Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2026-07-27

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 27
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
660 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 707▲ 307 vs year ago 353 · +87.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 86▼ 9 vs year ago 63 · −14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 39▼ 12 vs year ago 32 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle sharply lower, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower based on limited comparable sale from week prior. Moderate offering 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 $312.87/cwt on 49 head, down $88.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −44.33 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$312.87
▼ 88.27 vs prior sale
49 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$81.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.20
vs SC average
−47.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533326.011,73828
Medium and Large 2548297.851,63320
Medium and Large 3595245.001,4581thin
One grade step is worth $81.01/cwt here — about $281 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 sale49 hd
312.87
—
SC average6 barns · 122 hd
319.07
−6.20
National average152 barns · 4,754 hd
360.52
−47.65
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−44.33
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—High1,659210.083,4865thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,189184.242,19025
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,556183.362,85412
CowsLean 85-90%Low979159.351,5606thin

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)1,320$3,1803thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,6132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$2,4544thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$2,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,9133thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,060$3,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)800$1,9601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,023$3,1333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)815$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,0251thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1298500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4902
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2351
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332446.93/cwt440.00–450.001,4843
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375424.40/cwt410.00–440.001,5922
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3741
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424417.67/cwt400.00–430.001,7719
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429372.42/cwt365.00–380.001,5984
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8522
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470366.13/cwt345.00–380.001,7214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy470340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5981
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529361.69/cwt360.00–362.501,9136
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534339.14/cwt315.00–350.001,81130
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy545260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575342.49/cwt335.00–355.001,96910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577292.56/cwt280.00–310.001,6885
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612278.07/cwt267.50–285.001,7024
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616319.27/cwt315.00–325.001,96711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Full630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0585
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678277.99/cwt265.00–290.001,8855
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2706282.67/cwt265.00–285.001,9969
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,1641
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245370.00/cwt370.00–370.009071
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3250320.00/cwt320.00–320.008001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy265495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3121
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273442.87/cwt430.00–460.001,2096
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318310.00/cwt310.00–310.009862
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330377.46/cwt375.00–380.001,2462
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332353.01/cwt350.00–360.001,1725
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368356.85/cwt350.00–365.001,31319
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1389389.14/cwt370.00–395.001,5144
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3393326.31/cwt300.00–335.001,2824
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1409358.49/cwt350.00–360.001,46622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3412310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2773
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427335.94/cwt320.00–347.501,43421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463341.23/cwt340.00–345.001,5804
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469326.57/cwt320.00–335.001,53216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy500275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519328.52/cwt315.00–335.001,70521
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537310.20/cwt290.00–312.501,66611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy555265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572286.41/cwt270.00–310.001,6387
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576318.49/cwt315.00–325.001,8357
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4581
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7361
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627293.40/cwt290.00–300.001,8403
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658256.59/cwt250.00–275.001,6887
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8703
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9951
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8951
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205450.00/cwt450.00–450.009231
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230540.65/cwt530.00–550.001,2432
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274525.59/cwt500.00–550.001,4407
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2293410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315462.96/cwt440.00–480.001,45812
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3331367.42/cwt355.00–375.001,2168
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335405.07/cwt400.00–410.001,3572
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2781
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374395.78/cwt390.00–400.001,4806
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384419.21/cwt410.00–440.001,61015
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy395380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424376.19/cwt360.00–390.001,5959
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425425.31/cwt410.00–430.001,80818
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3442331.64/cwt320.00–340.001,4663
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465371.86/cwt360.00–385.001,7295
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477391.18/cwt390.00–400.001,8668
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520267.50/cwt265.00–270.001,3912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524327.60/cwt300.00–340.001,71726
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572312.22/cwt290.00–335.001,7868
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy576272.35/cwt260.00–285.001,56917
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy615270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622294.81/cwt280.00–310.001,8349
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675297.77/cwt285.00–305.002,0107
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718283.18/cwt270.00–290.002,0333
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7251
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,649206.85/cwt200.00–215.003,4114
Bulls——1,700223.00/cwt223.00–223.003,7911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%966156.22/cwt155.00–157.001,5094
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005165.62/cwt162.00–169.001,6642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,3551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179184.22/cwt174.00–198.002,17223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,440166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,3901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,562185.03/cwt177.00–195.002,89011
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 28001,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29602,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0853,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0352,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0701,913.05/head1,800.00–2,075.001,9133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1502,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3052,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3203,180.33/head3,000.00–3,325.003,1803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3232,563.40/head2,525.00–2,610.002,5633
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1502,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251

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.