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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Mar 31

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

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Feeder Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 221▼ 202 vs year ago 288 · −70.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 17▼ 55 vs year ago 81 · −67.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 19 vs year ago 23 · −82.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sharply higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 4.00 higher based on limited comparable sales sales, feeder bulls steady, slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $322.01/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −60.82 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$322.01

5 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.89

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	347.50	1,738	1thin
Medium and Large 2	587	315.85	1,854	3thin
Medium and Large 3	505	315.00	1,591	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $147 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 sale5 hd

322.01

—

SC average6 barns · 63 hd

308.12

+13.89

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−60.82

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	1,670	169.53	2,831	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	153.70	1,862	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	96.91	903	3thin

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)	1,020	$1,488	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	660	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	445	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,702	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	565	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,048	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	356.42/cwt	350.00–370.00	980	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,056	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	339.16/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,313	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,326	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,465	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	486	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,550	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,282	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	353	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,571	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	405.90/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,461	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	408.31/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,694	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	422	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,741	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	366.88/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,611	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	377.46/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,710	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	340.35/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,685	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,738	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	315.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,854	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,891	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	760	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,767	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	169.53/cwt	155.00–174.00	2,831	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	122.37/cwt	104.00–138.00	1,065	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	485	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	153.78/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,836	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,083	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	146.93/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,944	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	660	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	925	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 221Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 17Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,194	147.00–157.00	153.78
2	—	1,323	144.00–150.00	146.93
1	—	1,255	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	104.00–138.00	122.37
1	—	1,055	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,670	155.00–174.00	169.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00–330.00	325.00
1	400–450	405	327.50	327.50
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	350.00–370.00	356.42
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	387	337.50–340.00	339.16
4	400–450	434	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	486	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	333	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	439	365.00–372.50	366.88
7	450–500	495	340.00–342.50	340.35
3	550–600	587	310.00–320.00	315.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	353	445.00	445.00
7	400–450	422	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	400.00–410.00	405.90
3	400–450	415	405.00–410.00	408.31
5	450–500	453	367.50–380.00	377.46
1	500–550	500	347.50	347.50
2	600–650	615	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	—	1,115	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	90.00	90.00

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.