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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Dec 15

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 113▼ 44 vs year ago 193 · −22.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 7▼ 13 vs year ago 27 · −48.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 4▲ 12 vs year ago 2 · +600.0%

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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 $362.57/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −20.27 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$362.57

10 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$65.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.40

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	375.71	1,998	8thin
Medium and Large 2	553	310.00	1,713	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.71/cwt here — about $286 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 sale10 hd

362.57

—

SC average5 barns · 75 hd

350.17

+12.40

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−20.27

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	1,640	168.54	2,764	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	156.17	1,747	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	148.00	2,065	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	124.00	1,352	1thin

Every lot

62 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	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,710	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	451.23/cwt	450.00–452.50	1,931	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,916	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	364.34/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,252	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	324	449.98/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,458	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	413.75/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,531	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	389.30/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,666	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,533	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,449	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	367.40/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,756	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,683	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	353.06/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,850	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,994	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	320.05/cwt	317.50–322.50	2,026	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,164	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	484.53/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,299	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	313	486.67/cwt	480.00–499.00	1,523	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	433.11/cwt	432.50–435.00	1,551	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	367	481.59/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,767	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	414	316.28/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,309	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	445.89/cwt	437.50–455.00	1,886	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,792	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	457	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,554	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	401.94/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,865	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	387.14/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,893	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	382.65/cwt	370.00–386.00	1,959	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	364.14/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,057	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,193	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,983	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,311	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,099	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	149.98/cwt	135.00–169.00	2,332	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	187.10/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,227	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,575	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,352	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	157.20/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,776	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,065	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	723	125.30/cwt	110.00–140.00	906	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	795	167.42/cwt	140.00–185.00	1,331	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	855	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	888	226.83/cwt	215.00–240.00	2,014	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,325	3

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 113Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 2

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	185.00–189.00	187.10
2	—	1,555	135.00–169.00	149.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,130	152.00–166.00	157.20
1	—	1,050	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	124.00	124.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
7	450–500	489	385.00–390.00	387.14
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	615	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	730	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	414	310.00–335.00	316.28
6	450–500	457	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	475.00	475.00
2	250–300	268	475.00–495.00	484.53
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	358	432.50–435.00	433.11
2	400–450	448	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	464	395.00–407.50	401.94
5	500–550	512	370.00–386.00	382.65
3	550–600	565	360.00–370.00	364.14
2	600–650	605	362.50	362.50
2	650–700	695	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	480.00–499.00	486.67
3	350–400	367	465.00–490.00	481.59
2	400–450	423	437.50–455.00	445.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	435	352.50	352.50
2	450–500	495	330.00–350.00	340.00
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00

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	450–500	460	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	428	370.00–397.50	389.30
11	450–500	478	362.50–375.00	367.40
9	500–550	524	350.00–357.50	353.06
3	550–600	578	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	633	317.50–322.50	320.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	490.00	490.00
3	300–350	324	440.00–455.00	449.98
2	350–400	370	410.00–417.50	413.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	362	472.50	472.50
4	400–450	428	450.00–452.50	451.23
3	450–500	482	397.50	397.50
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	570	365.00	365.00
4	600–650	618	362.50–370.00	364.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	775	285.00	285.00

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	3	—	723	110.00–140.00	125.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	215.00–240.00	226.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	795	140.00–185.00	167.42
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	190.00	190.00

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	—	1,000	230.00–235.00	232.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	745	190.00	190.00

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.