Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2026-07-20

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 20
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
707 head
▼ 156 vs last sale 863▲ 162 vs year ago 545 · +29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 80▼ 3 vs year ago 89 · −3.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 34▲ 6 vs year ago 33 · +18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sharply lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excess hair and flesh.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.14/cwt on 84 head, up $33.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +40.66 against this barn's trailing median of $360.48.
Average price
$401.14
▲ 33.06 vs prior sale
84 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,178
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$903
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$146.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.41
vs SC average
+25.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544416.412,26672
Medium and Large 2542317.381,72010thin
Medium and Large 3505270.001,3642thin
One grade step is worth $146.41/cwt here — about $903 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 sale84 hd
401.14
—
SC average6 barns · 138 hd
378.73
+22.41
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
+25.33
This barn, trailing median33 sales
360.48
+40.66
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

33 sales
415370326281median 360.4803/0204/2707/0608/3110/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.14, low $294.82, median $360.48 across 33 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—Average1,458201.832,94313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,376186.102,56123
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,155175.282,02521
CowsLean 85-90%Low996163.831,6328thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$2,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,244$2,3744thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,136$2,3335
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,8251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)635$1,7801thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$4,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,044$3,3305
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$2,9751thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,069$2,4376
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,1888
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$1,5251thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3631
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3421
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy375385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385419.87/cwt415.00–425.001,6162
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390444.38/cwt440.00–445.001,7338
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2447440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9673
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7761
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1493446.99/cwt445.00–450.002,2045
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3493365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7992
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510384.93/cwt380.00–390.001,9633
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530272.85/cwt260.00–285.001,4462
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540345.00/cwt320.00–370.001,8632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576366.30/cwt360.00–380.002,11011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624336.77/cwt330.00–340.002,1013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634346.59/cwt345.00–350.002,1973
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1689336.38/cwt335.00–340.002,3187
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3874
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,0401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278411.71/cwt400.00–425.001,1452
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287492.18/cwt480.00–500.001,4135
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315450.00/cwt440.00–460.001,4182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325349.85/cwt340.00–360.001,1372
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332407.82/cwt400.00–425.001,3545
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2362408.45/cwt390.00–415.001,47910
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376421.65/cwt420.00–425.001,58512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3394348.15/cwt340.00–365.001,3723
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy418355.27/cwt340.00–370.001,4852
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421408.25/cwt400.00–420.001,71917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426387.96/cwt380.00–400.001,6535
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455405.51/cwt400.00–415.001,8459
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added463518.00/cwt518.00–518.002,39812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465342.50/cwt340.00–350.001,5934
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480378.25/cwt360.00–390.001,81620
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3642
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522367.02/cwt360.00–375.001,91612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531322.36/cwt305.00–340.001,7128
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added539443.85/cwt404.00–455.002,39243
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571361.93/cwt360.00–370.002,06714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added583475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,7693
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585297.48/cwt295.00–300.001,7402
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy600370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added609369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,2473
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616331.66/cwt320.00–340.002,04318
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3628264.70/cwt250.00–280.001,6622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633305.00/cwt285.00–315.001,93110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy640270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7281
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added695395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,7452
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713297.97/cwt290.00–300.002,1255
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3745240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765260.00/cwt250.00–270.001,9892
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Fleshy770235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8101
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210460.00/cwt460.00–460.009661
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220516.14/cwt490.00–540.001,1362
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy248580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4382
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy250585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,4631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1661
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273467.29/cwt460.00–475.001,2762
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278493.41/cwt480.00–510.001,3723
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321477.21/cwt475.00–480.001,5327
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323395.12/cwt390.00–400.001,2762
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331445.17/cwt425.00–460.001,4745
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6382
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364425.75/cwt415.00–445.001,55022
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373393.72/cwt390.00–400.001,4694
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417449.55/cwt430.00–455.001,87525
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423411.69/cwt400.00–420.001,7416
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3432363.40/cwt360.00–370.001,5703
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3450390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7551
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455447.53/cwt430.00–450.002,0368
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477414.61/cwt400.00–420.001,97810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy484371.28/cwt370.00–375.001,7974
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515342.96/cwt320.00–355.001,76616
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540365.05/cwt360.00–370.001,9712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4581
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7361
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565364.23/cwt360.00–375.002,0586
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581339.08/cwt325.00–350.001,9707
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619312.22/cwt290.00–320.001,9339
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663314.33/cwt310.00–320.002,0848
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705281.35/cwt260.00–285.001,9847
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235188.41/cwt179.00–194.002,3275
Bulls——1,598210.22/cwt199.00–225.003,3598
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970153.04/cwt146.00–159.001,4843
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012170.30/cwt164.00–176.001,7235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,121163.23/cwt154.00–169.001,8308
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176182.70/cwt177.00–188.002,14913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335171.93/cwt170.00–174.002,2952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380187.45/cwt179.00–203.002,58721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0601,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1362,333.15/head2,175.00–2,425.002,3335
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1702,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2402,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2442,373.53/head2,125.00–2,655.002,3744
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 27001,470.00/head1,470.00–1,470.001,4701
Stock Cows—Small 18401,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28901,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1052,569.34/head2,440.00–2,730.002,5695
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1732,389.05/head2,165.00–2,625.002,3896
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 26351,780.00/head1,780.00–1,780.001,7801
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17552,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29052,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29452,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29853,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0853,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1553,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3204,325.00/head4,325.00–4,325.004,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3504,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501

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.