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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 7

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 104▼ 2 vs year ago 179 · −1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 9 vs year ago 19 · −47.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▼ 6 vs year ago 12 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on light offering of 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 $301.91/cwt on 39 head, up $21.97 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −32.01 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$301.91

▲ 21.97 vs prior sale

39 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$23.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.34

vs SC average

−35.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	305.77	1,698	17thin
Medium and Large 2	537	305.08	1,639	16thin
Medium and Large 3	556	282.50	1,570	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.27/cwt here — about $128 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 sale39 hd

301.91

—

SC average6 barns · 135 hd

295.57

+6.34

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−35.88

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−32.01

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	—	Low	1,370	174.00	2,384	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,072	142.87	1,532	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	142.55	2,050	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,150	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,115	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,723	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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	442.60/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,682	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	499	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,732	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	319.83/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,900	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,894	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,112	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,220	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,257	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	381.64/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,374	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	362.47/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,544	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	306.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,470	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,490	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	315.43/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,637	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	307.22/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,622	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,728	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	298.72/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,727	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	276.25/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,605	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,780	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	268.58/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,947	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	467.69/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,305	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	423.30/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,537	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	402.76/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,732	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	388.72/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,808	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	268.13/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,266	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	325.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,597	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	324.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,683	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,671	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	309.88/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,766	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,769	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	269.92/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,795	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,384	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,072	142.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,532	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	142.55/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,050	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	1,060	1,723.00/head	1,723.00–1,723.00	1,723	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	1,175	2,115.00/head	2,115.00–2,115.00	2,115	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Small 1	755	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	965	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	995	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	1,005	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 Sep 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 104Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 12

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on light offering of quality cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	435.00–450.00	442.60
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	800	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	499	347.00	347.00
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
28	550–600	594	315.00–320.00	319.83
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	768	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	885	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	380.00–385.00	381.64
8	400–450	426	350.00–370.00	362.47
2	450–500	450	365.00	365.00
6	500–550	519	310.00–320.00	315.43
11	550–600	575	300.50	300.50
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	725	262.50–275.00	268.58
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	480	300.00–315.00	306.33
13	500–550	528	307.00–310.00	307.22
2	550–600	578	292.50–305.00	298.72
1	700–750	705	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	505	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	581	275.00–280.00	276.25
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	450.00–485.00	467.69
3	350–400	363	420.00–430.00	423.30
2	400–450	430	395.00–410.00	402.76
2	450–500	465	387.50–390.00	388.72
2	500–550	518	320.00–330.00	324.88
1	550–600	580	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	490	320.00–330.00	325.96
2	500–550	518	322.50	322.50
3	550–600	570	300.00–320.00	309.88
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	665	265.00–275.00	269.92
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	472	255.00–290.00	268.13
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,115.00	2,115.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,723.00	1,723.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	755	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	—	965	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	138.00–145.00	142.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	140.00–145.00	142.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	174.00	174.00

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.