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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

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

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 139▲ 72 vs year ago 88 · +81.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 35▲ 8 vs year ago 27 · +29.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 21▼ 3 vs year ago 9 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Moderate buyer participation on average quality cattle.

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 $373.74/cwt on 8 head, down $15.41 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 21 comparable sales and sits +39.83 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$373.74

▼ 15.41 vs prior sale

8 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$71.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.80

vs SC average

−40.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	396.67	2,175	3thin
Medium and Large 2	564	368.73	2,080	4thin
Medium and Large 3	570	325.00	1,853	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.67/cwt here — about $323 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 sale8 hd

373.74

—

SC average6 barns · 90 hd

359.94

+13.80

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−40.04

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+39.83

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	—	High	1,363	167.67	2,286	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,217	162.09	1,973	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	151.95	1,649	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	135.34	1,280	15

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)	1,165	$2,575	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$925	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,738	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	511.58/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,908	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	467.44/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,122	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	406.91/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,908	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,988	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,403	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	408.08/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,318	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	357.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,127	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	378.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,379	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	795	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,524	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,032	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,274	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	450.09/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,229	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	472.87/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,490	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	359	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,741	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	450.58/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,937	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	417.56/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,796	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	396.07/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,913	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,153	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	368.73/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,080	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,061	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,320	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	285	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,468	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	535.08/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,728	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,908	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	492.41/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,792	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	484.20/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,072	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	411.42/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,991	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,280	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	438.78/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,277	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	280.05/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,465	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	378.64/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,166	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	369.88/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,286	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,068	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,120	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,871	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,128	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	894	132.20/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,182	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	153.43/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,646	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	143.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,566	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,654	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,217	162.09/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,973	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	870	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	645	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	645	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	675	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	955	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,375	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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 Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 139Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 21Year ago 9

No comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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
1	200–250	240	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	323	530.00–540.00	535.08
2	350–400	360	530.00	530.00
6	400–450	428	470.00–495.00	484.20
1	450–500	485	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	519	435.00–440.00	438.78
2	600–650	618	360.00–380.00	369.88
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	523	270.00–290.00	280.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	490.00–495.00	492.41
11	450–500	484	385.00–425.00	411.42
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	572	375.00–390.00	378.64
1	650–700	695	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	520.00	520.00
5	300–350	315	470.00–480.00	472.87
6	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
7	400–450	430	445.00–465.00	450.58
2	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	545	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	760	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	480.00	480.00
2	250–300	273	440.00–460.00	450.09
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	430	415.00–420.00	417.56
12	450–500	483	375.00–410.00	396.07
4	550–600	564	365.00–370.00	368.73
1	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	720	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	850	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	530.00	530.00
5	350–400	373	500.00–530.00	511.58
6	450–500	454	450.00–485.00	467.44
1	500–550	540	445.00	445.00
8	550–600	568	395.00–410.00	408.08
9	600–650	628	370.00–380.00	378.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	795	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	469	380.00–420.00	406.91
1	500–550	530	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	595	350.00–365.00	357.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	894	128.00–139.00	132.20
4	—	1,088	140.00–146.00	143.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,217	160.00–164.00	162.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	149.00	149.00
6	—	1,073	151.00–158.00	153.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,120	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,520	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	900.00	900.00

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)	1	—	1,375	2,950.00	2,950.00

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.