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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 14

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 122▼ 431 vs year ago 572 · −75.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 25▼ 20 vs year ago 72 · −27.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 34 vs year ago 38 · −89.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers and bulls no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. 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 $319.74/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −63.09 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$319.74

11 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$62.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	334.98	1,782	5thin
Medium and Large 2	547	313.95	1,716	5thin
Medium and Large 3	570	272.50	1,553	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.48/cwt here — about $229 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 sale11 hd

319.74

—

SC average6 barns · 95 hd

318.37

+1.37

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−63.09

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	1,547	161.32	2,496	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,362	145.06	1,976	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,225	140.00	1,715	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	96.65	942	5thin

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)	985	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,372	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,506	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,720	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,713	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	236.19/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,712	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,713	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	316.43/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,304	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	287.55/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,188	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	441	324.39/cwt	323.50–325.00	1,431	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	328.50/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,514	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	548	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,671	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,768	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,413	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	688	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,610	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	275	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,279	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	278	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,209	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,208	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	335	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,491	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	403.35/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,521	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	393.24/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,490	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	326.05/cwt	297.50–360.00	1,242	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	404	402.50/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,626	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	334.98/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,782	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	317.44/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,768	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,553	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	256.15/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,627	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,641	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,020	143.18/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,460	2
Bulls	—	—	1,684	163.75/cwt	150.00–176.00	2,758	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,257	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	79.15/cwt	62.00–108.00	754	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	122.89/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,239	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,715	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,078	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	145.12/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,968	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,106	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	933	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,325	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 122Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 25Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year 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	320	375.00–380.00	377.46
7	350–400	379	380.00–400.00	393.24
4	400–450	404	395.00–407.50	402.50
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	557	310.00–320.00	317.44
1	600–650	610	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	290	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	381	297.50–360.00	326.05
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	272.50	272.50
2	600–650	635	250.00–262.50	256.15
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	335	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
6	350–400	377	402.50–407.50	403.35
5	500–550	532	330.00–337.50	334.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	650	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	413	280.00–295.00	287.55
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	595	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	688	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
5	400–450	412	312.50–325.00	316.43
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	323.50–325.00	324.39
3	500–550	548	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	461	327.50–332.50	328.50
1	550–600	575	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	725	227.50–245.00	236.19
1	750–800	770	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	495	347.50	347.50
2	500–550	500	340.00–345.00	342.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	140.00–144.00	142.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,315	158.00	158.00
35	—	1,356	135.00–154.00	145.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	118.00–127.00	122.89
3	—	952	62.00–108.00	79.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	138.00–150.00	143.18
1	—	1,780	183.00	183.00
6	—	1,684	150.00–176.00	163.75

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.