Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2026-05-11

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 11
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
553 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 668▲ 275 vs year ago 278 · +98.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 96▲ 29 vs year ago 50 · +58.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 96▲ 21 vs year ago 18 · +116.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sharply lower, feeder heifers 4.00 lower, feeder bulls 8.00 lower, slaughter cows 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. 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 $422.71/cwt on 29 head, up $1.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +39.02 against this barn's trailing median of $383.70.
Average price
$422.71
▲ 1.09 vs prior sale
29 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,280
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$498
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$104.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.57
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538437.032,35322
Medium and Large 2536395.842,1225thin
Medium and Large 3558332.441,8552thin
One grade step is worth $104.59/cwt here — about $498 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 sale29 hd
422.71
—
SC average5 barns · 60 hd
399.15
+23.57
This barn, trailing median34 sales
383.70
+39.02
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—Average1,700204.523,47713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,385184.702,55815
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,121177.071,98637
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,044158.771,6585thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$2,7362thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,4602thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$2,4499
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,049$2,2363thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,024$2,0165
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)920$2,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,285$2,7251thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)968$2,1302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$3,5393thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$3,3501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$2,0492thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)952$1,9267
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)970$1,7501thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3481
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270564.44/cwt550.00–595.001,5243
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7162
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364527.13/cwt510.00–540.001,9197
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365479.86/cwt470.00–490.001,7512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2406485.07/cwt460.00–490.001,9696
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427509.16/cwt500.00–520.002,1746
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8451
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461499.38/cwt495.00–500.002,3028
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483455.86/cwt440.00–490.002,2023
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added490470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3032
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535448.15/cwt420.00–460.002,39814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2554407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,2584
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579439.58/cwt430.00–460.002,5457
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1604432.09/cwt420.00–440.002,61012
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658382.43/cwt375.00–385.002,5164
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5031
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1209518.45/cwt500.00–555.001,0843
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3238450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0712
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2261465.82/cwt460.00–470.001,21610
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313444.88/cwt440.00–450.001,3924
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328483.92/cwt470.00–505.001,5878
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363482.45/cwt470.00–495.001,75114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371451.23/cwt425.00–465.001,67416
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy375420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5753
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6192
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420436.10/cwt430.00–440.001,8325
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423458.52/cwt450.00–490.001,94010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464452.03/cwt440.00–465.002,09719
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477424.42/cwt405.00–440.002,02423
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510415.74/cwt395.00–440.002,12011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525366.98/cwt340.00–380.001,92719
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569358.77/cwt320.00–375.002,04115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3588282.43/cwt265.00–300.001,6612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2604334.25/cwt310.00–360.002,0197
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7281
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7821
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2113
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added723327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3686
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723282.72/cwt270.00–295.002,0442
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2783274.86/cwt260.00–290.002,1522
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3191
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2900260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3401
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2970265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3205435.00/cwt435.00–435.008921
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225540.89/cwt530.00–550.001,2172
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1229590.25/cwt570.00–615.001,3524
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278541.35/cwt500.00–550.001,50510
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279587.04/cwt560.00–615.001,6386
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2741
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,7521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328527.74/cwt515.00–550.001,73110
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332490.96/cwt485.00–500.001,6305
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370513.73/cwt500.00–530.001,90118
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372484.44/cwt465.00–490.001,80213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419500.97/cwt495.00–510.002,09924
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419478.37/cwt450.00–490.002,00414
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420427.59/cwt425.00–430.001,7962
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy433439.16/cwt435.00–440.001,9026
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472472.27/cwt445.00–485.002,22913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy476431.43/cwt420.00–435.002,05416
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3663
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8321
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524438.78/cwt420.00–460.002,29916
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529394.80/cwt375.00–415.002,0884
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3558332.44/cwt320.00–345.001,8552
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577432.36/cwt425.00–440.002,4956
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy619470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,9095
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy620345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1391
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621411.34/cwt390.00–420.002,5547
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628372.53/cwt360.00–380.002,3394
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658382.51/cwt380.00–385.002,5172
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660364.41/cwt350.00–370.002,4059
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2081
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1703365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5662
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3431
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3730265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9351
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4701
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1331
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2681
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5721
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3735235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,700204.52/cwt193.00–217.003,47713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,039165.01/cwt156.00–170.001,71410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044158.77/cwt154.00–167.001,6585
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152181.54/cwt172.00–191.002,09127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373196.58/cwt195.00–198.002,6992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,387182.87/cwt176.00–187.002,53613
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 28501,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,0852,485.00/head2,485.00–2,485.002,4851
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,2852,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 26601,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2901
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 38881,603.46/head1,525.00–1,655.001,6033
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29701,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0952,049.32/head1,910.00–2,180.002,0492
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,590.68/head2,350.00–2,800.002,5912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 18301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38601,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29732,206.59/head2,025.00–2,375.002,2073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29781,852.83/head1,850.00–1,855.001,8532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1432,491.47/head2,425.00–2,550.002,4912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1682,386.27/head2,330.00–2,450.002,3862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1952,459.99/head2,425.00–2,500.002,4602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2182,736.09/head2,675.00–2,800.002,7362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2732,570.81/head2,300.00–2,750.002,5716
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29253,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29803,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1583,570.36/head3,525.00–3,625.003,5702

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.