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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 2

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Oct 26Nov 2latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 53▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 50▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on limited supply 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 $329.42/cwt on 18 head, down $22.72 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits −53.41 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$329.42

▼ 22.72 vs prior sale

18 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$633

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

$114.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.09

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	373.97	2,032	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	335.60	1,861	9thin
Medium and Large 3	539	259.81	1,399	4thin

One grade step is worth $114.16/cwt here — about $633 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 sale18 hd

329.42

—

SC average5 barns · 102 hd

330.51

−1.09

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−53.41

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	1,550	147.87	2,292	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,412	127.60	1,801	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	126.05	1,660	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	106.77	1,092	9thin

Every lot

73 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	420.07/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,832	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,718	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	376.66/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,947	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	320.12/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,962	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	253	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,012	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	409.81/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,512	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	388.79/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,442	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	393.67/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,630	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	374.96/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,597	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	361.62/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,671	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	364.97/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,726	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	313.94/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,526	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	337.47/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,778	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	339.94/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,798	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	555	301.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,674	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	460.88/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,507	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	446.25/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,660	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	392.52/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,484	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	375.06/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,575	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	417.32/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,807	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	409.84/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,889	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	377.42/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,955	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	356.58/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,879	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	274.75/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,451	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	543	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,778	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	357.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,049	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	323.92/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,882	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,088	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	141.30/cwt	130.00–149.00	2,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,697	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	103.10/cwt	82.50–115.00	1,022	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	119.61/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,358	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,409	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,517	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	131.57/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,793	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	130.47/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,901	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,541.00/cwt	1,541.00–1,541.00	17,722	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,278	2,171.14/cwt	2,085.00–2,253.00	27,747	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 Nov 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 53Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	490	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	450	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	415.00–430.00	420.07
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	517	375.00–380.00	376.66
1	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	458	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	613	310.00–330.00	320.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	528	250.00–295.00	274.75
1	550–600	570	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	445.00–470.00	460.88
9	350–400	372	430.00–475.00	446.25
6	400–450	433	410.00–430.00	417.32
4	450–500	461	400.00–425.00	409.84
2	500–550	518	375.00–380.00	377.42
2	550–600	573	355.00–360.00	357.51
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	543	325.00–330.00	327.51
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	378	390.00–395.00	392.52
3	400–450	420	370.00–380.00	375.06
2	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	527	340.00–370.00	356.58
4	550–600	581	315.00–335.00	323.92
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	835	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	880	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	486	300.00–340.00	313.94
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	625	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	585	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	369	400.00–420.00	409.81
4	400–450	414	390.00–400.00	393.67
2	450–500	473	360.00–370.00	364.97
5	500–550	529	335.00–345.00	339.94
2	700–750	725	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	555	300.00–305.00	301.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	253	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	371	385.00–395.00	388.79
7	400–450	426	370.00–385.00	374.96
3	450–500	462	350.00–375.00	361.62
6	500–550	527	330.00–345.00	337.47
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	119.00	119.00
3	—	1,457	125.00–136.00	130.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	128.00–135.00	131.57
1	—	1,225	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	991	82.50–115.00	103.10
2	—	1,135	119.00–120.00	119.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	130.00–149.00	141.30
1	—	1,675	161.00	161.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,541.00	1,541.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,278	2,085.00–2,253.00	2,171.14

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.