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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 6

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jun 22Jul 6Jul 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 82▼ 55 vs year ago 112 · −49.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 11▼ 1 vs year ago 11 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%

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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 $394.99/cwt on 4 head, up $10.08 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 21 comparable sales and sits +61.08 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$394.99

▲ 10.08 vs prior sale

4 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$6.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.39

vs SC average

−21.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	396.65	2,097	3thin
Medium and Large 2	530	390.00	2,067	1thin

One grade step is worth $6.65/cwt here — about $30 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 sale4 hd

394.99

—

SC average3 barns · 96 hd

376.60

+18.39

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−21.12

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+61.08

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	1,264	181.43	2,293	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	964	173.98	1,677	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	820	149.00	1,222	1thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,095	$2,162	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	683	$1,377	2thin

Every lot

35 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	330	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,634	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	488.72/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,023	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,219	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	447.53/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,291	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,368	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	514.31/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,672	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	437.57/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,851	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	426.70/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,941	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	468	395.08/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,849	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	404.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,078	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,590	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	494.87/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,856	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,144	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,222	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	964	173.98/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,677	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,264	181.43/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,293	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	1,095	2,162.00/head	2,162.00–2,162.00	2,162	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	635	1,111.00/head	1,111.00–1,111.00	1,111	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	730	1,643.00/head	1,643.00–1,643.00	1,643	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	780	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 82Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 6

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	964	166.00–178.00	173.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	179.00–187.00	181.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	530.00	530.00
3	350–400	375	480.00–510.00	494.87
1	750–800	770	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	415	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	523	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	580	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	500.00–530.00	514.31
3	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	513	400.00–410.00	404.98
1	550–600	560	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	423	435.00–440.00	437.57
3	450–500	455	425.00–430.00	426.70
1	500–550	530	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	468	390.00–400.00	395.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	510	435.00	435.00
2	600–650	615	380.00–390.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	414	485.00–490.00	488.72
1	450–500	490	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	512	440.00–460.00	447.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	390.00	390.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	2,162.00	2,162.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,643.00	1,643.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	1,111.00	1,111.00

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	—	780	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.