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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jan 6

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 193▼ 316 vs year ago 498 · −63.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 27▼ 100 vs year ago 155 · −64.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 2▼ 19 vs year ago 30 · −63.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for the holidays. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.29/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −83.63 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$250.29

8 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$80.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.42

vs SC average

−54.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	265.46	1,439	5thin
Medium and Large 2	543	245.00	1,329	2thin
Medium and Large 3	595	185.00	1,101	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.46/cwt here — about $339 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd

250.29

—

SC average3 barns · 54 hd

239.87

+10.42

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−54.95

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−83.63

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

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $398.73, low $279.94, median $333.91 across 21 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	1,730	149.20	2,581	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	133.00	2,232	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	127.20	1,453	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	903	103.99	939	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,618	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$1,522	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,433	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,375	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	367.43/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,323	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	289.29/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,354	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,539	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	279.19/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,410	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,131	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,709	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,538	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	261.23/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,607	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,687	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	346	208.50/cwt	207.50–210.00	721	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	212.64/cwt	202.50–222.50	755	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,102	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	191.36/cwt	182.50–200.00	785	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,177	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	296.47/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,272	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,346	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	261.44/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,244	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,476	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	243.65/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,377	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	738	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,181	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	972	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	293	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,201	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,352	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,451	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,286	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	378	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,408	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,410	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	343.73/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,392	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	287.06/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,206	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	303.02/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,324	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	240.57/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,160	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,419	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,588	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	541	182.96/cwt	180.00–195.00	990	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,235	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	248.73/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,525	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	149.20/cwt	142.00–157.00	2,581	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	103.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	939	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	988	113.06/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,117	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	127.52/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,482	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	138.00/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,704	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,119	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,467	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,103	1,432.57/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,433	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,143	1,522.19/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,522	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,618.31/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,618	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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 193Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 27Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 30

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for the holidays. Moderate offering of average to plain 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
4	450–500	468	285.00–297.50	289.29
10	500–550	505	272.50–280.00	279.19
3	550–600	575	267.50	267.50
2	600–650	615	260.00–262.50	261.23
2	650–700	655	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	520	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	365.00–370.00	367.43
1	450–500	470	327.50	327.50
2	500–550	530	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	286.00–290.00	287.06
8	450–500	482	230.00–247.50	240.57
2	550–600	555	220.00–225.00	222.52
2	600–650	613	247.50–250.00	248.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	480	180.00	180.00
5	500–550	541	180.00–195.00	182.96
1	750–800	760	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	416.00	416.00
1	350–400	365	397.50	397.50
2	400–450	405	342.50–345.00	343.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	370	347.50	347.50
5	400–450	437	300.00–307.50	303.02
1	450–500	485	292.50	292.50
1	500–550	525	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	378	372.50	372.50
4	400–450	400	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	413	285.00	285.00
12	450–500	476	250.00–267.50	261.44
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	220.00	220.00
5	300–350	346	207.50–210.00	208.50
2	350–400	355	202.50–222.50	212.64
2	400–450	410	182.50–200.00	191.36
1	550–600	595	185.00	185.00
1	600–650	605	185.00	185.00
2	700–750	738	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
14	400–450	429	292.50–297.50	296.47
3	500–550	527	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	565	240.00–247.50	243.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	460	292.50	292.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	988	112.00–115.00	113.06
10	—	1,235	134.00–141.00	138.00
16	—	1,162	120.00–132.00	127.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	903	100.00–110.00	103.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,775	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,730	142.00–157.00	149.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,143	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,522.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,618.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,103	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,432.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,375.00	1,375.00

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.