Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2026-04-06

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 6
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
392 head
▼ 320 vs last sale 712▼ 30 vs year ago 422 · −7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 115▲ 54 vs year ago 35 · +154.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 34▲ 23 vs year ago 15 · +153.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. All based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $456.37/cwt on 18 head, up $47.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +72.67 against this barn's trailing median of $383.70.
Average price
$456.37
▲ 47.18 vs prior sale
18 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,372
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$338
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$80.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+33.93
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518465.292,40816thin
Medium and Large 2538385.002,0692thin
One grade step is worth $80.29/cwt here — about $338 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 sale18 hd
456.37
—
SC average6 barns · 72 hd
422.44
+33.93
This barn, trailing median34 sales
383.70
+72.67
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
470411352293median 383.7003/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.37, low $307.28, median $383.70 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—High1,742200.243,4898thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,551174.442,70517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,171171.752,01139
CowsLean 85-90%Average997143.131,4277thin

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)1,220$3,1492thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,2251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,114$2,0453thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,6751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)650$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$2,2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)710$1,8251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,498$3,0712thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,080$2,3832thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)990$3,5055
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,114$3,2265
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)767$2,00710
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)848$1,7253thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,4501thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4181
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5931
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3300465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,7882
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375532.90/cwt520.00–545.001,9988
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383492.19/cwt450.00–510.001,8854
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418504.36/cwt500.00–510.002,1087
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425452.59/cwt450.00–455.001,9242
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457507.77/cwt490.00–515.002,32110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476464.42/cwt450.00–480.002,2119
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4002
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513454.98/cwt450.00–460.002,3342
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513415.22/cwt400.00–430.002,1302
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3583324.68/cwt300.00–350.001,8932
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added590435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5671
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1591433.16/cwt430.00–450.002,5606
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added685410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,8093
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,7142
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3717300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1513
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725337.52/cwt335.00–340.002,4472
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5351
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2888317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,8193
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2486
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2266450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1974
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4851
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1481
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325458.26/cwt450.00–465.001,4893
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330406.87/cwt400.00–420.001,3433
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333482.88/cwt470.00–500.001,60812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5331
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379478.41/cwt470.00–500.001,81312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379455.22/cwt440.00–465.001,7258
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421447.37/cwt440.00–450.001,8838
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428469.97/cwt465.00–475.002,0112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464457.02/cwt410.00–470.002,1216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488427.22/cwt410.00–440.002,0859
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7641
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523394.88/cwt390.00–400.002,0652
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1284
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583322.51/cwt320.00–325.001,8802
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621318.13/cwt310.00–330.001,9768
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3541
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3650270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7551
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663307.49/cwt300.00–310.002,0394
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2732314.99/cwt310.00–320.002,3063
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6091
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy745290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1611
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Fleshy750290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4541
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1731
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1221627.74/cwt620.00–630.001,3874
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2461
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7361
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325504.02/cwt480.00–520.001,63816
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5111
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327535.35/cwt530.00–570.001,75120
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366525.14/cwt515.00–540.001,9225
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366499.89/cwt480.00–510.001,8309
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375438.69/cwt420.00–455.001,6453
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424459.86/cwt440.00–485.001,95011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434501.92/cwt495.00–525.002,17815
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1454505.79/cwt490.00–510.002,29619
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466466.93/cwt440.00–485.002,17610
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added501475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3805
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521461.46/cwt440.00–465.002,40410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,5711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618354.96/cwt345.00–365.002,1942
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0791
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667337.08/cwt320.00–360.002,2483
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2722338.41/cwt330.00–350.002,4433
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 3862240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0693
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,734200.99/cwt191.00–208.003,4856
Bulls——1,755179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,1411
Bulls——1,780217.00/cwt217.00–217.003,8631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965133.17/cwt120.00–146.001,2854
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040156.41/cwt153.00–162.501,6273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153163.73/cwt151.00–169.001,88815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182176.77/cwt171.00–185.002,08924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539175.80/cwt169.00–187.002,70615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,640164.20/cwt162.00–167.002,6932
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,0802,383.01/head2,170.00–2,600.002,3832
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,4983,070.90/head3,010.00–3,130.003,0712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27603,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0053,524.25/head3,425.00–3,600.003,5243
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0202,859.44/head2,525.00–3,200.002,8593
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1753,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2553,775.00/head3,650.00–3,900.003,7752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27101,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 36201,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Stock Cows—Small 26751,253.84/head1,150.00–1,325.001,2544
Stock Cows—Small 27151,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3601
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 18282,508.33/head2,225.00–2,750.002,5086
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29451,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2102,590.00/head2,590.00–2,590.002,5901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 26501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0701,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2203,149.18/head3,050.00–3,250.003,1492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2232,417.79/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4182

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.