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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 20

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 112▲ 57 vs year ago 73 · +78.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 44▲ 31 vs year ago 8 · +387.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 5▲ 46 vs year ago 3 · +1,533.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate to active buyer participation on a selection of 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 $372.42/cwt on 6 head, up $0.34 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 21 comparable sales and sits +38.51 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$372.42

▲ 0.34 vs prior sale

6 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$658

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

$139.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.68

vs SC average

−49.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	409.84	2,143	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	367.50	2,021	2thin
Medium and Large 3	550	270.00	1,485	1thin

One grade step is worth $139.84/cwt here — about $658 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 sale6 hd

372.42

—

SC average6 barns · 116 hd

378.10

−5.68

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−49.75

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+38.51

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	1,650	217.35	3,586	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,199	179.41	2,151	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,021	172.42	1,761	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	142.35	1,264	8thin

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)	1,408	$3,175	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,925	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,270	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,106	$3,745	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$3,280	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	917	$2,932	23
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,227	2thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,263	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	453	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,254	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	473	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,223	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,620	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,340	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	437.62/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,173	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	504.14/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,386	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	342.46/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,096	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	330	520.08/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,716	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	439.81/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,107	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	409.84/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,143	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	345.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,105	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,579	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,244	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,530	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	506.25/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,888	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,158	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	453.48/cwt	445.00–457.50	2,168	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,203	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,301	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,511	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,876	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	217.35/cwt	210.00–226.00	3,586	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	842	132.89/cwt	115.00–145.00	1,119	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	158.11/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,526	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,006	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,695	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,026	173.63/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,781	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,180	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,301	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,201	179.75/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,159	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,201	175.01/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,102	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,270	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	810	2,268.00/head	2,268.00–2,268.00	2,268	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	860	2,482.07/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,482	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	886	2,796.97/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,797	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	935	3,050.27/head	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,050	16
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	950	2,185.00/head	2,185.00–2,185.00	2,185	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	810	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	895	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	980	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	1,015	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	3,517.42/head	3,150.00–3,900.00	3,517	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,137	4,164.00/head	4,050.00–4,300.00	4,164	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	545	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	985	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,040	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,840	3,636.96/head	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,637	2

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 112Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 44Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 5Year ago 3

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate to active buyer participation on a selection of average quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	340.00–345.00	342.46
1	400–450	415	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	770	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	570.00	570.00
5	250–300	275	500.00–520.00	504.14
1	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	479	435.00–450.00	439.81
3	500–550	523	400.00–425.00	409.84
2	600–650	610	340.00–350.00	345.08
1	750–800	750	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	560	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	800	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	425.00–450.00	437.62
4	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	935	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	515.00–525.00	520.08
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
5	450–500	478	445.00–457.50	453.48
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	373	500.00–520.00	506.25
1	400–450	445	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	479	460.00	460.00
5	500–550	523	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	558	450.00	450.00
1	850–900	885	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	497.50	497.50
2	600–650	620	420.00–425.00	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	545.00	545.00
2	400–450	423	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	154.00–161.00	158.11
5	—	842	115.00–145.00	132.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	195.00	195.00
6	—	1,201	177.00–181.00	179.75
4	—	1,201	174.00–176.00	175.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,006	168.00–169.00	168.49
13	—	1,026	170.00–181.00	173.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	210.00–226.00	217.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	886	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,796.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	2,268.00	2,268.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,185.00	2,185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	935	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,050.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	860	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,482.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	—	1,015	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	—	1,200	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,137	4,050.00–4,300.00	4,164.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	4,500.00	4,500.00

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	—	1,045	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,110	3,150.00–3,900.00	3,517.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	545	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	2	—	1,840	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,636.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.