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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 3

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 76▼ 135 vs year ago 232 · −58.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 8▼ 22 vs year ago 42 · −52.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 4▲ 23 vs year ago 5 · +460.0%

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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 $337.11/cwt on 12 head, up $10.35 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 21 comparable sales and sits +3.20 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$337.11

▲ 10.35 vs prior sale

12 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$106.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.06

vs SC average

−36.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	378.75	1,960	4thin
Medium and Large 2	537	330.89	1,776	6thin
Medium and Large 3	560	272.50	1,526	2thin

One grade step is worth $106.25/cwt here — about $434 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale12 hd

337.11

—

SC average6 barns · 134 hd

328.05

+9.06

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−36.92

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+3.20

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	1,930	223.00	4,304	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,150	184.00	2,116	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	175.69	2,177	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	160.04	1,631	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	790	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	974	$4,114	12
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$3,833	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	906	$3,673	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	920	$1,915	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,539	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,764	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	398.50/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,064	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	379.87/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,146	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	358.09/cwt	330.00–385.00	842	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	996	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	337.77/cwt	330.00–345.00	929	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	439.92/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,421	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	397.38/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,291	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	408.35/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,544	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	404.82/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,680	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	368.71/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,597	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,838	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	344.10/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,789	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	304.47/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,735	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	281.24/cwt	277.50–285.00	2,188	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,890	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	841	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	905	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	380.66/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,077	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,576	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,734	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,580	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	453.03/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,862	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	364.55/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,506	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	450.00/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,025	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	383.46/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,829	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	385.00/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,944	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	342.43/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,746	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,930	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	4,304	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,223	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	163.38/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,776	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,150	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,116	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	175.69/cwt	166.00–187.00	2,177	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	880	2,024.00/head	2,024.00–2,024.00	2,024	1
Bulls	—	Small 2	960	1,805.00/head	1,805.00–1,805.00	1,805	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 2	730	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small 2	745	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1	795	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small 2	848	3,404.42/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,404	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	880	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	905	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small 2	915	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1	929	3,578.20/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,578	4
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1	939	4,242.01/head	4,100.00–4,400.00	4,242	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	3,452.17/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,452	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,041	4,671.19/head	4,100.00–5,500.00	4,671	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	905	1,539.00/head	1,539.00–1,539.00	1,539	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	790	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	1,155	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 76Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 8Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 4Year ago 5

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	400	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	477	380.00–390.00	383.46
2	500–550	510	335.00–350.00	342.43
1	550–600	560	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	485.00	485.00
6	350–400	381	455.00	455.00
3	400–450	411	440.00–460.00	453.03
2	450–500	450	445.00–455.00	450.00
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	505	375.00–390.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	385.00	385.00
2	250–300	283	365.00–395.00	380.66
2	400–450	413	350.00–380.00	364.55
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	390.00–405.00	398.50
2	550–600	565	365.00–395.00	379.87
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	840	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	475	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	323	430.00–450.00	439.92
3	350–400	378	405.00–410.00	408.35
2	400–450	415	400.00–410.00	404.82
1	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	778	277.50–285.00	281.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	330.00–385.00	358.09
2	250–300	275	330.00–345.00	337.77
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	585	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	325	395.00–400.00	397.38
4	400–450	433	355.00–385.00	368.71
4	450–500	487	377.50	377.50
4	500–550	520	320.00–357.50	344.10
2	550–600	570	290.00–320.00	304.47
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	840	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,041	4,100.00–5,500.00	4,671.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	4,300.00	4,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	848	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,404.42
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	939	4,100.00–4,400.00	4,242.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	929	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,578.20
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,452.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	3,300.00	3,300.00

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	—	905	1,539.00	1,539.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	960	1,805.00	1,805.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	880	2,024.00	2,024.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	159.00–167.00	163.38
1	—	815	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,239	166.00–187.00	175.69

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.