Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were sharply higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers were 1.40 higher based on limited comparable sales, feeder bulls were steady based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls were had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Heavy 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 $340.19/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −28.20 against this barn's trailing median of $368.39.

Average price

$340.19

25 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$30.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

vs SC average

−29.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	345.02	1,812	21
Medium and Large 2	584	314.88	1,839	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.14/cwt here — about −$26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $404.13, low $326.76, median $368.39 across 13 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 sale25 hd

340.19

—

SC average6 barns · 176 hd

335.23

+4.96

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−29.62

This barn, trailing median13 sales

368.39

−28.20

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	—	Low	1,342	189.39	2,541	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	171.34	2,020	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	169.96	2,356	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	145.04	1,365	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$2,458	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2Full	550–600	555	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	303.24/cwt	297.50–306.00	1,910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	795	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	725	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	420.23/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	364	402.36/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,072	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	336.89/cwt	336.00–337.50	1,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	405.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	343	458.51/cwt	452.50–460.00	1,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,015	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,922	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	403.88/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	436.20/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	340.77/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	355.04/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,828	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	344.00/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,902	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	395	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,722	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	328	452.56/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	383	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,655	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	958	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	148.14/cwt	133.00–165.00	1,409	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	169.96/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,356	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	974	181.22/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,765	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	171.73/cwt	158.00–179.00	2,074	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	163.66/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,768	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	755	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	145.92/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,459	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,142	178.26/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,036	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,873	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	192.32/cwt	183.00–204.00	2,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	770	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	215.59/cwt	174.00–267.50	1,908	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	2,457.60/head	1,975.00–2,750.00	2,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	312.25/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	504	319.37/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	291.28/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	680	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	314.88/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	382.40/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	381.52/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	353.25/cwt	350.00–360.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	356.44/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	323.26/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,852	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	346.67/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	350.64/cwt	350.00–351.00	1,760	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1

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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