Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2026-09-14

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 14
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
511 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 472▼ 242 vs year ago 753 · −32.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 96▲ 2 vs year ago 67 · +3.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 48▼ 18 vs year ago 44 · −40.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sharply higher, slaughter cows 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $325.62/cwt on 50 head, up $14.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −58.08 against this barn's trailing median of $383.70.
Average price
$325.62
▲ 14.23 vs prior sale
50 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.68
vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530339.791,80325
Medium and Large 2550311.451,71325
One grade step is worth $28.34/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale50 hd
325.62
—
SC average6 barns · 95 hd
323.94
+1.68
This barn, trailing median34 sales
383.70
−58.08
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
470411352293median 383.7003/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,624179.192,9097thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,428160.432,29114
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,167155.111,81126
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,035134.831,39612

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$1,9752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$1,1751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$1,9751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)770$1,8251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)825$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$2,8324thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)969$1,7786
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)934$1,5018

Every lot

125 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322435.16/cwt425.00–445.001,4013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3681
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385429.87/cwt420.00–440.001,6552
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5171
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428399.99/cwt390.00–410.001,7124
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added433415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7972
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490389.10/cwt380.00–400.001,9079
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy515380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9571
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517335.37/cwt320.00–340.001,7346
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added523363.23/cwt360.00–365.001,90019
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530351.71/cwt350.00–355.001,8643
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added551360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9845
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578322.66/cwt310.00–335.001,8652
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580346.70/cwt340.00–350.002,0119
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612332.47/cwt330.00–335.002,0356
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622298.30/cwt285.00–315.001,8553
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658319.89/cwt310.00–330.002,1052
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681281.04/cwt260.00–295.001,9144
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714310.46/cwt297.50–315.002,2174
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0301
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2753262.56/cwt245.00–280.001,9772
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added769318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,44512
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785300.06/cwt290.00–305.002,3553
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,2621
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265370.00/cwt370.00–370.009811
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280414.20/cwt400.00–430.001,1602
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310460.65/cwt450.00–480.001,4283
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333412.40/cwt395.00–440.001,3733
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364409.10/cwt390.00–425.001,4897
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365379.79/cwt375.00–385.001,3863
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy380360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3681
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy390450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7551
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418345.09/cwt340.00–350.001,4422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421376.44/cwt360.00–385.001,58514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6791
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added438390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7082
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy450375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472319.91/cwt310.00–335.001,5103
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476344.66/cwt340.00–360.001,64116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added509336.82/cwt335.00–345.001,71418
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516325.35/cwt315.00–330.001,67916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5992
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy558255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4232
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571295.04/cwt270.00–305.001,6854
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579314.98/cwt310.00–325.001,8247
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3588235.06/cwt230.00–240.001,3822
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added604422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,5492
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy605325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9661
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623311.65/cwt305.00–315.001,9429
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628275.99/cwt270.00–287.501,7333
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664294.30/cwt290.00–305.001,9547
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy665250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670271.36/cwt260.00–285.001,8184
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added674321.60/cwt310.00–341.002,1686
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added705418.00/cwt418.00–418.002,9472
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718297.37/cwt290.00–305.002,1352
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added755377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,8462
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3215420.00/cwt420.00–420.009031
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1232518.06/cwt510.00–530.001,2023
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2243450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0942
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265432.22/cwt425.00–440.001,1452
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1071
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1289463.34/cwt450.00–490.001,3394
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1291
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy307492.19/cwt470.00–500.001,5114
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324442.08/cwt420.00–455.001,4325
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327395.28/cwt375.00–410.001,2935
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373396.88/cwt380.00–415.001,4806
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376431.73/cwt415.00–440.001,62312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7841
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413314.73/cwt300.00–330.001,3002
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420406.94/cwt390.00–425.001,70915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427368.14/cwt350.00–390.001,57212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462392.36/cwt380.00–425.001,8139
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4341
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474360.21/cwt340.00–370.001,70731
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522340.47/cwt335.00–350.001,77721
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523310.84/cwt290.00–325.001,62611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571311.93/cwt290.00–325.001,78114
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575336.22/cwt330.00–340.001,9334
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628286.37/cwt270.00–305.001,7984
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629311.98/cwt310.00–315.001,9625
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673274.98/cwt267.50–280.001,8514
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1687300.00/cwt290.00–310.002,0616
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720278.34/cwt275.00–280.002,0043
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2232
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2905237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,1494
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2960200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9201
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3565160.00/cwt160.00–160.009041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,418175.21/cwt171.00–181.002,4845
Bulls——2,138189.13/cwt186.00–192.004,0442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990125.26/cwt112.50–133.001,2407
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,099148.23/cwt143.00–155.001,6295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133126.03/cwt107.50–146.001,4282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168156.73/cwt150.00–166.001,83123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,1471
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315178.37/cwt173.00–186.002,3463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457159.09/cwt151.00–167.002,3189
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468139.58/cwt135.00–144.002,0492
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0152,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1083,188.09/head3,150.00–3,225.003,1882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 27551,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19752,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0951,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 17101,124.81/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1253
Stock Cows—Small 18401,346.95/head1,263.00–1,427.001,3472
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 39001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29551,910.00/head1,910.00–1,910.001,9101
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29921,580.41/head1,545.00–1,624.001,5803
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1402,246.00/head2,109.00–2,383.002,2462
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1831,944.91/head1,909.00–1,988.001,9452
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17701,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18651,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751

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.