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Saluda Stockyards · Mon, Feb 17

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Saluda Stockyards

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

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 135▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 31▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 1▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows steady based on limited sales, slaughter bulls 10.00 higher based on limited sales. Light offering of average to plain 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 $212.93/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −117.98 against this barn's trailing median of $330.92.

Average price

$212.93

5 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$18.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.59

vs SC average

−84.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	227.50	1,206	1thin
Medium and Large 3	566	209.29	1,185	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.21/cwt here — about $21 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

212.93

—

SC average6 barns · 67 hd

238.53

−25.59

National average123 barns · 5,771 hd

297.40

−84.47

This barn, trailing median20 sales

330.92

−117.98

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

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $398.73, low $279.94, median $330.92 across 20 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	1,865	163.06	3,041	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,437	141.64	2,035	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	130.00	2,009	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	106.14	1,136	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,135	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,050	1thin

Every lot

35 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

Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,792	154.00–160.00	156.33
2	—	950	117.00–118.00	117.52
8	—	1,248	127.00–150.00	134.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	130.00	130.00

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

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Saluda Stockyards

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

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 135▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 31▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 1▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $212.93/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −117.98 against this barn's trailing median of $330.92.

Average price

$212.93

5 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$18.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.59

vs SC average

−84.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	227.50	1,206	1thin
Medium and Large 3	566	209.29	1,185	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.21/cwt here — about $21 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

212.93

—

SC average6 barns · 67 hd

238.53

−25.59

National average123 barns · 5,771 hd

297.40

−84.47

This barn, trailing median20 sales

330.92

−117.98

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

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $398.73, low $279.94, median $330.92 across 20 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	1,865	163.06	3,041	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,437	141.64	2,035	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	130.00	2,009	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	106.14	1,136	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,135	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,050	1thin

Every lot

35 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

Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,792	154.00–160.00	156.33
2	—	950	117.00–118.00	117.52
8	—	1,248	127.00–150.00	134.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	130.00	130.00

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

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,865	157.00–169.00	163.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	385	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	427	260.00–282.50	270.08
1	450–500	475	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
4	550–600	566	205.00–212.50	209.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	420	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	406	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	367.50	367.50
3	450–500	465	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	432	330.00–340.00	333.24
4	450–500	483	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00

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	—	885	167.50	167.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	125.50	125.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	70.00–80.00	75.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	129.00	129.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	149.00	149.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,135.00	1,135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,050.00	1,050.00

Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1

Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	325	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	691	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,126	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,198	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	270.08/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,153	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,271	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Full	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	530	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,206	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3Full	566	209.29/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,185	4

Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	893	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,488	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	333.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,440	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,534	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,865	163.06/cwt	157.00–169.00	3,041	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	950	117.52/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,116	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	106.14/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,136	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	134.82/cwt	127.00–150.00	1,683	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,009	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,792	156.33/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,801	7

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	793	75.08/cwt	70.00–80.00	595	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	805	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,010	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	885	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,482	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	780	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,162	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	865	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,161	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	870	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Slaughter Cattle

Saluda Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Slaughter Cattle

This sale against other markets

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle