diff --git a/backend/taxonomy.py b/backend/taxonomy.py
index a79b9a1..beb6d1f 100644
--- a/backend/taxonomy.py
+++ b/backend/taxonomy.py
@@ -20,6 +20,23 @@ def _scoped_tags(tags: list[dict]) -> list[dict]:
     return [t for t in tags if t.get("name", "").startswith(("fig-", "feat-"))]
 
 
+def _normalize_category(c: dict) -> tuple:
+    """Map a Woo REST category row into woo_categories insert values.
+
+    WooCommerce REST v3 returns `parent` (0 = top-level). Older fixtures may
+    already use `parent_id`. Never invent ids — only store what the payload carries.
+    """
+    raw_parent = c.get("parent_id", c.get("parent"))
+    if raw_parent in (0, "0", None, ""):
+        parent_id = None
+    else:
+        parent_id = int(raw_parent)
+    woo_id = c.get("woo_id", c.get("id"))
+    if woo_id is not None:
+        woo_id = int(woo_id)
+    return (c["id"], c["name"], c["slug"], parent_id, woo_id)
+
+
 def _subset_hash(categories: list[dict], attributes: list[dict],
                  terms_by_attr: dict, scoped_tags: list[dict]) -> str:
     subset = {
@@ -40,14 +57,37 @@ def sync(client: WooClient, conn) -> dict:
     terms_by_attr = {a["id"]: client.get_attribute_terms(a["id"]) for a in attributes}
     scoped_tags = _scoped_tags(tags)
 
+    # Attributes/tags/terms are not referenced by slabs FKs — safe to rebuild.
     conn.execute("DELETE FROM woo_attribute_terms")
     conn.execute("DELETE FROM woo_attributes")
-    conn.execute("DELETE FROM woo_categories")
     conn.execute("DELETE FROM woo_tags")
-    conn.executemany(
-        "INSERT INTO woo_categories(id, name, slug, parent_id, woo_id) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?)",
-        [(c["id"], c["name"], c["slug"], c.get("parent_id"), c.get("woo_id")) for c in categories],
-    )
+
+    # Categories: upsert then drop stale rows. A full DELETE fails when slabs or
+    # pricing_rules still reference species_id (live UAT IntegrityError on test-woo).
+    cat_rows = [_normalize_category(c) for c in categories]
+    cat_ids = [r[0] for r in cat_rows]
+    for row in cat_rows:
+        conn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO woo_categories(id, name, slug, parent_id, woo_id) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?) "
+            "ON CONFLICT(id) DO UPDATE SET "
+            "name=excluded.name, slug=excluded.slug, parent_id=excluded.parent_id, woo_id=excluded.woo_id",
+            row,
+        )
+    if cat_ids:
+        placeholders = ",".join("?" * len(cat_ids))
+        conn.execute(
+            f"DELETE FROM woo_categories WHERE id NOT IN ({placeholders}) "
+            "AND id NOT IN (SELECT species_id FROM slabs WHERE species_id IS NOT NULL) "
+            "AND id NOT IN (SELECT species_id FROM pricing_rules)",
+            cat_ids,
+        )
+    else:
+        conn.execute(
+            "DELETE FROM woo_categories "
+            "WHERE id NOT IN (SELECT species_id FROM slabs WHERE species_id IS NOT NULL) "
+            "AND id NOT IN (SELECT species_id FROM pricing_rules)"
+        )
+
     conn.executemany(
         "INSERT INTO woo_attributes(id, name, slug, woo_id) VALUES (?,?,?,?)",
         [(a["id"], a["name"], a["slug"], a.get("woo_id")) for a in attributes],
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_review.py b/backend/tests/test_review.py
index bc606b9..bc430e2 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_review.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_review.py
@@ -87,6 +87,47 @@ def test_price_suggestion_from_rate(env):
     assert body["price"] == 184.0
 
 
+def test_price_suggestion_tv8_quality_90(env):
+    """QUALITY-90 / TV-8: 0.96 bdft × $12.50 → 12.00."""
+    client, conn = env
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO pricing_rules(species_id,price_per_bdft,created_at,updated_at) VALUES (1,12.50,'t','t')"
+    )
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO slabs(id,sku,length_in,thickness_in,sqft,bdft,width_min_in,width_max_in,width_avg_in,species_id,wood_category_ids,figure_term_ids,price,price_source,title,short_description,description,content_source,status,server_rev,client_rev,created_at,updated_at) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)",
+        (
+            "s1",
+            "SLAB-01",
+            114.0,
+            1.75,
+            30.0,
+            0.96,
+            18.0,
+            24.3,
+            24.3,
+            1,
+            json.dumps([2]),
+            json.dumps([1]),
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            "A slab",
+            "manual",
+            "calibrated",
+            1,
+            1,
+            "t",
+            "t",
+        ),
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+    r = client.post("/api/v1/slabs/s1/review", json={})
+    body = r.json()
+    assert body["price_suggestion"] == 12.00
+    assert body["price"] == 12.00
+
+
 def test_knife_blank_carries_dims(env):
     client, conn = env
     conn.execute("INSERT INTO woo_categories(id,name,slug,parent_id,woo_id) VALUES (3,'Knife blanks','knife-blanks',NULL,102)")
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_woo.py b/backend/tests/test_woo.py
index ac6f432..d3ab93d 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_woo.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_woo.py
@@ -141,6 +141,75 @@ def test_anchor_stable_across_identical_syncs(db_dir):
     assert r1["taxonomy_anchor"] == r2["taxonomy_anchor"]
 
 
+def test_sync_maps_woo_parent_field_to_parent_id(db_dir):
+    """Woo REST categories use `parent` (0 = top-level), not `parent_id`.
+
+    Live UAT lost hierarchy when sync only read parent_id (SETTINGS-35 / METADATA-10).
+    Fixture ids are local to this test — not production store ids.
+    """
+    cats = (
+        200,
+        {"X-WP-TotalPages": "1"},
+        json.dumps(
+            [
+                {"id": 10, "name": "Species", "slug": "species", "parent": 0},
+                {"id": 11, "name": "Cedar", "slug": "cedar", "parent": 10},
+                {"id": 20, "name": "Wood category", "slug": "wcat", "parent": 0},
+                {"id": 21, "name": "Live edge wood", "slug": "liveedge", "parent": 20},
+            ]
+        ).encode(),
+    )
+    tags = (200, {"X-WP-TotalPages": "1"}, b"[]")
+    attrs = (200, {"X-WP-TotalPages": "1"}, b"[]")
+    c, _ = _client([cats, tags, attrs])
+    taxonomy_mod.sync(c, db_mod.get_connection())
+    conn = db_mod.get_connection()
+    rows = {
+        r[0]: {"name": r[1], "slug": r[2], "parent_id": r[3], "woo_id": r[4]}
+        for r in conn.execute("SELECT id, name, slug, parent_id, woo_id FROM woo_categories")
+    }
+    assert rows[10]["parent_id"] is None
+    assert rows[11]["parent_id"] == 10
+    assert rows[20]["parent_id"] is None
+    assert rows[21]["parent_id"] == 20
+    # woo_id falls back to Woo category id when the payload has no woo_id field
+    assert rows[11]["woo_id"] == 11
+
+
+def test_sync_with_slab_species_fk_does_not_fail(db_dir):
+    """Live UAT: DELETE woo_categories fails when a slab still points at species_id."""
+    conn = db_mod.get_connection()
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO woo_categories(id,name,slug,parent_id,woo_id) VALUES (11,'Old Cedar','old-cedar',NULL,11)"
+    )
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO slabs(id, status, species_id, server_rev, created_at, updated_at) "
+        "VALUES ('slab-fk-1', 'draft', 11, 1, 't', 't')"
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+
+    cats = (
+        200,
+        {"X-WP-TotalPages": "1"},
+        json.dumps(
+            [
+                {"id": 10, "name": "Species", "slug": "species", "parent": 0},
+                {"id": 11, "name": "Cedar", "slug": "cedar", "parent": 10},
+            ]
+        ).encode(),
+    )
+    tags = (200, {"X-WP-TotalPages": "1"}, b"[]")
+    attrs = (200, {"X-WP-TotalPages": "1"}, b"[]")
+    c, _ = _client([cats, tags, attrs])
+    taxonomy_mod.sync(c, conn)
+    rows = {
+        r[0]: r[3]
+        for r in conn.execute("SELECT id, name, slug, parent_id FROM woo_categories")
+    }
+    assert rows[11] == 10  # parent mapped; row kept for FK
+    assert conn.execute("SELECT species_id FROM slabs WHERE id='slab-fk-1'").fetchone()[0] == 11
+
+
 def test_403_raises_forbidden_error(db_dir):
     def fake_request(url, method, data, headers):
         raise WooForbiddenError("request forbidden (403)")
diff --git a/frontend/src/create/settings/Settings.svelte b/frontend/src/create/settings/Settings.svelte
index 9817bb8..2569ef9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/create/settings/Settings.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/create/settings/Settings.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+  import { speciesLeavesFromTaxonomy, type TaxonomyCategory } from './speciesLeaves';
 
   interface SecretState { configured: boolean }
   // Masked mode: object {configured}. Unmasked UAT mode (SLAB_UAT_UNMASK_SECRETS): plain string.
@@ -18,6 +19,20 @@
     woo_create_status: string | null;
   }
 
+  interface PriceRule {
+    id: number;
+    species_id: number;
+    price_per_bdft: number;
+  }
+
+  interface RateRow {
+    species_id: number;
+    name: string;
+    slug: string;
+    ruleId: number | null;
+    rateText: string;
+  }
+
   let settings: Settings | null = null;
   let loading = true;
   let saving = false;
@@ -26,11 +41,155 @@
   // local edit buffers (write-only for secrets)
   let form: any = {};
 
+  let rateRows: RateRow[] = [];
+  let ratesLoading = false;
+  let ratesSaving = false;
+  let ratesMessage = '';
+  let taxonomyPresent = false;
+
   // Unmasked UAT mode returns the secret as a plain string; masked mode returns {configured}.
   const isUnmasked = (s: Secret) => typeof s === 'string';
   const secretValue = (s: Secret): string => (isUnmasked(s) ? (s as string) : '');
   const secretConfigured = (s: Secret): boolean => (isUnmasked(s) ? (s as string).length > 0 : s.configured);
 
+  function decodeName(name: string): string {
+    // Woo sometimes returns HTML entities in category names.
+    return name
+      .replace(/&amp;/g, '&')
+      .replace(/&lt;/g, '<')
+      .replace(/&gt;/g, '>')
+      .replace(/&quot;/g, '"')
+      .replace(/&#39;/g, "'");
+  }
+
+  async function loadRates() {
+    ratesLoading = true;
+    ratesMessage = '';
+    try {
+      const [taxRes, priceRes] = await Promise.all([
+        fetch('/api/v1/admin/taxonomy'),
+        fetch('/api/v1/admin/pricing'),
+      ]);
+      if (!taxRes.ok) {
+        taxonomyPresent = false;
+        rateRows = [];
+        ratesMessage = 'Could not load taxonomy. Run Test WooCommerce connection first.';
+        ratesLoading = false;
+        return;
+      }
+      const tax = await taxRes.json();
+      const categories = (tax.categories || []) as TaxonomyCategory[];
+      taxonomyPresent = categories.length > 0;
+      const rules: PriceRule[] = priceRes.ok ? await priceRes.json() : [];
+      const bySpecies = new Map<number, PriceRule>();
+      for (const r of rules) bySpecies.set(r.species_id, r);
+
+      const leaves = speciesLeavesFromTaxonomy(categories);
+      rateRows = leaves.map((leaf) => {
+        const rule = bySpecies.get(leaf.id);
+        return {
+          species_id: leaf.id,
+          name: decodeName(leaf.name),
+          slug: leaf.slug,
+          ruleId: rule?.id ?? null,
+          rateText: rule != null ? String(rule.price_per_bdft) : '',
+        };
+      });
+      if (!taxonomyPresent) {
+        ratesMessage = 'No taxonomy yet. Run Test WooCommerce connection to sync species leaves.';
+      } else if (leaves.length === 0) {
+        ratesMessage =
+          'Taxonomy is present but no species leaves were found under the Species grouper. Re-run Test Woo after updating the app, then sync again.';
+      }
+    } catch {
+      ratesMessage = 'Failed to load species rates';
+      rateRows = [];
+      taxonomyPresent = false;
+    }
+    ratesLoading = false;
+  }
+
+  async function saveRates() {
+    ratesSaving = true;
+    ratesMessage = '';
+    let saved = 0;
+    let failed = 0;
+    for (const row of rateRows) {
+      const raw = String(row.rateText ?? '').trim();
+      if (raw === '') continue; // blank = leave unchanged (no delete)
+      const rate = Number(raw);
+      if (!Number.isFinite(rate) || rate < 0) {
+        failed += 1;
+        continue;
+      }
+      try {
+        if (row.ruleId != null) {
+          const res = await fetch(`/api/v1/admin/pricing/${row.ruleId}`, {
+            method: 'PUT',
+            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+            body: JSON.stringify({ price_per_bdft: rate }),
+          });
+          if (!res.ok) {
+            failed += 1;
+            continue;
+          }
+          const body = await res.json();
+          row.ruleId = body.id;
+          row.rateText = String(body.price_per_bdft);
+          saved += 1;
+        } else {
+          const res = await fetch('/api/v1/admin/pricing', {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+            body: JSON.stringify({ species_id: row.species_id, price_per_bdft: rate }),
+          });
+          if (res.status === 409) {
+            // Rule exists — refresh list id then PUT
+            const listRes = await fetch('/api/v1/admin/pricing');
+            if (!listRes.ok) {
+              failed += 1;
+              continue;
+            }
+            const list: PriceRule[] = await listRes.json();
+            const existing = list.find((r) => r.species_id === row.species_id);
+            if (!existing) {
+              failed += 1;
+              continue;
+            }
+            const put = await fetch(`/api/v1/admin/pricing/${existing.id}`, {
+              method: 'PUT',
+              headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+              body: JSON.stringify({ price_per_bdft: rate }),
+            });
+            if (!put.ok) {
+              failed += 1;
+              continue;
+            }
+            const body = await put.json();
+            row.ruleId = body.id;
+            row.rateText = String(body.price_per_bdft);
+            saved += 1;
+          } else if (res.ok || res.status === 201) {
+            const body = await res.json();
+            row.ruleId = body.id;
+            row.rateText = String(body.price_per_bdft);
+            saved += 1;
+          } else {
+            failed += 1;
+          }
+        }
+      } catch {
+        failed += 1;
+      }
+    }
+    rateRows = [...rateRows];
+    if (failed && !saved) ratesMessage = 'Save rates failed';
+    else if (failed) ratesMessage = `Saved ${saved}; ${failed} failed`;
+    else if (saved) ratesMessage = `Saved ${saved} rate${saved === 1 ? '' : 's'}`;
+    else ratesMessage = 'No rate changes to save';
+    ratesSaving = false;
+  }
+
   async function load() {
     loading = true;
     try {
@@ -56,6 +215,7 @@
       message = 'Failed to load settings';
     }
     loading = false;
+    void loadRates();
   }
 
   async function save() {
@@ -108,6 +268,7 @@
       const res = await fetch('/api/v1/settings/test-woo', { method: 'POST' });
       const body = await res.json();
       wooTest = { ok: !!body.ok, detail: body.detail || (body.ok ? 'Connected & synced' : 'failed') };
+      if (wooTest.ok) await loadRates();
     } catch {
       wooTest = { ok: false, detail: 'network error' };
     }
@@ -201,6 +362,46 @@
       {/if}
     </div>
 
+    <div class="section" data-testid="species-pricing">
+      <h3>Species pricing</h3>
+      <p class="hint">One flat $ / bdft per synced species leaf (SETTINGS-35). Leaves come from taxonomy under Species — never a hardcoded list.</p>
+      {#if ratesLoading}
+        <p>Loading rates…</p>
+      {:else if rateRows.length === 0}
+        <p class="msg err" data-testid="species-pricing-empty">
+          {ratesMessage || 'Run Test WooCommerce connection first to sync species leaves.'}
+        </p>
+      {:else}
+        <div class="rate-table" role="table" aria-label="Species rates">
+          <div class="rate-head" role="row">
+            <span role="columnheader">Species</span>
+            <span role="columnheader">$ / bdft</span>
+          </div>
+          {#each rateRows as row (row.species_id)}
+            <div class="rate-row" role="row" data-species-id={row.species_id} data-species-slug={row.slug}>
+              <label class="species-name" for={`rate-${row.species_id}`}>{row.name}</label>
+              <input
+                id={`rate-${row.species_id}`}
+                type="number"
+                min="0"
+                step="0.01"
+                inputmode="decimal"
+                bind:value={row.rateText}
+                placeholder="—"
+                aria-label={`Price per bdft for ${row.name}`}
+              />
+            </div>
+          {/each}
+        </div>
+        <button on:click={saveRates} disabled={ratesSaving || saving} data-testid="save-rates">
+          {ratesSaving ? 'Saving rates…' : 'Save rates'}
+        </button>
+      {/if}
+      {#if ratesMessage && rateRows.length > 0}
+        <p class="msg" class:ok={!ratesMessage.includes('fail')} class:err={ratesMessage.includes('fail')}>{ratesMessage}</p>
+      {/if}
+    </div>
+
     <div class="section">
       <h3>Inference</h3>
       <button on:click={testInference} disabled={saving || inferenceTest?.busy}>Test Inference connection</button>
@@ -220,4 +421,18 @@
   .section { margin-top: 20px; padding-top: 12px; border-top: 1px solid #333; }
   .section h3 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 1.05rem; color: #eee; }
   .section button { margin-top: 4px; }
+  .hint { margin: 0 0 10px; color: #bbb; font-size: 0.9rem; }
+  .msg { color: #ccc; }
+  .msg.ok { color: #7fd37f; }
+  .msg.err { color: #e88; }
+  .rate-table { display: grid; gap: 6px; }
+  .rate-head, .rate-row {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr 7rem;
+    gap: 8px;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+  .rate-head { color: #aaa; font-size: 0.85rem; }
+  .species-name { margin: 0; color: #eee; }
+  .rate-row input { margin: 0; }
 </style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/create/settings/speciesLeaves.test.ts b/frontend/src/create/settings/speciesLeaves.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a5a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/create/settings/speciesLeaves.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
+import { speciesLeavesFromTaxonomy, type TaxonomyCategory } from './speciesLeaves';
+
+/** Fixture ids are local to this test — never production store ids. */
+const tree: TaxonomyCategory[] = [
+  { id: 10, name: 'Species', slug: 'species', parent_id: null },
+  { id: 11, name: 'Cedar', slug: 'cedar', parent_id: 10 },
+  { id: 12, name: 'Maple', slug: 'maple', parent_id: 10 },
+  { id: 20, name: 'Wood category', slug: 'wcat', parent_id: null },
+  { id: 21, name: 'Live edge wood', slug: 'liveedge', parent_id: 20 },
+  { id: 99, name: 'Chairs', slug: 'chairs', parent_id: null },
+];
+
+describe('speciesLeavesFromTaxonomy', () => {
+  it('returns only children of the Species grouper, sorted by name', () => {
+    const leaves = speciesLeavesFromTaxonomy(tree);
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      leaves.map((l) => l.slug),
+      ['cedar', 'maple']
+    );
+    assert.equal(leaves[0].name, 'Cedar');
+    assert.equal(leaves[1].name, 'Maple');
+  });
+
+  it('returns empty when Species grouper is missing (no dump of all categories)', () => {
+    const flat = tree.filter((c) => c.slug !== 'species');
+    assert.deepEqual(speciesLeavesFromTaxonomy(flat), []);
+  });
+
+  it('returns empty when Species has no children', () => {
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      speciesLeavesFromTaxonomy([{ id: 10, name: 'Species', slug: 'species', parent_id: null }]),
+      []
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('resolves Species grouper by name when slug differs', () => {
+    const alt: TaxonomyCategory[] = [
+      { id: 10, name: 'Species', slug: 'product-species', parent_id: null },
+      { id: 11, name: 'Alder', slug: 'alder', parent_id: 10 },
+    ];
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      speciesLeavesFromTaxonomy(alt).map((l) => l.slug),
+      ['alder']
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/create/settings/speciesLeaves.ts b/frontend/src/create/settings/speciesLeaves.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddee24a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/create/settings/speciesLeaves.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/** Species leaf selection for SETTINGS-35 rate rows.
+
+Resolves the Species grouper by slug `species` (name fallback "Species"), then
+returns its children. Never hardcodes store category ids (QUALITY-105 / METADATA-5).
+*/
+
+export interface TaxonomyCategory {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  slug: string;
+  parent_id: number | null;
+}
+
+export function speciesLeavesFromTaxonomy(categories: TaxonomyCategory[]): TaxonomyCategory[] {
+  if (!categories.length) return [];
+
+  const grouper =
+    categories.find((c) => (c.slug || '').toLowerCase() === 'species') ||
+    categories.find((c) => (c.name || '').trim().toLowerCase() === 'species');
+
+  if (!grouper) return [];
+
+  return categories
+    .filter((c) => c.parent_id === grouper.id && c.id !== grouper.id)
+    .slice()
+    .sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name, undefined, { sensitivity: 'base' }));
+}
diff --git a/frontend/tests/e2e/settings-species-pricing.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/e2e/settings-species-pricing.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ac5ebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/tests/e2e/settings-species-pricing.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+import { test, expect, type Page, type Route } from '@playwright/test';
+
+/**
+ * SETTINGS-35 UI contract against vite preview (no /api proxy).
+ * Taxonomy/pricing are Playwright mocks with fixture ids only — never live UAT
+ * store ids (QUALITY-105 / METADATA-5).
+ */
+
+const SETTINGS = {
+  woo_base_url: 'https://example.invalid',
+  woo_wp_username: 'wpuser',
+  woo_app_password: { configured: true },
+  inference_base_url: { configured: false },
+  inference_api_key: { configured: false },
+  inference_model: null,
+  inference_enabled: false,
+  content_llm_enabled: false,
+  brand_voice: null,
+  geo_context: null,
+  woo_create_status: 'draft',
+};
+
+/** Synthetic parented tree. Fixture ids 10/11/12/20/21/99 — not production. */
+const PARENTED_TAXONOMY = {
+  categories: [
+    { id: 10, name: 'Species', slug: 'species', parent_id: null },
+    { id: 11, name: 'Cedar', slug: 'cedar', parent_id: 10 },
+    { id: 12, name: 'Maple', slug: 'maple', parent_id: 10 },
+    { id: 20, name: 'Wood category', slug: 'wcat', parent_id: null },
+    { id: 21, name: 'Live edge wood', slug: 'liveedge', parent_id: 20 },
+    { id: 99, name: 'Chairs', slug: 'chairs', parent_id: null },
+  ],
+  attributes: [],
+  tags: [],
+  taxonomy_anchor: 'fixture',
+  taxonomy_last_sync_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00',
+};
+
+async function json(route: Route, body: unknown, status = 200) {
+  await route.fulfill({
+    status,
+    contentType: 'application/json',
+    body: JSON.stringify(body),
+  });
+}
+
+type ApiOpts = {
+  taxonomy?: unknown;
+  pricingGet?: () => unknown;
+  onPricingPost?: (route: Route, payload: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<void>;
+  onPricingPut?: (route: Route, id: string, payload: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<void>;
+};
+
+async function mockApi(page: Page, opts: ApiOpts) {
+  await page.route('**/api/v1/**', async (route) => {
+    const req = route.request();
+    const url = new URL(req.url());
+    const path = url.pathname;
+    const method = req.method();
+    const payload = (() => {
+      try {
+        return req.postDataJSON() as Record<string, unknown>;
+      } catch {
+        return {};
+      }
+    })();
+
+    if (path === '/api/v1/settings' && method === 'GET') {
+      await json(route, SETTINGS);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (path === '/api/v1/admin/taxonomy' && method === 'GET') {
+      await json(route, opts.taxonomy ?? { categories: [] });
+      return;
+    }
+    const putMatch = path.match(/^\/api\/v1\/admin\/pricing\/(\d+)$/);
+    if (putMatch && method === 'PUT') {
+      if (opts.onPricingPut) {
+        await opts.onPricingPut(route, putMatch[1], payload);
+        return;
+      }
+      await json(route, { error: { code: 'not_found', message: 'rule not found' } }, 404);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (path === '/api/v1/admin/pricing' && method === 'GET') {
+      const list = opts.pricingGet ? opts.pricingGet() : [];
+      await json(route, list);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (path === '/api/v1/admin/pricing' && method === 'POST') {
+      if (opts.onPricingPost) {
+        await opts.onPricingPost(route, payload);
+        return;
+      }
+      await json(
+        route,
+        {
+          id: 601,
+          species_id: payload.species_id,
+          price_per_bdft: payload.price_per_bdft,
+        },
+        201
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    await json(route, { error: { code: 'not_found', message: path } }, 404);
+  });
+}
+
+async function openSettings(page: Page) {
+  await page.goto('/');
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Settings (dev)' }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Settings' })).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('species-pricing')).toBeVisible();
+}
+
+test.describe('Settings species pricing (SETTINGS-35)', () => {
+  test('empty taxonomy: prompt only, no seeded species rows', async ({ page }) => {
+    await mockApi(page, { taxonomy: { categories: [] } });
+    await openSettings(page);
+    const empty = page.getByTestId('species-pricing-empty');
+    await expect(empty).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(empty).toContainText(/Test WooCommerce/i);
+    await expect(page.locator('.rate-row')).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('save-rates')).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.getByText('Cedar', { exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.getByText('Maple', { exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+
+  test('lists only Species-grouper children (not wood cats / parents / furniture)', async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    await mockApi(page, {
+      taxonomy: PARENTED_TAXONOMY,
+      pricingGet: () => [{ id: 501, species_id: 11, price_per_bdft: 8.25 }],
+    });
+    await openSettings(page);
+    await expect(page.locator('.rate-row')).toHaveCount(2);
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-species-slug="cedar"]')).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-species-slug="maple"]')).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByLabel('Price per bdft for Cedar')).toHaveValue('8.25');
+    await expect(page.getByLabel('Price per bdft for Maple')).toHaveValue('');
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-species-slug="liveedge"]')).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-species-slug="chairs"]')).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-species-slug="species"]')).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-species-slug="wcat"]')).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.getByText('Live edge wood')).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.getByText('Chairs', { exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+
+  test('Save rates POSTs a new rule', async ({ page }) => {
+    const posts: Record<string, unknown>[] = [];
+    await mockApi(page, {
+      taxonomy: PARENTED_TAXONOMY,
+      onPricingPost: async (route, payload) => {
+        posts.push(payload);
+        await json(
+          route,
+          { id: 601, species_id: payload.species_id, price_per_bdft: payload.price_per_bdft },
+          201
+        );
+      },
+    });
+    await openSettings(page);
+    await page.getByLabel('Price per bdft for Cedar').fill('12.5');
+    await page.getByTestId('save-rates').click();
+    await expect(page.getByText('Saved 1 rate')).toBeVisible();
+    expect(posts).toEqual([{ species_id: 11, price_per_bdft: 12.5 }]);
+  });
+
+  test('Save rates PUT after POST 409', async ({ page }) => {
+    const posts: Record<string, unknown>[] = [];
+    const puts: { id: string; payload: Record<string, unknown> }[] = [];
+    let sawConflict = false;
+    await mockApi(page, {
+      taxonomy: PARENTED_TAXONOMY,
+      pricingGet: () =>
+        sawConflict ? [{ id: 501, species_id: 12, price_per_bdft: 8 }] : [],
+      onPricingPost: async (route, payload) => {
+        posts.push(payload);
+        sawConflict = true;
+        await json(
+          route,
+          {
+            error: {
+              code: 'duplicate',
+              message: 'rule exists for species',
+              detail: { species_id: payload.species_id },
+            },
+          },
+          409
+        );
+      },
+      onPricingPut: async (route, id, payload) => {
+        puts.push({ id, payload });
+        await json(route, {
+          id: Number(id),
+          species_id: 12,
+          price_per_bdft: payload.price_per_bdft,
+        });
+      },
+    });
+    await openSettings(page);
+    await page.getByLabel('Price per bdft for Maple').fill('9.75');
+    await page.getByTestId('save-rates').click();
+    await expect(page.getByText('Saved 1 rate')).toBeVisible();
+    expect(posts).toEqual([{ species_id: 12, price_per_bdft: 9.75 }]);
+    expect(puts).toEqual([{ id: '501', payload: { price_per_bdft: 9.75 } }]);
+  });
+});