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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 17

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 183▼ 82 vs year ago 229 · −35.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 27 vs year ago 43 · −62.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 4 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 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 $322.25/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −60.58 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$322.25

18 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$31.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	350.00	1,864	2thin
Medium and Large 2	529	318.78	1,687	16thin

One grade step is worth $31.22/cwt here — about $177 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 sale18 hd

322.25

—

SC average5 barns · 85 hd

322.03

+0.21

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−60.58

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	—	Low	1,313	160.26	2,104	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	153.00	2,211	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	143.76	1,760	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	137.42	1,370	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

50 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,471	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	348.37/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,449	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,797	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	279.33/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,559	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,070	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	378.81/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,224	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	348.72/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,126	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	344.46/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,281	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	369.44/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,389	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,466	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	340.91/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,428	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	478	318.70/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,523	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	492	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,710	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	314.99/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,584	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	328.77/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,769	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,610	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	861	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	387.49/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,112	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	433.35/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,443	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	386.93/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,432	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	319.93/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,209	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	426.08/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,653	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	387.39/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,623	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	354.79/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,685	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	322.73/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,662	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	593	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,720	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	286.54/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,785	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	274.14/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,809	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,759	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,313	160.26/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,104	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	137.42/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,370	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	140.88/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,700	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	155.26/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,011	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,211	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	830	203.82/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,692	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 183Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 11Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings 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 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	593	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	287	385.00–395.00	387.49
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
5	350–400	370	385.00–390.00	386.93
6	400–450	419	380.00–390.00	387.39
4	450–500	475	345.00–365.00	354.79
13	500–550	515	310.00–335.00	322.73
1	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
5	600–650	623	277.50–290.00	286.54
3	650–700	660	270.00–277.50	274.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	430.00–435.00	433.35
2	350–400	388	417.50–435.00	426.08
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	378	310.00–330.00	319.93
2	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	683	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	317.50–320.00	318.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	330.00–365.00	348.72
7	350–400	372	330.00–355.00	344.46
7	400–450	419	330.00–347.50	340.91
2	500–550	503	312.50–317.50	314.99
1	550–600	560	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	375.00–390.00	378.81
6	350–400	376	362.50–377.50	369.44
1	400–450	410	357.50	357.50
2	500–550	538	325.00–332.50	328.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	492	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	416	347.50–350.00	348.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	432.50	432.50
1	450–500	455	395.00	395.00
5	600–650	632	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	558	270.00–282.50	279.33
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	135.00–139.00	137.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	151.00–159.00	155.26
8	—	1,207	138.00–145.00	140.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	154.00–165.00	160.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,085	147.50	147.50

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	—	830	200.00–207.50	203.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.