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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 31

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 215▼ 61 vs year ago 165 · −37.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 26▼ 14 vs year ago 29 · −48.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 23▼ 32 vs year ago 35 · −91.4%

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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 $279.94/cwt on 10 head, down $53.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −53.98 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$279.94

▼ 53.98 vs prior sale

10 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

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

$52.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.98

vs SC average

−51.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	292.95	1,652	4thin
Medium and Large 2	551	277.51	1,529	5thin
Medium and Large 3	515	240.00	1,236	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.95/cwt here — about $416 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 sale10 hd

279.94

—

SC average6 barns · 156 hd

294.92

−14.98

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−51.58

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−53.98

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	150.00	2,250	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	144.52	1,645	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	133.77	1,238	7thin

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)	1,000	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$3,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,235	$2,439	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	820	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	375.85/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,616	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,222	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	311.27/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,893	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	635	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,826	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,998	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	330.06/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,429	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	322.42/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,548	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	284.74/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,387	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	318.66/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,561	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	545	297.50/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,621	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	261.28/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,502	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	577	287.27/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,658	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	277.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,709	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,866	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	267.51/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,931	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	751	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,028	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,290	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	466.90/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,228	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	415.07/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,403	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	398.03/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,516	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,328	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	392.70/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,708	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,790	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	309.21/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,571	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	270.91/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,685	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	243.62/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,603	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	695	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,685	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	126.31/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,137	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	136.76/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,280	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	144.52/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,645	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	2,439.00/head	2,439.00–2,439.00	2,439	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 215Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 26Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 23Year ago 35

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	433	320.00–340.00	330.06
3	450–500	487	270.00–305.00	284.74
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	575	260.00–262.50	261.28
1	650–700	695	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	450–500	485	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	545	285.00–310.00	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	480	315.00–330.00	322.42
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	577	280.00–300.00	287.27
4	600–650	616	275.00–280.00	277.44
4	750–800	751	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	490	310.00–327.50	318.66
2	650–700	685	270.00–275.00	272.48
3	700–750	722	262.50–270.00	267.51
1	950–1000	985	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	455.00–480.00	466.90
2	300–350	338	405.00–425.00	415.07
5	350–400	381	390.00–400.00	398.03
6	400–450	435	380.00–395.00	392.70
7	450–500	465	380.00–390.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	508	295.00–320.00	309.21
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	622	265.00–282.50	270.91
2	650–700	658	232.50–255.00	243.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	312.50	312.50
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	430	375.00–377.50	375.85
1	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	608	307.50–315.00	311.27
1	700–750	720	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	202.50	202.50
1	550–600	575	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	600	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	287.50	287.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	—	1,235	2,439.00	2,439.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	3,700.00	3,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	124.00–129.00	126.31
5	—	936	132.00–139.00	136.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,138	140.00–148.00	144.52

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.