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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 18

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

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Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 201▼ 31 vs year ago 188 · −16.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 23▼ 3 vs year ago 33 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 9▲ 4 vs year ago 5 · +80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers were sharply higher, feeder bulls were 7.00 higher, slaughter cows were 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.67/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits −35.16 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$347.67

25 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$29.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.60

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	360.72	1,941	14thin
Medium and Large 2	559	331.07	1,851	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.65/cwt here — about $90 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 sale25 hd

347.67

—

SC average6 barns · 130 hd

331.07

+16.60

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−35.16

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	—	Low	1,345	197.67	2,659	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	168.34	2,174	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	167.65	2,414	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	858	141.85	1,218	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,087	$2,645	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,900	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	635	$1,088	2thin

Every lot

67 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,753	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	358.62/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,574	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	453	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,903	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,877	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	359.87/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,922	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	543	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,004	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,981	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	582	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,037	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,845	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	638	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,042	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	437.44/cwt	435.00–440.00	897	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,190	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	398.98/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,357	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	397.52/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,419	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	381.29/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,556	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	355.12/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,474	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	352.49/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,653	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	511	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,789	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,703	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	333.39/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,894	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	335.09/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,950	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,491	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	688	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,445	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	748	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,113	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	890	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	860	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	427.21/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,346	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Full	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	418.64/cwt	405.00–427.50	1,503	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,453	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	415.82/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,755	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	397.05/cwt	382.50–410.00	1,846	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,770	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,531	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,761	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	361.68/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,931	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,758	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	354.94/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,998	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	580	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,900	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	323.62/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,896	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,770	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	960	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,322	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,114	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	152.77/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,528	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,514	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	169.55/cwt	157.00–176.00	2,157	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	167.65/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,414	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,468	179.43/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,634	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	635	1,087.60/head	875.00–1,250.00	1,088	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,087	2,644.86/head	2,500.00–2,875.00	2,645	3

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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 201Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 23Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	385	377.50	377.50
1	450–500	485	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	503	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	586	317.50–330.00	323.62
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
7	300–350	315	412.50–435.00	427.21
5	350–400	359	405.00–427.50	418.64
12	400–450	422	415.00–417.50	415.82
7	450–500	465	382.50–410.00	397.05
12	500–550	534	357.50–365.00	361.68
2	550–600	563	352.50–357.50	354.94
1	700–750	745	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	715	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	427.50	427.50
3	550–600	582	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	543	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	485	387.00	387.00
1	550–600	570	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
7	400–450	439	350.00–385.00	358.62
4	500–550	534	355.00–365.00	359.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	435.00–440.00	437.44
3	250–300	272	437.50	437.50
5	300–350	340	395.00–402.50	398.98
4	350–400	357	390.00–400.00	397.52
8	400–450	408	370.00–392.50	381.29
4	450–500	469	337.50–357.50	352.49
3	550–600	568	330.00–335.00	333.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	615	242.50	242.50
2	650–700	688	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	415	350.00–360.00	355.12
1	500–550	520	327.50	327.50
3	550–600	582	330.00–337.50	335.09
2	700–750	748	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	511	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	165.00–173.00	167.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,000	145.00–159.00	152.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	178.00–181.00	179.43
10	—	1,272	157.00–176.00	169.55
1	—	1,130	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,565	199.00	199.00
1	—	1,510	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	130.00	130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	635	875.00–1,250.00	1,087.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,750.00	2,750.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,975.00	1,975.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,087	2,500.00–2,875.00	2,644.86

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.