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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 27

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 186▼ 90 vs year ago 166 · −54.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 23▼ 19 vs year ago 27 · −70.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 41▼ 10 vs year ago 14 · −71.4%

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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 $326.76/cwt on 14 head, down $27.21 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 21 comparable sales and sits −7.15 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$326.76

▼ 27.21 vs prior sale

14 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$41.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.70

vs SC average

−33.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	341.63	1,835	6thin
Medium and Large 2	526	320.81	1,688	6thin
Medium and Large 3	543	300.00	1,628	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.63/cwt here — about $207 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 sale14 hd

326.76

—

SC average6 barns · 122 hd

319.07

+7.70

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−33.76

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−7.15

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	—	Average	1,845	211.00	3,893	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	181.32	2,584	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,005	162.00	1,628	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	152.85	1,536	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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,687	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,728	3thin

Every lot

51 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	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	260.63/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,238	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	396.60/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,896	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,929	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	377.56/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,106	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	374.86/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,349	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	358.40/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,684	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	327.43/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,549	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	326.22/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,690	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	346.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,828	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,845	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	454.96/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,447	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,697	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	302.58/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,468	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	329.97/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,726	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	326.06/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,829	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	318.32/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,964	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,129	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,845	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,893	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,628	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	152.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,536	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	181.32/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,584	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 2	865	1,687.00/head	1,687.00–1,687.00	1,687	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	705	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	1,838.00/head	1,838.00–1,838.00	1,838	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	2,006.00/head	2,006.00–2,006.00	2,006	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 186Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 23Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 41Year ago 14

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
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	395.00–400.00	396.60
2	500–550	525	365.00–370.00	367.48
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	240.00–280.00	260.63
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	450.00–460.00	454.96
2	350–400	373	450.00–460.00	455.03
1	400–450	430	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
3	600–650	617	315.00–320.00	318.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	523	320.00–340.00	329.97
4	550–600	561	315.00–330.00	326.06
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	835	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	295.00–310.00	302.58
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	470	355.00–360.00	358.40
4	500–550	528	340.00–350.00	346.20
2	550–600	555	330.00–335.00	332.50
1	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	370.00–385.00	377.56
2	350–400	360	370.00–380.00	374.86
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	473	325.00–330.00	327.43
4	500–550	518	320.00–330.00	326.22
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	865	1,687.00	1,687.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,340.00	1,340.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,838.00	1,838.00

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	—	955	2,006.00	2,006.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	150.00–155.00	152.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	176.00–187.00	181.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	211.00	211.00

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.