Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2026-02-09

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 9
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
816 head
▲ 438 vs last sale 378▲ 816 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 108▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 48▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed prior week. Moderate offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.81/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +32.62 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$389.81
41 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,110
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.15
vs SC average
−34.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536403.492,16128
Medium and Large 2554360.351,99613thin
One grade step is worth $43.14/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale41 hd
389.81
—
SC average5 barns · 94 hd
388.66
+1.15
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−34.14
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
+32.62
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
415370326281median 357.1903/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.14, low $294.82, median $357.19 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,740199.113,46511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,500171.202,56829
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230167.232,05742
CowsLean 85-90%Low995146.071,45411

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,358$2,7783thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$2,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,3063thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,109$2,1584thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$2,1042thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)938$1,7122thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)930$1,8001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,447$3,2913thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,310$2,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$2,45811
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)945$2,2634thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,073$2,1216
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,7714thin

Every lot

124 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda Livestock Exchange - Saluda, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy270650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,7551
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275623.41/cwt610.00–635.001,7142
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added300630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,8901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy320612.03/cwt590.00–650.001,9587
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336551.10/cwt540.00–580.001,8525
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy368561.36/cwt550.00–595.002,0668
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370436.78/cwt435.00–440.001,6163
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388513.30/cwt505.00–530.001,9926
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416499.15/cwt490.00–515.002,0766
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy421526.36/cwt525.00–535.002,2167
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435467.94/cwt460.00–480.002,0365
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471453.85/cwt430.00–470.002,1386
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8531
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480479.12/cwt475.00–490.002,30012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513465.94/cwt445.00–475.002,39011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537408.03/cwt400.00–410.002,1915
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557441.98/cwt420.00–450.002,46213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575387.59/cwt385.00–390.002,2292
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622398.81/cwt390.00–405.002,4814
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624360.14/cwt340.00–370.002,2474
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2833326.37/cwt325.00–335.002,7197
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1208500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0402
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2217433.00/cwt420.00–450.009403
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy240620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,4881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3255377.50/cwt375.00–380.009632
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282485.00/cwt470.00–500.001,3683
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy290540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5661
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy307501.71/cwt500.00–505.001,5403
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332456.02/cwt440.00–480.001,5145
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343390.07/cwt380.00–400.001,3382
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364418.62/cwt400.00–430.001,5249
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy368508.12/cwt495.00–530.001,87012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380462.33/cwt440.00–485.001,75715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418456.97/cwt440.00–475.001,91024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427418.84/cwt400.00–435.001,7889
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473411.31/cwt395.00–435.001,94515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477447.64/cwt430.00–460.002,13534
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515417.10/cwt415.00–430.002,14814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2536372.79/cwt360.00–390.001,9987
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy540340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8361
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556389.87/cwt365.00–420.002,16814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582347.00/cwt325.00–360.002,0205
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618359.88/cwt345.00–375.002,2247
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622331.69/cwt320.00–340.002,0633
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680318.51/cwt315.00–320.002,1665
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681343.67/cwt330.00–347.502,3409
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3401
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215410.00/cwt410.00–410.008821
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy225670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,5082
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1229640.16/cwt620.00–660.001,4664
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3268433.36/cwt400.00–470.001,1612
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy274647.06/cwt620.00–690.001,77310
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280586.46/cwt550.00–600.001,6425
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280514.52/cwt500.00–535.001,4413
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy305480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310627.46/cwt620.00–640.001,9458
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319582.88/cwt565.00–600.001,8597
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328516.54/cwt490.00–540.001,6946
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3343410.22/cwt380.00–440.001,4072
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy353565.11/cwt560.00–580.001,9954
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374482.99/cwt455.00–495.001,8065
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378530.19/cwt510.00–550.002,00417
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7641
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421460.53/cwt445.00–465.001,93910
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425486.11/cwt470.00–500.002,06620
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2459447.69/cwt425.00–460.002,0556
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463480.99/cwt475.00–490.002,22715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3477394.90/cwt380.00–415.001,8843
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy505485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4491
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510273.30/cwt270.00–280.001,3943
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515449.64/cwt430.00–465.002,31615
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6481
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,9691
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy560325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8201
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562428.92/cwt420.00–445.002,41110
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583384.97/cwt360.00–400.002,2446
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632348.30/cwt345.00–350.002,2013
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675338.33/cwt335.00–340.002,2843
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2722331.67/cwt330.00–335.002,3953
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3735280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0581
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1061
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,608204.74/cwt195.00–213.003,2928
Bulls——2,093184.11/cwt179.00–188.003,8533
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980137.30/cwt117.00–148.001,3466
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014156.59/cwt154.00–159.001,5885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197159.45/cwt144.00–168.001,90924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274177.61/cwt169.00–186.002,26318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483163.34/cwt145.00–169.002,42214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495176.86/cwt170.00–187.002,64413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655189.47/cwt189.00–190.003,1362
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1452,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,3102,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,5983,598.71/head3,025.00–4,000.003,5992
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38151,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29352,339.22/head2,255.00–2,430.002,3392
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 39531,591.90/head1,565.00–1,615.001,5922
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29651,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 39851,735.93/head1,600.00–1,875.001,7363
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29901,930.00/head1,930.00–1,930.001,9301
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2452,794.28/head2,675.00–2,900.002,7942
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,3102,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3635800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29381,711.80/head1,700.00–1,725.001,7122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0052,305.97/head1,900.00–2,650.002,3063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0882,104.48/head1,950.00–2,250.002,1042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1132,350.34/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3051,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3853,254.33/head3,200.00–3,300.003,2542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4233,065.69/head2,975.00–3,175.003,0662
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 37201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 27502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29302,645.39/head2,400.00–2,850.002,6456
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29672,639.66/head2,475.00–2,750.002,6403
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29803,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001

This sale against other markets

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.