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Saluda Livestock Exchange

Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 22

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790

← Jun 15Jun 22Jul 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

495 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 506▼ 119 vs year ago 614 · −19.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 79▼ 22 vs year ago 89 · −24.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 18▼ 8 vs year ago 33 · −24.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sharply higher, slaughter cows 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.26/cwt on 36 head, up $15.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +27.07 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.

Average price

$384.26

▲ 15.81 vs prior sale

36 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$32.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.16

vs SC average

−31.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	390.65	2,118	29
Medium and Large 2	571	357.81	2,042	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.83/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale36 hd

384.26

—

SC average6 barns · 93 hd

366.11

+18.16

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−31.57

This barn, trailing median34 sales

357.19

+27.07

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,606	203.82	3,272	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	189.79	2,581	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	172.24	1,959	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	155.13	1,537	16

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$2,501	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,346	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,920	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	898	$1,727	6
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,620	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$3,000	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	914	$2,616	6

Every lot

95 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,468	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	510.48/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,608	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	461.92/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,501	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	498.57/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,870	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	466.63/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,801	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	484.11/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,062	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	451.76/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,924	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,444	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	481.58/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,263	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	441.09/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,095	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	434.58/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,295	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	403.78/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,172	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	403.59/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,329	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	373.97/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,206	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,147	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	392.61/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,438	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	632	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,654	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,538	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	737	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,469	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,599	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	532.34/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,278	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	498.42/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,336	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	410.31/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,325	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	478.09/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,587	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	419.36/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,615	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	433.94/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,675	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	448.69/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,929	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	412.75/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,775	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	430.95/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,030	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	388.22/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,871	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	401.81/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,077	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	376.91/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,160	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	362.94/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,094	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	327.40/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,997	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	357.09/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,214	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	354.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,325	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	316.21/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,096	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,230	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	287.56/cwt	270.00–305.00	2,036	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,540	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	512.78/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,154	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	237	589.00/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,396	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,210	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	534.78/cwt	520.00–575.00	1,433	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	276	422.08/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,165	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	490.00/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,578	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	528.19/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,727	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,251	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	504.74/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,837	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	463.77/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,809	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	397	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,866	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	475.77/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,036	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	442.71/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,935	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	482.51/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,302	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	433.62/cwt	390.00–450.00	2,094	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	423.99/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,217	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	379.25/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,983	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,310	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	426.26/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,387	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	374.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,186	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	346.33/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,178	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	334.01/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,221	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,000	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,692	208.29/cwt	191.00–222.00	3,524	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	132.95/cwt	123.00–147.00	1,127	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	168.43/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,814	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	157.58/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,765	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	177.13/cwt	171.00–194.00	2,025	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	189.79/cwt	176.00–214.00	2,581	16
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,620	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	863	1,381.47/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,381	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	865	1,920.00/head	1,920.00–1,920.00	1,920	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	930	1,883.23/head	1,800.00–1,980.00	1,883	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	2,042.71/head	1,925.00–2,140.00	2,043	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,178	1,985.51/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,986	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,209	2,730.40/head	2,525.00–2,925.00	2,730	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	2,707.05/head	2,625.00–2,800.00	2,707	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	770	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	970	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	914	2,616.13/head	2,345.00–2,900.00	2,616	6

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Saluda Livestock Exchange - Saluda, SC

Mon Jun 22, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 495Last week 506Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 79Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	525.00–540.00	532.34
7	250–300	268	490.00–500.00	498.42
6	300–350	332	470.00–490.00	478.09
10	350–400	386	430.00–450.00	433.94
21	400–450	430	430.00–455.00	448.69
24	450–500	471	410.00–450.00	430.95
16	500–550	517	385.00–410.00	401.81
13	550–600	573	370.00–390.00	376.91
12	600–650	620	355.00–357.50	357.09
2	650–700	655	350.00–360.00	354.96
3	700–750	708	310.00–320.00	314.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	425	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	400.00–430.00	410.31
5	350–400	385	400.00–425.00	419.36
4	400–450	430	390.00–425.00	412.75
6	450–500	482	375.00–400.00	388.22
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	577	360.00–365.00	362.94
2	600–650	610	315.00–340.00	327.40
2	650–700	663	312.50–320.00	316.21
2	700–750	708	270.00–305.00	287.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	315	500.00–520.00	510.48
7	350–400	375	490.00–510.00	498.57
7	400–450	426	480.00–500.00	484.11
13	450–500	470	460.00–495.00	481.58
23	500–550	528	420.00–450.00	434.58
11	550–600	577	400.00–430.00	403.59
6	600–650	621	385.00–400.00	392.61
2	650–700	655	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	325	450.00–470.00	461.92
9	350–400	386	450.00–480.00	466.63
8	400–450	426	430.00–470.00	451.76
10	450–500	475	430.00–450.00	441.09
4	500–550	538	400.00–410.00	403.78
5	550–600	590	370.00–390.00	373.97
2	600–650	618	345.00–350.00	347.47
6	700–750	737	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	825	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	520.00	520.00
3	600–650	632	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	237	585.00–600.00	589.00
6	250–300	268	520.00–575.00	534.78
3	300–350	327	520.00–535.00	528.19
7	350–400	364	485.00–520.00	504.74
6	400–450	428	470.00–485.00	475.77
12	450–500	477	470.00–490.00	482.51
10	500–550	523	415.00–435.00	423.99
2	550–600	560	425.00–427.50	426.26
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	770.00	770.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	400.00–435.00	422.08
2	300–350	338	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	500.00–525.00	512.78
2	250–300	263	460.00	460.00
5	300–350	322	485.00–495.00	490.00
4	350–400	390	460.00–465.00	463.77
14	400–450	437	430.00–465.00	442.71
15	450–500	483	390.00–450.00	433.62
7	500–550	523	360.00–400.00	379.25
4	550–600	583	370.00–380.00	374.94
4	600–650	629	315.00–360.00	346.33
5	650–700	665	310.00–350.00	334.01
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	440.00	440.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,620	3,650.00	3,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	863	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,381.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,209	2,525.00–2,925.00	2,730.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	2,625.00–2,800.00	2,707.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	1,800.00–1,980.00	1,883.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,920.00	1,920.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,985.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	1,925.00–2,140.00	2,042.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	914	2,345.00–2,900.00	2,616.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	848	123.00–147.00	132.95
10	—	1,077	160.00–178.00	168.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,143	171.00–194.00	177.13
5	—	1,120	150.00–163.00	157.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,360	176.00–214.00	189.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,692	191.00–222.00	208.29
1	—	1,000	172.50	172.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.