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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 12

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 87▼ 258 vs year ago 354 · −72.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 20▼ 41 vs year ago 68 · −60.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 43 vs year ago 48 · −89.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers 5.00 higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers and bulls no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.50 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. There has been heavy rains in the area over the last few days.

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 $323.47/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −10.44 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$323.47

18 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$32.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.00

vs SC average

−16.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	325.29	1,665	17thin
Medium and Large 2	540	292.50	1,580	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.79/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

323.47

—

SC average6 barns · 114 hd

309.47

+14.00

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−16.41

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−10.44

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	1,750	186.93	3,272	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	157.59	1,838	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	157.00	2,072	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	136.44	1,519	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,975	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,555	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,429	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,668	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,221	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,073	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	340	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,352	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,030	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	354.16/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,371	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	323.38/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,251	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,449	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,429	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,384	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,661	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,580	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,845	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,800	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,798	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	386.26/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,572	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,539	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	336.46/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,534	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,630	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	322.30/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,837	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	269.74/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,802	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	181.78/cwt	173.00–188.00	3,127	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	190.80/cwt	189.00–192.00	3,383	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	136.44/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,519	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	157.19/cwt	140.00–166.00	1,805	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,072	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,386	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	478	159.04/cwt	155.00–162.50	760	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	868	176.25/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,530	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 87Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 20Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	317.50–335.00	323.38
1	400–450	430	317.50	317.50
2	450–500	450	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	540	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	605	297.50	297.50
1	650–700	685	262.50	262.50
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	511	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	387	352.50–355.00	354.16
2	400–450	423	342.50	342.50
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	600	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	397.50	397.50
1	350–400	360	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	368	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	490	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	357.50	357.50
1	450–500	460	362.50	362.50
2	650–700	658	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	500	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
9	600–650	630	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	450	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	347.50	347.50
5	450–500	456	330.00–340.00	336.46
2	550–600	570	315.00–330.00	322.30
2	650–700	668	260.00–280.00	269.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	407	385.00–387.50	386.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	530	307.50	307.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	478	155.00–162.50	159.04

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	2	—	868	160.00–190.00	176.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,975.00	1,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	130.00–142.00	136.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,148	140.00–166.00	157.19
1	—	1,455	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,773	189.00–192.00	190.80
3	—	1,720	173.00–188.00	181.78

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.