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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 8

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 46▼ 88 vs year ago 155 · −56.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 8▲ 19 vs year ago 10 · +190.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 1▼ 6 vs year ago 10 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on light offering 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 $377.48/cwt on 6 head, down $7.43 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 21 comparable sales and sits +43.57 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$377.48

▼ 7.43 vs prior sale

6 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$86.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.67

vs SC average

−23.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	406.23	2,152	4thin
Medium and Large 2	578	320.00	1,848	2thin

One grade step is worth $86.23/cwt here — about $304 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

377.48

—

SC average6 barns · 99 hd

352.82

+24.67

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−23.04

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+43.57

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	—	Low	1,592	179.41	2,856	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	183.46	2,708	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,077	163.38	1,759	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	142.68	1,295	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$3,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,523	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,084	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,252	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	456.69/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,434	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	478.46/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,555	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,660	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	424.96/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,955	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	414.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,129	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	565	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,723	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,026	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,324	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,408	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,114	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	447.50/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,208	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	305	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,418	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,833	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	370	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,758	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	452.38/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,927	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	463.38/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,122	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,325	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,415	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,096	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 3	830	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,619	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	156.61/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,005	2
Bulls	—	—	2,215	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,984	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	840	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,184	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	847	137.68/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,166	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	145.68/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,375	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	167.85/cwt	153.00–175.00	1,887	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	183.46/cwt	176.00–190.00	2,708	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	910	1,570.00/head	1,570.00–1,570.00	1,570	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	940	1,476.00/head	1,476.00–1,476.00	1,476	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	755	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	795	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 46Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 8Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 10

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on light offering 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
2	350–400	363	505.00	505.00
4	400–450	426	445.00–460.00	452.38
3	450–500	458	450.00–470.00	463.38
1	500–550	500	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	575	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	615	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	495.00	495.00
2	250–300	270	440.00–455.00	447.50
1	300–350	310	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	610	380.00	380.00
1	800–850	830	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	370	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	830	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
3	300–350	325	475.00–480.00	478.46
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	460	420.00–430.00	424.96
3	500–550	513	410.00–420.00	414.97
2	600–650	638	315.00–320.00	317.51
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	860	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	400	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	565	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	580	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	485	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	590	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	515	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	495	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	533	450.00–460.00	456.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,476.00	1,476.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,570.00	1,570.00

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	—	755	3,350.00	3,350.00

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	—	795	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	140.00–153.00	145.68
3	—	847	136.00–139.00	137.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,124	153.00–175.00	167.85
1	—	840	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,476	176.00–190.00	183.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	153.00–160.00	156.61
1	—	2,215	225.00	225.00

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.