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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 9

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jan 12Feb 9Feb 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 138▲ 15 vs year ago 135 · +11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 15▼ 12 vs year ago 31 · −38.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.13/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 22 of 21 comparable sales and sits +70.22 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$404.13

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.47

vs SC average

−19.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	413.84	2,243	9thin
Medium and Large 2	532	375.00	1,995	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $248 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 sale12 hd

404.13

—

SC average5 barns · 94 hd

388.66

+15.47

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−19.82

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+70.22

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

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $398.73, low $279.94, median $333.91 across 21 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	1,365	199.84	2,727	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,251	179.02	2,240	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	978	163.92	1,603	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	867	136.23	1,180	4thin

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)	785	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	670	$2,450	1thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,497	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,937	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,338	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	482.45/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,311	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	604	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,507	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,734	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	902	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,355	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,632	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,649	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	479.89/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,819	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	481.43/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,041	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	454.06/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,189	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,935	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	422.08/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,241	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,233	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	324.84/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,063	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,903	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,221	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,368	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,555	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	220	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,507	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	419.44/cwt	410.00–440.00	998	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2Fancy	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,725	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,218	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	305	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,556	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	600.31/cwt	585.00–625.00	1,933	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	605.00/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,118	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,220	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	459.01/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,965	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	417.48/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,841	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	485.98/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,284	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	437.33/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,209	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	388.81/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,084	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	384.86/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,190	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	352.64/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,320	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,158	186.87/cwt	170.00–194.00	2,164	4
Bulls	—	—	1,571	212.80/cwt	200.00–230.00	3,343	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	703	118.90/cwt	110.00–128.00	836	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	978	163.92/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,603	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	153.55/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,582	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,155	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,883	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,283	184.36/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,365	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	785	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	825	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	670	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Feb 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 138Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 1

No comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	305	535.00	535.00
4	350–400	379	470.00–490.00	479.89
9	400–450	424	475.00–490.00	481.43
9	450–500	482	430.00–470.00	454.06
7	500–550	531	420.00–435.00	422.08
2	550–600	580	380.00–390.00	385.00
2	650–700	673	330.00	330.00
6	700–750	707	335.00	335.00
3	750–800	757	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	340	485.00	485.00
2	500–550	523	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	635	315.00–335.00	324.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	645	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	410.00–440.00	419.44
1	250–300	280	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	428	445.00–470.00	459.01
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	536	385.00–390.00	388.81
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	725	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	322	585.00–625.00	600.31
2	350–400	350	600.00–610.00	605.00
5	450–500	470	485.00–490.00	485.98
2	500–550	505	420.00–455.00	437.33
4	550–600	569	380.00–390.00	384.86
2	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	658	340.00–365.00	352.64
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	685.00	685.00
1	250–300	250	690.00	690.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	441	410.00–420.00	417.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	635.00	635.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	540.00	540.00
4	450–500	479	480.00–490.00	482.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	565.00	565.00
1	500–550	535	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	604	415.00	415.00
4	700–750	701	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	110.00–128.00	118.90
2	—	1,030	153.00–154.00	153.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,283	180.00–188.00	184.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	163.00–165.00	163.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	170.00–194.00	186.87
4	—	1,571	200.00–230.00	212.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.