Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 10, 2025

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.70/cwt +15.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,728/hd at 689 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.37/cwt -6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,253/hd at 420 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.63/cwt +1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,502/hd at 528 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	508	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,254	—
300–335	322	6	375.00–385.00	$381.71	$1,229	-3.29
350–395	370	3	385.00–405.00	$393.76	$1,457	-13.49
405–440	421	7	375.00–400.00	$392.86	$1,654	+1.16
459 value added	459	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,721	—
460–490	475	2	365.00–380.00	$372.26	$1,768	+5.92
500–526	522	7	322.50–330.00	$323.53	$1,689	-21.47
555	555	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,776	—
635	635	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,937	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,132	—
400	400	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,320	—
465–490	478	2	295.00–320.00	$307.83	$1,471	-7.17
550	550	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,650	+15.00
650	650	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,658	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	315.00	$315.00	$929	+40.00
360	360	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,026	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	271	6	320.00–345.00	$334.35	$906	+11.54
305–345	326	10	300.00–325.00	$313.28	$1,021	-15.35
355–395	378	12	295.00–315.00	$303.46	$1,147	-13.20
400–445	420	25	280.00–315.00	$298.37	$1,253	-6.43
450–495	487	7	280.00–305.00	$288.27	$1,404	-1.23
513–533	527	11	265.00–290.00	$272.16	$1,434	-10.94
529 value added	529	6	307.50	$307.50	$1,627	—
555–590	576	7	255.00–295.00	$266.54	$1,535	-8.46
600–645	620	4	240.00–245.00	$243.76	$1,511	+3.76
620 fancy	620	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,674	—
685 value added	685	8	250.00	$250.00	$1,712	—
691	691	19	251.00	$251.00	$1,734	+16.00
725–747	732	9	240.00–252.50	$248.25	$1,817	+25.75
772	772	6	243.00	$243.00	$1,876	+10.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	295.00	$295.00	$664	-2.66
290	290	1	295.00	$295.00	$856	+10.18
315–335	329	6	265.00–295.00	$282.63	$930	-3.17
340	340	1	250.00	$250.00	$850	-35.80
355	355	1	275.00	$275.00	$976	-10.07
425–435	428	3	255.00–270.00	$263.39	$1,127	-4.42
430–435	433	2	240.00–245.00	$242.49	$1,050	-25.32
455	455	2	240.00–245.00	$242.50	$1,103	-24.79
450–480	468	8	255.00–275.00	$269.99	$1,264	+2.70
520	520	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,300	-10.00
550–570	555	4	245.00–250.00	$247.52	$1,374	-5.71
655–680	668	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,570	—
705–740	728	3	215.00–220.00	$218.31	$1,589	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	265.00	$265.00	$530	—
275	275	1	235.00	$235.00	$646	—
310–340	325	2	230.00–235.00	$232.62	$756	-17.38
350–395	373	2	220.00–240.00	$230.60	$860	-24.40
405	405	1	220.00	$220.00	$891	—
455–485	470	2	230.00–235.00	$232.58	$1,093	+12.58
500–530	515	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,184	—
565–575	570	2	205.00–210.00	$207.52	$1,183	—
660–675	668	3	190.00–200.00	$196.66	$1,314	+16.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	220	—	—	3	360.00–385.00	$373.14	$821	-1.86
265	265	—	—	1	325.00	$325.00	$861	-50.23
255–290	276	—	—	5	350.00–375.00	$362.45	$1,000	-12.78
310–345	327	—	—	13	355.00–385.00	$368.29	$1,204	-6.95
365–375	370	—	—	2	300.00–325.00	$312.33	$1,156	-59.50
370–380	375	—	—	3	370.00–375.00	$371.69	$1,394	+41.69
425–440	438	—	—	7	325.00–340.00	$327.08	$1,433	-23.58
460–493	478	—	—	14	340.00–375.00	$355.98	$1,702	-10.87
480	480	—	—	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,536	-46.85
485	485	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,455	-20.06
500–535	523	—	—	5	285.00–305.00	$294.05	$1,538	-8.07
535	535	—	—	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,525	±0.00
550–595	573	—	—	6	285.00–300.00	$288.43	$1,653	+13.43
610	610	—	—	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,647	+10.00
615–635	629	—	—	6	275.00–285.00	$278.32	$1,751	+18.32
766	766	—	—	6	238.00	$238.00	$1,823	—
1380	1380	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,346	—
1465	1465	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,461	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	400.00	$400.00	$952	-20.00
255–290	276	12	395.00–420.00	$407.81	$1,126	-12.01
310–345	321	6	390.00–400.00	$394.91	$1,268	+1.82
365–390	380	3	395.00–405.00	$400.02	$1,520	+3.81
405–430	415	5	385.00–400.00	$392.90	$1,631	+7.63
465	465	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,790	—
505–530	518	8	310.00–340.00	$317.98	$1,647	-2.02
645	645	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,935	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	—	—	1	280.00	$280.00	$630	-45.00
285	285	—	—	1	335.00	$335.00	$955	+6.71
300	300	—	—	1	330.00	$330.00	$990	—
380	380	—	—	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,235	—
425–445	435	—	—	2	285.00–295.00	$289.89	$1,261	-8.52
455–475	465	—	—	2	295.00–310.00	$302.34	$1,406	+19.23
540	540	—	—	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,485	—
775	775	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,628	-5.00
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,668	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
1210	1210	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1435	1165	80-85%	32	126.00–160.00	$148.25	$1,727	—
1050–1435	1225	80-85%	7	162.00–173.00	$168.49	$2,064	+4.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1660	1351	75-80%	10	142.00–157.00	$151.16	$2,042	-0.29
1245–1760	1391	75-80%	10	158.00–166.00	$161.11	$2,241	+9.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–880	855	85-90%	2	111.00–116.00	$113.43	$970	—
890–1200	1022	85-90%	7	126.00–147.00	$133.77	$1,367	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–2280	1810	6	163.00–179.00	$168.70	$3,053	—
1900–1905	1903	2	188.00–190.00	$189.00	$3,597	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
635–730	683	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,093
920	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,003
955–1055	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	108.00–124.00	$115.60	$1,162

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
690–820	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,132
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	113.00	$113.00	$932
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,349

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1435	1435	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,851

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1250	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,650.00–2,000.00	$1,852.55
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1115–1135	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1075–1350	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,625.00–1,875.00	$1,750.63
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
730–1030	877	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,585.27
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
810–1090	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,525.00–1,550.00	$1,539.34
955–985	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,525.00	$1,436.15
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
695–815	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,175.00	$1,121.03

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	81.00	$81.00	$105	-4.68
225–260	243	3	78.00–88.00	$81.87	$199	—
255	255	1	47.00	$47.00	$120	—
275	275	1	20.00	$20.00	$55	—
350	350	1	67.00	$67.00	$234	+22.00
405	405	1	84.00	$84.00	$340	—

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
131	131	1	70.00	$70.00	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	25.00	$25.00	$84	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	+20.00

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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
985–1035	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,250.00–2,475.00	$2,359.72	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
665–1005	835	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,575.00	$1,469.69	-689.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	100.00	$100.00	-11.67

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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	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	110.00	$110.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	35.00	$35.00	—
50	50	18	58.00	$58.00	—
70	70	1	50.00	$50.00	—
90	90	1	60.00	$60.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	60.00–68.00	$64.06	$208	—

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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.