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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jan 12

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Dec 15Jan 12Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 0▲ 41 vs year ago 97 · +42.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▼ 11 vs year ago 26 · −42.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 16 vs year ago 19 · −84.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison available for today's sale. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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 $367.29/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −15.54 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$367.29

19 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$95.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	380.00	2,030	6thin
Medium and Large 2	543	367.79	1,995	12thin
Medium and Large 3	560	285.00	1,596	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.00/cwt here — about $434 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 sale19 hd

367.29

—

SC average6 barns · 152 hd

365.94

+1.34

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−15.54

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

14 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $306.31, median $382.83 across 14 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	—	Average	1,290	178.00	2,296	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,233	156.46	1,930	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,009	140.76	1,420	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	808	128.69	1,040	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	625	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,863	2thin

Every lot

63 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda Stockyards - 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	943	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	367	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,963	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,144	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	413.10/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,954	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,026	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,041	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	593	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,906	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,235	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,361	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	484.30/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,550	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	380.63/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,218	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	428.74/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,599	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	352.04/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,338	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,840	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	394.95/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,892	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	359.95/cwt	347.50–385.00	1,735	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,105	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,106	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,274	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,978	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,265	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,620	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	434.63/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,339	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,127	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	246.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,028	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,466	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	397.45/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,888	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	383.00/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,018	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	372.35/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,996	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,160	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,296	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	728	115.47/cwt	114.00–117.50	841	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	862	137.51/cwt	134.00–142.50	1,185	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	945	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,257	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	143.35/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,477	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,115	148.69/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,658	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,528	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	875	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,265	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	625	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1

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 Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 0Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 19

No price comparison available for today's sale. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	320	360.00–400.00	380.63
4	350–400	373	400.00–450.00	428.74
1	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	482	347.50–385.00	359.95
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	653	322.50	322.50
1	850–900	860	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	380	335.00–370.00	352.04
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	495.00	495.00
4	300–350	320	470.00–500.00	484.30
2	350–400	360	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	438	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	479	390.00–400.00	394.95
2	550–600	593	355.00	355.00
4	650–700	684	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	442	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	473	400.00–425.00	413.10
2	500–550	513	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	635	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	665	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	583	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	535.00	535.00
5	550–600	593	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	410	520.00	520.00
4	450–500	475	390.00–400.00	397.45
5	500–550	527	382.50–385.00	383.00
1	550–600	570	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	605	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	420.00–450.00	434.63
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
10	500–550	536	340.00–385.00	372.35
2	550–600	575	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	758	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	382	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	417	240.00–250.00	246.52
2	450–500	473	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00

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	—	1,265	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	625	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	172.00	172.00
2	—	1,115	147.00–150.00	148.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	143.00–144.00	143.35
1	—	945	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	134.00–142.50	137.51
2	—	728	114.00–117.50	115.47

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.