Find a sale report

Pick a state, a barn and a sale — the full USDA report loads right below · 396 barns across 30 states

Sale barns

396

USDA AMS · every reported barnNov 9

States

USDA · every state with barn dataNov 9

Newest report

Nov 9

USDA · by the report's own datesale barns

Search for a sale

Every sale USDA reported, back to each barn's first

State

Sale barn

Sale date

Just reported:Oklahoma National Stockyards Market, OK Mon, Nov 9Joplin Regional Stockyards, MO Mon, Nov 9Winter - La Junta, CO Mon, Nov 9Torrington Livestock Commission Company, WY Mon, Nov 9Russell Livestock Auction - Iowa, IA Mon, Nov 9Sioux Falls Regional Livestock, SD Mon, Nov 9Callaway Livestock Center, MO Mon, Nov 9New Holland Sale Stables, PA Mon, Nov 9

Saluda Stockyards · Mon, Oct 6

Open on its own page →

South Carolina · the report as USDA filed it, with per-head values and grade spreads. Use the address of its own page to share or bookmark it.

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 6

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 149▲ 31 vs year ago 126 · +24.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 18▲ 5 vs year ago 30 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 9▲ 6 vs year ago 3 · +200.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers and bulls were steady on a light test, slaughter cows were sharply lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate offering of average 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 $338.37/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −42.77 against this barn's trailing median of $381.14.

Average price

$338.37

15 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.14

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	347.50	1,924	5thin
Medium and Large 2	550	337.84	1,859	9thin
Medium and Large 3	570	297.50	1,696	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale15 hd

338.37

—

SC average6 barns · 118 hd

331.23

+7.14

This barn, trailing median13 sales

381.14

−42.77

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	1,510	170.97	2,582	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	148.18	2,095	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	147.26	1,745	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	126.96	1,230	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$2,888	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,150	1thin

Every lot

67 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.

Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 149Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 18Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	410.00–440.00	425.85
2	300–350	315	437.50	437.50
3	350–400	388	410.00–445.00	427.50
1	500–550	500	367.50	367.50
4	550–600	567	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227

Loading the Saluda Stockyards sale…

Saluda Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 6

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 149▲ 31 vs year ago 126 · +24.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 18▲ 5 vs year ago 30 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 9▲ 6 vs year ago 3 · +200.0%

View

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 $338.37/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −42.77 against this barn's trailing median of $381.14.

Average price

$338.37

15 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.14

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	347.50	1,924	5thin
Medium and Large 2	550	337.84	1,859	9thin
Medium and Large 3	570	297.50	1,696	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale15 hd

338.37

—

SC average6 barns · 118 hd

331.23

+7.14

This barn, trailing median13 sales

381.14

−42.77

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	1,510	170.97	2,582	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	148.18	2,095	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	147.26	1,745	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	126.96	1,230	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$2,888	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,150	1thin

Every lot

67 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.

Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 149Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 18Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	410.00–440.00	425.85
2	300–350	315	437.50	437.50
3	350–400	388	410.00–445.00	427.50
1	500–550	500	367.50	367.50
4	550–600	567	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,395	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,584	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	401.26/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,677	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	428	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,787	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,044	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	424.09/cwt	415.00–435.00	933	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	369.73/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,416	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,343	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	429	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,609	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,577	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,695	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	720	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	227	407.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	924	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	425.85/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,129	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,378	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,304	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	427.50/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,659	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,655	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	369.96/cwt
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	161.46/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,220	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,382	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	117.38/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,015	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	133.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,384	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	139.42/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,520	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	149.35/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,807	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,009	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	150.26/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,129	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,440	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	710	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	965	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	815	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1

Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	362.50–365.00	363.78
1	750–800	780	242.50	242.50

Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	387.50	387.50

Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	485	320.00–350.00	334.85
1	550–600	570	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
3	750–800	770	250.00	250.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
5	350–400	383	360.00–385.00	369.73
1	400–450	435	362.50	362.50
4	450–500	481	347.50	347.50
9	500–550	526	292.50–322.50	309.52
3	550–600	595	307.50	307.50
3	600–650	610	307.50	307.50
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	415.00–435.00	424.09
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	455	372.50	372.50
7	500–550	525	342.50	342.50

Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	312.50	312.50

Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	550	347.50	347.50

Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	327.50	327.50
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	385.00	385.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	422.50	422.50
2	400–450	418	400.00–402.50	401.26
3	500–550	545	375.00	375.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	417.50	417.50

Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00

Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00

Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	190.00	190.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	240.00	240.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	160.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	590	210.00	210.00

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	—	965	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	3,275.00	3,275.00

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	—	815	1,775.00	1,775.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	130.00–140.00	133.34
2	—	865	111.00–123.00	117.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	142.00–144.00	142.98
5	—	1,417	146.00–154.00	150.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,210	144.00–159.00	149.35
4	—	1,090	136.00–141.00	139.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,375	159.00–163.00	161.46

Find a sale report

Search for a sale

Saluda Stockyards · Mon, Oct 6

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

Every lot

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

Every lot

Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle