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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 8

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Nov 17Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 147▼ 95 vs year ago 208 · −45.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 16▼ 51 vs year ago 58 · −87.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 7 vs year ago 11 · −63.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made today 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 $341.45/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 13 of 21 comparable sales and sits +7.54 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$341.45

4 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

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

$15.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.95

vs SC average

−36.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	345.27	1,830	3thin
Medium and Large 2	565	330.00	1,865	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.27/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale4 hd

341.45

—

SC average5 barns · 75 hd

323.50

+17.95

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−36.51

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+7.54

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	174.00	2,227	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	164.00	2,452	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	147.23	1,703	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	820	135.25	1,109	2thin

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)	680	$1,988	2thin

Every lot

49 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,411	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	368	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,665	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	353.74/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,726	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,029	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,901	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	974	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,170	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,251	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	373.50/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,509	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	321.03/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,380	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	356.47/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,658	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	345.27/cwt	330.00–353.00	1,830	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,265	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	452.36/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,461	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	431.43/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,635	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	363.80/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,502	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,767	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	377.15/cwt	367.50–387.50	1,780	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,888	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	369.77/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,882	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,008	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,889	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,227	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	605	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	771	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,480	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	147.23/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,703	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,452	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	670	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	690	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	825	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,436	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 147Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 16Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 11

No comparisons made today 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	330	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	350	357.50	357.50
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
4	700–750	745	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	397.50	397.50
2	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	404	372.50–375.00	373.50
6	450–500	465	350.00–360.00	356.47
3	500–550	530	330.00–353.00	345.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	430	315.00–327.50	321.03
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	352.50–355.00	353.74
1	550–600	555	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	455.00	455.00
3	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	452.50	452.50
5	500–550	517	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	413	355.00–372.50	363.80
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	323	450.00–455.00	452.36
6	350–400	379	410.00–445.00	431.43
2	450–500	453	390.00	390.00
8	500–550	509	350.00–379.00	369.77
1	550–600	550	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	367.50–387.50	377.15
2	500–550	500	377.50	377.50
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	635	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00

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	—	690	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	670	1,975.00	1,975.00

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	—	825	174.00	174.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,157	145.00–150.00	147.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	143.00	143.00
1	—	605	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	174.00	174.00

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.