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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 4

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 120▼ 4 vs year ago 87 · −4.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 15▲ 9 vs year ago 20 · +45.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $421.67/cwt on 6 head, down $22.37 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 14 comparable sales and sits +38.84 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$421.67

▼ 22.37 vs prior sale

6 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$63.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.28

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	448.34	2,400	3thin
Medium and Large 2	595	415.00	2,469	1thin
Medium and Large 3	547	385.00	2,106	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.34/cwt here — about $294 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 sale6 hd

421.67

—

SC average6 barns · 87 hd

412.39

+9.28

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

+38.84

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

14 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $306.31, median $382.83 across 14 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	1,860	210.92	3,923	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	178.98	2,647	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	171.49	2,088	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	150.00	1,594	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$2,184	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$3,425	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,265	$2,435	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,692	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	576.38/cwt	560.00–585.00	1,896	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	396	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,940	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,208	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,415	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,803	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,078	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	465.04/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,595	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	453.26/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,668	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	374.91/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,156	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	966	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	265	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,259	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	275	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,458	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,955	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	343	504.96/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,732	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,740	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	527.19/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,977	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	474.85/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,952	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	495.12/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,129	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	379.81/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,778	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	472.04/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,280	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	452.51/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,344	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	547	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,106	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,508	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,469	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,000	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,860	210.92/cwt	205.00–218.00	3,923	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,414	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,783	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	171.74/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,996	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	164.25/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,070	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	178.31/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,259	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	176.37/cwt	175.00–177.50	2,487	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	181.60/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,811	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	1,040	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	930	1,692.00/head	1,692.00–1,692.00	1,692	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	2,435.00/head	2,435.00–2,435.00	2,435	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	845	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	2,167.50/head	2,167.50–2,167.50	2,168	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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 120Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 15Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 3

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	420	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	490.00	490.00
7	400–450	411	450.00–485.00	474.85
1	550–600	595	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	468	375.00–385.00	379.81
2	500–550	547	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	575.00	575.00
5	350–400	375	510.00–540.00	527.19
7	400–450	430	490.00–500.00	495.12
5	450–500	483	460.00–495.00	472.04
2	500–550	518	450.00–455.00	452.51
1	550–600	570	440.00	440.00
1	650–700	650	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	343	500.00–510.00	504.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	329	560.00–585.00	576.38
1	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	460	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	525	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	590	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	396	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	420	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	515	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	343	460.00–470.00	465.04
3	350–400	368	450.00–460.00	453.26
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	575	370.00–380.00	374.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	470.00	470.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,300	3,150.00	3,150.00

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	—	1,040	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	—	930	1,692.00	1,692.00

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	—	1,265	2,435.00	2,435.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,167.50	2,167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	178.00–179.00	178.31
5	—	1,162	168.00–175.00	171.74
3	—	1,260	164.00–165.00	164.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,150	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,410	175.00–177.50	176.37
6	—	1,548	180.00–184.00	181.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	205.00–218.00	210.92

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.