Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Livestock Exchange / 2026-09-21

Saluda Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 21
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3790
Feeder Cattle receipts
743 head
▲ 232 vs last sale 511▲ 10 vs year ago 733 · +1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 69▼ 35 vs year ago 127 · −27.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 26▼ 14 vs year ago 35 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. 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 $322.73/cwt on 67 head, up $4.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −34.46 against this barn's trailing median of $357.19.
Average price
$322.73
▲ 4.20 vs prior sale
67 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.26
vs SC average
−33.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545331.611,80849
Medium and Large 2544298.561,62518thin
One grade step is worth $33.04/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale67 hd
322.73
—
SC average6 barns · 119 hd
316.47
+6.26
National average179 barns · 11,869 hd
356.10
−33.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
357.19
−34.46
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—Low1,463171.632,5126thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,445152.272,20115
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,192151.051,80130
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,062132.501,40725

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)1,298$2,7004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$2,1122thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,4272thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$2,9132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$2,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)968$2,3502thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)840$2,8751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)938$1,5405
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)680$7821thin

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274521.05/cwt500.00–550.001,4284
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315460.21/cwt445.00–485.001,4503
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333418.38/cwt400.00–430.001,3935
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370419.91/cwt410.00–430.001,5543
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422381.33/cwt370.00–390.001,6098
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426417.34/cwt400.00–435.001,77813
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479361.69/cwt340.00–375.001,7328
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485387.81/cwt380.00–410.001,88120
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Full490335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added504369.83/cwt367.50–372.501,86416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526360.58/cwt355.00–365.001,8978
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2539324.08/cwt310.00–345.001,74713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added555340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8873
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy560290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6241
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571351.35/cwt340.00–360.002,00614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added574367.70/cwt367.50–370.002,11112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575318.73/cwt315.00–320.001,8334
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy600280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added616371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,28510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617336.42/cwt330.00–340.002,0767
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618299.35/cwt285.00–310.001,8509
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674324.27/cwt322.50–325.002,18610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677279.68/cwt270.00–300.001,8933
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added692328.12/cwt327.50–330.002,2714
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added714317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,26711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733312.47/cwt310.00–315.002,2904
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy745255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9001
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0011
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785307.52/cwt305.00–310.002,4142
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1888290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228410.33/cwt400.00–420.009362
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260370.00/cwt370.00–370.009621
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278376.95/cwt370.00–390.001,0483
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323407.48/cwt405.00–410.001,3162
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0241
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333369.88/cwt365.00–390.001,2325
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374404.45/cwt390.00–420.001,51312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378368.07/cwt360.00–385.001,39111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy380440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422346.50/cwt320.00–360.001,4629
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426379.02/cwt365.00–400.001,61533
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3437305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3333
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy470305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476355.91/cwt350.00–365.001,69411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478330.98/cwt320.00–340.001,5829
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy480440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515296.24/cwt290.00–300.001,5268
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524334.55/cwt320.00–345.001,75324
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy560350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9602
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added565303.42/cwt300.00–310.001,7143
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566326.94/cwt317.00–340.001,85023
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569299.14/cwt270.00–310.001,7027
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623318.53/cwt310.00–323.001,98412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625290.30/cwt280.00–300.001,81410
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added638325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0747
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added651327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,1294
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676297.10/cwt290.00–305.002,0087
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,3731
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720306.18/cwt295.00–364.002,2046
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9001
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added765297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,2722
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1841
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2686
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9441
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2011
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2531
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228517.42/cwt515.00–520.001,1802
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1266514.65/cwt500.00–530.001,3694
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2792
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305310.00/cwt310.00–310.009461
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327376.10/cwt365.00–390.001,2307
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329440.33/cwt415.00–455.001,4498
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379426.12/cwt410.00–440.001,61523
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380397.49/cwt380.00–405.001,5108
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419371.59/cwt360.00–380.001,5576
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426405.88/cwt390.00–420.001,72910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471386.43/cwt380.00–400.001,82011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481354.50/cwt335.00–370.001,7059
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512359.39/cwt350.00–375.001,84020
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522322.32/cwt310.00–335.001,6836
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566311.33/cwt300.00–320.001,7628
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572336.90/cwt330.00–350.001,92710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy575290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6681
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611325.04/cwt315.00–330.001,9865
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2614282.34/cwt265.00–305.001,73410
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667275.49/cwt260.00–290.001,8389
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715259.76/cwt240.00–280.001,8576
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765251.18/cwt230.00–270.001,9224
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3735180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,360165.21/cwt161.00–172.002,2474
Bulls——1,670184.47/cwt182.00–187.003,0812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027144.77/cwt141.00–149.001,4878
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078126.73/cwt110.00–139.001,36617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183144.57/cwt138.00–149.001,71015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201157.53/cwt152.00–164.001,89215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433159.34/cwt155.00–165.002,2838
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459144.19/cwt139.00–151.002,1047
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,1802,427.01/head2,234.00–2,625.002,4272
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 28402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38752,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1703,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2252,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3675928.00/head928.00–928.009281
Stock Cows—Small 3680782.00/head782.00–782.007821
Stock Cows—Small 28501,466.00/head1,466.00–1,466.001,4661
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,0051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0551,814.00/head1,814.00–1,814.001,8141
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1052,243.00/head2,243.00–2,243.002,2431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1682,112.04/head1,900.00–2,325.002,1122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2202,399.18/head2,375.00–2,425.002,3992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 28402,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751

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.