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Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 10

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Oct 27Nov 10Nov 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

183 head

▲ 183 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 184 · −0.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▼ 15 vs year ago 26 · −57.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 17 · −47.1%

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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.

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 $305.21/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits −28.71 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$305.21

13 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$36.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.99

vs SC average

−58.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	323.35	1,747	3thin
Medium and Large 2	536	305.38	1,638	7thin
Medium and Large 3	565	286.67	1,620	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.68/cwt here — about $127 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 sale13 hd

305.21

—

SC average5 barns · 97 hd

294.22

+10.99

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−58.75

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

−28.71

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	1,280	174.50	2,234	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	150.46	1,707	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	146.73	2,176	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	139.22	1,470	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)	1,095	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,651	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,911	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,936	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,723	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	339.36/cwt	330.00–350.00	926	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,045	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	404.34/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,326	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	377.98/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,444	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,376	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	355.93/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,459	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	340.05/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,455	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	334.96/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,548	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,704	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,684	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	306.03/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,591	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,696	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	261.25/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,554	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,016	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	460.96/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,300	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	452.50/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,380	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	426.77/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,575	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	378.73/cwt	377.50–382.50	1,678	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,354	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	371.09/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,726	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	497	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,603	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,841	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	329.98/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,749	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	356.56/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,922	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,806	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,057	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	985	145.03/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,429	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,335	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	142.62/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,516	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	153.17/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,852	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,171	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	143.09/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,175	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	615	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	876	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	878	230.41/cwt	225.00–237.50	2,023	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	715	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	800	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 Nov 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 0Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 17

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	377.50–382.50	378.73
4	450–500	465	360.00–375.00	371.09
15	500–550	530	320.00–332.50	329.98
1	550–600	560	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	497	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	460.00–465.00	460.96
2	300–350	305	440.00–465.00	452.50
6	350–400	369	405.00–440.00	426.77
1	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
5	500–550	539	352.50–357.50	356.56
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	459	290.00–300.00	294.96
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	357.50	357.50
9	400–450	428	332.50–357.50	340.05
3	450–500	462	325.00–340.00	334.96
5	500–550	520	305.00–307.50	306.03
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
6	700–750	700	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	275	380.00	380.00
6	300–350	328	400.00–410.00	404.34
6	350–400	382	367.50–380.00	377.98
8	400–450	410	355.00–357.50	355.93
2	500–550	518	320.00–330.00	325.02
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	330.00–350.00	339.36
1	500–550	505	337.50	337.50
2	550–600	595	250.00–272.50	261.25
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	520	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	482	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	550	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	638	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	142.50	142.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	878	225.00–237.50	230.41

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	—	1,000	147.50	147.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	—	1,095	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	141.00–144.00	142.62
1	—	1,035	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,520	142.00–144.00	143.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	144.00–146.00	145.03
4	—	1,209	148.00–159.00	153.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,250	192.00	192.00

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.