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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 8

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

179 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 165▼ 118 vs year ago 297 · −39.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 29▼ 36 vs year ago 55 · −65.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 35▲ 8 vs year ago 4 · +200.0%

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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 5.00 higher, feeder bulls had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows were steady to 0.50 higher, slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.17/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 13 of 21 comparable sales and sits +13.26 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$347.17

18 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$56.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.75

vs SC average

−21.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	371.25	1,871	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	336.96	1,833	11thin
Medium and Large 3	560	315.00	1,764	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.25/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

347.17

—

SC average6 barns · 168 hd

335.42

+11.75

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−21.17

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+13.26

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	1,518	194.85	2,957	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	169.08	1,956	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	162.50	2,433	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	140.44	1,489	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,651	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	448.26/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,874	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,935	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	536	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,050	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	337.33/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,899	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	602	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,212	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	640	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,064	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,286	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,058	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	310	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,356	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	414.68/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,514	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,644	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	385.94/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,621	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	372.43/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,758	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	371.25/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,871	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	343.73/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,808	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	562	339.49/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,908	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	308.96/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,953	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	296.73/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,964	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,131	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	276.76/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,849	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	466.72/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,083	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	444.88/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,415	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,479	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	447.45/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,691	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	429.86/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,814	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,710	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	405.75/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,911	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	373.33/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,923	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	332.37/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,768	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	357.43/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,030	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	336.33/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,920	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,089	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	303.73/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,877	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,941	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,030	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	189.17/cwt	182.00–195.00	2,402	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	207.92/cwt	204.00–213.00	3,836	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	144.36/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,511	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	186.70/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,016	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	134.56/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,453	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	164.68/cwt	159.00–176.00	1,937	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,377	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,490	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	885	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,168	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	905	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,217	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	725	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,396	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	740	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,536	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	875	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,728	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	900	206.04/cwt	200.00–212.56	1,854	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	925	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 165Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 35Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	433	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	532	322.50–337.50	332.37
4	550–600	571	330.00–345.00	336.33
2	600–650	618	300.00–307.50	303.73
1	650–700	675	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	465.00–470.00	466.72
2	300–350	318	440.00–450.00	444.88
2	350–400	378	440.00–455.00	447.45
3	400–450	422	425.00–435.00	429.86
6	450–500	471	400.00–410.00	405.75
3	500–550	515	365.00–377.50	373.33
8	550–600	568	350.00–367.50	357.43
1	600–650	610	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
6	400–450	418	440.00–450.00	448.26
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	536	382.50	382.50
9	600–650	602	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	563	330.00–345.00	337.33
3	650–700	653	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	435.00	435.00
8	350–400	365	402.50–420.00	414.68
4	400–450	406	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
6	500–550	504	370.00–372.50	371.25
4	650–700	668	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	668	270.00–280.00	276.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	562	339.00–340.00	339.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	415.00	415.00
6	400–450	420	372.50–390.00	385.94
5	450–500	472	360.00–382.50	372.43
5	500–550	526	322.50–355.00	343.73
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
6	600–650	632	292.50–315.00	308.96
3	650–700	662	290.00–300.00	296.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	885	245.00	245.00

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	2	—	905	245.00	245.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	250.00	250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	250.00	250.00

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	2	—	900	200.00–212.56	206.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	192.50	192.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	197.50	197.50

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	—	740	207.50	207.50

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	—	970	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	180.00–196.00	186.70
8	—	1,176	159.00–176.00	164.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	138.00–147.00	144.36
2	—	1,080	134.00–135.00	134.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,495	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	167.00	167.00
2	—	1,270	182.00–195.00	189.17
3	—	1,845	204.00–213.00	207.92

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.