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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 27

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

307 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 137▲ 71 vs year ago 236 · +30.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 19▼ 27 vs year ago 44 · −61.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 17▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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 $317.23/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −65.60 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$317.23

34 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	548	318.82	1,747	31
Medium and Large 3	533	300.82	1,604	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale34 hd

317.23

—

SC average5 barns · 79 hd

317.84

−0.61

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−65.60

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	—	Average	1,685	186.66	3,145	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	163.00	2,486	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	145.19	1,673	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	100.63	1,034	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,389	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,825	1thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	325.62/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,911	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Full	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	900	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	371.82/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,041	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	340.36/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,116	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	342.75/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,282	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	404	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,303	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	343.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,467	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	464	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,473	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,513	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	312.27/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,608	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	291.74/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,669	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	276.20/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,610	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	268.27/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,644	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	280.62/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,785	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	266.25/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,731	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	393.13/cwt	380.00–400.00	857	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	347.01/cwt	330.00–365.00	930	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	399.24/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,122	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	387.44/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,232	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	385.11/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,471	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	341.70/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,305	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	379.79/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,648	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,726	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	343.79/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,633	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	338.01/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,737	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	316.23/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,629	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	555	299.21/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,661	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	327.23/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,836	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	291.88/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,821	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	284.32/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,933	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	288.09/cwt	282.50–295.00	2,063	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	186.66/cwt	180.00–192.00	3,145	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	100.63/cwt	89.00–113.00	1,034	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	137.40/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,470	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	156.88/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,000	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,486	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	898	213.31/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,916	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	830	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	845	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	950	1,388.88/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,389	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 Oct 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 137Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 19Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 17Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	375.00	375.00
5	250–300	280	370.00–380.00	371.82
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
7	400–450	427	340.00–350.00	343.52
14	500–550	515	307.50–330.00	312.27
13	550–600	572	290.00–292.50	291.74
4	600–650	636	280.00–282.50	280.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	317.50	317.50
3	500–550	510	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	615	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	330.00–345.00	340.36
7	350–400	374	340.00–350.00	342.75
5	400–450	404	322.50	322.50
3	450–500	488	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
4	550–600	583	265.00–280.00	276.20
3	600–650	613	260.00–275.00	268.27
2	650–700	650	260.00–272.50	266.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	380.00–400.00	393.13
6	250–300	281	390.00–405.00	399.24
2	300–350	318	385.00–390.00	387.44
4	350–400	382	380.00–395.00	385.11
17	400–450	434	365.00–382.50	379.79
5	450–500	473	365.00	365.00
7	500–550	514	325.00–350.00	338.01
12	550–600	561	320.00–332.50	327.23
8	600–650	624	285.00–295.00	291.88
4	650–700	680	282.50–290.00	284.32
9	700–750	716	282.50–295.00	288.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	330.00–365.00	347.01
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	382	325.00–350.00	341.70
1	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	475	335.00–350.00	343.79
2	500–550	515	315.00–317.50	316.23
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
12	550–600	555	297.50–307.50	299.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	587	325.00–327.50	325.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,388.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	898	207.50–220.00	213.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	132.00–145.00	137.40
2	—	1,275	156.00–158.00	156.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	89.00–113.00	100.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	180.00–192.00	186.66

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.