Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2026-06-08

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 8
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
458 head
▼ 205 vs last sale 663▼ 94 vs year ago 552 · −17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 83▲ 12 vs year ago 83 · +14.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 35▲ 11 vs year ago 35 · +31.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 10.00 lower, feeder bulls 3.00 lower, slaughter cows 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. 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 $348.66/cwt on 32 head, down $5.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −8.53 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$348.66
▼ 5.24 vs prior sale
32 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$58.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.15
vs SC average
−51.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528375.461,98417thin
Medium and Large 3507320.001,6226thin
Medium and Large 2561317.161,7809thin
One grade step is worth $58.30/cwt here — about $204 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 sale32 hd
348.66
—
SC average6 barns · 99 hd
352.82
−4.15
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−51.86
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−8.53
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—Average1,767201.443,5609thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,383179.202,47915
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,125173.681,95441
CowsLean 85-90%Average960164.461,5797thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$2,5602thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,219$2,3704thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,2585
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$2,2301thin
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$4,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$3,33821
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)712$2,7673thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)829$1,7834thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)923$1,4852thin

Every lot

129 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 1235610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4341
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5391
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3971
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy320415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334504.73/cwt500.00–520.001,6865
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372493.52/cwt480.00–515.001,8363
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7581
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423423.92/cwt390.00–440.001,7934
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427475.54/cwt455.00–490.002,03115
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453417.43/cwt405.00–430.001,8912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469458.61/cwt440.00–485.002,1515
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added511431.04/cwt430.00–435.002,2035
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516415.68/cwt390.00–425.002,14516
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574407.51/cwt390.00–417.502,33916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622384.34/cwt380.00–390.002,3917
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9531
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3763
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1842
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5281
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205546.26/cwt530.00–555.001,1203
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3269400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0764
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323439.76/cwt430.00–450.001,4207
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2339408.15/cwt400.00–415.001,3848
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367439.63/cwt430.00–445.001,61312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368405.03/cwt400.00–410.001,4914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy410360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4761
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420420.10/cwt415.00–430.001,7649
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423398.38/cwt390.00–410.001,68514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5131
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460419.28/cwt410.00–430.001,9298
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476387.27/cwt365.00–400.001,84313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6561
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added503405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0373
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3507320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6226
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8133
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528371.07/cwt360.00–390.001,95912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568357.49/cwt355.00–360.002,0312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6822
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584306.10/cwt300.00–320.001,7884
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623344.86/cwt340.00–360.002,1486
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7192
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy625270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6881
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8271
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy680280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2732298.33/cwt290.00–305.002,1843
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768307.54/cwt305.00–310.002,3622
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0411
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2961
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855280.03/cwt275.00–285.002,3942
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4441
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added959270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5896
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3210400.00/cwt400.00–400.008401
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2213500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0652
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2271489.68/cwt480.00–500.001,3274
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283553.10/cwt530.00–575.001,5652
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3283432.82/cwt420.00–450.001,2257
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,8451
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3322412.10/cwt400.00–425.001,3273
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325505.26/cwt495.00–520.001,6423
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327465.41/cwt450.00–480.001,5225
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372493.59/cwt480.00–505.001,83613
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372452.24/cwt440.00–470.001,6827
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380403.46/cwt390.00–420.001,5333
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy400515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0602
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418468.54/cwt455.00–485.001,9587
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418439.85/cwt435.00–445.001,8392
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433378.76/cwt370.00–395.001,6409
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455362.64/cwt350.00–375.001,6502
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467402.73/cwt390.00–420.001,8819
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528399.40/cwt395.00–410.002,1099
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530367.48/cwt365.00–370.001,9482
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559398.90/cwt395.00–400.002,2309
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577362.57/cwt350.00–385.002,0926
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580300.00/cwt290.00–310.001,7402
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3371
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8542
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619332.27/cwt320.00–355.002,0574
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy625305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added630450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,8352
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3650275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1682341.53/cwt335.00–350.002,3293
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3931
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3101
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4381
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800240.00/cwt230.00–250.001,9202
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,756203.25/cwt192.00–210.003,5698
Bulls——1,855187.00/cwt187.00–187.003,4691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%880154.32/cwt150.00–159.001,3582
Cows—Lean 85-90%992168.52/cwt164.00–176.001,6725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110167.00/cwt154.00–175.001,85424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147183.10/cwt177.00–199.002,10017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365180.96/cwt175.00–188.002,47011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433174.37/cwt170.00–176.002,4994
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1552,230.00/head2,230.00–2,230.002,2301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 36852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 36852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27653,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 18603,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 18803,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29103,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 39302,172.38/head2,000.00–2,375.002,1722
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 19853,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0473,395.78/head3,150.00–3,600.003,3963
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0823,471.35/head3,350.00–3,550.003,4715
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1203,685.76/head3,650.00–3,750.003,6865
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3104,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 38301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Small 19152,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29351,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2632,560.05/head2,525.00–2,600.002,5602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3122,613.25/head2,550.00–2,675.002,6133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3752,652.55/head2,610.00–2,700.002,6532
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 26881,400.24/head1,335.00–1,465.001,4002
Stock Cows—Small 3730985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 37601,615.00/head1,615.00–1,615.001,6151
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9851
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1802,715.00/head2,715.00–2,715.002,7151

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.