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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Feb 24

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 50▼ 576 vs year ago 663 · −86.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 23▼ 112 vs year ago 137 · −81.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 11▼ 21 vs year ago 25 · −84.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 8.50 higher based on limited comparable sales, slaughter bulls steady. 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 $258.61/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −75.30 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$258.61

9 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.88

vs SC average

−48.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	271.25	1,444	4thin
Medium and Large 2	522	261.67	1,365	3thin
Medium and Large 3	568	228.75	1,298	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale9 hd

258.61

—

SC average6 barns · 82 hd

247.73

+10.88

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−48.40

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−75.30

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	1,426	155.02	2,211	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	148.06	1,916	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	115.72	1,111	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	765	$940	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3Full	400	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	910	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,469	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	560	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	269	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	915	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,143	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	316.63/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,178	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fancy	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,313	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	281.94/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,249	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	280.85/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,300	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,388	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,254	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	405.17/cwt	400.00–420.00	904	4
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	765	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2Value Added	235	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	928	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,243	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	404.77/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,295	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	360.48/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,334	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	280.03/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,143	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	337.32/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,434	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,467	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,489	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,461	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,153	134.92/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,556	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	163.45/cwt	147.00–171.00	2,615	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,278	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	115.72/cwt	107.00–124.00	1,111	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	144.07/cwt	130.00–157.00	1,848	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	164.01/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,193	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	895	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,378	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	775	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	911	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	850	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	765	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 50Year ago 663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 23Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	372	310.00–330.00	316.63
1	400–450	420	312.50	312.50
3	450–500	463	280.00–282.50	280.85
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	200	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	443	270.00–287.50	281.94
2	500–550	500	277.50	277.50
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	590	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	317.50	317.50
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	525	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	520	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	448	327.50	327.50
4	450–500	469	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	408	275.00–285.00	280.03
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	615	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	400.00–420.00	405.17
5	250–300	296	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	320	400.00–410.00	404.77
3	350–400	370	352.50–370.00	360.48
2	400–450	425	330.00–345.00	337.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	117.50	117.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	940.00	940.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	895	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	147.00–171.00	163.45
3	—	1,153	127.00–144.00	134.92
1	—	1,725	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	107.00–124.00	115.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,283	130.00–157.00	144.07
3	—	1,337	160.00–170.00	164.01

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.