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Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 22, 2024

947 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $263.94/cwt +6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 474 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.16/cwt -25.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 435 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $278.77/cwt -1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,299/hd at 466 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 947 946 0
Feeder cattle 671 701 0
Slaughter cattle 134 80 0
Replacement cattle 30 57 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers were steady, feeder bulls were too few to trend. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 325.00 $325.00 $699 —
265 265 1 320.00 $320.00 $848 —
270 fancy 270 1 355.00 $355.00 $958 —
305–345 325 2 315.00–330.00 $322.04 $1,047 —
310–330 fancy 325 4 350.00–355.00 $353.10 $1,148 —
355–390 fancy 374 6 345.00–355.00 $349.94 $1,309 -18.24
350–395 376 7 310.00–340.00 $326.28 $1,227 +17.98
405 fancy 405 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,336 -21.42
425–445 439 8 295.00–320.00 $305.57 $1,341 —
450–495 474 16 290.00–310.00 $297.48 $1,410 -3.83
564 564 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,636 -9.43
600–607 607 18 270.00–280.00 $270.55 $1,642 -26.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 280.00 $280.00 $588 -5.00
260–290 274 5 280.00–305.00 $292.21 $801 +7.21
395 395 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,205 +23.36
410–445 428 2 280.00–285.00 $282.40 $1,209 +27.40
470–485 479 6 262.50–285.00 $271.16 $1,299 -4.53
505–543 515 14 262.50–285.00 $272.09 $1,401 -0.15
595–599 598 5 275.00–282.50 $281.01 $1,680 +3.55
610–630 621 9 255.00–265.00 $261.08 $1,621 -18.69
633 value added 633 15 264.00 $264.00 $1,671 —
650 650 2 265.00–270.00 $267.50 $1,739 +6.41
730 730 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,752 +1.26
758 value added 758 6 232.00 $232.00 $1,759 —
768 768 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,766 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 275.00 $275.00 $729 +40.00
380–395 388 2 255.00–275.00 $265.19 $1,029 —
425 425 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,126 —
460 460 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,265 +26.71
505–530 518 2 250.00–255.00 $252.44 $1,308 +6.29
560–595 575 11 235.00–265.00 $256.45 $1,475 +8.18
640 640 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,504 -8.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 290.00 $290.00 $667 +10.00
250–290 274 4 265.00–285.00 $275.32 $754 -3.24
300–335 320 10 265.00–285.00 $276.03 $883 +6.45
360–395 379 7 260.00–285.00 $274.45 $1,040 +2.48
400–445 429 16 255.00–275.00 $266.79 $1,145 +0.70
450–495 474 29 255.00–270.00 $264.25 $1,253 +7.04
480 480 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,224 -2.21
505–545 521 18 242.50–260.00 $253.86 $1,323 +0.45
550–585 565 22 235.00–260.00 $251.58 $1,421 +9.65
560–568 565 3 235.00–250.00 $245.05 $1,385 +3.12
600 600 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,410 +2.57
659–685 661 14 225.00–230.00 $229.27 $1,515 -0.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 320.00 $320.00 $640 —
250–290 275 4 290.00–305.00 $296.45 $815 +1.45
315 fancy 315 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,040 —
300–340 320 5 280.00–295.00 $287.03 $918 -4.61
365–395 375 20 280.00–288.00 $285.80 $1,072 -4.94
380 380 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,102 -0.74
405–443 435 28 270.00–280.00 $273.16 $1,188 -14.33
605 605 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,467 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 255.00 $255.00 $740 +10.00
325–330 328 2 225.00–260.00 $242.37 $795 —
355–380 365 3 250.00 $250.00 $912 +15.26
420 420 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,071 +18.85
450–490 468 5 245.00–260.00 $251.01 $1,175 +28.50
555 555 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,360 +23.62
620–635 628 2 215.00–220.00 $217.47 $1,366 +3.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 —— 1 295.00 $295.00 $796 ±0.00
370–395 383 —— 2 285.00–305.00 $294.67 $1,129 +16.00
415–449 444 —— 13 285.00 $285.00 $1,265 +7.87
450–490 466 —— 25 275.00–290.00 $278.77 $1,299 -1.56
500–545 525 —— 8 260.00–280.00 $271.83 $1,427 +9.65
550–595 576 —— 4 255.00–265.00 $259.90 $1,497 +37.42
600–640 619 —— 9 235.00–255.00 $243.84 $1,509 +23.91
675 675 —— 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,552 +2.50
715 715 —— 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,323 —
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 —— 1 325.00 $325.00 $666 -2.50
265 fancy 265 —— 1 375.00 $375.00 $994 +16.68
280–295 288 —— 2 320.00 $320.00 $922 —
300–320 fancy 310 —— 3 345.00–360.00 $355.00 $1,100 +7.13
305–335 324 —— 4 315.00–330.00 $322.66 $1,045 +22.74
358–390 fancy 371 —— 7 345.00–365.00 $354.09 $1,314 +2.42
355–390 374 —— 9 320.00–340.00 $330.55 $1,236 +23.10
400–435 414 —— 6 300.00–330.00 $311.51 $1,290 +3.21
415–420 fancy 418 —— 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,442 +12.71
439 value added 439 —— 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,339 —
500 fancy 500 —— 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,525 —
516 value added 516 —— 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,574 —
500–545 522 —— 7 275.00–295.00 $285.05 $1,488 +2.55
551–560 553 —— 6 277.50–280.00 $277.92 $1,537 —
615 615 —— 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,538 -22.54
730 730 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,424 —
1475–1795 1635 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 137.00–224.00 $176.24 $2,882 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 275.00 $275.00 $880 +35.20
350–395 373 2 255.00–280.00 $266.74 $995 +36.69
405–445 418 4 230.00–275.00 $255.15 $1,067 +14.61
458–495 472 7 240.00–255.00 $243.73 $1,150 -1.78
500–540 522 9 235.00–275.00 $246.54 $1,287 +8.88
555–590 568 3 240.00–260.00 $251.45 $1,428 +15.00
600 600 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,500 +27.21
660–665 663 2 210.00–225.00 $217.47 $1,442 -5.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 145.00 $145.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 80-85% 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,720 —
1060–1675 1250 80-85% 21 126.00–136.00 $133.03 $1,663 -9.45
1070–1770 1283 80-85% 30 137.00–149.00 $140.51 $1,803 -1.97
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1225 1070 85-90% 18 87.00–121.00 $111.17 $1,190 -21.29
925–1325 1121 85-90% 25 122.00–141.00 $130.39 $1,462 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1680 1568 75-80% 7 132.00–148.00 $137.15 $2,151 —
1760 1760 75-80% 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,253 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1845 1550 8 155.00–170.00 $164.57 $2,551 —
1590 1590 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,560 —
1455–1820 1633 3 160.00–173.00 $168.69 $2,755 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1715 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 139.00–157.50 $147.37 $1,643
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 42.00 $42.00 $407
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 129.00 $129.00 $916
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 115.00 $115.00 $926

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
955–1200 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,625.00 $1,491.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–945 853 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,210.85
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665 665 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 145.00 $145.00 $964

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 40.00 $40.00 —
140 140 1 40.00 $40.00 —
155 155 1 55.00 $55.00 —
170 170 3 115.00 $115.00 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 31.00 $31.00 $40 —
140 140 1 7.00 $7.00 $10 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–190 170 2 13.00–33.00 $24.18 $41 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
155 155 1 10.00 $10.00 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 1 55.00 $55.00 -10.00
55 55 1 125.00 $125.00 +70.00
60 60 4 160.00 $160.00 +105.00
75 75 1 130.00 $130.00 -10.00
80 80 1 185.00 $185.00 +65.00
100 100 1 135.00 $135.00 -20.00
175 175 1 260.00 $260.00 -35.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 190.00 $190.00 $399 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 4 25.00–30.00 $27.50 +17.50
15 15 1 25.00 $25.00 +15.00
20–25 21 4 25.00–45.00 $30.00 -10.77
20–25 23 3 45.00–60.00 $55.00 +14.23
30 30 1 80.00 $80.00 +22.92
35 35 1 55.00 $55.00 -2.08
40 40 4 50.00–110.00 $81.25 -33.75
45 45 1 80.00 $80.00 -35.00
45 45 2 125.00 $125.00 +10.00
50 50 2 115.00 $115.00 +45.00
50 50 2 95.00–100.00 $97.50 +27.50
60 60 1 90.00 $90.00 +20.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40–45 43 —— 4 60.00–95.00 $82.50 +47.50
45 45 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Bred 1 80.00 $80.00 +45.00
50 50 —— 1 105.00 $105.00 +10.00
50 50 —— 1 105.00 $105.00 +10.00
60 60 —— 1 120.00 $120.00 +25.00
75 75 —— 1 305.00 $305.00 +165.00
85 85 —— 1 60.00 $60.00 -115.00
90 90 —— 1 175.00 $175.00 ±0.00
150 150 —— 1 215.00 $215.00 —
160 160 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 1 170.00 $170.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
12 12 9 35.00 $35.00 —
15 15 3 25.00 $25.00 —
25 25 4 20.00–35.00 $27.50 —
40 40 1 40.00 $40.00 —
40 40 2 60.00 $60.00 —
50 50 2 45.00 $45.00 -5.00
65 65 1 30.00 $30.00 -20.00
75 75 1 50.00 $50.00 ±0.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 40.00 $40.00 $60 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30–35 33 2 40.00–45.00 $42.50 +2.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 190.00 $190.00 —
150 150 3 240.00–400.00 $295.00 —
200 200 1 230.00 $230.00 —

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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.