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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 16

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 160▲ 91 vs year ago 53 · +171.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 35▼ 8 vs year ago 23 · −34.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $397.23/cwt on 9 head, up $12.71 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +14.40 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$397.23

▲ 12.71 vs prior sale

9 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$72.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	420.00	2,289	3thin
Medium and Large 2	529	404.99	2,142	4thin
Medium and Large 3	518	347.56	1,800	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.44/cwt here — about $489 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 sale9 hd

397.23

—

SC average6 barns · 68 hd

394.03

+3.20

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

+14.40

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	1,378	188.93	2,603	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,228	181.05	2,223	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	172.04	2,063	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	154.00	1,629	2thin

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)	1,170	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	896	$3,356	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,531	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,200	1thin

Every lot

69 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 2	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,793	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	441.51/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,168	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,310	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,436	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	395.73/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,315	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,025	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	425.08/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,360	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	368	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,674	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,606	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	427.47/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,945	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	352.42/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,692	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	324.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,559	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	384.00/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,874	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	401.95/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,070	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fancy	523	385.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,014	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,140	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	753	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	267	424.73/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,134	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	357.16/cwt	350.00–365.00	975	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	508.02/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,671	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,873	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,843	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	472.50/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,866	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	451.41/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,918	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,200	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	434.93/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,109	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	413.32/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,116	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	347.56/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,800	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,310	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,310	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	373.33/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,311	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,378	188.93/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,603	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,629	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	172.04/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,063	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,228	182.76/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,244	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,228	178.49/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,192	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	830	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	905	3,511.46/head	3,200.00–3,750.00	3,511	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	945	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,440	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	785	1,531.00/head	1,531.00–1,531.00	1,531	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 160Year ago 53

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 35Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week 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
1	200–250	205	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	455	425.00–430.00	427.47
5	500–550	515	400.00–405.00	401.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	488	380.00–395.00	384.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	320	420.00–430.00	425.08
4	400–450	446	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	480	350.00–355.00	352.42
3	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	380.00–390.00	385.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	480	320.00–330.00	324.84
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
13	450–500	491	435.00–450.00	441.51
1	500–550	500	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	550	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
7	550–600	585	395.00–400.00	395.73
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
5	300–350	329	500.00–510.00	508.02
1	350–400	365	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	405	485.00	485.00
3	450–500	468	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	525	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	550	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
1	550–600	560	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	350	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	410.00–450.00	424.73
1	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	273	350.00–365.00	357.16
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	518	335.00–360.00	347.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	470.00–475.00	472.50
3	400–450	425	440.00–465.00	451.41
3	450–500	485	425.00–445.00	434.93
3	500–550	512	410.00–415.00	413.32
1	550–600	580	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	619	370.00–375.00	373.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,199	170.00–174.00	172.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	178.00–179.00	178.49
3	—	1,228	180.00–184.00	182.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	188.00–190.00	188.93

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	3,200.00–3,750.00	3,511.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	4,150.00	4,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,531.00	1,531.00

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	—	1,170	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.