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Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Apr 28

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 73▼ 417 vs year ago 608 · −68.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 8▼ 64 vs year ago 105 · −61.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 3▼ 22 vs year ago 32 · −68.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to Feeder Bulls 4-29-2025* Compared to last week: feeder steers 3.75 higher, feeder heifers no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, feeder bulls 2.50 higher, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls no comparisons due to limited comparable 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 $323.00/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −59.83 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$323.00

12 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$45.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.95

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	340.10	1,820	6thin
Medium and Large 2	572	308.08	1,762	5thin
Medium and Large 3	535	295.00	1,578	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.10/cwt here — about $241 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 sale12 hd

323.00

—

SC average6 barns · 115 hd

315.05

+7.95

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−59.83

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	1,720	170.72	2,936	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	146.84	1,668	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	134.65	1,985	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	128.48	1,276	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,040	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	745	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

67 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,439	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,278	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	409.74/cwt	407.50–412.50	1,721	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,746	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,817	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,109	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,953	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,150	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	881	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	371.35/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,225	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	333.93/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,262	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	333.63/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,425	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	306.14/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,307	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,177	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	324.16/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,579	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,686	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	285.14/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,534	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	286.55/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,665	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	599	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,737	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	600	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,515	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	614	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,781	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,838	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,836	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	928	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	432.50/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,103	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	352.49/cwt	347.50–355.00	998	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,279	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	339	344.94/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,169	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	415.04/cwt	412.50–417.50	1,411	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Full	372	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,367	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	338.30/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,296	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,554	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	345.95/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,654	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	340.10/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,820	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	308.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,762	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,066	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,920	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	154.00/cwt	146.00–160.00	2,148	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	179.29/cwt	176.00–182.00	3,326	2
Bulls	—	—	2,100	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,927	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	128.48/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,276	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	998	157.21/cwt	157.00–157.50	1,569	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	146.01/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,675	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	138.58/cwt	130.00–154.00	2,029	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	129.40/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,925	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	745	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,027	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	945	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,269	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	2,193.35/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,193	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	850	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 73Year ago 608

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 8Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 3Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	412.50	412.50
2	250–300	255	430.00–435.00	432.50
2	300–350	340	412.50–417.50	415.04
4	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
6	500–550	535	335.00–342.50	340.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	387.50	387.50
14	400–450	444	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	478	345.00–347.50	345.95
5	550–600	572	300.00–310.00	308.08
5	700–750	711	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	347.50–355.00	352.49
4	300–350	339	340.00–355.00	344.94
3	350–400	383	335.00–340.00	338.30
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	337.50	337.50

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	330	367.50–380.00	371.35
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	427	327.50–342.50	333.63
3	450–500	487	322.50–327.50	324.16
4	500–550	511	330.00	330.00
5	550–600	581	282.50–290.00	286.55
2	750–800	773	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	599	290.00	290.00
9	600–650	614	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
5	350–400	378	327.50–345.00	333.93
5	400–450	427	300.00–322.50	306.14
2	500–550	538	275.00–295.00	285.14
1	550–600	555	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	700	262.50	262.50
3	800–850	800	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	440	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	735	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	613	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	351	410.00	410.00
9	400–450	420	407.50–412.50	409.74
2	450–500	475	367.50	367.50
2	500–550	523	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	615	317.50	317.50
2	650–700	688	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	159.00	159.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,925.00	1,925.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,193.35

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	125.00	125.00

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	—	1,110	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	176.00–182.00	179.29
2	—	1,395	146.00–160.00	154.00
1	—	2,100	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	120.00–137.00	128.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	126.00–133.00	129.40
4	—	1,464	130.00–154.00	138.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,147	137.00–155.00	146.01
2	—	998	157.00–157.50	157.21

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.