Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 2.50 higher, feeder heifers were steady, feeder bulls had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $343.43/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −51.19 against this barn's trailing median of $394.63.

Average price

$343.43

30 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$65.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	383.00	2,118	6thin
Medium and Large 2	550	337.75	1,859	19thin
Medium and Large 3	536	317.55	1,701	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.45/cwt here — about $417 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 sale30 hd

343.43

—

SC average6 barns · 125 hd

340.45

+2.99

This barn, trailing median14 sales

394.63

−51.19

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	1,188	181.50	2,155	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	164.21	1,773	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	159.24	2,166	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	857	135.98	1,165	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$3,013	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,511	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,273	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$2,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	770	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	358.02/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,862	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	327.48/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	291.79/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	576	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	430	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,118	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	770	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	405.58/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,786	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	2,508.86/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,509	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	2,776.34/head	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,751	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	135.98/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,165	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	159.24/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,166	2
Bulls	—	—	1,240	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,282	1
Bulls	—	—	1,135	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,032	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	162.46/cwt	153.00–171.00	1,792	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	3,013.05/head	3,000.00–3,025.00	3,013	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	715	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	890	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	975	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	272.50/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	600	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,055	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	341.45/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	310.63/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	325.06/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	305.63/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	363.40/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	374.77/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	383.62/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	522	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	323.20/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,997	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	387.65/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	268.26/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	387.48/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	329.40/cwt	317.00–342.50	1,907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	783	246.85/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	354.09/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	401.62/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	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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