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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 26

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

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Feeder Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 94▼ 254 vs year ago 307 · −82.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 6▲ 33 vs year ago 17 · +194.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 6▼ 5 vs year ago 7 · −71.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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 $352.14/cwt on 13 head, up $45.83 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 13 comparable sales and sits −32.39 against this barn's trailing median of $384.53.

Average price

$352.14

▲ 45.83 vs prior sale

13 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

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

$78.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.43

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	358.15	1,963	12thin
Medium and Large 2	555	280.00	1,554	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.15/cwt here — about $409 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 sale13 hd

352.14

—

SC average6 barns · 142 hd

332.70

+19.43

This barn, trailing median13 sales

384.53

−32.39

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 $384.53 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	—	Average	1,663	179.05	2,978	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	119.24	1,389	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	840	92.50	777	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	465.81/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,723	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	446.26/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,830	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	433.92/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,632	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	399.91/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,672	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	338.07/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,663	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	340.02/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,799	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	324.99/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,830	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,770	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,020	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	505.14/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,354	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	490.00/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,568	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	467.48/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,650	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	433.18/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,828	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,797	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	419.64/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,922	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	378.80/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,981	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	343.40/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,944	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	324.91/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,998	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,029	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,085	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,990	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	179.05/cwt	172.00–186.00	2,978	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	777	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,086	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	116.73/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,340	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,897	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	785	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,315	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,165	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,165	1

How this sale compares

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 94Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 6Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 7

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	370	460.00–470.00	465.81
3	400–450	410	415.00–465.00	446.26
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
1	750–800	765	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	376	430.00–440.00	433.92
4	400–450	418	390.00–410.00	399.91
6	450–500	492	330.00–342.00	338.07
5	500–550	529	330.00–345.00	340.02
6	550–600	563	300.00–335.00	324.99
2	600–650	605	290.00–295.00	292.48
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	728	275.00–280.00	277.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	455	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	995	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	500.00–510.00	505.14
2	300–350	320	485.00–495.00	490.00
2	350–400	353	465.00–470.00	467.48
3	400–450	422	425.00–440.00	433.18
3	450–500	458	400.00–440.00	419.64
5	500–550	523	355.00–390.00	378.80
7	550–600	566	320.00–360.00	343.40
3	600–650	615	315.00–340.00	324.91
2	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
2	800–850	828	240.00–250.00	245.02
2	850–900	878	235.00–240.00	237.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	100.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	112.00–119.00	116.73
1	—	1,015	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,365	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	172.00–186.00	179.05

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.