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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 20

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Oct 6Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 0▼ 181 vs year ago 318 · −56.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 0▼ 41 vs year ago 60 · −68.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 22 · −22.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week 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 $311.11/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 5 of 21 comparable sales and sits −22.80 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$311.11

9 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$37.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.22

vs SC average

−79.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	340.00	1,802	2thin
Medium and Large 2	579	302.86	1,754	7thin

One grade step is worth $37.14/cwt here — about $48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale9 hd

311.11

—

SC average5 barns · 85 hd

317.33

−6.22

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−79.71

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−22.80

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	1,178	168.03	1,979	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	142.81	1,686	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	119.19	1,163	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,863	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,110	$2,275	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,409	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	380.05/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,786	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,019	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,031	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	318	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,336	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	385.21/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,495	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	360.58/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,550	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	340.03/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,496	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	349.60/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,678	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	329.77/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,613	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,740	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	293.78/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,813	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Full	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	870	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,279	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	399.93/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,468	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,603	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	349.91/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,428	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	390.61/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,613	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	310.05/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,488	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	379.15/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,846	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	488	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,696	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	340.78/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,994	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	326.17/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,924	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,739	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,672	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,178	168.03/cwt	158.00–178.00	1,979	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	111.58/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,080	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,420	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	147.81/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,737	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	134.07/cwt	118.00–141.00	1,595	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	970	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	940	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	600	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,095	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	716	160.36/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,148	5
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	818	125.85/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,029	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	865	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,341	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	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 Oct 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 0Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 22

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	395.00–405.00	399.93
4	400–450	413	382.50–395.00	390.61
6	450–500	487	375.00–390.00	379.15
9	550–600	590	315.00–327.50	326.17
1	600–650	605	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	310	412.50	412.50
1	350–400	375	427.50	427.50
3	550–600	585	337.50–347.50	340.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	408	335.00–365.00	349.91
2	450–500	480	305.00–315.00	310.05
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	625	267.50	267.50
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	305	405.00	405.00
7	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	480	342.50–365.00	349.60
2	500–550	530	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	388	375.00–387.50	385.21
5	400–450	430	355.00–385.00	360.58
11	450–500	489	317.50–335.00	329.77
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
6	550–600	585	297.50	297.50
4	600–650	617	290.00–295.00	293.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	440	335.00–342.50	340.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
3	550–600	557	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	650	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	402.50	402.50
2	450–500	470	375.00–385.00	380.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	182.50	182.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	716	152.50–165.00	160.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	118.00	118.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	120.00–131.00	125.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	2,275.00	2,275.00

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	—	970	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	142.00	142.00
3	—	968	105.00–121.00	111.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	118.00–141.00	134.07
7	—	1,175	142.00–152.00	147.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	158.00–178.00	168.03

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.