Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers firm on a light test, feeder heifers had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, feeder bulls sharply higher, slaughter cows and bulls had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.63/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −42.73 against this barn's trailing median of $368.36.

Average price

$325.63

15 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$35.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.01

vs SC average

−14.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	330.34	1,763	13thin
Medium and Large 2	553	294.99	1,631	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.35/cwt here — about $132 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.13, low $314.67, median $368.36 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 sale15 hd

325.63

—

SC average6 barns · 190 hd

318.62

+7.01

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−14.55

This barn, trailing median14 sales

368.36

−42.73

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	1,513	194.19	2,938	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	161.79	2,477	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,035	157.93	1,635	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	134.71	1,487	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	780	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	363.19/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	351.24/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	338.37/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	321.28/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	312	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	294.99/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,658	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	800	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	780	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	146.56/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,529	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,617	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	187.93/cwt	173.00–196.00	2,881	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	161.79/cwt	152.00–172.00	2,477	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	160.09/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,636	6
Bulls	—	—	1,493	200.45/cwt	200.00–201.00	2,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	329.40/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,396	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	188.57/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,754	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	450	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	300–350	325	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	341.87/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,911	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	368.14/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	332.12/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	363.75/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	543	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,903	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	307.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,269	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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