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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, May 25

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 104▼ 26 vs year ago 88 · −29.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 16▼ 4 vs year ago 22 · −18.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 14▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on light to moderate offering of average quality cattle.

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 $340.02/cwt on 5 head, down $44.89 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 21 comparable sales and sits +6.11 against this barn's trailing median of $333.91.

Average price

$340.02

▼ 44.89 vs prior sale

5 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$482

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

$99.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.26

vs SC average

−67.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	527	380.00	2,003	3thin
Medium and Large 3	543	280.05	1,521	2thin

One grade step is worth $99.95/cwt here — about $482 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale5 hd

340.02

—

SC average4 barns · 24 hd

331.76

+8.26

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−67.42

This barn, trailing median21 sales

333.91

+6.11

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	1,085	160.00	1,736	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,245	185.31	2,307	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,381	176.96	2,444	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	130.00	1,278	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)	850	$3,800	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,106	$2,543	4thin

Every lot

43 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,986	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,236	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,387	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,418	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	333.00/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,109	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,734	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,003	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	280.05/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,521	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,514	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,960	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,070	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	411.40/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,205	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,126	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	405.02/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,361	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	262.60/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,544	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,085	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,736	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,278	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	185.31/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,307	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	176.96/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,444	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	2,397.00/head	2,397.00–2,397.00	2,397	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	2,591.94/head	2,530.00–2,622.00	2,592	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	850	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	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 May 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 104Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 14Year ago 3

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on light to moderate offering of average quality cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	174.00–180.00	176.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,245	183.00–188.00	185.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	580.00	580.00
1	400–450	400	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	450	460.00	460.00
3	500–550	536	405.00–425.00	411.40
2	550–600	583	400.00–410.00	405.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	405	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	545	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	588	255.00–270.00	262.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	460	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	423	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	490	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	527	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	865	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	320.00–360.00	333.00
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	543	270.00–290.00	280.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	465.00	465.00
3	500–550	520	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	555	430.00	430.00
3	600–650	620	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,135	2,530.00–2,622.00	2,591.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,397.00	2,397.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	3,800.00	3,800.00

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.