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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 5

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 198▼ 46 vs year ago 157 · −29.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 50▼ 22 vs year ago 35 · −62.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 62▼ 7 vs year ago 9 · −77.8%

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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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.86/cwt on 5 head, up $17.55 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −58.97 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$323.86

▲ 17.55 vs prior sale

5 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$26.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.16

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	345.00	1,863	1thin
Medium and Large 3	525	320.00	1,680	1thin
Medium and Large 2	580	318.10	1,845	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.90/cwt here — about $18 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 sale5 hd

323.86

—

SC average4 barns · 54 hd

332.02

−8.16

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−58.97

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

14 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $306.31, median $382.83 across 14 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	1,483	159.14	2,361	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,040	135.33	1,408	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	123.74	1,261	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,300	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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,699	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	343.75/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,891	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	329.74/cwt	328.00–331.00	1,992	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	870	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,371	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	882	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	943	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,150	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	393.79/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,658	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	367.40/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,694	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	324.41/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,667	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,430	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	333.74/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,762	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,708	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,781	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,696	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	608	286.28/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,741	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,661	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,983	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,197	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	441.97/cwt	425.00–447.50	1,573	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	416.35/cwt	407.50–425.00	1,832	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	386.95/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,718	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	402.98/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,838	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	365.22/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,727	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	318.10/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,845	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	296.43/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,868	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,804	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,603	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	678	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,661	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	263.77/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,894	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	153.21/cwt	143.00–159.00	2,191	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,719	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,229	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	123.74/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,261	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,502	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	840	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	950	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 198Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 50Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 62Year ago 9

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	200–250	215	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	275	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	514	320.00–327.50	324.41
2	550–600	560	300.00–310.00	304.96
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	835	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	608	280.00–292.50	286.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	520	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	645	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	421	380.00–410.00	393.79
4	450–500	461	360.00–380.00	367.40
2	500–550	528	332.50–335.00	333.74
1	550–600	570	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
9	400–450	444	380.00–390.00	386.95
3	450–500	473	355.00–377.50	365.22
3	550–600	580	305.00–330.00	318.10
3	600–650	630	280.00–310.00	296.43
2	650–700	668	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	718	262.50–265.00	263.77
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	675	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	678	240.00–250.00	245.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	356	425.00–447.50	441.97
2	400–450	440	407.50–425.00	416.35
5	450–500	456	390.00–417.50	402.98
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	620	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	395.00	395.00
1	850–900	870	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	550	340.00–347.50	343.75
12	600–650	604	328.00–331.00	329.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	1	—	950	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	143.00–159.00	153.21
1	—	1,590	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,019	120.00–131.00	123.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,073	139.00–141.00	140.00

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.