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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 21

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 102▼ 291 vs year ago 385 · −75.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 19▲ 0 vs year ago 25 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 3▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers firm on a light test, feeder heifers had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, feeder bulls sharply higher, slaughter cows and bulls had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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 $325.63/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 8 of 21 comparable sales and sits −8.28 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$325.63

15 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$35.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.01

vs SC average

−14.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	330.34	1,763	13thin
Medium and Large 2	553	294.99	1,631	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.35/cwt here — about $132 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 sale15 hd

325.63

—

SC average6 barns · 190 hd

318.62

+7.01

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−14.55

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−8.28

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	—	Average	1,513	194.19	2,938	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	161.79	2,477	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,035	157.93	1,635	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	134.71	1,487	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	780	$1,350	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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Full	325	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,186	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Full	450	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,451	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,762	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,903	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,931	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	828	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	312	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,076	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	351.24/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,152	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	368.14/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,384	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,396	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	329.40/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,551	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	332.12/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,754	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	543	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,778	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	294.99/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,631	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,712	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,658	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,319	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	307.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,269	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,544	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,683	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	363.19/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,707	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	363.75/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,862	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	338.37/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,743	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,458	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	341.87/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,911	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	321.28/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,825	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,032	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	200.45/cwt	200.00–201.00	2,993	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	187.93/cwt	173.00–196.00	2,881	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,022	160.09/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,636	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	146.56/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,529	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,617	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,360	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	161.79/cwt	152.00–172.00	2,477	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	800	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	890	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	995	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	780	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	930	188.57/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,754	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 Jul 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 102Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 19Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	493	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	450	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	780	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	367.50	367.50
4	450–500	470	352.50–372.50	363.19
3	500–550	515	337.50–340.00	338.37
2	550–600	568	320.00–322.50	321.28
2	650–700	650	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	300.00–315.00	307.36
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	535	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	380.00	380.00
6	500–550	512	360.00–372.50	363.75
4	550–600	559	340.00–342.50	341.87
1	600–650	640	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	328	350.00–352.50	351.24
2	400–450	433	322.50	322.50
4	450–500	471	325.00–332.50	329.40
2	550–600	553	292.50–297.50	294.99
1	600–650	640	267.50	267.50
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	247.50	247.50
2	700–750	723	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	360.00–370.00	368.14
8	500–550	528	327.50–335.00	332.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	543	327.50	327.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	—	890	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,450.00	2,450.00

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	—	780	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	2	—	930	187.50–190.00	188.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	141.00–151.00	146.56
1	—	1,225	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	145.00	145.00
6	—	1,022	156.00–165.00	160.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,531	152.00–172.00	161.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	173.00–196.00	187.93
2	—	1,493	200.00–201.00	200.45

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.