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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jun 23

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jun 16Jun 23Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 180▼ 233 vs year ago 376 · −62.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 24▼ 41 vs year ago 57 · −71.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: *There will be no report issued next week due to sale being closed for the holiday*

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 $315.21/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −18.71 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$315.21

12 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$44.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.46

vs SC average

−20.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	324.29	1,670	7thin
Medium and Large 2	524	308.13	1,615	4thin
Medium and Large 3	508	280.00	1,422	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.29/cwt here — about $248 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 sale12 hd

315.21

—

SC average6 barns · 119 hd

308.74

+6.46

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−20.70

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−18.71

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	1,558	181.78	2,832	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	170.40	2,032	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,078	153.55	1,655	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	120.00	1,197	2thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,336	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,439	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	439	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,558	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,673	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,449	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	348.01/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,858	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	554	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,676	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	329.85/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,880	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	735	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	269	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	968	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	366.24/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,201	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	916	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	328.22/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,237	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	323.15/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,348	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,352	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	283.28/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,337	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	311.56/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,502	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,629	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,572	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,422	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,687	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,739	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,839	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	690	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,777	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	298	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,103	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,249	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,357	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	425	344.91/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,466	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	331.64/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,409	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,574	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,632	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,653	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	288.01/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,820	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,607	184.63/cwt	172.00–196.00	2,967	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,568	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,078	153.55/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,655	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	168.36/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,943	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,652	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,261	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 180Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 24Year ago 57

Special Note: *There will be no report issued next week due to sale being closed for the holiday*

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	152.00–155.00	153.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	140.00	140.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	175.00–176.00	175.51
5	—	1,154	165.00–171.00	168.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	201.00	201.00
1	—	1,195	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,607	172.00–196.00	184.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	340.00–347.50	344.91
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	298	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	333	375.00	375.00
5	350–400	377	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	502	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
10	600–650	632	285.00–290.00	288.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	425	330.00–335.00	331.64
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	565	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	390	342.50	342.50
2	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	570	325.00–337.50	329.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	342.50	342.50
3	450–500	483	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	554	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	357.50	357.50
5	500–550	534	345.00–352.50	348.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	603	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	269	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	328	365.00–367.50	366.24
7	350–400	377	320.00–340.00	328.22
8	400–450	417	322.50–325.00	323.15
3	450–500	482	307.50–320.00	311.56
3	500–550	507	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	575	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	277.50	277.50
5	400–450	436	310.00	310.00
6	450–500	472	280.00–290.00	283.28
1	500–550	508	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	325.00	325.00

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.