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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 1

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← May 25Jun 1Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 62▼ 155 vs year ago 201 · −77.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 18▼ 15 vs year ago 23 · −65.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 7 vs year ago 8 · −87.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on a light offering of plain to 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 $408.30/cwt on 9 head, down $35.74 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 14 comparable sales and sits +25.46 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$408.30

▼ 35.74 vs prior sale

9 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$78.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.49

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	428.32	2,236	3thin
Medium and Large 2	542	407.95	2,211	5thin
Medium and Large 3	540	350.00	1,890	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.32/cwt here — about $346 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 sale9 hd

408.30

—

SC average6 barns · 81 hd

381.81

+26.49

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

+25.46

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	—	Average	1,699	209.39	3,557	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	169.74	2,033	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	140.00	1,428	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$3,400	1thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,038	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,394	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,624	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	412.45/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,959	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	382.44/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,924	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,956	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	474.97/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,843	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	435.12/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,871	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	357.46/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,709	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	429.98/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,184	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	409.91/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,173	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,338	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,268	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	219.09/cwt	217.00–221.00	4,158	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,385	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,465	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	169.74/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,033	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	940	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 Jun 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 62Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 18Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	465.00	465.00
1	800–850	820	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	570	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	470.00–480.00	474.97
2	400–450	430	430.00–440.00	435.12
4	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	508	425.00–435.00	429.98
1	550–600	550	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	675	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	478	350.00–365.00	357.46
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	400.00–415.00	409.91
2	550–600	560	400.00–410.00	405.00
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	450	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	560	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	475	410.00–415.00	412.45
2	500–550	503	370.00–395.00	382.44
2	550–600	563	345.00–350.00	347.47
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	135.00	135.00
1	—	955	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	160.00–176.00	169.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,898	217.00–221.00	219.09

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	—	940	3,400.00	3,400.00

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.