Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2026-08-10

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 10
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
768 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 669▼ 127 vs year ago 895 · −14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 88▼ 50 vs year ago 129 · −38.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 38▼ 30 vs year ago 66 · −45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 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 $339.29/cwt on 61 head, up $7.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −17.90 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$339.29
▲ 7.06 vs prior sale
61 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.04
vs SC average
−27.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547361.241,97533
Medium and Large 2544313.421,70628
One grade step is worth $47.82/cwt here — about $269 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 sale61 hd
339.29
—
SC average5 barns · 117 hd
332.25
+7.04
National average163 barns · 7,070 hd
366.65
−27.36
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−17.90
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—Low1,484200.302,9729thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,383175.472,42717
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,131172.191,94724
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,040147.351,53216

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$3,0992thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,206$2,6536
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,9002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$3,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)832$3,3593thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$4,9773thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$4,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$4,0207
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$3,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)810$3,4865
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)965$2,4361thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)903$1,8302thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)823$1,3332thin

Every lot

115 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329413.80/cwt410.00–415.001,3614
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5271
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385435.00/cwt430.00–440.001,6752
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420418.62/cwt400.00–440.001,75818
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471376.14/cwt370.00–380.001,7728
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473402.99/cwt390.00–420.001,90620
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5361
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524365.51/cwt360.00–370.001,91527
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536351.46/cwt340.00–355.001,88411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569360.11/cwt357.50–365.002,04919
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583332.04/cwt320.00–350.001,93610
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616336.06/cwt325.00–345.002,07019
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621313.31/cwt305.00–315.001,9466
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added650335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,17815
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668324.32/cwt320.00–330.002,1667
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715315.53/cwt312.50–317.502,25610
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1985
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3353
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1001
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2920260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323397.33/cwt395.00–400.001,2832
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added330440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4821
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381377.61/cwt370.00–385.001,43917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415422.81/cwt420.00–425.001,75514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425379.24/cwt375.00–385.001,6127
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440355.00/cwt350.00–360.001,5622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy440320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481385.63/cwt370.00–410.001,85531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484353.90/cwt340.00–365.001,71315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy515390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0091
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added519370.98/cwt370.00–375.001,92510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523341.24/cwt340.00–345.001,7854
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528313.42/cwt295.00–330.001,65519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added559360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0124
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added565335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571357.39/cwt340.00–370.002,04113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5371
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583314.30/cwt300.00–330.001,8326
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy585370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1651
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612324.24/cwt320.00–335.001,98413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added634363.50/cwt363.50–363.502,30575
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2634293.63/cwt287.50–305.001,86215
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1691297.00/cwt295.00–300.002,0525
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8901
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0931
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783292.49/cwt290.00–295.002,2902
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4341
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2900255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230370.00/cwt370.00–370.008511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285503.02/cwt495.00–520.001,4346
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3021
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1471
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331448.47/cwt425.00–475.001,48411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2357403.34/cwt395.00–415.001,4403
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369433.88/cwt420.00–460.001,60121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423405.80/cwt400.00–420.001,71719
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7381
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461392.66/cwt390.00–425.001,81014
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473378.91/cwt370.00–385.001,7925
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510369.97/cwt362.50–380.001,88715
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523340.71/cwt310.00–350.001,78214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5641
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573327.62/cwt310.00–345.001,8778
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605320.62/cwt320.00–325.001,9408
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2629299.96/cwt290.00–310.001,8876
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy630260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6381
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660315.71/cwt315.00–320.002,0847
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7761
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2696279.37/cwt270.00–307.501,9444
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy713250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7832
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735285.05/cwt280.00–290.002,0953
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760268.36/cwt260.00–270.002,0406
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9001
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2853219.97/cwt210.00–230.001,8762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,028184.18/cwt176.00–192.001,8932
Bulls——1,579201.22/cwt194.00–218.003,1776
Bulls——1,825227.00/cwt227.00–227.004,1431
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%982140.55/cwt124.00–150.001,38011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103168.07/cwt160.00–175.001,85416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,166162.31/cwt156.00–173.001,8935
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186180.43/cwt178.00–185.002,1408
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360182.34/cwt179.00–185.002,4806
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,396171.72/cwt159.00–177.002,39711
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 17584,309.90/head4,100.00–4,500.004,3102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27953,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38202,605.56/head2,525.00–2,700.002,6062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28953,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19054,950.00/head4,950.00–4,950.004,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19484,456.20/head4,150.00–4,700.004,4562
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0174,976.80/head4,450.00–5,450.004,9773
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0233,853.91/head3,750.00–4,000.003,8542
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1333,997.02/head3,950.00–4,050.003,9972
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3253,525.00/head3,525.00–3,525.003,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18323,358.92/head2,800.00–3,650.003,3593
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19603,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 27301,028.00/head1,028.00–1,028.001,0281
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29031,829.81/head1,792.00–1,862.001,8302
Stock Cows—Small 19151,637.00/head1,637.00–1,637.001,6371
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 19652,436.00/head2,436.00–2,436.002,4361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0181,985.93/head1,975.00–2,000.001,9862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0351,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2252,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2333,099.49/head2,275.00–4,050.003,0992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3002,986.97/head2,150.00–3,750.002,9874

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.