Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2026-02-23

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 23
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
755 head
▲ 257 vs last sale 498▲ 332 vs year ago 423 · +78.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 91▼ 52 vs year ago 122 · −42.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 42▼ 10 vs year ago 27 · −37.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 lower, feeder heifers 8.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. 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 $362.04/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 19 of 34 comparable sales and sits +4.84 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$362.04
33 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,980
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$327
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.96
vs SC average
−68.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526416.672,1906thin
Medium and Large 2552350.081,93326
Medium and Large 3540345.001,8631thin
One grade step is worth $71.67/cwt here — about $327 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 sale33 hd
362.04
—
SC average6 barns · 98 hd
372.00
−9.96
National average177 barns · 14,680 hd
430.41
−68.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
+4.84
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—Low1,773201.693,57514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,444170.572,46321
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,187168.922,00517
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,082152.281,6476thin

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)1,400$3,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$2,1193thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,7501thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,485$2,8752thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,105$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,212$3,0933thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$3,0501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)730$2,3751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,9251thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)875$1,7251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$1,4851thin

Every lot

140 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3481
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2253565.15/cwt550.00–580.001,4302
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1276614.93/cwt600.00–630.001,6974
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy293655.04/cwt650.00–660.001,9192
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3293457.35/cwt440.00–475.001,3402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,8901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310584.92/cwt580.00–590.001,8132
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333508.55/cwt500.00–535.001,6934
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358537.52/cwt535.00–540.001,9242
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368586.65/cwt585.00–595.002,1596
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6941
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy411561.19/cwt550.00–580.002,3064
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420476.56/cwt460.00–490.002,0026
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8901
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424521.80/cwt515.00–540.002,2125
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461499.44/cwt490.00–530.002,3029
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466470.93/cwt460.00–480.002,1955
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3487424.67/cwt420.00–440.002,0684
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,4991
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy530470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1539444.57/cwt430.00–450.002,3969
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558432.90/cwt420.00–450.002,4167
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added628380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3865
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added635417.08/cwt410.00–420.502,6489
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3501
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added669405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,7096
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2401
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added740350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5901
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6051
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added880342.41/cwt332.00–346.003,01339
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added904333.00/cwt333.00–333.003,01034
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215417.91/cwt400.00–435.008992
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2218464.20/cwt450.00–475.001,0123
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy240632.55/cwt630.00–635.001,5182
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3258389.71/cwt380.00–400.001,0052
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272522.73/cwt500.00–565.001,4223
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275475.00/cwt470.00–480.001,3062
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy282609.72/cwt585.00–640.001,7195
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315389.52/cwt375.00–405.001,2272
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy328554.82/cwt540.00–570.001,8206
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328507.55/cwt495.00–520.001,6658
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329477.07/cwt470.00–485.001,5704
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added363540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9603
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy366527.91/cwt510.00–560.001,9328
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370490.57/cwt470.00–500.001,8158
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382444.39/cwt425.00–465.001,69819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy415410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417478.68/cwt460.00–495.001,99632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423437.20/cwt420.00–450.001,8498
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428370.29/cwt360.00–380.001,5852
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471466.80/cwt460.00–485.002,19919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3476385.98/cwt360.00–400.001,8374
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477437.62/cwt420.00–450.002,08716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy477410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9563
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added490430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1073
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526416.25/cwt400.00–430.002,1894
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529353.39/cwt340.00–370.001,86910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6962
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1181
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572352.02/cwt330.00–370.002,01414
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616347.15/cwt345.00–350.002,1387
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618331.87/cwt322.50–340.002,0514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added638350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,23314
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added665376.53/cwt361.00–395.002,5049
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672318.41/cwt310.00–325.002,1403
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3710270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9171
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added718343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,4635
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718312.46/cwt300.00–325.002,2432
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added728412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,9995
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added763374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,8545
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Value Added776334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,59210
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2813282.62/cwt275.00–290.002,2982
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy223659.63/cwt650.00–680.001,4716
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1224610.61/cwt590.00–630.001,3687
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3225440.00/cwt440.00–440.009901
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy268654.91/cwt650.00–660.001,7554
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269611.78/cwt600.00–630.001,6467
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2298540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6092
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305619.84/cwt610.00–630.001,8912
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323567.62/cwt550.00–580.001,8337
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328522.80/cwt510.00–545.001,71512
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy355600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374507.61/cwt470.00–540.001,8988
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376560.39/cwt545.00–585.002,10714
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378479.88/cwt420.00–500.001,8144
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy385445.06/cwt440.00–450.001,7132
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy408544.00/cwt540.00–545.002,2205
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417518.40/cwt500.00–535.002,16210
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422474.09/cwt445.00–485.002,00114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472460.01/cwt430.00–475.002,17110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473495.49/cwt480.00–510.002,34410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483409.69/cwt390.00–430.001,9792
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy510350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7852
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518454.30/cwt435.00–475.002,3539
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530385.73/cwt370.00–410.002,0446
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1552441.69/cwt435.00–450.002,4383
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567398.96/cwt370.00–410.002,26212
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy573352.49/cwt350.00–355.002,0202
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610395.00/cwt380.00–410.002,4102
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625357.61/cwt340.00–370.002,2356
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9051
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2669337.86/cwt320.00–350.002,2606
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy695310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1551
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720329.93/cwt325.00–340.002,3753
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768287.56/cwt285.00–290.002,2082
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2865270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3361
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3535190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0171
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2602
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3699195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3634
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3725192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,530179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,7391
Bulls——1,764200.35/cwt189.00–209.003,53410
Bulls——1,883213.71/cwt212.00–215.004,0243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5361
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089153.33/cwt150.00–156.001,6705
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166176.18/cwt172.00–180.002,0547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202163.83/cwt155.00–170.001,96910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413176.35/cwt170.00–185.002,49214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,506159.00/cwt148.00–167.002,3957
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,3552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,6153,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 27302,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 28251,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28751,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0851,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0253,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3233,589.93/head3,575.00–3,600.003,5902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 18451,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29702,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2902,165.55/head2,075.00–2,250.002,1662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501

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.