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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 27

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 130▼ 71 vs year ago 191 · −37.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 39▼ 26 vs year ago 41 · −63.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 49▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%

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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 $368.39/cwt on 17 head, down $3.68 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 21 comparable sales and sits +34.48 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$368.39

▼ 3.68 vs prior sale

17 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$611

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

$112.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

vs SC average

−55.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	394.00	2,179	5thin
Medium and Large 2	565	383.07	2,163	9thin
Medium and Large 3	557	281.69	1,568	3thin

One grade step is worth $112.31/cwt here — about $611 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

368.39

—

SC average6 barns · 137 hd

369.52

−1.12

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−55.68

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+34.48

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	178.50	2,276	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,023	157.73	1,613	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	884	127.00	1,123	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,525	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,080	$1,890	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$2,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,720	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,698	2thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	440.00/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,826	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,268	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	499.57/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,348	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,196	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,562	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,588	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,790	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	850	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	489.92/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,568	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	456.95/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,645	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	445.59/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,898	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	411.84/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,911	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,916	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	518	412.56/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,137	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	535	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,167	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,093	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,610	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,245	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	353	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,977	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,867	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,690	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	462.58/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,105	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,351	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,328	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	435.22/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,276	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	448.73/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,639	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	608	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,824	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,483	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,546	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,243	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	160.02/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,568	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,000	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,660	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	153.14/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,697	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,961	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	1,890.00/head	1,890.00–1,890.00	1,890	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	740	1,332.00/head	1,332.00–1,332.00	1,332	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	750	2,063.00/head	2,063.00–2,063.00	2,063	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	755	1,774.00/head	1,774.00–1,774.00	1,774	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	775	1,666.00/head	1,666.00–1,666.00	1,666	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	735	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	965	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 130Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 39Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 49Year ago 10

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	455	460.00–470.00	462.58
3	500–550	506	460.00	460.00
4	550–600	588	445.00–455.00	448.73
2	600–650	645	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	828	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	510	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	608	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	560.00	560.00
1	450–500	475	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	490	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	523	430.00–440.00	435.22
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	485.00–495.00	489.92
3	350–400	360	450.00–470.00	456.95
10	400–450	426	430.00–465.00	445.59
5	450–500	464	400.00–420.00	411.84
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	595	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	535	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	310	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	570	280.00–285.00	282.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	473	400.00–410.00	404.97
1	500–550	540	387.50	387.50
5	550–600	583	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	410.00–415.00	412.56
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	540.00	540.00
2	450–500	470	490.00–510.00	499.57
1	500–550	545	470.00	470.00
3	550–600	575	450.00	450.00
1	900–950	900	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	415	430.00–450.00	440.00
3	450–500	488	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	1,890.00	1,890.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,774.00	1,774.00

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	—	750	2,063.00	2,063.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,666.00	1,666.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,332.00	1,332.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,525.00	1,525.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	159.00–161.00	160.02
2	—	1,108	151.00–156.00	153.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,550	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	144.00	144.00
2	—	905	110.00	110.00

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.