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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 3

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 173▼ 598 vs year ago 722 · −82.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 22▼ 95 vs year ago 106 · −89.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 40 vs year ago 45 · −88.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. 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 $291.20/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −91.63 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$291.20

16 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$454

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$102.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.88

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	297.62	1,614	15thin
Medium and Large 3	595	195.00	1,160	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.62/cwt here — about $454 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 sale16 hd

291.20

—

SC average6 barns · 96 hd

282.32

+8.88

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−91.63

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

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	150.74	1,897	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	129.00	1,342	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,358	3thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	283	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,266	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	367.60/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,379	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,616	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,569	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	331.46/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,054	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,059	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	317.19/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,208	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,327	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	282.57/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,209	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	268.61/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,413	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	251.31/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,397	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	595	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,294	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,258	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	705	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,251	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	835	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	337	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,407	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	718	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	381.70/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,443	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	389.76/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,625	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,164	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	328.63/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,571	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	313.67/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,637	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	265.51/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,548	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	604	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,616	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,794	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,636	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	129.00/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,342	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	147.16/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,800	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	157.90/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,100	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	735	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,028	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	553	87.33/cwt	75.00–100.00	483	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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 173Year ago 722

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 45

Compared to last week: no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	375	282.50	282.50
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	645	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	325.00–335.00	331.46
8	350–400	381	315.00–317.50	317.19
2	400–450	428	270.00–295.00	282.57
1	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
7	500–550	526	265.00–272.50	268.61
4	550–600	556	240.00–260.00	251.31
2	750–800	755	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	705	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
11	450–500	478	320.00–340.00	328.63
10	500–550	522	310.00–320.00	313.67
5	550–600	583	252.50–272.50	265.51
5	600–650	604	267.50	267.50
2	700–750	725	247.50	247.50
1	750–800	770	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	350	205.00	205.00
1	400–450	435	267.50	267.50
1	450–500	495	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	595	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	337	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	378	375.00–385.00	381.70
3	400–450	417	380.00–400.00	389.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	375	360.00–375.00	367.60
4	400–450	431	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	465	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	447.50	447.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	123.00–135.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,223	139.00–154.00	147.16
3	—	1,330	156.00–160.00	157.90

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	553	75.00–100.00	87.33

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.