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Saluda Stockyards · Mon, Sep 22

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Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 22

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

206 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 235▼ 97 vs year ago 303 · −32.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 27▼ 28 vs year ago 46 · −60.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 5▼ 15 vs year ago 31 · −48.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 2.50 higher, feeder heifers were steady, feeder bulls had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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 $343.43/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −37.71 against this barn's trailing median of $381.14.

Average price

$343.43

30 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$65.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	383.00	2,118	6thin
Medium and Large 2	550	337.75	1,859	19thin
Medium and Large 3	536	317.55	1,701	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.45/cwt here — about $417 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 sale30 hd

343.43

—

SC average6 barns · 125 hd

340.45

+2.99

This barn, trailing median13 sales

381.14

−37.71

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

13 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $306.31, median $381.14 across 13 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	1,188	181.50	2,155	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	164.21	1,773	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	159.24	2,166	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	857	135.98	1,165	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$3,013	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,511	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,273	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs

Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Sep 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 235Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 27Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 5Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	373	380.00–387.50	383.62
9	400–450	435	352.50–370.00	363.40
6	450–500	489	345.00–360.00	354.09
4	500–550	525	325.00–347.50	341.45
4	550–600	559	320.00–335.00	327.48
3	700–750	740	265.00–275.00	268.26

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Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Sep 22

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

206 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 235▼ 97 vs year ago 303 · −32.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 27▼ 28 vs year ago 46 · −60.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 5▼ 15 vs year ago 31 · −48.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $343.43/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −37.71 against this barn's trailing median of $381.14.

Average price

$343.43

30 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$65.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	383.00	2,118	6thin
Medium and Large 2	550	337.75	1,859	19thin
Medium and Large 3	536	317.55	1,701	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.45/cwt here — about $417 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 sale30 hd

343.43

—

SC average6 barns · 125 hd

340.45

+2.99

This barn, trailing median13 sales

381.14

−37.71

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

13 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $306.31, median $381.14 across 13 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	1,188	181.50	2,155	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	164.21	1,773	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	159.24	2,166	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	857	135.98	1,165	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$3,013	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,511	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,273	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs

Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Sep 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 235Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 27Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 5Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	373	380.00–387.50	383.62
9	400–450	435	352.50–370.00	363.40
6	450–500	489	345.00–360.00	354.09
4	500–550	525	325.00–347.50	341.45
4	550–600	559	320.00–335.00	327.48
3	700–750	740	265.00–275.00	268.26

Every lot

73 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	401.62/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,747	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	374.77/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,761	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,596	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,932	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,822	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,060	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	305.63/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,788	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	598	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,108	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,055	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	323.20/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,997	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	405.58/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,123	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	383.62/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,431	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	363.40/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,581	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	310.63/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,457	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	354.09/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,732	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	503	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,786	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,476	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,509	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,472	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Full	430	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,387	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	387.65/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,679	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,751	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	387.48/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,798	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	332.50
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,032	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,282	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	857	135.98/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,165	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	162.46/cwt	153.00–171.00	1,792	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	159.24/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,166	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	715	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	770	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	985	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	890	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	975	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	2,508.86/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,509	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,076	2,776.34/head	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,776	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,078	3,013.05/head	3,000.00–3,025.00	3,013	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	905	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,720	1

Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	400.00–417.50	405.58
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	562	340.00	340.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	355.00	355.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	300.00–322.50	310.63
1	500–550	535	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	630	277.50	277.50

Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	345.00	345.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	433	377.50–395.00	387.65
5	450–500	464	372.50–395.00	387.48
9	500–550	520	347.50–367.50	358.02
4	550–600	579	317.00–342.50	329.40
3	600–650	628	280.00–297.50	291.79
2	700–750	705	285.00	285.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	328	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	375	402.50	402.50
3	400–450	435	402.50	402.50
6	550–600	553	383.00	383.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	322.50	322.50
5	550–600	576	315.00	315.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	362.50	362.50
1	550–600	580	302.50	302.50
8	750–800	783	245.00–250.00	246.85

Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	377.50	377.50
5	450–500	468	332.50	332.50
4	500–550	521	322.50–330.00	325.06
1	550–600	595	287.50	287.50
2	600–650	640	267.50–277.50	272.50
1	700–750	745	247.50	247.50

Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	505	382.50	382.50
2	550–600	553	372.50	372.50

Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	600	342.50	342.50

Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	495	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	585	300.00–317.50	305.63

Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	392.50–410.00	401.62
3	450–500	470	360.00–382.50	374.77
5	500–550	506	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	598	352.50	352.50
6	600–650	618	312.50–327.50	323.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	2,625.00	2,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,508.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,076	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,776.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	3,000.00–3,025.00	3,013.05

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	190.00	190.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	130.00–146.00	135.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	154.00–164.00	159.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	180.00	180.00
9	—	1,103	153.00–171.00	162.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,135	179.00	179.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Feeder Cattle

Saluda Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Feeder Cattle

Every lot

This sale against other markets

Replacement Cattle

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