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Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Aug 25

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

236 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 157▼ 119 vs year ago 355 · −33.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 30▲ 45 vs year ago 70 · +64.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 9▲ 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were sharply higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers were 1.40 higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder bulls were steady based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls were had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Heavy 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 $340.19/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 13 of 21 comparable sales and sits +6.28 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$340.19

25 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$30.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

vs SC average

−29.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	345.02	1,812	21
Medium and Large 2	584	314.88	1,839	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.14/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale25 hd

340.19

—

SC average6 barns · 176 hd

335.23

+4.96

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−29.62

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+6.28

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	—	Low	1,342	189.39	2,541	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	171.34	2,020	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	169.96	2,356	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	145.04	1,365	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$2,458	3thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	405.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,146	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	343	458.51/cwt	452.50–460.00	1,573	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	381.52/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,381	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,496	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,655	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	395	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,722	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	382.40/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,598	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,845	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,716	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,015	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,894	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	555	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,679	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,871	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,072	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	598	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,093	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,125	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	680	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,890	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	725	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,903	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	795	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,127	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	353.25/cwt	350.00–360.00	996	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,322	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	312.25/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,108	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	364	402.36/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,465	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,590	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	356.44/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,508	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	464	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,726	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,579	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	502	350.64/cwt	350.00–351.00	1,760	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	340.77/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,762	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	314.88/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,839	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	336.89/cwt	336.00–337.50	1,971	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	303.24/cwt	297.50–306.00	1,910	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	291.28/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,850	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,966	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,032	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,157	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	436.20/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,365	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	328	452.56/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,484	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	420.23/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,546	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,531	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,580	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	403.88/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,696	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	504	319.37/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,610	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	355.04/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,828	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	346.67/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,830	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	537	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,922	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	344.00/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,902	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	323.26/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,852	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,085	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	640	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,744	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,984	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,142	178.26/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,036	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	192.32/cwt	183.00–204.00	2,664	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,873	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	958	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	148.14/cwt	133.00–165.00	1,409	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	974	181.22/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,765	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	163.66/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,768	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	171.73/cwt	158.00–179.00	2,074	70
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	169.96/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,356	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,146	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	770	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	895	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	755	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	910	2,457.60/head	1,975.00–2,750.00	2,458	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	885	215.59/cwt	174.00–267.50	1,908	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,000	145.92/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,459	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 Aug 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 157Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 30Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	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	725	262.50	262.50
1	750–800	795	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	400.00–410.00	405.04
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	375	399.00	399.00
2	450–500	470	392.50	392.50
2	550–600	598	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	452.50–460.00	458.51
11	350–400	395	436.00	436.00
7	500–550	505	399.00	399.00
15	550–600	582	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	432.00	432.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	680	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	362	370.00–390.00	381.52
3	400–450	418	377.50–390.00	382.40
1	450–500	480	357.50	357.50
1	500–550	545	347.50	347.50
3	550–600	567	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	680	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	400	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	528	345.00–347.50	346.67
9	550–600	573	315.00–330.00	323.26
1	600–650	645	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	690	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	260	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	313	430.00–442.50	436.20
3	350–400	368	410.00–430.00	420.23
2	400–450	420	400.00–407.50	403.88
9	500–550	515	350.00–358.00	355.04
9	550–600	553	340.00–346.00	344.00
3	600–650	628	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	537	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	450.00–455.00	452.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	504	317.50–322.50	319.37
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	385.00	385.00
6	400–450	412	386.00	386.00
5	500–550	517	335.00–344.00	340.77
5	550–600	585	336.00–337.50	336.89
3	600–650	630	297.50–306.00	303.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	390.00–415.00	402.36
4	450–500	464	372.00	372.00
11	500–550	502	350.00–351.00	350.64
9	600–650	630	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	355	295.00–330.00	312.25
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	282	350.00–360.00	353.25
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	355	372.50	372.50
5	400–450	423	350.00–365.00	356.44
2	450–500	475	330.00–335.00	332.45
4	550–600	584	310.00–320.00	314.88
2	600–650	635	287.50–295.00	291.28
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	735	267.50	267.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	850	252.50	252.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,525.00	1,525.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	910	1,975.00–2,750.00	2,457.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	141.00–152.00	145.92

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	6	—	885	174.00–267.50	215.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	114.00	114.00
10	—	951	133.00–165.00	148.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,386	163.00–176.00	169.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	974	180.00–185.00	181.22
70	—	1,208	158.00–179.00	171.73
10	—	1,080	155.00–168.00	163.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	176.00–180.00	178.26
1	—	1,810	214.00	214.00
3	—	1,385	183.00–204.00	192.32

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.