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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 2

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 88▼ 333 vs year ago 534 · −62.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 22▼ 33 vs year ago 56 · −58.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 3▼ 32 vs year ago 40 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $334.28/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits −48.55 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$334.28

21 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$46.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.46

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	357.50	1,823	5thin
Medium and Large 2	553	334.30	1,849	11thin
Medium and Large 3	578	311.03	1,798	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.47/cwt here — about $25 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 sale21 hd

334.28

—

SC average4 barns · 100 hd

324.83

+9.46

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−48.55

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	1,193	177.34	2,116	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	159.00	2,441	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	155.65	1,833	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	802	128.71	1,032	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$3,415	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$2,900	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$1,393	3thin

Every lot

69 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,100	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,650	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,844	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	502	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,945	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	535	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,974	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,987	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,069	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,978	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	991	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	363.43/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,399	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	340.86/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,333	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	418	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,473	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,494	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	323.67/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,437	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	318.77/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,508	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	500	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,538	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	505	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,654	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,199	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	327.52/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,710	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	309.16/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,614	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	316.67/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,780	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	574	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,814	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,348	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	398.74/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,471	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,581	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	362.44/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,486	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	341.85/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,487	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,627	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,553	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,823	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	336.54/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,878	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	558	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,841	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	315.04/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,859	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	289.38/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,832	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	276.24/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,749	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,859	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	273.72/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,861	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	704	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,936	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	970	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,601	1
Bulls	—	—	1,214	175.72/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,133	6
Bulls	—	—	1,243	188.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,341	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	136.09/cwt	118.00–147.50	1,027	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	113.95/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,020	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	154.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,744	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,292	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	159.00/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,441	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	595	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	755	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	910	1,627.47/head	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,627	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	3,414.58/head	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,415	2

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 Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 88Year ago 534

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	369	395.00–402.50	398.74
2	400–450	408	387.50	387.50
2	450–500	455	357.50	357.50
5	500–550	510	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	372.50	372.50
3	400–450	410	360.00–367.50	362.44
2	450–500	465	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
8	550–600	558	335.00–347.50	336.54
4	600–650	633	287.50–295.00	289.38
3	650–700	658	282.50	282.50
5	700–750	704	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	435	340.00–345.00	341.85
5	450–500	467	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	530	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	590	300.00–320.00	315.04
2	600–650	633	272.50–280.00	276.24
2	650–700	680	270.00–277.50	273.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	283	350.00	350.00
9	350–400	391	330.00–345.00	340.86
4	400–450	444	320.00–335.00	323.67
4	450–500	473	315.00–325.00	318.77
3	500–550	522	307.50–310.00	309.16
1	550–600	565	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	505	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	455	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	505	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
8	350–400	385	360.00–370.00	363.43
1	400–450	430	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	455	335.00	335.00
6	500–550	522	320.00–329.00	327.52
3	550–600	562	315.00–317.50	316.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	352.50	352.50
7	550–600	574	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	372.50	372.50
3	600–650	618	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	502	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	405	407.50	407.50
2	500–550	548	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	535	369.00	369.00
5	550–600	563	367.50	367.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,627.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	—	595	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,414.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	111.00–117.00	113.95
4	—	755	118.00–147.50	136.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	154.00–163.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,130	150.00–160.00	154.38
1	—	1,415	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	185.00–190.00	188.36
1	—	970	165.00	165.00
6	—	1,214	171.00–180.00	175.72

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.