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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 9

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Nov 2Nov 9latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 154▼ 134 vs year ago 183 · −73.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 23▲ 15 vs year ago 11 · +136.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 8 vs year ago 9 · −88.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light buyer participation on limited 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 $348.00/cwt on 5 head, up $18.58 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −33.14 against this barn's trailing median of $381.14.

Average price

$348.00

▲ 18.58 vs prior sale

5 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$66.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.14

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	361.67	1,971	3thin
Medium and Large 2	540	360.00	1,944	1thin
Medium and Large 3	540	295.00	1,593	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.67/cwt here — about $378 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

348.00

—

SC average4 barns · 27 hd

320.86

+27.14

This barn, trailing median13 sales

381.14

−33.14

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

13 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $306.31, median $381.14 across 13 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	1,189	150.06	1,784	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	123.57	1,353	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	121.05	1,640	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	102.31	991	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,750	1thin

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	373.19/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,560	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	345.98/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,640	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	323.37/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,585	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	323.29/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,817	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	427.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,595	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,551	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	391.87/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,842	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	282.42/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,000	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,005	145.10/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,458	5
Bulls	—	—	1,419	156.27/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,217	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	914	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	99.22/cwt	91.00–107.00	929	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	113.11/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,225	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	128.21/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,476	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	121.05/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,640	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 Nov 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 154Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 9

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,005	135.00–149.00	145.10
4	—	1,419	151.00–164.00	156.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	126.00–129.00	128.21
1	—	870	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	120.00–122.00	121.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	112.00–114.00	113.11
7	—	936	91.00–107.00	99.22

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	285	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	490	320.00–330.00	323.37
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	418	370.00–380.00	373.19
5	450–500	474	340.00–355.00	345.98
3	550–600	562	320.00–330.00	323.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	400.00–410.00	404.97
1	450–500	495	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	625	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	708	275.00–290.00	282.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	373	425.00–430.00	427.52
2	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	470	380.00–410.00	391.87
2	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.