Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2026-03-23

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 23
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
572 head
▲ 172 vs last sale 400▲ 36 vs year ago 536 · +6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 52▼ 54 vs year ago 131 · −41.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 25▲ 14 vs year ago 39 · +35.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls 6.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offerings of plain to 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 $391.52/cwt on 47 head, up $10.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +34.32 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$391.52
▲ 10.18 vs prior sale
47 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,079
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$604
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$133.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.31
vs SC average
−33.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518428.382,21922
Medium and Large 2542364.651,97723
Medium and Large 3548295.001,6152thin
One grade step is worth $133.38/cwt here — about $604 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale47 hd
391.52
—
SC average6 barns · 96 hd
379.21
+12.31
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−33.67
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
+34.32
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—Low1,680207.053,47815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,340175.442,35116
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,185171.992,03833
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,057150.231,5883thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)906$3,2176
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,119$3,0973thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,366$3,0735
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,6332thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)845$3,1373thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)850$2,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)750$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)948$4,3313thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)956$3,3086
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)978$1,9849
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)767$1,80111
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)853$1,7062thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225575.33/cwt560.00–590.001,2944
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280584.00/cwt560.00–590.001,6355
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323547.91/cwt530.00–565.001,7702
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy330460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373556.12/cwt545.00–560.002,0744
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2392495.31/cwt475.00–505.001,9423
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412545.30/cwt525.00–565.002,24710
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435485.06/cwt480.00–490.002,1102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1456511.68/cwt490.00–520.002,33312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478439.74/cwt430.00–450.002,1022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524447.32/cwt437.50–475.002,34424
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567451.90/cwt430.00–460.002,56211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added584390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2788
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2593357.47/cwt350.00–365.002,1202
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610373.95/cwt370.00–375.002,2815
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635345.08/cwt340.00–350.002,1912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4981
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5881
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2218479.71/cwt475.00–485.001,0462
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,1931
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1266526.50/cwt510.00–540.001,4005
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279463.00/cwt450.00–480.001,2924
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy320430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3761
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334522.01/cwt500.00–530.001,74413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2339460.41/cwt430.00–470.001,5614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360502.44/cwt490.00–525.001,80913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375462.73/cwt430.00–485.001,73512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy380435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420455.89/cwt430.00–465.001,91516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422480.14/cwt470.00–500.002,02617
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460463.48/cwt460.00–470.002,13213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475438.32/cwt400.00–455.002,08231
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513429.70/cwt415.00–445.002,20419
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526380.53/cwt355.00–395.002,00214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy528339.98/cwt335.00–345.001,7952
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3103
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577347.92/cwt330.00–370.002,0075
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy583320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8662
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy603417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,5182
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1606357.53/cwt350.00–360.002,1674
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2637307.11/cwt265.00–330.001,9567
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2661297.03/cwt280.00–325.001,9635
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1731324.26/cwt320.00–330.002,3707
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3031
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4031
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2959245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3506
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1203602.47/cwt600.00–605.001,2232
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,1661
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0121
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273552.84/cwt545.00–560.001,5092
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2741
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326537.27/cwt520.00–560.001,75212
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332504.56/cwt480.00–515.001,67513
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367540.97/cwt520.00–565.001,98511
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385498.39/cwt480.00–510.001,91919
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422523.57/cwt510.00–545.002,20910
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422486.60/cwt475.00–500.002,0539
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466509.94/cwt495.00–545.002,3766
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476471.66/cwt450.00–480.002,2459
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy493437.05/cwt425.00–445.002,1555
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513407.97/cwt380.00–415.002,0935
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520449.56/cwt430.00–470.002,33817
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy525370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9431
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8461
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570381.78/cwt375.00–390.002,1763
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1589410.59/cwt405.00–425.002,4187
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy590345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0361
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608380.77/cwt370.00–390.002,3156
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630349.64/cwt335.00–365.002,2032
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy630320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0161
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2684355.03/cwt350.00–360.002,4284
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740343.74/cwt342.50–345.002,5442
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5511
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1808317.51/cwt315.00–320.002,5652
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3631
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3380290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1021
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3552260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4353
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3830245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380198.99/cwt190.00–207.002,7464
Bulls——1,545179.49/cwt178.00–181.002,7732
Bulls——1,843216.75/cwt212.00–222.003,9959
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,057150.23/cwt149.00–152.001,5883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179176.06/cwt172.00–180.002,07617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185163.27/cwt156.00–170.001,93513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220186.67/cwt185.00–188.002,2773
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,329184.46/cwt183.00–186.002,4514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,344176.16/cwt171.00–181.002,3688
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,344164.98/cwt160.00–169.002,2174
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 26001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 36901,518.16/head1,450.00–1,620.001,5183
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 37501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27881,928.94/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9296
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28531,705.65/head1,650.00–1,765.001,7062
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28851,896.86/head1,790.00–2,000.001,8975
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0352,380.00/head2,380.00–2,380.002,3801
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2102,439.61/head2,130.00–2,675.002,4403
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29053,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39452,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19484,330.58/head4,000.00–4,700.004,3313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0953,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1303,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19063,217.30/head2,850.00–3,500.003,2176
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0103,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1732,896.06/head2,850.00–2,950.002,8962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2402,633.17/head2,400.00–2,850.002,6332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3663,072.66/head2,500.00–3,400.003,0735
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18453,137.48/head3,050.00–3,200.003,1373
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.