Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 17, 2025

300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $269.70/cwt -3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 420 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $249.28/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,327/hd at 532 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	300	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,380	—
473–495	482	7	315.00–320.00	$317.86	$1,532	+1.88
510–545	529	6	300.00–305.00	$300.86	$1,592	—
560–565	563	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,548	-15.00
625–630	628	2	260.00–265.00	$262.51	$1,649	—
605–649	640	5	282.50–285.00	$282.97	$1,811	—
658	658	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,744	—
705–720	713	2	220.00–225.00	$222.47	$1,586	—
755–795	775	2	225.00–230.00	$227.44	$1,763	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	320.00	$320.00	$832	—
425	425	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,275	-7.20
455–495	480	4	285.00–305.00	$297.32	$1,427	-5.01
525	525	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,470	—
565–585	575	2	270.00–275.00	$272.54	$1,567	—
670	670	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,708	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	390.00	$390.00	$994	-22.90
510	510	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,632	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	275.00	$275.00	$715	-5.28
370–390	379	8	260.00–285.00	$277.37	$1,051	-1.83
400–440	420	19	255.00–275.00	$269.70	$1,133	-3.56
455–495	480	4	252.50–265.00	$258.04	$1,239	+8.34
525	525	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,129	-46.17
510–545	533	15	225.00–257.50	$251.57	$1,341	+8.09
585–595	590	3	225.00–235.00	$230.03	$1,357	+0.08
610–615	613	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,441	+4.11
660–670	665	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,496	+4.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	310.00	$310.00	$914	+4.41
315–340	328	3	295.00–305.00	$299.92	$984	-2.84
395	395	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,165	-2.97
415	415	2	285.00–290.00	$287.50	$1,193	-7.50
423 value added	423	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,290	—
457 value added	457	6	290.00	$290.00	$1,325	—
515–520	519	4	260.00–265.00	$261.87	$1,359	-20.14
625	625	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,500	-15.00
628 value added	628	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,570	—
655	655	3	235.00–250.00	$240.00	$1,572	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	220.00	$220.00	$638	-45.00
330	330	1	225.00	$225.00	$742	-36.07
370–390	380	2	205.00–225.00	$215.26	$818	-37.35
421–445	425	6	235.00	$235.00	$999	-15.20
480	480	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,152	-6.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,050	-12.63
325–335	330	2	330.00–365.00	$347.77	$1,148	-22.40
335	335	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,022	-65.17
350–375	367	8	355.00–375.00	$362.31	$1,330	+4.08
390	390	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,248	-38.23
415	415	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,245	+3.98
400–445	421	8	310.00–340.00	$325.61	$1,371	+3.99
453–485	467	6	310.00–335.00	$322.12	$1,504	-1.63
500–530	517	5	285.00–315.00	$293.80	$1,519	+5.53
605–630	618	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,700	+30.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	305.00–315.00	$310.11	$1,033	-17.86
360–395	380	3	280.00–305.00	$297.11	$1,129	-14.78
420	420	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,281	+10.02
450–460	455	2	295.00–307.50	$301.32	$1,371	+6.35
520–545	532	3	270.00–275.00	$273.37	$1,454	-2.39
555–585	575	3	255.00–275.00	$268.57	$1,544	+14.12
790	790	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,540	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	440.00	$440.00	$880	—
330–335	333	2	385.00–390.00	$387.52	$1,290	-12.36

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1355	1128	80-85%	12	134.00–153.00	$144.67	$1,632	—
1150–1340	1245	80-85%	2	157.00–158.00	$157.54	$1,961	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–975	876	85-90%	4	85.00–108.00	$98.81	$866	—
835–1130	963	85-90%	7	117.00–144.00	$135.41	$1,304	+36.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1330	1275	75-80%	2	155.00–159.00	$157.09	$2,003	—
1420	1420	75-80%	1	147.00	$147.00	$2,087	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1515	1382	5	154.00–163.00	$156.73	$2,166	—
1145–1595	1448	4	130.00–146.00	$135.88	$1,968	—
1685–2110	1838	5	170.00–188.00	$181.61	$3,338	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,510

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,478

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	117.00	$117.00	$854

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115	115	1	75.00	$75.00	$86	—
115–195	152	5	89.00–111.00	$97.93	$149	—
205–265	228	6	69.00–94.00	$87.74	$200	—

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–112	108	6	90.00–95.00	$91.73	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–130	115	2	40.00–75.00	$59.78	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	15.00	$15.00	$78	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	3	125.00–140.00	$133.33	—
50	50	3	135.00–145.00	$138.33	—
60	60	1	165.00	$165.00	—
70	70	3	155.00–195.00	$168.33	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	4	40.00–75.00	$62.50	+2.50
30	30	2	80.00–90.00	$85.00	+25.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	75.00–80.00	$77.50	—
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	3	125.00	$125.00	—
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Bred	2	180.00	$180.00	+60.00
80	80	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	-75.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	11	40.00–50.00	$44.55	—
75	75	1	55.00	$55.00	-20.00
85	85	1	20.00	$20.00	-70.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	3	150.00	$150.00	—

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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.