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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 21

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 141▼ 177 vs year ago 250 · −70.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 52▼ 78 vs year ago 86 · −90.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 21 vs year ago 24 · −87.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits −28.91 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$305.00

1 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.58

vs SC average

−24.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	305.00	1,586	1thin

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 sale1 hd

305.00

—

SC average6 barns · 108 hd

287.42

+17.58

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−24.95

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−28.91

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	—	High	1,363	190.88	2,602	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	991	143.23	1,419	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	130.96	1,473	2thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,766	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	346.50/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,663	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	374.95/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,069	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	357.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,028	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,341	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	340.75/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,458	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,422	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	325.50/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,549	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	839	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	402.43/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,099	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	404.94/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,559	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	338.31/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,566	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	334.58/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,710	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,748	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,604	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,363	190.88/cwt	186.00–200.00	2,602	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	991	143.23/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,419	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	130.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,473	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	710	165.85/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,178	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	905	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,376	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 141Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 52Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 24

Compared to last week: no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	186.00–200.00	190.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	991	138.00–149.00	143.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	130.00–132.00	130.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	400.00–405.00	402.43
2	350–400	385	402.50–407.50	404.94
2	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
6	500–550	511	332.50–335.00	334.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	705	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	463	335.00–340.00	338.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	340.00–357.50	346.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	406.00	406.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	350.00–360.00	357.00
1	450–500	455	312.50	312.50
1	500–550	520	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	372.50–380.00	374.95
3	350–400	370	362.50	362.50
7	400–450	428	330.00–342.50	340.75
9	450–500	476	322.50–335.00	325.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	710	160.00–172.50	165.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	152.00	152.00

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.