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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 17

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 58▼ 32 vs year ago 157 · −20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 12▼ 5 vs year ago 30 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 9▲ 19 vs year ago 9 · +211.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.86/cwt on 14 head, down $64.61 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −63.27 against this barn's trailing median of $401.13.

Average price

$337.86

▼ 64.61 vs prior sale

14 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$29.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.44

vs SC average

−58.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	350.64	1,957	8thin
Medium and Large 2	572	320.82	1,833	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.82/cwt here — about $123 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 sale14 hd

337.86

—

SC average6 barns · 138 hd

368.30

−30.44

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−58.92

This barn, trailing median12 sales

401.13

−63.27

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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.38, low $321.94, median $401.13 across 12 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	1,463	199.37	2,916	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	167.90	2,221	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	159.56	1,770	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	751	137.86	1,035	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,082	$3,521	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$3,325	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	840	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	824	$2,943	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$1,961	3thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	423.63/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,012	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,532	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,980	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,938	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	565	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,723	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	343.78/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,973	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	319.98/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,875	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,863	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	312.52/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,953	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	296.29/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,852	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,966	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	313.72/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,071	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,200	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	265	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,471	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,515	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	404.77/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,316	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	396.56/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,614	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,271	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	347.98/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,698	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,721	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	510	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,568	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	310.07/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,612	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,829	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,772	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,722	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,766	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,806	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	328.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,822	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	317.33/cwt	317.00–317.50	1,793	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	578	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,806	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	291.71/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,730	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,815	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,869	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	274.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,806	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	249.96/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,770	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,452	1
Bulls	—	—	1,486	204.46/cwt	189.00–213.00	3,038	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	713	121.45/cwt	115.00–127.50	866	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	770	146.06/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,125	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,032	153.60/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,585	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	165.52/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,965	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	167.90/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,221	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	1,713.67/head	1,691.00–1,738.00	1,714	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	2,457.00/head	2,457.00–2,457.00	2,457	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	765	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	865	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	905	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	910	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	1,125	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	685	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	773	2,081.55/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,082	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	785	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	820	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	830	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	840	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	925	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	970	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,003	3,684.16/head	3,600.00–3,750.00	3,684	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	3,669.39/head	3,600.00–3,750.00	3,669	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,158	4,103.78/head	4,050.00–4,150.00	4,104	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	1,185	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	1,405	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 2	730	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 58Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 9Year ago 9

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	465.00	465.00
4	450–500	475	420.00–435.00	423.63
4	500–550	542	357.50	357.50
4	550–600	574	340.00–345.00	343.78
3	600–650	625	310.00–317.50	312.52
2	650–700	660	310.00–317.50	313.72
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	475	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	625	295.00–297.50	296.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	445	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	483	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	586	315.00–322.50	319.98
2	600–650	606	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	650	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	365	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	407	390.00–400.00	396.56
1	500–550	510	337.50	337.50
2	550–600	550	332.50	332.50
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	315.00–320.00	317.49
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	555.00	555.00
1	300–350	300	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00–410.00	404.77
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
9	450–500	488	320.00–362.50	347.98
5	500–550	520	300.00–320.00	310.07
2	550–600	560	305.00–310.00	307.50
1	650–700	660	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	420.00–430.00	425.00
3	550–600	555	325.00–330.00	328.33
1	600–650	600	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	593	285.00–295.00	291.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	578	310.00–315.00	312.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	565	317.00–317.50	317.33
2	600–650	618	300.00–305.00	302.45
3	650–700	657	270.00–285.00	274.95
2	700–750	708	240.00–260.00	249.96
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,080	2,457.00	2,457.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,691.00–1,738.00	1,713.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	3,600.00–3,750.00	3,684.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	3,600.00–3,750.00	3,669.39

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	—	685	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,081.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	4,050.00–4,150.00	4,103.78

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)	1	—	730	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,187	160.00–176.00	165.52
6	—	1,032	148.00–159.00	153.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	115.00–127.50	121.45
4	—	770	140.00–157.50	146.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	164.00–172.00	167.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	179.00	179.00
4	—	1,486	189.00–213.00	204.46

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.