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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 19

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 96▼ 361 vs year ago 520 · −69.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 27▼ 19 vs year ago 43 · −44.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 5▼ 19 vs year ago 26 · −73.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.47/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 4 of 21 comparable sales and sits −28.44 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$305.47

8 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$16.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.19

vs SC average

−28.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	318.00	1,781	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	301.30	1,642	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.70/cwt here — about $139 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 sale8 hd

305.47

—

SC average6 barns · 117 hd

310.66

−5.19

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−28.79

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−28.44

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	—	Low	1,406	171.27	2,408	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,058	147.38	1,560	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	132.82	1,296	6thin

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)	1,085	$1,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	346.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,492	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,676	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,948	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	286	348.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	996	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	347	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,379	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,236	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	366	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,354	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	408	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,520	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	339.23/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,493	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,517	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	321.23/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,535	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	301.03/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,565	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,781	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	301.56/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,719	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,881	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,850	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	310	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,411	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	373.10/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,586	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,573	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	316.64/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,510	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	347.52/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,689	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,488	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	364.99/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,909	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,746	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	323.98/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,863	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,327	168.79/cwt	158.00–181.00	2,240	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,242	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,132	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	800	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,320	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	137.37/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,317	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	123.72/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,250	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	133.42/cwt	126.00–145.00	1,354	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	152.84/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,712	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	880	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	685	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,079	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 96Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 27Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 26

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	643	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	397.50	397.50
5	350–400	366	370.00	370.00
6	400–450	408	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	385.00	385.00
5	400–450	443	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	560	318.00	318.00
2	650–700	698	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	340.00–350.00	348.11
3	350–400	353	350.00	350.00
11	400–450	440	337.50–350.00	339.23
6	450–500	478	317.50–332.50	321.23
3	500–550	520	290.00–307.50	301.03
3	550–600	570	295.00–310.00	301.56
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	545	357.50	357.50
1	550–600	560	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	340.00–350.00	346.91
2	450–500	493	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	475	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
8	500–550	523	362.50–367.50	364.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	440	357.50	357.50
3	450–500	477	310.00–320.00	316.64
2	500–550	500	290.00–305.00	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
6	400–450	425	360.00–380.00	373.10
6	450–500	486	335.00–357.50	347.52
2	500–550	525	332.50	332.50
3	550–600	575	320.00–332.50	323.98
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	685	157.50	157.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	150.00	150.00

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	—	1,085	1,675.00	1,675.00

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	—	645	120.00	120.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	880	175.00	175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	1,975.00	1,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,640	191.00	191.00
3	—	1,327	158.00–181.00	168.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,120	140.00–163.00	152.84
4	—	1,015	126.00–145.00	133.42
1	—	800	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	121.00–126.00	123.72
4	—	959	133.00–140.00	137.37

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.