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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 24

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

215 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 125▼ 21 vs year ago 236 · −8.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 25▼ 89 vs year ago 115 · −77.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 28▲ 7 vs year ago 16 · +43.8%

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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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.91/cwt on 21 head, up $19.25 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 21 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$333.91

▲ 19.25 vs prior sale

21 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$68.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.29

vs SC average

−4.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	360.00	1,991	3thin
Medium and Large 2	535	334.36	1,789	16thin
Medium and Large 3	535	291.25	1,558	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.75/cwt here — about $433 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 sale21 hd

333.91

—

SC average6 barns · 153 hd

322.62

+11.29

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−4.11

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+0.00

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	1,995	211.00	4,209	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	155.59	2,043	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	152.55	1,658	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	132.92	1,348	5thin

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)	1,010	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$2,068	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	988	$1,475	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,495	$3,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	858	$2,079	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,940	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	995	$2,688	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,023	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	680	$1,730	2thin

Every lot

88 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	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,072	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	457.77/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,707	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	377.37/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,596	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	426.92/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,861	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	386.19/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,838	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	367.49/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,775	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	372.21/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,950	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	353.94/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,869	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	338.88/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,006	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	333.22/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,066	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	322.36/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,137	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,190	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	407.13/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,396	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	390.16/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,494	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	382.62/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,584	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,577	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	370.01/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,702	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	311.24/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,488	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	343.07/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,660	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	340.44/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,757	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,991	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,596	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	331.21/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,898	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	293.85/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,807	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,926	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,717	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,550	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	293	370.09/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,084	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	307	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,044	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	430.19/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,433	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	317.92/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,319	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	392.54/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,719	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	477	331.53/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,581	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	369.63/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,767	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	342.17/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,776	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	615	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,614	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,713	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,969	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,995	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	4,209	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	136.15/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,397	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	144.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,519	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,705	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	155.59/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,043	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	858	2,078.72/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,079	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,495	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	980	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	983	1,660.31/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,660	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	988	1,475.32/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	1,010	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	1,040	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 2	750	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	680	1,729.91/head	1,727.00–1,733.00	1,730	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	965	2,022.80/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,023	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	665	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	970	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	3,232.56/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,233	3

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 125Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 28Year ago 16

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	425.00–435.00	430.19
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	438	390.00–395.00	392.54
2	450–500	478	360.00–380.00	369.63
7	500–550	519	335.00–350.00	342.17
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	623	270.00–280.00	274.96
2	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	780	250.00–255.00	252.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
5	450–500	477	320.00–342.50	331.53
2	600–650	615	260.00–265.00	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	475	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	360.00–380.00	370.09
2	300–350	307	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	415	300.00–335.00	317.92
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	343	390.00–410.00	407.13
2	350–400	383	385.00–395.00	390.16
18	400–450	414	370.00–390.00	382.62
6	450–500	460	365.00–375.00	370.01
3	550–600	553	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	670	285.00–290.00	287.48
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	478	310.00–312.50	311.24
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	565	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	350	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	438	360.00	360.00
9	450–500	484	340.00–347.50	343.07
11	500–550	516	340.00–345.00	340.44
4	550–600	573	330.00–335.00	331.21
2	600–650	615	287.50–300.00	293.85
2	700–750	708	240.00–245.00	242.49
1	800–850	805	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	445.00–475.00	457.77
5	400–450	436	400.00–440.00	426.92
4	450–500	476	380.00–390.00	386.19
13	500–550	524	360.00–385.00	372.21
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
13	600–650	620	330.00–340.00	333.22
2	650–700	663	315.00–330.00	322.36
3	700–750	718	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	268	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	423	370.00–385.00	377.37
2	450–500	483	365.00–370.00	367.49
5	500–550	528	340.00–360.00	353.94
9	550–600	592	330.00–342.50	338.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,660.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	858	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,078.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,495	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,022.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	1,727.00–1,733.00	1,729.91

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	—	665	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	3	—	1,147	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,232.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,725.00	2,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,026	131.00–146.00	136.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	152.00–160.00	155.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,099	150.00–160.00	155.16
2	—	1,050	140.00–149.00	144.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	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.