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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 16

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 155▼ 148 vs year ago 328 · −45.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 10▼ 44 vs year ago 68 · −64.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 10▼ 35 vs year ago 61 · −57.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $335.24/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits −47.60 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$335.24

18 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.31

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	338.29	1,843	15thin
Medium and Large 1	595	320.00	1,904	2thin
Medium and Large 3	500	320.00	1,600	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.29/cwt here — about $243 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

335.24

—

SC average6 barns · 95 hd

322.93

+12.31

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−47.60

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	1,829	194.81	3,563	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	155.53	1,737	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	901	124.95	1,126	9thin

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)	845	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	760	$1,275	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	863	$1,992	3thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	539	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,940	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,991	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	253	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	848	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	299	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,106	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,029	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	374.77/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,199	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,114	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Full	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	325.52/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,367	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,561	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,690	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	319.85/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,798	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,515	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,884	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	693	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	227	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	846	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	391.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,272	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,427	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	381.90/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,447	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	353.66/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,503	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	359.84/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,662	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Full	468	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,661	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	497	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,640	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	344.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,836	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,858	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	563	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,830	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,915	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	265.07/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,795	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	241.65/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,704	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,534	1
Bulls	—	—	1,972	199.41/cwt	197.00–201.00	3,932	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	116.70/cwt	92.00–131.00	1,042	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	141.45/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,299	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,753	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	153.98/cwt	141.00–164.00	1,734	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	825	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	825	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	860	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	905	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	602	168.56/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,015	10
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	637	158.63/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,010	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	867	149.23/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,294	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,418	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,270	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	760	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	820	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	845	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 Jun 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 155Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 10Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 10Year ago 61

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	227	372.50	372.50
7	300–350	325	390.00–395.00	391.50
4	350–400	379	380.00–382.50	381.90
9	400–450	425	350.00–360.00	353.66
4	450–500	462	350.00–370.00	359.84
10	500–550	533	330.00–350.00	344.43
2	550–600	563	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	705	240.00–245.00	241.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	497	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	677	250.00–272.50	265.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	366	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	608	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	563	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	253	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	305	337.50	337.50
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	299	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	323	340.00–350.00	344.96
10	400–450	420	325.00–327.50	325.52
10	450–500	473	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	562	310.00–330.00	319.85
2	600–650	623	300.00–305.00	302.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	370.00–380.00	374.77
2	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	512	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	625	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	539	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	893	92.00–131.00	116.70
3	—	918	135.00–156.00	141.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,126	141.00–164.00	153.98
1	—	1,025	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	181.00	181.00
3	—	1,972	197.00–201.00	199.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	602	150.00–180.00	168.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	637	147.50–165.00	158.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	163.00	163.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	138.00	138.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	141.00–160.00	149.23

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	1	—	1,015	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,275.00	1,275.00

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	—	825	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.