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Saluda Livestock Exchange

Name: Saluda Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 17

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790

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Feeder Cattle receipts

289 head

▼ 479 vs last sale 768▼ 207 vs year ago 496 · −41.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 79▲ 13 vs year ago 60 · +21.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 36▼ 21 vs year ago 40 · −52.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply lower, feeder heifers 9.00 higher, feeder bulls sharply lower, slaughter cows sharply lower, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower. All based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excess hair and flesh.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.94/cwt on 32 head, down $20.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −55.75 against this barn's trailing median of $383.70.

Average price

$327.94

▼ 20.36 vs prior sale

32 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$23.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.03

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	342.66	1,838	12thin
Medium and Large 2	546	319.11	1,743	20

One grade step is worth $23.55/cwt here — about $94 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

327.94

—

SC average6 barns · 71 hd

320.92

+7.03

This barn, trailing median34 sales

383.70

−55.75

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.37, low $307.28, median $383.70 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	—	Low	1,487	198.34	2,950	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	170.70	2,445	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	169.16	1,967	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	148.24	1,514	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$3,226	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$2,384	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,036	$2,196	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,033	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,097	$2,038	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,775	1thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	399.98/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,708	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	357.93/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,700	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	364.34/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,920	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,020	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	272.57/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,567	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	334.02/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,048	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	287.35/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,833	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,148	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	941	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	371.86/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,049	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	487.48/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,550	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	372.50/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,285	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	344.80/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,293	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	372.44/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,400	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	413.37/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,579	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	407	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,689	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	313.01/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,340	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	344.62/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,478	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,742	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	385.87/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,675	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	406.68/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,932	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	344.94/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,642	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	367.21/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,766	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,626	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	387.58/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,046	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,572	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	323.60/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,825	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	274.94/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,658	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,127	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,436	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,313	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	503.21/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,147	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	526.84/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,449	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300	497.50/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,493	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	435.76/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,455	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	413.75/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,423	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	435.65/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,625	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	424	429.25/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,820	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	402.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,704	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,562	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	332.50/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,579	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	364.66/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,750	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	346.13/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,783	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	322.91/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,676	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	332.49/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,839	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	317.07/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,779	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	317.41/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,977	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	292.46/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,828	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	255.21/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,850	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	259.76/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,995	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	823	238.22/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,961	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	212.36/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,879	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	183.18/cwt	170.00–194.00	2,707	3
Bulls	—	—	1,492	205.92/cwt	198.00–216.00	3,072	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	162.78/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,576	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	138.55/cwt	124.00–151.00	1,464	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	163.35/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,771	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	172.22/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,074	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	173.15/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,438	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	160.06/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,462	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	960	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	800	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	2,282.82/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,283	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,154	2,383.75/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,384	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	3,225.64/head	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,226	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,375	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,097	2,038.42/head	1,992.00–2,089.00	2,038	2

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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 768Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 79Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 36Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	480.00–515.00	497.50
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	500.00–510.00	503.21
4	250–300	275	510.00–550.00	526.84
5	300–350	334	420.00–450.00	435.76
8	350–400	373	425.00–450.00	435.65
5	400–450	424	390.00–410.00	402.00
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	515	340.00–365.00	346.13
7	550–600	553	330.00–340.00	332.49
2	600–650	623	310.00–325.00	317.41
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	344	400.00–420.00	413.75
4	400–450	428	360.00–370.00	364.94
11	450–500	480	355.00–375.00	364.66
7	500–550	519	310.00–330.00	322.91
13	550–600	561	305.00–327.50	317.07
4	600–650	625	270.00–305.00	292.46
2	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	725	245.00–265.00	255.21
2	750–800	768	245.00–275.00	259.76
3	800–850	823	225.00–250.00	238.22
2	850–900	885	200.00–225.00	212.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	320.00–345.00	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	425.00–435.00	429.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	318	485.00–490.00	487.48
3	350–400	382	400.00–420.00	413.37
6	400–450	434	380.00–390.00	385.87
9	450–500	481	365.00–370.00	367.21
2	500–550	508	320.00	320.00
7	550–600	564	320.00–335.00	323.60
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	715	295.00–300.00	297.50
1	850–900	870	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	925	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	528	370.00–405.00	387.58
1	550–600	565	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	375	335.00–350.00	344.80
2	400–450	428	300.00–325.00	313.01
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	365.00–380.00	371.86
2	300–350	345	365.00–380.00	372.50
4	350–400	376	365.00–380.00	372.44
7	400–450	429	330.00–370.00	344.62
6	450–500	476	340.00–355.00	344.94
2	500–550	533	290.00–300.00	294.98
2	600–650	603	260.00–290.00	274.94
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	407	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	475	405.00–410.00	406.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	427	395.00–405.00	399.98
1	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
7	500–550	527	355.00–367.50	364.34
5	600–650	613	330.00–335.00	334.02
2	700–750	710	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
9	450–500	475	340.00–370.00	357.93
1	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	638	275.00–300.00	287.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	265.00–280.00	272.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
4	550–600	561	360.00	360.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,525.00	2,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	3,525.00	3,525.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,095	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,282.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,225.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,154	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,383.75

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)	1	—	800	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,097	1,992.00–2,089.00	2,038.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	170.00–194.00	183.18
6	—	1,492	198.00–216.00	205.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	158.00–161.00	160.06
13	—	1,408	167.00–179.00	173.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	161.00–165.00	162.78
6	—	1,057	124.00–151.00	138.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,084	160.00–166.00	163.35
19	—	1,204	168.00–180.00	172.22

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.