Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2026

927 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.72/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,730/hd at 520 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $358.38/cwt -24.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,874/hd at 523 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.07/cwt +0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,852/hd at 568 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	927	578	812
Feeder cattle	727	436	604
Slaughter cattle	97	97	103
Replacement cattle	52	28	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 8.00 lower, slaughter cows 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

▼ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls 8.00 lower
▲ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers 2.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers 4.00 higher
→ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls steady
▲ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows 1.00 higher

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	420.00–430.00	$425.12	$1,373	—
360–393	386	5	410.00–425.00	$422.20	$1,630	-7.80
413–445	428	8	405.00–420.00	$416.86	$1,784	+1.86
450–490	469	10	395.00–430.00	$415.09	$1,947	+23.85
510–538	530	28	360.00–390.00	$370.65	$1,964	-9.16
550–585	560	13	350.00–365.00	$358.78	$2,009	+11.69
600–645	622	17	320.00–350.00	$332.93	$2,071	+4.65
653–695	662	16	312.50–331.00	$325.45	$2,154	+16.81
691 value added	691	9	335.00	$335.00	$2,315	—
705–735	713	5	300.00–320.00	$308.93	$2,203	+8.89
768 value added	768	5	310.00	$310.00	$2,381	—
755–795	774	19	286.00–310.00	$287.45	$2,225	-16.34
815	815	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,486	—
854 value added	854	16	305.00	$305.00	$2,605	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	3	395.00	$395.00	$1,560	—
400	400	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,480	—
465–475	468	3	360.00–377.50	$371.58	$1,739	+13.88
525–545	537	3	340.00–355.00	$348.28	$1,870	+10.78
540	540	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,647	-32.50
580–595	590	3	320.00–330.00	$326.64	$1,927	-8.36
615–640	631	4	280.00–305.00	$294.91	$1,861	+24.91
665–690	678	2	270.00–280.00	$274.91	$1,864	—
720	720	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,052	+23.02
780–790	785	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,159	—
795	795	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,828	—
825	825	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,980	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	430.00	$430.00	$968	—
295	295	2	430.00–465.00	$447.50	$1,320	-9.53
300–325	313	2	430.00–440.00	$434.80	$1,361	+7.19
350–388	366	9	390.00–420.00	$405.42	$1,484	-1.08
405–445	422	19	360.00–390.00	$376.31	$1,588	+6.31
455–480	459	18	355.00–365.00	$361.69	$1,660	-6.63
500–545	520	32	320.00–345.00	$332.72	$1,730	+4.39
555–585	568	28	310.00–340.00	$326.07	$1,852	+0.49
620 fancy	620	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,356	—
600–635	622	10	290.00–307.50	$300.82	$1,871	-12.58
655–665	662	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,920	-5.00
705–745	728	6	280.00–285.00	$283.33	$2,063	-5.02
760–785	773	2	280.00–285.00	$282.54	$2,184	-7.46
830	830	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,200	—
890	890	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,314	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,200	—
350–397	382	7	360.00–380.00	$369.99	$1,413	-9.48
400–430	419	5	335.00–345.00	$340.99	$1,429	-15.68
480	480	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,440	-34.23
450–491	482	14	310.00–345.00	$335.09	$1,615	+0.86
510–545	526	9	280.00–310.00	$294.70	$1,550	-7.78
560–595	578	5	270.00–300.00	$286.86	$1,658	+16.86
615–645	628	9	275.00–287.50	$285.01	$1,790	-1.67
665–680	675	3	285.00–287.50	$286.66	$1,935	+19.16
720	720	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,944	+10.00
885	885	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,257	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	385.00	$385.00	$828	—
250	250	1	360.00	$360.00	$900	—
360–380	370	2	340.00–350.00	$345.14	$1,277	+25.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	230	5	500.00–530.00	$506.26	$1,164	—
255 fancy	255	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,441	-4.75
255–295	277	9	500.00–535.00	$527.30	$1,461	-1.26
300–340 fancy	316	5	500.00–540.00	$522.22	$1,650	+47.22
300–335	320	5	420.00–465.00	$439.86	$1,408	-0.84
350–395	368	19	400.00–430.00	$417.29	$1,536	-8.98
410–430	419	12	400.00–425.00	$417.03	$1,747	-4.30
455–490	469	6	390.00–415.00	$402.25	$1,887	-9.78
500–545	523	29	350.00–370.00	$358.38	$1,874	-24.84
550–595	569	6	335.00–350.00	$339.96	$1,934	-1.28
600–645	613	15	310.00–332.50	$325.74	$1,997	+1.47
650–665	658	2	305.00–330.00	$317.36	$2,088	—
710	710	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,094	—
815	815	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,282	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	400.00	$400.00	$960	-54.71
335–345	339	4	370.00–400.00	$384.94	$1,305	-8.95
350–390	379	12	385.00–395.00	$390.37	$1,480	+3.66
410–445	431	8	360.00–390.00	$372.54	$1,606	+4.56
450–495	476	6	345.00–380.00	$364.10	$1,733	+6.97
500–545	525	9	310.00–340.00	$327.31	$1,718	-6.72
580–585	583	2	290.00–325.00	$307.42	$1,792	+17.42
600	600	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,620	—
600	600	2	290.00–300.00	$295.00	$1,770	—
670–695	684	5	275.00–300.00	$285.86	$1,955	-2.90
740	740	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,739	—
790	790	4	257.50–260.00	$258.13	$2,039	-1.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,152	—
415	415	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,349	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1370	1189	80-85%	9	141.00–150.00	$144.69	$1,720	—
1020–1725	1252	80-85%	19	126.00–138.00	$133.50	$1,671	+1.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1495	1060	85-90%	16	105.00–125.00	$114.50	$1,214	—
930–1425	1201	85-90%	6	129.00–138.00	$134.86	$1,620	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1525	1312	75-80%	10	141.00–152.00	$145.60	$1,910	-1.57
1255–1505	1386	75-80%	8	130.00–138.00	$135.36	$1,876	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1805	1559	4	160.00–168.00	$165.44	$2,579	—
2045–2195	2120	2	177.00–180.00	$178.45	$3,783	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–820	808	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,082.00–1,550.00	$1,312.38
880–1100	1001	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,153.00–1,617.00	$1,426.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–715 fancy	685	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,660.90
1025–1050	1038	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	2,152.00–2,520.00	$2,338.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,670.00	$1,670.00
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,906.00	$1,906.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1105–1455	1279	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,456.19
1130–1500	1393	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,050.00–2,500.00	$2,316.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00
930–1120	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,350.00–2,475.00	$2,428.83
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–870	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,750.00–1,775.00	$1,763.18

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
620	620	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	25.00	$25.00	$68	—
310–370	340	2	26.00–32.00	$28.74	$98	—
635	635	1	9.00	$9.00	$57	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	6	65.00–115.00	$73.33	-31.67
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	N/A	4	125.00–160.00	$147.50	+42.50
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	240.00	$240.00	+80.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
900–1115	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,550.00–2,850.00	$2,678.05	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00	—
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,425.00	$2,425.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	55.00–60.00	$58.75	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	24	10.00–25.00	$18.75	-26.25
30	30	2	35.00	$35.00	-10.00
60	60	3	62.00	$62.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	2	51.00	$51.00	$200	—
520	520	1	45.00	$45.00	$234	—

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Price trend

500–549 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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