Sale reports / South Carolina / Saluda Stockyards / 2026-07-20

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 20
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961
Feeder Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 206▲ 92 vs year ago 94 · +97.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 29▼ 2 vs year ago 25 · −8.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 33▲ 34 vs year ago 7 · +485.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.97/cwt on 10 head, down $31.46 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 21 comparable sales and sits +20.06 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.
Average price
$353.97
▼ 31.46 vs prior sale
10 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,968
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$65.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.76
vs SC average
−21.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2552360.521,9919thin
Medium and Large 3590295.001,7411thin
One grade step is worth $65.52/cwt here — about $250 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 sale10 hd
353.97
—
SC average6 barns · 138 hd
378.73
−24.76
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
−21.84
This barn, trailing median21 sales
333.91
+20.06
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
413364315266median 333.9103/0204/2708/0309/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,761219.833,8714thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,458182.522,6612thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,039174.621,81411
CowsLean 85-90%Average815150.001,2231thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,9752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,8252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,048$2,6752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,1265
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)760$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,035$2,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,225$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$4,00510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,029$3,53611
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)670$1,9001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$2,1541thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)890$1,9581thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)859$1,7733thin

Every lot

84 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7552
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1439436.62/cwt430.00–440.001,9176
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added454445.99/cwt445.00–450.002,0255
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3971
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513414.24/cwt410.00–420.002,1257
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9241
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2394
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Fleshy260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy320460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4721
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4492
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343402.52/cwt400.00–405.001,3812
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362419.99/cwt415.00–425.001,5205
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414414.99/cwt410.00–420.001,7188
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459401.87/cwt400.00–410.001,8458
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4261
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy470355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6692
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy533354.88/cwt350.00–360.001,8922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545371.24/cwt370.00–375.002,0234
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0772
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3622280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7425
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2088
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2621
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369441.90/cwt430.00–455.001,6315
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425440.12/cwt430.00–450.001,8713
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7851
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462414.03/cwt400.00–430.001,9135
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8621
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490342.47/cwt340.00–345.001,6782
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518341.20/cwt330.00–355.001,7674
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6504
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577326.03/cwt320.00–335.001,8815
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3582320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8623
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3603250.10/cwt215.00–285.001,5083
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628314.90/cwt310.00–320.001,9782
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1681310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1114
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9461
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1241
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780249.90/cwt245.00–255.001,9492
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,761219.83/cwt214.00–226.003,8714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%815150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,039174.62/cwt166.00–189.001,81411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458182.52/cwt182.00–183.002,6612
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,2252,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 37601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Small 28381,728.43/head1,625.00–1,800.001,7282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0402,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Small 11,0432,186.81/head2,100.00–2,300.002,1872
Bred Cows—Small 11,0552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Small 11,1152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1703,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1952,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs16 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 36701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 37202,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 38452,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19103,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 19134,155.21/head4,050.00–4,250.004,1552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 11,0003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 31,0202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 21,0653,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0783,745.24/head3,700.00–3,800.003,7452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 11,0804,040.28/head3,950.00–4,150.004,0402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1154,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1184,125.73/head4,100.00–4,150.004,1262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 11,1504,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1734,275.37/head4,250.00–4,300.004,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1934,354.72/head4,200.00–4,500.004,3552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2853,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 27601,444.00/head1,444.00–1,444.001,4441
Stock Cows—Small 18901,958.00/head1,958.00–1,958.001,9581
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 29081,937.10/head1,935.00–1,939.001,9372
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,2102,154.00/head2,154.00–2,154.002,1541
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.