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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

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

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 144▼ 43 vs year ago 221 · −19.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 15▲ 2 vs year ago 17 · +11.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate to active buyer participation 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 $351.45/cwt on 23 head, down $16.87 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 21 comparable sales and sits +17.54 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$351.45

▼ 16.87 vs prior sale

23 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$825

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

$129.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.75

vs SC average

−73.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	377.49	2,088	6thin
Medium and Large 2	537	354.88	1,904	15thin
Medium and Large 3	510	247.65	1,263	2thin

One grade step is worth $129.84/cwt here — about $825 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale23 hd

351.45

—

SC average6 barns · 96 hd

379.21

−27.75

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−73.74

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+17.54

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

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	1,090	195.50	2,131	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,233	186.38	2,298	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	172.30	1,874	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	882	141.83	1,250	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$2,575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	705	$1,445	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,359	1thin

Every lot

82 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	317	563.16/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,785	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,924	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	461.68/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,722	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,132	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,264	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	456.67/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,393	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,296	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,260	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	975	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	547.85/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,452	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	486.72/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,411	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	469.30/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,516	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	473.87/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,730	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	423.37/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,799	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	397.92/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,870	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	247.65/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,263	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	368.93/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,948	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	358.31/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,089	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,194	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	272.43/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,983	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,813	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,184	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,185	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	946	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,525	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	581.79/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,542	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,444	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	308	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,802	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	538.36/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,777	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,935	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	494.11/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,863	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	444.88/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,824	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	477.61/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,049	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	430.22/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,001	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,046	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	436.27/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,286	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,486	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	365.06/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,329	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,290	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	653	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,547	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,430	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,065	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,130	1
Bulls	—	—	1,115	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,130	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	144.10/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,314	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	167.12/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,780	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	177.47/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,970	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,233	186.38/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,298	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	705	1,445.00/head	1,445.00–1,445.00	1,445	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	755	1,359.00/head	1,359.00–1,359.00	1,359	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	790	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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 Mar 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 144Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 4

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate to active buyer participation with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	510	240.00–255.00	247.65
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	740	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	525.00	525.00
3	250–300	290	480.00–495.00	486.72
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
3	400–450	425	420.00–425.00	423.37
8	450–500	470	380.00–410.00	397.92
11	500–550	528	360.00–390.00	368.93
4	700–750	728	250.00–280.00	272.43
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	910	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	950	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	540.00–565.00	547.85
2	300–350	323	460.00–480.00	469.30
4	350–400	365	460.00–480.00	473.87
1	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	583	355.00–360.00	358.31
4	600–650	636	345.00	345.00
3	750–800	770	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	900	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	570	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	530.00–580.00	563.16
2	350–400	363	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	435	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	462	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	524	455.00–460.00	456.67
1	650–700	685	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	785	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	445.00–480.00	461.68
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	410	440.00–450.00	444.88
2	450–500	465	420.00–440.00	430.22
3	500–550	518	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	645	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	570.00–595.00	581.79
3	300–350	330	535.00–540.00	538.36
6	350–400	377	485.00–500.00	494.11
7	400–450	429	455.00–495.00	477.61
1	450–500	490	450.00	450.00
11	500–550	524	420.00–450.00	436.27
1	550–600	585	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	638	360.00–370.00	365.06
2	650–700	675	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	610.00	610.00
3	300–350	308	585.00	585.00
1	350–400	355	545.00	545.00
3	650–700	653	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	320	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	176.00–179.00	177.47
2	—	1,065	166.00–168.00	167.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	135.00	135.00
3	—	912	142.50–145.00	144.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	182.00–192.00	186.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	191.00	191.00
1	—	1,065	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,445.00	1,445.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,359.00	1,359.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	2,575.00	2,575.00

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	—	1,040	3,300.00	3,300.00

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.