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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 21

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 133▼ 151 vs year ago 206 · −73.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 19▼ 11 vs year ago 18 · −61.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on light offering of 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 $316.88/cwt on 4 head, up $6.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −17.03 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$316.88

▲ 6.98 vs prior sale

4 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$77.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

vs SC average

−39.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	337.51	1,731	2thin
Medium and Large 2	530	332.50	1,762	1thin
Medium and Large 3	565	260.00	1,469	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.51/cwt here — about $262 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 sale4 hd

316.88

—

SC average6 barns · 119 hd

316.47

+0.41

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−39.22

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−17.03

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	1,578	162.73	2,568	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	114.07	1,144	5thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	438	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,435	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	368.68/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,068	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	329.96/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,940	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	330.83/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,074	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,117	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,150	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,471	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	415.07/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,548	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	407.44/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,691	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	359.71/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,558	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,695	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,731	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,762	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,854	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,511	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,750	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,897	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	162.73/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,568	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	110.39/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,073	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	119.60/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,256	2

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 133Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 19Year ago 18

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	104.00–115.00	110.39
2	—	1,050	110.00–131.00	119.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	155.00–170.00	162.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	540	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	561	365.00–375.00	368.68
3	600–650	627	330.00–332.50	330.83
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	810	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	325.00–330.00	327.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	320.00–340.00	329.96
2	650–700	683	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	705	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	473	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	612	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	405.00–425.00	415.07
2	400–450	415	405.00–410.00	407.44
5	450–500	452	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	513	335.00–340.00	337.51
2	600–650	618	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	433	350.00–370.00	359.71
1	500–550	530	332.50	332.50
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00

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.