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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 6

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 114▲ 17 vs year ago 122 · +13.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 39▼ 9 vs year ago 25 · −36.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%

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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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $498.38/cwt on 19 head, up $96.10 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 12 comparable sales and sits +97.26 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$498.38

▲ 96.10 vs prior sale

19 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$768

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

$155.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+45.76

vs SC average

+7.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	520.00	2,639	16thin
Medium and Large 2	585	420.00	2,457	1thin
Medium and Large 3	513	364.63	1,871	2thin

One grade step is worth $155.37/cwt here — about $768 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 sale19 hd

498.38

—

SC average6 barns · 105 hd

452.62

+45.76

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

+7.55

This barn, trailing median12 sales

401.13

+97.26

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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.38, low $321.94, median $401.13 across 12 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,172	186.36	2,184	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	974	173.16	1,687	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	906	152.29	1,380	5thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,275	2thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,564	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,785	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	347	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,943	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,944	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,167	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	412	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,245	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,136	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,651	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	364.63/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,871	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,425	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,457	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,193	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,775	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,632	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,541	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	835	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,630	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	464.03/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,731	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,848	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	420.03/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,176	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	337.09/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,776	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,940	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	362.45/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,153	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,915	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,021	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	362.48/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,298	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	502.59/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,111	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,377	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,279	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,643	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,627	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	451.58/cwt	447.50–460.00	2,569	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,915	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	423.99/cwt	422.50–430.00	2,705	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,753	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	850	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,369	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	142.18/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,230	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	167.45/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,621	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	176.20/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,771	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,172	186.36/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,184	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,996.88/head	1,996.88–1,996.88	1,997	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	2,553.13/head	2,553.13–2,553.13	2,553	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 114Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 39Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 6

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	373	460.00–465.00	464.03
1	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	480	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	528	367.50	367.50
4	550–600	594	355.00–370.00	362.45
1	600–650	605	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	690	277.50	277.50
1	750–800	770	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	518	410.00–430.00	420.03
2	550–600	550	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	695	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	527	320.00–345.00	337.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	360	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	405	535.00	535.00
1	500–550	545	445.00	445.00
2	600–650	638	412.50	412.50
1	650–700	660	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	513	350.00–380.00	364.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	445	480.00	480.00
1	550–600	585	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	605	362.50	362.50
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	347	560.00	560.00
12	400–450	412	545.00	545.00
15	500–550	505	525.00	525.00
11	600–650	620	447.50	447.50
1	800–850	835	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	500.00–505.00	502.59
1	450–500	485	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	545	485.00	485.00
6	550–600	569	447.50–460.00	451.58
5	600–650	638	422.50–430.00	423.99
1	700–750	715	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	462.50	462.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	405	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	530	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	570	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	628	300.00–310.00	304.94
1	700–750	705	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	360.00–365.00	362.48
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	167.00–168.00	167.45
3	—	865	130.00–155.00	142.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,172	184.00–187.00	186.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	161.00	161.00
4	—	1,005	172.00–182.00	176.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,553.13	2,553.13

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	—	1,065	1,996.88	1,996.88

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.