Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

639 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $315.47/cwt +2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,684/hd at 534 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $291.75/cwt -16.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,686/hd at 578 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $362.26/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,590/hd at 439 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	639	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	375.00	$375.00	$844	—
315–340	328	2	355.00–370.00	$362.21	$1,188	-4.59
350–385	373	11	350.00–375.00	$365.02	$1,362	+1.05
395	395	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,363	-18.97
430–442	439	18	350.00–370.00	$362.26	$1,590	+12.26
450–480	468	3	335.00–340.00	$336.71	$1,576	-20.38
465–495	476	5	350.00–360.00	$355.03	$1,690	-2.06
502 value added	502	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,682	—
510	510	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,530	-17.50
535–545	540	2	325.00–330.00	$327.48	$1,768	+9.98
550–560	555	2	325.00–335.00	$329.95	$1,831	+9.97
550–585	579	6	305.00–315.00	$306.58	$1,775	-13.40
697	697	3	286.00	$286.00	$1,993	—
744–748	747	7	282.00–285.00	$282.85	$2,113	-2.15

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
227	227	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,044	—
280	280	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,246	+45.00
320	320	2	415.00	$415.00	$1,328	+17.12
360–390	375	2	390.00–400.00	$394.80	$1,480	-9.93
410–420	414	4	400.00–410.00	$405.05	$1,677	+10.70
500–545	519	10	340.00–365.00	$347.04	$1,801	+2.57
553–570	557	6	340.00–355.00	$342.51	$1,908	-7.96
625 fancy	625	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,094	-0.31
612–648	634	6	300.00–325.00	$310.55	$1,969	+1.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,491	+7.80
470	470	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,574	+39.87
570	570	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,568	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245 fancy	222	3	400.00–425.00	$407.71	$905	-22.29
290 fancy	290	2	385.00–405.00	$395.00	$1,146	+20.00
295	295	2	355.00–380.00	$367.50	$1,084	+13.71
313–345	324	10	360.00–385.00	$369.47	$1,197	+11.12
365 fancy	365	1	382.50	$382.50	$1,396	—
350–380	366	6	365.00–380.00	$370.67	$1,357	+16.72
395 value added	395	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,501	—
405 fancy	405	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,620	+35.00
400–445	415	16	340.00–360.00	$348.90	$1,448	+3.72
450–490	473	16	330.00–355.00	$343.28	$1,624	+12.55
500–538	526	11	325.00–345.00	$334.48	$1,759	+14.09
552 value added	552	5	335.00	$335.00	$1,849	—
560–585	575	9	310.00–325.00	$318.04	$1,829	+15.31
605–615	610	4	290.00–305.00	$297.51	$1,815	+16.33
650	650	2	275.00–282.50	$278.75	$1,812	—
711–731	724	11	263.00–264.00	$263.36	$1,907	—
790	790	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,094	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	287	3	310.00–325.00	$319.94	$918	-15.06
345	345	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,138	+40.00
355–395	376	7	320.00–345.00	$327.17	$1,230	-0.47
425	425	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,275	-22.64
400–445	426	9	310.00–335.00	$322.71	$1,375	+0.07
460–495	482	3	300.00–320.00	$308.37	$1,486	+7.45
500–540	514	4	295.00–310.00	$298.76	$1,536	+8.68
530–540	535	2	250.00–255.00	$252.48	$1,351	-20.50
555–595	577	13	280.00–305.00	$286.72	$1,654	+11.77
580	580	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,595	+0.05
610–630	620	2	255.00–265.00	$260.08	$1,612	-11.27
625	625	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,547	-23.85
650–695	673	2	220.00–247.50	$234.21	$1,576	-13.58
685–695	690	2	255.00–265.00	$259.96	$1,794	+12.17
710–720	713	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,676	-12.47
730 value added	730	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,788	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	315.00	$315.00	$772	+15.00
325	325	1	275.00	$275.00	$894	±0.00
385	385	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,097	-3.69
410–435	425	3	270.00–285.00	$274.82	$1,168	-1.18
460–475	470	3	255.00–265.00	$258.26	$1,214	-6.74
540	540	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,485	+40.00

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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
300–335	328	—	—	6	360.00–390.00	$368.83	$1,210	+18.83
345	345	—	—	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,208	±0.00
355–399	386	—	—	15	350.00–375.00	$364.02	$1,405	+19.02
395	395	—	—	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,363	±0.00
400–445	417	—	—	9	350.00–377.50	$362.51	$1,512	+11.25
465–475	471	—	—	4	330.00–345.00	$340.05	$1,602	+1.82
450–495	473	—	—	4	350.00–380.00	$358.37	$1,695	+20.14
533	533	—	—	4	305.00	$305.00	$1,626	-11.50
505–545	534	—	—	21	310.00–335.00	$317.47	$1,695	+0.97
570–585	574	—	—	15	285.00	$285.00	$1,636	-22.97
580–595	589	—	—	5	310.00–315.00	$311.99	$1,838	+4.02
640	640	—	—	2	275.00–285.00	$280.00	$1,792	-5.21
660–695	681	—	—	5	287.50–297.50	$292.02	$1,989	—
715	715	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,788	-20.99
720	720	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,800	-20.99
910–1040	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	160.00–164.00	$161.87	$1,578	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	—	—	1	310.00	$310.00	$728	-32.37
315–345	330	—	—	2	340.00–345.00	$342.61	$1,131	+0.01
370–380	375	—	—	2	310.00–345.00	$327.73	$1,229	-2.59
440–445	443	—	—	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,484	+6.12
465–491	479	—	—	9	310.00–345.00	$324.16	$1,553	-0.25
506–535	520	—	—	11	270.00–305.00	$295.46	$1,536	+25.46
585–589	588	—	—	5	285.00–295.00	$286.99	$1,688	+13.99
665	665	—	—	2	260.00–265.00	$262.50	$1,746	—
700	700	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,750	—
970–1005	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	145.00–147.00	$145.98	$1,442	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	440.00–470.00	$453.64	$998	+49.04
250–290	268	4	400.00–435.00	$420.21	$1,126	-2.22
300–345	315	4	410.00–435.00	$425.71	$1,341	-9.95
360–375	368	2	400.00–415.00	$407.35	$1,499	+8.81
425–443	437	4	385.00–395.00	$387.49	$1,693	-7.40
565–585	580	4	315.00–340.00	$323.61	$1,877	-1.00
615–635	625	5	315.00–325.00	$320.03	$2,000	+15.05
655–665	660	2	300.00–305.00	$302.48	$1,996	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,550.00–1,575.00	$1,562.50	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1140	1047	80-85%	10	122.00–138.00	$133.37	$1,396	—
935–1210	1109	80-85%	13	139.00–154.00	$145.50	$1,614	—
1170–1310	1240	80-85%	2	160.00–162.00	$161.06	$1,997	+29.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1635	1434	75-80%	15	141.00–155.00	$150.70	$2,161	+15.65
1325–1715	1512	75-80%	9	156.00–175.00	$160.16	$2,422	—
1530	1530	75-80%	1	136.00	$136.00	$2,081	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1155	956	85-90%	6	107.00–128.00	$120.54	$1,152	—
940–1200	1077	85-90%	9	131.00–144.00	$137.02	$1,476	+3.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1810	1467	7	169.00–179.00	$174.68	$2,563	—
1735	1735	1	189.00	$189.00	$3,279	—
1290–2105	1793	5	142.00–165.00	$156.28	$2,802	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–975	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	139.00–175.00	$150.32	$1,375

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–850	843	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	123.00–150.00	$136.38	$1,150
840–980	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	109.00–130.00	$120.31	$1,095

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1295	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,072

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00
1130–1295	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,975.00	$1,823.56
995–1405	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,725.00–2,150.00	$2,020.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1175	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,525.00–1,825.00	$1,692.06
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00
980–1165	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,625.00–1,700.00	$1,665.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
685–1060	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,175.00–1,475.00	$1,379.55

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1115	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,732.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
985	985	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145–150	147	11	95.00–103.00	$97.46	$143	—
260	260	1	66.00	$66.00	$172	—
330–335	333	2	60.00–87.00	$73.40	$244	+5.40
485	485	1	99.00	$99.00	$480	—
540–590	563	3	55.00–90.00	$77.82	$438	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	30.00	$30.00	-13.08
20–30	23	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	40.00–80.00	$53.33	+10.25
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	145.00	$145.00	+30.00
40	40	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	+15.00
50	50	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-20.00
50	50	—	—	3	140.00–180.00	$155.83	+35.83
50	50	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	+25.00
70	70	—	—	4	145.00–185.00	$162.50	+17.50
80	80	—	—	3	175.00	$175.00	+30.00
80	80	—	—	2	160.00–200.00	$180.00	+35.00
100	100	—	—	2	210.00–270.00	$240.00	—
150–180	160	—	—	3	240.00–335.00	$286.67	—

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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
865–1040	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,750.00–2,900.00	$2,831.89	+81.89
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	-76.35
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	-400.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	240.00	$240.00	+15.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705–975	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,425.00–2,525.00	$2,486.88	—
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,825.00	$2,825.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	70.00–75.00	$72.50	+12.50
40	40	1	90.00	$90.00	+17.50

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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	1	65.00	$65.00	—
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	60.00	$60.00	—
40–50	43	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	3	110.00–142.50	$129.17	—
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	—
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	150.00	$150.00	—
80	80	—	—	2	125.00–165.00	$145.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	160.00–195.00	$177.50	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	245.00	$245.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	15	55.00–67.50	$63.33	+33.33
50	50	1	65.00	$65.00	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	125.00	$125.00	+65.00
40	40	1	130.00	$130.00	±0.00
40	40	1	60.00	$60.00	-70.00
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	—
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	155.00	$155.00	—
150	150	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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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.