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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 13

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 139▼ 29 vs year ago 141 · −20.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 16▼ 8 vs year ago 52 · −15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 4 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle 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 $361.88/cwt on 8 head, down $10.20 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 21 comparable sales and sits +27.96 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$361.88

▼ 10.20 vs prior sale

8 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$650

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

$117.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.73

vs SC average

−65.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	400.00	2,246	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	365.00	2,026	2thin
Medium and Large 3	565	282.50	1,596	2thin

One grade step is worth $117.50/cwt here — about $650 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

361.88

—

SC average6 barns · 130 hd

377.60

−15.73

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−65.51

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+27.96

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	1,625	212.93	3,460	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,247	179.57	2,238	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,062	168.77	1,792	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	146.37	1,419	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,063	$2,684	4thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,654	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	543.77/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,121	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,040	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,949	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,313	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,640	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,313	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,503	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	681	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,588	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,449	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	980	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,205	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	480.04/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,527	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	470.24/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,745	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	378	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,720	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,098	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	375.24/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,812	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	428.92/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,080	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,270	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,290	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	318.79/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,165	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,066	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,239	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,862	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	497.53/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,164	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	367.69/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,133	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	598	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,362	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,868	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,532	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	313.37/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,451	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 3	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,520	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,750	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	212.93/cwt	209.00–217.00	3,460	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	156.29/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,463	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	140.70/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,392	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	164.33/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,739	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,066	173.76/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,852	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	176.00/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,182	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,253	183.13/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,295	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	2,684.05/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,684	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 139Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 16Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 4

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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
1	450–500	475	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
4	650–700	679	315.00–320.00	318.79
1	800–850	810	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	365.00–380.00	375.24
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	705	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	475.00–485.00	480.04
4	350–400	371	460.00–480.00	470.24
3	400–450	437	480.00	480.00
5	450–500	485	420.00–440.00	428.92
2	500–550	528	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	595	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	645	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	845	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	433	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	625	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	830	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	980	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	595.00	595.00
4	350–400	390	540.00–545.00	543.77
4	400–450	400	510.00	510.00
2	450–500	455	490.00	490.00
1	600–650	600	440.00	440.00
1	650–700	650	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	681	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	535.00	535.00
2	400–450	435	495.00–500.00	497.53
1	450–500	465	445.00	445.00
2	600–650	633	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	705	350.00	350.00
3	750–800	782	310.00–315.00	313.37
2	800–850	833	300.00–305.00	302.54
1	950–1000	965	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	598	395.00	395.00
1	800–850	825	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	900	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	360.00–375.00	367.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	628	295.00–300.00	297.49
1	800–850	830	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,240	172.00–179.00	176.00
5	—	1,253	180.00–188.00	183.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	936	152.00–160.00	156.29
7	—	989	134.00–145.00	140.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,066	170.00–175.00	173.76
9	—	1,058	161.00–168.00	164.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	209.00–217.00	212.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,063	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,684.05

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.