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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 7

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 86▼ 616 vs year ago 738 · −83.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 26▼ 104 vs year ago 129 · −80.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 32 vs year ago 38 · −84.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and heifers no comparisons due to limited sales, feeder bulls 3.00 lower based on limited sales, slaughter cows 8.00 lower based on limited sales, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower based on limited sales. 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 $287.17/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −95.66 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$287.17

10 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.19

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	574	287.17	1,650	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

287.17

—

SC average6 barns · 88 hd

297.37

−10.19

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−95.66

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	—	Low	1,500	169.44	2,541	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	140.84	1,781	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	125.53	1,209	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)	775	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,472	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	318.80/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,333	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	427	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,569	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	430	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,537	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,553	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	349.99/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,092	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Full	355	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,092	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,205	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,276	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	424	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,367	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,458	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	299.80/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,433	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	509	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,542	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	533	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,146	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	273.58/cwt	272.50–274.00	1,600	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,484	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,162	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	396.31/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,248	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	402.47/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,449	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	386.93/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,408	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,452	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	362.99/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,510	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	285.19/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,657	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	635	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,603	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	248.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,686	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,817	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	185.52/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,557	166.49/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,592	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	125.53/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,209	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	142.51/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,766	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	130.85/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,855	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,680	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,074	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	710	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	504	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	855	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,616	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	775	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 86Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 26Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	395.00–397.50	396.31
4	350–400	364	380.00–390.00	386.93
9	400–450	416	360.00–380.00	362.99
4	450–500	460	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	305.00	305.00
9	550–600	581	280.00–290.00	285.19
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
9	650–700	677	245.00–255.00	248.98
1	750–800	765	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	360	400.00–405.00	402.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	367.50	367.50
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	325.00–330.00	327.52
1	400–450	415	307.50	307.50
2	450–500	478	292.50–307.50	299.80
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
7	550–600	585	272.50–274.00	273.58
1	600–650	625	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	509	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	345.00–357.50	349.99
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	463	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	307.50	307.50
2	500–550	533	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	377.50	377.50
1	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	615	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	317.50–320.00	318.80
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	357.50	357.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	71.00	71.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	495	110.00	110.00

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	1	—	855	189.00	189.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,680	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	124.00–127.00	125.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	130.00–132.00	130.85
12	—	1,239	135.00–150.00	142.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,395	181.00–195.00	185.52
6	—	1,557	155.00–170.00	166.49

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.