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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 23

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Feb 16Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 45▲ 12 vs year ago 87 · +13.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 7 vs year ago 25 · −28.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate to active buyer participation on average quality cattle.

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 $405.03/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 10 of 14 comparable sales and sits +22.19 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$405.03

16 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.41

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	435.00	2,247	3thin
Medium and Large 2	559	401.40	2,242	11thin
Medium and Large 3	545	380.00	2,071	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $176 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 sale16 hd

405.03

—

SC average6 barns · 109 hd

401.62

+3.41

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

+22.19

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	1,645	201.78	3,320	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	173.61	2,306	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	165.32	1,807	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	142.07	1,435	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$1,848	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	605	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,360	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,204	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,107	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,300	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,697	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	521.76/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,951	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	486.26/cwt	485.00–487.50	1,843	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	465.06/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,000	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	467.82/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,016	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	443.18/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,123	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	389.95/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,891	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,240	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	383.38/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,024	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	543	337.56/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,833	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,379	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	297	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,005	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	618.93/cwt	570.00–635.00	2,067	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	550.52/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,120	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	531.45/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,296	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,166	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	481.52/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,263	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,275	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	424.02/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,260	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	382.55/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,219	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	364.84/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,280	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,312	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,559	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,392	198.36/cwt	195.00–203.00	2,761	3
Bulls	—	—	1,782	213.45/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,804	3
Bulls	—	—	1,995	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,531	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	152.76/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,645	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	165.32/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,807	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	173.61/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,306	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	605	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	785	1,847.77/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,848	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 45Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 4

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate to active buyer participation on average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	570.00–635.00	618.93
2	350–400	385	530.00–570.00	550.52
7	400–450	432	520.00–540.00	531.45
3	450–500	470	475.00–490.00	481.52
2	500–550	500	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	550	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	625	355.00–375.00	364.84
1	650–700	690	335.00	335.00
3	750–800	795	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	545	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	675.00	675.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	490.00	490.00
5	500–550	533	420.00–425.00	424.02
6	550–600	580	380.00–385.00	382.55
2	850–900	890	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	303	560.00	560.00
7	350–400	374	500.00–545.00	521.76
5	400–450	431	460.00–485.00	467.82
3	450–500	479	430.00–450.00	443.18
3	500–550	527	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	379	485.00–487.50	486.26
3	400–450	430	455.00–470.00	465.06
2	450–500	485	385.00–395.00	389.95
3	500–550	528	380.00–385.00	383.38
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	780	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	325.00–350.00	337.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	430	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	650.00	650.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	580.00	580.00
3	450–500	460	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	147.00–158.00	152.76
1	—	810	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	171.00–177.00	173.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	164.00–168.00	165.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	195.00–203.00	198.36
1	—	1,995	177.00	177.00
3	—	1,782	210.00–216.00	213.45

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	785	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,847.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	605	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.