Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 14, 2025

627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $425.14/cwt +32.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,659/hd at 390 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $417.13/cwt ≈ $1,768/hd at 424 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.58/cwt +14.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 514 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	627	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,084	-12.36
260–280 fancy	273	3	470.00–475.00	$473.41	$1,292	—
315–325	322	3	455.00–460.00	$456.63	$1,470	+11.63
365–395	382	3	405.00–415.00	$411.55	$1,572	+1.55
413–414	413	15	425.00	$425.00	$1,755	+20.00
500	500	3	375.00–395.00	$388.33	$1,942	+33.33
509–518 value added	515	14	385.00–410.00	$392.05	$2,019	—
560–589	587	14	362.50–370.00	$363.01	$2,131	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,170	—
338	338	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,335	—
355	355	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,296	-19.19
400–440	420	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,575	+6.63
460–485	471	4	355.00–375.00	$363.89	$1,714	+22.89
530	530	2	335.00–355.00	$345.00	$1,828	+15.00
575	575	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,012	+19.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,311	+35.00
435	435	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,457	+25.00
495	495	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,634	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210 fancy	210	1	410.00	$410.00	$861	+17.59
220	220	1	385.00	$385.00	$847	+45.00
265 fancy	265	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,020	+4.86
265–295	280	2	340.00	$340.00	$952	-12.29
320 fancy	320	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,216	+5.04
310–345	328	3	340.00–365.00	$353.78	$1,160	-5.91
355–380	368	2	345.00–350.00	$347.41	$1,278	-2.74
350–393 fancy	386	9	385.00–395.00	$388.06	$1,498	—
405–420 fancy	413	8	355.00–375.00	$370.62	$1,531	+10.62
400–445	418	8	325.00–345.00	$333.11	$1,392	-10.43
457–485 fancy	459	14	340.00–370.00	$365.59	$1,678	—
480–495	491	5	310.00–330.00	$319.04	$1,566	-8.94
500 value added	500	8	310.00	$310.00	$1,550	—
519 fancy	519	7	337.50	$337.50	$1,752	—
505–545	526	7	295.00–315.00	$300.04	$1,578	-12.32
560	560	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,652	+5.88
627 value added	627	6	297.50	$297.50	$1,865	—
605–635	628	9	290.00–305.00	$291.61	$1,831	+16.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	325.00	$325.00	$959	-5.19
318–335	323	4	310.00–330.00	$319.88	$1,033	-10.35
350–385	369	7	305.00–325.00	$316.35	$1,167	+0.69
400–440	412	6	300.00–320.00	$309.88	$1,277	±0.00
444 value added	444	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,376	—
460–495	478	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,410	+15.13
485	485	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,406	-10.00
500–530	505	11	280.00–290.00	$289.06	$1,460	+22.41
550 value added	550	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,512	—
555–590	585	11	265.00–285.00	$279.05	$1,632	+29.05
610	610	2	235.00–245.00	$240.00	$1,464	-25.00
605–643	624	12	250.00–285.00	$269.33	$1,681	+24.33
670–688	679	8	265.00–280.00	$267.82	$1,818	+37.82
700–735	713	5	235.00–255.00	$247.85	$1,767	+2.85
765–790	783	6	225.00–245.00	$241.74	$1,893	+51.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	250.00	$250.00	$662	—
305–320	309	6	265.00–295.00	$273.57	$845	-26.43
420–428	426	4	255.00–285.00	$277.61	$1,183	-2.38
470–495	484	6	265.00–290.00	$283.33	$1,371	+7.08
540	540	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,377	+39.90
565	565	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,412	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240 fancy	215	3	475.00–485.00	$481.28	$1,035	+43.01
225–240	233	2	440.00–460.00	$450.32	$1,049	+33.47
260–290 fancy	276	4	465.00–480.00	$471.40	$1,301	+28.05
280–290	285	2	425.00–455.00	$440.26	$1,255	+24.98
305–345	325	13	420.00–450.00	$444.38	$1,444	+34.42
312–336 fancy	326	7	465.00–480.00	$471.16	$1,536	+26.22
375–385 fancy	380	2	440.00–470.00	$455.20	$1,730	—
355–399	391	24	405.00–430.00	$422.63	$1,652	+29.52
413 fancy	413	6	430.00	$430.00	$1,776	—
400–438	427	20	395.00–420.00	$413.27	$1,765	—
475 value added	475	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,876	—
479	479	4	395.00	$395.00	$1,892	—
505–542	535	8	355.00	$355.00	$1,899	±0.00
564	564	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,974	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	395.00	$395.00	$790	—
250–290	275	3	385.00–395.00	$389.97	$1,072	+19.97
335–340	338	2	365.00–385.00	$375.07	$1,268	+0.07
355–390	370	5	375.00–390.00	$383.11	$1,418	+12.23
405–445	424	7	360.00–385.00	$373.00	$1,582	+3.41
425	425	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,551	-4.59
450–455	454	5	345.00–350.00	$345.99	$1,571	-12.34
455–480	469	4	355.00–375.00	$365.24	$1,713	+32.03
505–515	510	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,581	+15.00
505–535	527	5	325.00–340.00	$328.98	$1,734	+18.85
550–585	573	8	305.00–335.00	$331.17	$1,898	+36.56
600–620	613	4	285.00–305.00	$296.20	$1,816	+21.20
715	715	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,966	+20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	330.00	$330.00	$759	+30.00
260	260	1	320.00	$320.00	$832	—
315–345	325	3	290.00–325.00	$305.62	$993	—
365–385	372	3	290.00–315.00	$305.09	$1,135	—
410–425	418	2	345.00–350.00	$347.46	$1,452	+29.92
450–485	467	7	300.00–345.00	$323.74	$1,512	-1.19
536	536	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,662	+40.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1690	1319	75-80%	22	139.00–148.00	$143.67	$1,895	—
990–1620	1370	75-80%	13	120.00–138.00	$132.86	$1,820	-5.24
1840	1840	75-80%	1	153.00	$153.00	$2,815	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1410	1176	80-85%	15	122.00–136.00	$132.42	$1,557	-12.61
1060–1995	1255	80-85%	15	138.00–150.00	$143.42	$1,800	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1105	971	85-90%	4	113.00–122.00	$118.66	$1,152	—
805–1445	1049	85-90%	18	124.00–143.00	$131.80	$1,383	+23.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2200	1381	9	140.00–166.00	$157.54	$2,176	—
1475–2120	1760	3	169.00–176.00	$173.41	$3,052	+0.36
2015–2135	2075	2	186.00–187.00	$186.49	$3,870	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–940	881	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	120.00–150.00	$136.86	$1,206
830–950	908	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	126.00–132.00	$129.48	$1,176

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,553
1035–1155	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	133.00–137.00	$135.11	$1,479

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,225.00
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–1215	909	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,750.00–1,825.00	$1,782.42
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
910–1120	989	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,825.60
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
945–1185	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,225.00	$2,099.82
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,744
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,724
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,757

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–950	803	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,452.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,263
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,314

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	23	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	14	55.00–100.00	$68.57	+37.74
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	90.00	$90.00	+32.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
655–890	791	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–1,975.00	$1,845.26	+370.26
770–865	822	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,625.00–1,800.00	$1,707.35	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905–1005	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00–2,125.00	$2,065.77	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,625.00	$2,625.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,035	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	24	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	9	40.00–85.00	$61.11	+31.11
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	—
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	105.00–135.00	$120.00	—
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	—
80	80	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	—
80–90	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	110.00–165.00	$137.50	—
120	120	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	195.00	$195.00	—

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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.