	174.12/cwt	167.50–180.00	1,860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,315	2,277.19/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,277	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,086	2,664.20/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,664	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,005	1,608.00/head	1,608.00–1,608.00	1,608	1
Bulls	—	—	855	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	962	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	127.53/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,076	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	110.89/cwt	107.50–115.00	1,012	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	128.56/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,478	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	139.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,444	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	146.80/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,892	4
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	960	2,540.63/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,541	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	725	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	785	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	585	892.00/head	892.00–892.00	892	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	735	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	955	1,604.00/head	1,604.00–1,604.00	1,604	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	845	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	720	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	780	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	780	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 2	—	605	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 3	—	625	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	715	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	1,060	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	1,080	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	665	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	805	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	810	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	2,617.92/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,618	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	3,111.54/head	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,112	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	910	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	800	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 1	—	790	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	890	1,867.84/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,868	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	3,251.71/head	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,252	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	1,873.84/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,874	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,135	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	840	1,512.00/head	1,512.00–1,512.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	3,244.26/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,244	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	920	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	890	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,237.24/head	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	288.56/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,956	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	279.94/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,296	2

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

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