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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 26

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

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Feeder Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 159▼ 272 vs year ago 360 · −75.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 24▼ 64 vs year ago 86 · −74.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 46 vs year ago 49 · −93.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers 1.50 higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 0.50 higher, feeder bulls no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 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 $358.99/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −23.84 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$358.99

5 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$33.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.21

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	365.62	1,934	4thin
Medium and Large 2	535	332.50	1,779	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.12/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale5 hd

358.99

—

SC average5 barns · 56 hd

337.78

+21.21

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−23.84

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	1,434	179.11	2,568	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,600	172.01	2,752	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	162.92	2,035	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	121.26	1,171	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,650	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,399	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,712	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	974	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	303.05/cwt	290.00–315.00	858	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	308	307.56/cwt	305.00–310.00	947	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	314	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,256	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,341	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	335.95/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,300	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,515	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,539	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,651	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,730	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,613	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	240	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,092	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	402.61/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,099	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	395.96/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,346	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,632	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	394	392.01/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,545	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	371.16/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,603	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	365.99/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,731	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,779	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	356.23/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,970	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	725	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,921	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,273	170.67/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,173	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,440	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	129.10/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,220	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	105.57/cwt	93.00–117.00	1,064	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	173.51/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,165	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	161.54/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,113	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	172.01/cwt	171.00–173.00	2,752	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	970	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 159Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 24Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	367.50	367.50
1	350–400	375	357.50	357.50
5	400–450	443	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	470	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	317.50	317.50
2	550–600	558	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	600	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	290.00–315.00	303.05
2	300–350	308	305.00–310.00	307.56
3	350–400	387	330.00–347.50	335.95
2	650–700	665	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	417.50	417.50
2	550–600	560	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	760	255.00	255.00

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	402.61
3	300–350	340	387.50–400.00	395.96
5	350–400	391	417.50	417.50
5	450–500	473	360.00–367.50	365.99
2	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	553	352.50–360.00	356.23
1	600–650	615	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	394	390.00–392.50	392.01
4	400–450	432	370.00–375.00	371.16
1	500–550	535	332.50	332.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,248	172.00–175.00	173.51
6	—	1,308	155.00–166.00	161.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	945	128.00–132.00	129.10
2	—	1,008	93.00–117.00	105.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	171.00–173.00	172.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	167.00–173.00	170.67
1	—	1,755	196.00	196.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,325.00	1,325.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,975.00	1,975.00

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	—	970	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.