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Saluda Stockyards

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

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

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

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Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 87▼ 389 vs year ago 514 · −75.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 25▼ 120 vs year ago 141 · −85.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 4▼ 82 vs year ago 98 · −83.7%

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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 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Moderate 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 $288.85/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −93.98 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$288.85

6 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$32.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.25

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	514	299.53	1,540	4thin
Medium and Large 3	588	267.50	1,573	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.03/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale6 hd

288.85

—

SC average6 barns · 51 hd

286.60

+2.25

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−93.98

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	—	High	1,869	173.52	3,243	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	150.00	2,625	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	149.78	1,820	15

Every lot

44 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	364.92/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,503	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	554	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	722	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	310.13/cwt	300.00–315.00	971	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	272.84/cwt	265.00–280.00	900	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	307.45/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,116	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	267.62/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,012	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	298.65/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,227	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	221.21/cwt	220.00–222.50	940	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	267.96/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,158	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	248.56/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,168	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	268.52/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,270	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,191	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	277.60/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,449	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	236.61/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,349	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	245.58/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,697	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	292.39/cwt	285.00–300.00	994	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	358	399.54/cwt	397.50–402.50	1,430	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,343	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	371.83/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,554	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	352.53/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,604	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	268.35/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,261	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	311.99/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,523	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	299.53/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,540	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,573	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	240.01/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,735	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,743	167.55/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,920	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	179.48/cwt	179.00–180.00	3,581	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	151.04/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,719	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,090	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,956	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,112	199.89/cwt	161.00–217.00	2,223	16

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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 87Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 25Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 4Year ago 98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,995	179.00–180.00	179.48
2	—	1,743	162.00–172.00	167.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	162.00	162.00
3	—	1,423	135.00–140.00	137.44
10	—	1,138	142.00–157.00	151.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	150.00	150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	340	285.00–300.00	292.39
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	470	265.00–270.00	268.35
2	550–600	588	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	488	300.00–320.00	311.99
4	500–550	514	295.00–310.00	299.53
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	723	237.50–242.50	240.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	368	365.00	365.00
11	400–450	418	365.00–377.50	371.83
6	450–500	455	345.00–362.50	352.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	358	397.50–402.50	399.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	270.00	270.00
2	250–300	283	250.00–260.00	255.04
2	400–450	425	220.00–222.50	221.21
2	450–500	470	240.00–257.50	248.56
2	500–550	518	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	265.00–280.00	272.84
7	350–400	378	260.00–280.00	267.62
5	400–450	432	265.00–270.00	267.96
2	450–500	473	262.50–275.00	268.52
5	500–550	522	262.50–282.50	277.60
3	550–600	570	230.00–240.00	236.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	300.00–315.00	310.13
3	350–400	363	295.00–317.50	307.45
4	400–450	411	295.00–302.50	298.65
8	650–700	691	242.50–246.00	245.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	510	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	360.00–375.00	364.92
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,112	161.00–217.00	199.89

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.