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Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 15

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 179▼ 184 vs year ago 419 · −43.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 19▼ 7 vs year ago 34 · −20.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 12▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows were 3.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter bulls were steady. 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 $343.89/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 13 of 21 comparable sales and sits +9.98 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$343.89

41 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$33.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs SC average

−15.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	352.00	1,862	31
Medium and Large 3	540	325.00	1,755	1thin
Medium and Large 2	557	318.06	1,772	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.94/cwt here — about $90 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 sale41 hd

343.89

—

SC average6 barns · 220 hd

344.85

−0.96

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−15.77

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+9.98

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	1,622	182.26	2,956	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	159.49	2,260	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	153.32	1,786	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	135.19	1,282	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,263	2thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	429.93/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,518	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,629	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	403	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,733	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	419.25/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,786	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,918	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	400.91/cwt	385.00–404.00	1,920	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	537	380.25/cwt	375.00–384.00	2,042	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	366.93/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,970	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,958	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,136	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,811	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,209	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	787	281.27/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,214	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	850	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	417.85/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,337	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	345	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,544	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	358	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,548	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,233	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,607	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,559	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	361.05/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,690	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,862	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	333.13/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,902	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	593	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,601	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	318.38/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,999	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,101	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	242	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,137	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	452.44/cwt	442.50–457.50	1,276	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	332	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,519	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	423.74/cwt	422.50–425.00	1,517	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,670	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,921	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	344.33/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,584	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	370.12/cwt	369.00–375.00	1,806	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,772	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,911	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,984	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,667	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	310.01/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,807	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	301.03/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,890	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	648	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,782	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Full	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,233	156.66/cwt	141.00–167.00	1,932	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,110	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	193.41/cwt	191.00–198.00	3,681	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	124.02/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,151	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	142.64/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,372	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	145.89/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,641	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	156.29/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,846	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	159.49/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,260	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	920	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,185	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	885	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,102	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	895	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,723	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 179Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 19Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	430.00	430.00
12	500–550	537	375.00–384.00	380.25
41	550–600	582	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	715	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	420.00–440.00	429.93
3	400–450	426	415.00–427.50	419.25
3	450–500	465	412.50	412.50
2	550–600	575	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	630	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	740	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	412.50	412.50
9	450–500	479	385.00–404.00	400.91
3	500–550	537	350.00–375.00	366.93
2	600–650	645	342.50	342.50
2	750–800	787	280.00–282.50	281.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	362.50	362.50
20	450–500	468	340.00–367.50	361.05
3	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	571	322.50–340.00	333.13
3	600–650	628	300.00–327.50	318.38
2	650–700	690	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	320	410.00–425.00	417.85
1	400–450	420	382.50	382.50
5	600–650	629	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	593	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	447.50	447.50
2	350–400	358	432.50	432.50
31	500–550	529	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	488	369.00–375.00	370.12
1	500–550	510	347.50	347.50
6	550–600	583	307.50–322.50	310.01
2	600–650	628	290.00–312.50	301.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	470.00	470.00
3	250–300	282	442.50–457.50	452.44
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	358	422.50–425.00	423.74
1	400–450	400	417.50	417.50
1	450–500	460	417.50	417.50
2	500–550	520	367.50	367.50
2	550–600	555	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	460	340.00–347.50	344.33
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	565	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	648	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	457.50	457.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	895	192.50	192.50

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	—	885	237.50	237.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,950.00	1,950.00

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)	1	—	1,165	2,575.00	2,575.00

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	1	—	920	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	136.00–146.00	142.64
2	—	928	122.50–125.00	124.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	154.00–164.00	159.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	143.00–149.00	145.89
5	—	1,181	152.00–161.00	156.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	141.00–167.00	156.66
1	—	1,555	200.00	200.00
3	—	1,903	191.00–198.00	193.41

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.