Saluda Livestock Exchange  - ( Saluda, SC )  - May 18, 2026

West Columbia, SC Mon May, 18 2026 Saluda Livestock Exchange - Saluda, SC Weighted Average Report for 5/18/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 824 671 858 Feeder Cattle 681 553 741 Slaughter Cattle 107 79 100 Replacement Cattle 36 39 17 Compared to last week: Feeder steers 9.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 10.00 lower, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 220-230 225 580.00-625.00 603.00 2 295 295 560.00-600.00 580.00 5 315-345 329 500.00-530.00 520.05 6 370-390 382 500.00-520.00 513.37 3 420-445 432 490.00-505.00 494.86 4 450 450 490.00 490.00 1 505 505 470.00 470.00 Fancy 10 500-540 518 425.00-450.00 438.93 20 555-580 564 420.00-450.00 443.96 7 636 636 400.00 400.00 1 715 715 365.00 365.00 6 729 729 367.50 367.50 Value Added Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 230 230 500.00 500.00 1 265 265 525.00 525.00 1 320 320 475.00 475.00 1 390 390 490.00 490.00 14 400-440 424 450.00-480.00 470.62 3 450-485 465 400.00-445.00 427.19 Fleshy 6 458-475 465 450.00-480.00 469.95 4 505-515 511 390.00-415.00 398.67 1 595 595 365.00 365.00 2 610-640 625 360.00-380.00 370.24 1 700 700 330.00 330.00 Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300 300 400.00 400.00 1 400 400 440.00 440.00 1 635 635 315.00 315.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 225-230 228 510.00 510.00 3 265-285 272 500.00-540.00 513.99 5 300-330 316 495.00-510.00 499.91 5 350-395 371 490.00-515.00 502.71 16 410-445 424 450.00-470.00 456.26 10 458-485 470 440.00-455.00 445.93 12 501-514 505 420.00 420.00 Value Added 16 500-535 511 390.00-410.00 394.97 16 550-580 562 370.00-400.00 376.51 1 585 585 425.00 425.00 Fancy 2 600-625 613 350.00-365.00 357.65 1 700 700 330.00 330.00 1 815 815 300.00 300.00 Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 260-295 277 450.00-470.00 460.00 3 305-335 320 435.00-470.00 456.74 21 350-395 369 440.00-470.00 452.69 2 415-425 420 400.00 400.00 Fleshy 10 400-445 421 410.00-445.00 435.29 8 455-495 468 400.00-435.00 419.22 5 510-545 525 350.00-370.00 357.94 2 560 560 287.50 287.50 Fleshy 10 560-593 576 330.00-360.00 350.38 13 609-635 621 300.00-330.00 316.05 1 665 665 300.00 300.00 3 705-745 722 280.00-300.00 293.12 2 755-765 760 275.00-305.00 289.90 1 840 840 260.00 260.00 1 850 850 280.00 280.00 2 900 900 265.00-275.00 270.00 Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 265-285 277 420.00-440.00 426.39 5 310-345 327 400.00-420.00 414.16 5 355-395 367 390.00-420.00 406.21 2 450-465 458 365.00-375.00 369.92 1 585 585 300.00 300.00 1 865 865 220.00 220.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 215 215 620.00 620.00 Fancy 3 215-245 225 565.00-610.00 588.41 4 270-290 280 600.00-640.00 627.19 Fancy 4 260-295 280 550.00-585.00 562.86 5 300-335 316 590.00-642.50 623.59 Fancy 4 305-335 323 510.00-555.00 521.51 16 360-390 381 500.00-520.00 510.30 7 400-425 412 490.00-505.00 494.20 18 450-479 465 480.00-500.00 489.43 25 500-539 521 420.00-445.00 439.01 15 558-581 569 410.00-442.50 423.77 2 600-605 603 410.00-425.00 417.47 1 675 675 370.00 370.00 1 750 750 360.00 360.00 Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 230 230 500.00 500.00 12 305-345 328 465.00-500.00 484.13 33 350-395 376 460.00-495.00 473.72 10 400-445 420 440.00-485.00 471.10 16 450-486 478 450.00-470.00 464.76 14 500-543 531 370.00-410.00 381.58 5 563-570 566 360.00-400.00 383.96 1 595 595 350.00 350.00 Fleshy 10 600-645 619 340.00-370.00 354.60 1 625 625 320.00 320.00 Fleshy 2 655-675 665 330.00-360.00 344.77 3 705-745 730 300.00-315.00 304.83 1 820 820 300.00 300.00 1 925 925 270.00 270.00 Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 235 235 420.00 420.00 2 330-340 335 415.00-440.00 427.31 3 350-395 378 440.00-455.00 448.66 2 410-425 418 400.00-420.00 410.18 4 455-495 468 395.00-440.00 418.36 1 520 520 345.00 345.00 Bulls Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1025 1025 1,815.00 1,815.00 Young/Middle Aged Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1025-1275 1153 165.00-193.00 184.76 Low Dressing 5 1200-1600 1352 206.00-217.00 210.89 4 1465-2145 1833 220.00-227.00 224.04 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 855-975 915 122.00-147.00 139.13 Low Dressing, Lean 10 885-1145 995 153.00-174.00 162.81 Lean 24 905-1290 1118 172.00-190.00 179.47 Boner 9 970-1545 1153 156.00-166.00 162.36 Low Dressing, Boner 13 1075-1450 1296 172.00-189.00 180.73 Breaker 2 1345-1455 1400 194.00-196.00 194.96 High Dressing, Breaker 2 1335-1465 1400 163.00-165.00 163.95 Low Dressing, Breaker Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1065-1150 1099 2,225.00-2,825.00 2,517.75 Middle Aged, 1st Stage 8 1125-1410 1230 2,350.00-2,900.00 2,576.27 Middle Aged, 2nd Stage 4 1070-1450 1254 2,500.00-2,725.00 2,652.57 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage Bred Cows Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 935 935 1,700.00 1,700.00 Aged, 2nd Stage 1 1040 1040 2,200.00 2,200.00 Young, 1st Stage 1 1085 1085 2,250.00 2,250.00 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage 2 1050-1285 1168 2,250.00-2,300.00 2,277.52 Middle Aged, 2nd Stage Bred Cows Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 880-945 913 1,775.00-1,900.00 1,835.27 Middle Aged, 1st Stage 1 1045 1045 1,925.00 1,925.00 Middle Aged, 2nd Stage Bred Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 730 730 2,000.00 2,000.00 (<2 yrs), 3rd Stage 1 760 760 1,900.00 1,900.00 (300 lb calf 1 1115 1115 3,600.00 3,600.00 Middle Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 965 965 2,775.00 2,775.00 Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Small 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 625 625 2,450.00 2,450.00 Young, Open, 150-300 lb calf 1 640 640 2,450.00 2,450.00 Young, Open, <150 lb calf 1 770 770 2,000.00 2,000.00 Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf Stock Cows Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1015 1015 1,980.00 1,980.00 Young, Open Stock Cows Small 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 715 715 1,020.00 1,020.00 Middle Aged, Open