Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.21/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −63.15 against this barn's trailing median of $368.36.

Average price

$305.21

13 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$36.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.99

vs SC average

−58.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	323.35	1,747	3thin
Medium and Large 2	536	305.38	1,638	7thin
Medium and Large 3	565	286.67	1,620	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.68/cwt here — about $127 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 sale13 hd

305.21

—

SC average5 barns · 97 hd

294.22

+10.99

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−58.75

This barn, trailing median14 sales

368.36

−63.15

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	1,280	174.50	2,234	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	150.46	1,707	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	146.73	2,176	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	139.22	1,470	4thin

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)	1,095	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	400–450	443	378.73/cwt	377.50–382.50	1,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	334.96/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	371.09/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	452.50/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	404.34/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	377.98/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	355.93/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,459	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	356.56/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,922	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	615	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	876	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	715	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	426.77/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	800	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	142.62/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,516	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,171	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	143.09/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,175	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	145.03/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,429	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,057	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	878	230.41/cwt	225.00–237.50	2,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	153.17/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,852	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	460.96/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,300	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	261.25/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	340.05/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,455	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	339.36/cwt	330.00–350.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	497	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	329.98/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,749	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	306.03/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,651	3

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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