Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $334.28/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −60.34 against this barn's trailing median of $394.63.

Average price

$334.28

21 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$46.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.46

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	357.50	1,823	5thin
Medium and Large 2	553	334.30	1,849	11thin
Medium and Large 3	578	311.03	1,798	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.47/cwt here — about $25 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $312.46, median $394.63 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

334.28

—

SC average4 barns · 100 hd

324.83

+9.46

This barn, trailing median14 sales

394.63

−60.34

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,193	177.34	2,116	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	159.00	2,441	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	155.65	1,833	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	802	128.71	1,032	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$3,415	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$2,900	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$1,393	3thin

Every lot, as filed

69 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,581	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,627.47/head	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	323.67/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	505	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	704	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,936	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	336.54/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,878	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	362.44/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	309.16/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	289.38/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	340.86/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,333	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	276.24/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	341.85/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	273.72/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	755	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	595	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	113.95/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,020	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	136.09/cwt	118.00–147.50	1,027	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	159.00/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,441	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	154.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,744	5
Bulls	—	—	1,243	188.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,341	2
Bulls	—	—	970	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,601	1
Bulls	—	—	1,214	175.72/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,133	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	315.04/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	502	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	3,414.58/head	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	398.74/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	418	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	574	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,814	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	363.43/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,399	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,069	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	327.52/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	316.67/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	318.77/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	500	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	558	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,650	2

How this sale compares

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.

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