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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 5

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 191▼ 281 vs year ago 368 · −76.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 41▼ 48 vs year ago 68 · −70.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 10▼ 13 vs year ago 16 · −81.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 higher. 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 $332.78/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits −50.06 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$332.78

9 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.24

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	337.50	1,890	8thin
Medium and Large 2	570	295.00	1,682	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $209 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 sale9 hd

332.78

—

SC average6 barns · 129 hd

306.54

+26.24

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−50.06

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	—	High	1,703	177.78	3,028	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	149.74	1,908	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,380	140.00	1,932	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,640	139.00	2,280	1thin

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)	1,475	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	288.80/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,366	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,638	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,796	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	308.72/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,738	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,879	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	325.99/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,002	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,804	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,096	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,122	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	980	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,387	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,693	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,694	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,252	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	352.58/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,315	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	381.57/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,446	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,421	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	352.93/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,525	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	340.64/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,638	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	291.09/cwt	260.00–322.50	1,421	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,890	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Full	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,657	174.34/cwt	164.00–185.00	2,889	5
Bulls	—	—	1,935	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,773	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	147.91/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,844	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,932	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,209	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,280	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	950	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 191Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 41Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,657	164.00–185.00	174.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,247	142.00–155.00	147.91
2	—	1,398	158.00	158.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	397.50	397.50
3	350–400	379	377.50–390.00	381.57
7	400–450	432	350.00–355.00	352.93
4	450–500	481	340.00–342.50	340.64
1	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
8	550–600	560	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	373	340.00–365.00	352.58
1	400–450	415	342.50	342.50
2	450–500	488	260.00–322.50	291.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	417	332.50	332.50
2	450–500	498	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	387.50	387.50
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	560	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	475	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	500	327.50	327.50
2	550–600	563	307.50–310.00	308.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	565	332.50	332.50
5	600–650	614	325.00–330.00	325.99
3	650–700	660	317.50	317.50
3	750–800	758	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	280.00–297.50	288.80
1	650–700	650	277.50	277.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	550	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	2,250.00	2,250.00

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)	1	—	1,475	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.