Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers and bulls were steady on a light test, slaughter cows were sharply lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate offering of average 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 $338.37/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 3 of 15 comparable sales and sits −53.39 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$338.37

15 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.14

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	347.50	1,924	5thin
Medium and Large 2	550	337.84	1,859	9thin
Medium and Large 3	570	297.50	1,696	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $312.46, median $391.76 across 15 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

338.37

—

SC average6 barns · 118 hd

331.23

+7.14

This barn, trailing median15 sales

391.76

−53.39

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	1,510	170.97	2,582	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	148.18	2,095	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	147.26	1,745	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	126.96	1,230	5thin

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)	815	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$2,888	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	250–300	265	425.85/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	427.50/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	407.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	369.96/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	328.60/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,798	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	780	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	424.09/cwt	415.00–435.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,414	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	401.26/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,695	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	133.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,384	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,382	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	161.46/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,220	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,009	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	150.26/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,129	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	149.35/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,807	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	117.38/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,015	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	965	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	139.42/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	550	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	710	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	429	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	334.85/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	345.23/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	363.78/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	369.73/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	309.52/cwt	292.50–322.50	1,628	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,876	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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