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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jan 20

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 97▼ 204 vs year ago 340 · −60.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 26▼ 64 vs year ago 96 · −66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 19▼ 18 vs year ago 20 · −90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited sales, slaughter cows 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate to light offering of 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 $276.82/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −106.01 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$276.82

11 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$75.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	305.00	1,595	4thin
Medium and Large 2	523	284.38	1,487	4thin
Medium and Large 3	568	229.19	1,303	3thin

One grade step is worth $75.81/cwt here — about $293 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 sale11 hd

276.82

—

SC average6 barns · 95 hd

273.20

+3.63

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−106.01

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	—	Average	1,205	134.91	1,626	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	137.37	1,625	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	101.00	1,091	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,586	2thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	393	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,503	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	433	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,624	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,599	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	330.00/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,073	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	314.66/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,155	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	407	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,302	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	313.50/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,292	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	266.80/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,278	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	256.68/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,348	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	252.54/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,419	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,537	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,343	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,524	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	897	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	242	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	908	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	292	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,022	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,218	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	382.67/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,236	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	337	413.26/cwt	405.00–418.00	1,393	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	392.61/cwt	388.00–400.00	1,445	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	307.70/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,169	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	413	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,549	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	418	379.58/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,587	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	192.81/cwt	185.00–200.00	806	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,150	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	347.88/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,527	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,451	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,595	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,596	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	223.78/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,309	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	876	123.43/cwt	107.00–135.00	1,081	4
Bulls	—	—	1,863	157.86/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,941	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	119.32/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,187	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	149.38/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,506	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	984	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,199	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	138.50/cwt	125.00–148.00	1,733	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	865	1,586.20/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,586	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 97Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 26Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 19Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	400	295.00	295.00
4	450–500	479	260.00–272.50	266.80
3	500–550	525	255.00–260.00	256.68
3	550–600	562	250.00–257.50	252.54
1	600–650	635	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	670	227.50	227.50
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	663	200.00–205.00	202.55
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	407	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	327.50–332.50	330.00
8	350–400	367	310.00–317.50	314.66
10	400–450	412	300.00–316.00	313.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	590	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	495	323.00	323.00
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	382.50	382.50
3	400–450	433	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	292	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	320	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	380	300.00–315.00	307.70
1	400–450	430	267.50	267.50
3	500–550	509	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	565	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	407.50	407.50
3	250–300	297	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	323	380.00–385.00	382.67
9	350–400	368	388.00–400.00	392.61
4	400–450	439	342.50–365.00	347.88
4	500–550	523	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	185.00–200.00	192.81
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	585	220.00–227.50	223.78
1	600–650	625	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	337	405.00–418.00	413.26
2	400–450	418	370.00–390.00	379.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	413	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	117.00–122.00	119.32
3	—	1,008	149.00–150.00	149.38
16	—	1,251	125.00–148.00	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,070	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	152.00–164.00	157.86
4	—	876	107.00–135.00	123.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,586.20

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.