Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $335.24/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −59.39 against this barn's trailing median of $394.63.

Average price

$335.24

18 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$18.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.31

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	338.29	1,843	15thin
Medium and Large 1	595	320.00	1,904	2thin
Medium and Large 3	500	320.00	1,600	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.29/cwt here — about $243 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale18 hd

335.24

—

SC average6 barns · 95 hd

322.93

+12.31

This barn, trailing median14 sales

394.63

−59.39

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	—	Average	1,829	194.81	3,563	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	155.53	1,737	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	901	124.95	1,126	9thin

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)	845	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	760	$1,275	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	863	$1,992	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	200–250	227	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	319.85/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	693	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	116.70/cwt	92.00–131.00	1,042	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	141.45/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,299	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	153.98/cwt	141.00–164.00	1,734	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,753	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,534	1
Bulls	—	—	1,972	199.41/cwt	197.00–201.00	3,932	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	825	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	602	168.56/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,015	10
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	845	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	820	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	760	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	860	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	637	158.63/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	539	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,690	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	374.77/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	563	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	299	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	359.84/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,662	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,418	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	905	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,270	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	867	149.23/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	265.07/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	253	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	497	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	344.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	325.52/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,367	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	353.66/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,503	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	391.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,272	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	468	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,561	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	381.90/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	241.65/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	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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