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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

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

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

221 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 53▼ 200 vs year ago 421 · −47.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 98 vs year ago 115 · −85.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 53 vs year ago 57 · −93.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder bulls 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and steers no comparisons due to limited sales, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 8.50 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.42/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −48.50 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$285.42

12 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$61.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.13

vs SC average

−36.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	298.75	1,587	8thin
Medium and Large 2	568	280.00	1,589	2thin
Medium and Large 3	560	237.50	1,330	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.25/cwt here — about $257 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 sale12 hd

285.42

—

SC average6 barns · 103 hd

280.29

+5.13

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−36.32

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−48.50

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	1,760	180.10	3,170	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	157.01	1,744	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	800	100.00	800	1thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$2,138	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	610	$600	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	780	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	430.44/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,218	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,465	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	409.02/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,755	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	361.11/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,614	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	341.28/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,655	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	337.61/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,766	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3Full	540	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,472	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	301.98/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,827	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,811	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	312.36/cwt	310.00–315.00	859	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	826	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,080	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	269.61/cwt	260.00–280.00	871	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,189	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	356	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,282	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	312.72/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,154	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	398	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,294	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	322.24/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,370	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	428	334.47/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,432	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,258	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	309.12/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,332	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	316.59/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,501	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	299.18/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,439	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	275.00/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,348	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,581	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	263.41/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,638	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	278.65/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,750	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	239.96/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,524	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	682	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,841	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,588	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	262	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,192	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3Full	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,078	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	310	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,411	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	313	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,409	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	414.56/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,360	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,283	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,340	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	426.65/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,651	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	371.25/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,541	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	408.12/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,718	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	306.39/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,409	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,629	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3Full	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	300.97/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,574	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,822	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	331.71/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,874	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	242.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,591	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,020	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,581	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	180.62/cwt	175.00–186.00	3,323	6
Bulls	—	—	1,890	191.08/cwt	188.00–194.00	3,611	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	157.01/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,744	15
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	890	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,669	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	975	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	610	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	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 Mar 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 53Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	460	300.00–312.50	306.39
6	500–550	523	297.50–315.00	300.97
2	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	242.43
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	280	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	340	375.00–380.00	377.46
1	350–400	380	352.50	352.50
2	400–450	415	367.50–375.00	371.25
2	500–550	548	332.50	332.50
3	550–600	565	330.00–335.00	331.71
1	600–650	630	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	310	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
9	300–350	328	400.00–420.00	414.56
3	350–400	387	425.00–427.50	426.65
11	400–450	421	400.00–417.50	408.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	313	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	295.00	295.00
2	300–350	323	260.00–280.00	269.61
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	430	292.50	292.50
1	500–550	535	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	635	237.50–242.50	239.96
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	730	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	310.00–315.00	312.36
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
9	350–400	369	300.00–317.50	312.72
6	400–450	431	300.00–315.00	309.12
9	450–500	481	297.50–310.00	299.18
1	500–550	540	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	595	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	622	255.00–267.50	263.41
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	300	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	355	330.00–340.00	334.93
2	400–450	425	315.00–330.00	322.24
3	450–500	474	310.00–320.00	316.59
7	500–550	527	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	628	275.00–282.50	278.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	356	360.00	360.00
10	400–450	428	332.50–337.50	334.47
3	650–700	682	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	267.50–282.50	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
13	400–450	447	360.00–375.00	361.11
4	450–500	485	340.00–345.00	341.28
8	500–550	523	320.00–340.00	337.61
1	600–650	630	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	420.00–440.00	430.44
2	350–400	353	415.00	415.00
8	400–450	429	397.50–415.00	409.02
5	600–650	605	297.50–317.50	301.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	890	187.50	187.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	1	—	1,040	2,375.00	2,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,840	175.00–186.00	180.62
1	—	1,020	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,890	188.00–194.00	191.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,111	151.00–165.00	157.01

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.