Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 19, 2025

775 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.38/cwt -13.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 425 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $361.94/cwt +13.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,713/hd at 473 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.22/cwt +22.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 523 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	775	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	2	465.00–475.00	$469.94	$1,024	—
338–340	339	3	405.00–410.00	$408.33	$1,384	-28.20
348 value added	348	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,427	—
355–380	367	6	395.00–420.00	$404.27	$1,484	-3.16
400 value added	400	10	412.50	$412.50	$1,650	—
400–430	409	7	390.00–405.00	$392.82	$1,607	-7.18
465–480	473	2	385.00–395.00	$389.92	$1,844	+4.92
500–545	531	12	350.00–365.00	$357.85	$1,900	-0.64
555 value added	555	7	365.00	$365.00	$2,026	+15.00
560–580	566	4	350.00–355.00	$353.72	$2,002	+0.03
616	616	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,971	-5.00
628 value added	628	8	335.00	$335.00	$2,104	—
655 value added	655	17	330.00	$330.00	$2,162	—
655–670	663	2	310.00–315.00	$312.47	$2,072	+7.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	375.00	$375.00	$806	—
310	310	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,178	—
315	315	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,118	—
355	355	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,260	-35.00
400–405	403	4	360.00–385.00	$371.26	$1,496	-7.23
435 value added	435	7	370.00	$370.00	$1,610	—
440	440	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,540	-28.49
460–490	478	6	365.00–375.00	$372.58	$1,781	+52.58
495 value added	495	7	340.00	$340.00	$1,683	—
495	495	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,609	+5.00
535	535	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,605	-27.45
575–585	580	3	335.00–345.00	$339.99	$1,972	+34.99
600–645	622	3	295.00–315.00	$305.11	$1,898	-7.39
715	715	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,002	—
780	780	1	267.50	$267.50	$2,086	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	350.00	$350.00	$770	—
275	275	1	350.00	$350.00	$962	—
375	375	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,331	—
410–435	423	2	325.00–345.00	$334.70	$1,416	+2.12
480	480	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,656	—
500–540	520	2	285.00–300.00	$292.79	$1,523	—
650–680	665	2	260.00–275.00	$267.33	$1,778	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295 fancy	283	2	415.00	$415.00	$1,174	—
270–295	283	4	375.00–400.00	$389.78	$1,103	+31.04
305 fancy	305	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,235	-2.40
315–335	320	7	375.00–400.00	$390.65	$1,250	+35.65
355–395	380	13	365.00–385.00	$376.43	$1,430	-0.06
419 value added	419	9	370.00	$370.00	$1,550	+5.00
405–448	427	32	345.00–370.00	$356.39	$1,522	-12.25
465 value added	465	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,628	+15.00
450–496	472	21	335.00–360.00	$348.22	$1,644	+11.55
500–535	519	14	320.00–347.50	$336.23	$1,745	+16.23
514–545 value added	528	11	347.50–352.50	$349.85	$1,847	—
550–590	572	3	310.00–330.00	$318.09	$1,819	+4.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–274	269	7	340.00–365.00	$357.36	$961	+24.84
300–345	326	10	345.00–365.00	$354.34	$1,155	—
350–385	368	4	335.00–355.00	$347.64	$1,279	+27.64
390 value added	390	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,365	—
410–447	434	13	320.00–335.00	$327.76	$1,422	+27.76
450	450	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,350	-8.51
455–485	473	3	320.00–330.00	$325.09	$1,538	+40.09
500–540	513	6	285.00–315.00	$296.72	$1,522	-9.89
517	517	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,396	-36.61
535	535	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,498	-26.61
550–595	572	14	290.00–310.00	$301.39	$1,724	+36.39
625–630	628	2	275.00–290.00	$282.47	$1,774	+12.47
630–640	635	2	245.00–255.00	$249.96	$1,587	-20.04
680–690	685	2	265.00–270.00	$267.48	$1,832	—
690	690	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,760	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	335.00	$335.00	$770	—
255–285	268	3	305.00–325.00	$313.73	$841	+14.18
300–330	318	4	320.00–335.00	$328.98	$1,046	—
355–390	377	3	320.00–325.00	$321.70	$1,213	—
410–440	424	4	295.00–320.00	$304.91	$1,293	+19.91
455–488	473	6	300.00–310.00	$305.81	$1,446	—

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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	200	—	—	1	375.00	$375.00	$750	—
300–345	324	—	—	11	375.00–395.00	$386.84	$1,253	+31.84
350–365	358	—	—	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,307	-12.75
350–395	374	—	—	15	370.00–395.00	$387.04	$1,448	+9.29
400–445	421	—	—	19	365.00–385.00	$376.29	$1,584	+15.53
410–445	431	—	—	4	345.00–355.00	$351.26	$1,514	-9.50
450–490	469	—	—	16	360.00–385.00	$370.69	$1,739	+19.80
450–491	480	—	—	10	345.00–355.00	$347.94	$1,670	+22.94
500–545	526	—	—	18	325.00–355.00	$335.84	$1,767	+16.83
533–540	535	—	—	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,658	-9.01
550–585	562	—	—	14	310.00–335.00	$325.69	$1,830	+1.73
565	565	—	—	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,752	-13.96
568 value added	568	—	—	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,846	—
600–645	619	—	—	6	285.00–310.00	$300.07	$1,857	—
780	780	—	—	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,067	-10.00
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	184.00	$184.00	$2,364	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	—	—	2	495.00–500.00	$497.50	$995	—
210–230	224	—	—	4	465.00–485.00	$480.31	$1,076	+0.67
250–290	267	—	—	5	400.00–425.00	$411.05	$1,098	-34.08
265–295 fancy	283	—	—	4	450.00–485.00	$463.25	$1,311	—
300 fancy	300	—	—	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,305	—
330–345	336	—	—	8	400.00–420.00	$414.30	$1,392	-30.70
350–395	380	—	—	18	400.00–420.00	$410.33	$1,559	-4.34
400–435	417	—	—	13	390.00–415.00	$404.52	$1,687	+9.52
465	465	—	—	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,744	—
515–545	527	—	—	8	355.00–365.00	$361.19	$1,903	+18.75
600–645	625	—	—	4	320.00–325.00	$321.24	$2,008	+6.24
650–695	680	—	—	4	300.00–330.00	$308.42	$2,097	-1.58
1920	1920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	206.00	$206.00	$3,955	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	335.00	$335.00	$821	+25.00
335–345	341	4	340.00–355.00	$350.07	$1,194	+10.07
370–395	383	2	350.00–355.00	$352.42	$1,350	+2.42
410–440	426	5	335.00–345.00	$340.01	$1,448	+15.01
450–490	477	9	320.00–345.00	$331.70	$1,582	+26.70
525–535	530	2	320.00–325.00	$322.48	$1,709	—
550–565	555	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,665	—
650–655	653	2	255.00–270.00	$262.53	$1,714	—
750–770	760	2	242.50–255.00	$248.67	$1,890	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1375	1126	80-85%	9	138.00–148.00	$143.63	$1,617	-19.67
850–1550	1139	80-85%	21	149.00–168.00	$159.52	$1,817	—
1240–1310	1275	80-85%	2	171.00–173.00	$171.97	$2,193	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	75-80%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,834	-27.38
1160–1855	1443	75-80%	21	152.00–167.00	$159.66	$2,304	—
1740	1740	75-80%	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,958	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1120	986	85-90%	4	107.00–135.00	$122.73	$1,210	—
845–1230	1053	85-90%	12	143.00–156.00	$151.09	$1,591	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	1	164.00	$164.00	$2,493	—
1365–2035	1596	6	175.00–188.00	$181.48	$2,896	—
1940–2085	2009	4	195.00–201.00	$197.48	$3,967	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–1005	862	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	141.00–179.00	$158.12	$1,363

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,707
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,253

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,940
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	162.00	$162.00	$2,066

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,431

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–195	151	17	80.00–99.00	$88.04	$133	-14.90
210–257	241	9	82.00–90.00	$86.47	$208	—
375	375	1	76.00	$76.00	$285	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	1	31.00	$31.00	$34	—
240	240	1	3.00	$3.00	$7	—
495	495	1	3.00	$3.00	$15	—

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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	26	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	8	50.00–75.00	$60.00	-30.00
50	50	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-23.33
80	80	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	+5.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	210.00	$210.00	$861	—
786	786	5	176.00	$176.00	$1,383	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
772	772	5	218.00	$218.00	$1,683	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	130.00	$130.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	9	40.00–55.00	$51.67	-58.33
30	30	1	65.00	$65.00	-45.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	22	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	12	55.00–80.00	$57.92	-39.58
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	—
50	50	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	—
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	—
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	115.00	$115.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	120.00	$120.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	110.00	$110.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	100.00	$100.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	14	59.00–64.00	$61.50	—
50	50	1	65.00	$65.00	-4.00
90	90	2	75.00	$75.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	68.00	$68.00	$156	—
270	270	1	46.00	$46.00	$124	-31.50
475	475	1	50.00	$50.00	$238	—

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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.