Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 26, 2025

761 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.15/cwt -12.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,740/hd at 527 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.77/cwt -3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,614/hd at 468 lb · 25 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.14/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 373 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	761	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	330	4	400.00–430.00	$417.47	$1,378	+9.14
395	395	2	395.00–400.00	$397.50	$1,570	-6.77
400 value added	400	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,600	-12.50
410	410	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,620	+2.18
455	455	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,752	-4.92
500–543	523	19	355.00–380.00	$358.44	$1,875	+0.59
575–590	583	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,011	-8.72
605–640	634	8	325.00–340.00	$329.65	$2,090	+9.65
655	655	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,030	-2.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	370.00–385.00	$377.90	$1,240	+22.90
407 value added	407	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,526	+5.00
420–445	432	3	355.00–380.00	$368.46	$1,592	+18.46
450–483	469	16	355.00–380.00	$368.90	$1,730	-3.68
495 value added	495	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,732	+10.00
520–535	530	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,828	+45.00
565	565	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,610	-54.99
560–585	573	2	325.00–340.00	$332.66	$1,906	-7.33
630	630	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,984	+9.89
760	760	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,014	-2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,472	-25.00
520	520	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,586	+12.21
605	605	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,754	—
610 value added	610	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,678	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210 fancy	205	2	460.00–495.00	$477.07	$978	—
205–230	218	2	380.00	$380.00	$828	—
250 fancy	250	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,125	+35.00
305–320 fancy	312	3	400.00–405.00	$403.29	$1,258	-1.71
305–345	329	5	375.00–390.00	$377.83	$1,243	-12.82
350–395	373	21	360.00–385.00	$374.14	$1,396	-2.29
420 fancy	420	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,596	—
408–437	427	12	345.00–370.00	$357.74	$1,528	+1.35
450–490	468	25	340.00–355.00	$344.77	$1,614	-3.45
500–545	527	31	320.00–340.00	$330.15	$1,740	-6.08
555 value added	555	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,915	—
550–595	563	12	310.00–325.00	$318.69	$1,794	+0.60
605–620	610	3	305.00–310.00	$308.31	$1,881	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	340.00	$340.00	$867	-17.36
300–345	322	3	360.00–365.00	$363.21	$1,170	+8.87
390–398	395	5	330.00–345.00	$339.07	$1,339	-8.57
410	410	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,271	-17.76
405–445	431	5	325.00–335.00	$328.90	$1,418	+1.14
463–468	466	6	335.00	$335.00	$1,561	+9.91
480–495	488	3	310.00–315.00	$313.33	$1,529	-11.76
500–535	519	5	315.00	$315.00	$1,635	+45.00
565–585	575	2	295.00–305.00	$300.09	$1,726	-1.30
658	658	3	267.50	$267.50	$1,760	+0.02
725	725	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,776	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	295.00	$295.00	$708	-40.00
285	285	2	310.00–335.00	$322.50	$919	+8.77
322–340	327	4	300.00–325.00	$306.51	$1,002	-22.47
375	375	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,106	-26.70
415–445	427	3	285.00–300.00	$294.79	$1,259	-10.12
470–495	485	3	305.00–310.00	$306.68	$1,487	+0.87
535	535	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,632	—

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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
240	240	—	—	1	390.00	$390.00	$936	—
285	285	—	—	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,126	—
325	325	—	—	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,284	+8.16
360–395	381	—	—	16	370.00–395.00	$386.96	$1,474	-0.08
400–448	433	—	—	15	365.00–385.00	$373.08	$1,615	+21.82
450–485	471	—	—	17	355.00–375.00	$362.75	$1,709	-7.94
450–495	473	—	—	2	345.00–355.00	$350.24	$1,657	-20.45
525	525	—	—	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,680	-15.84
500–540	532	—	—	11	325.00–350.00	$342.42	$1,822	+32.42
562–580	566	—	—	8	340.00–345.00	$341.86	$1,935	+31.86
570	570	—	—	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,738	-5.00
615	615	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,845	-0.07
1595	1595	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	174.00	$174.00	$2,775	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	455.00	$455.00	$910	-25.31
223–243 fancy	233	6	485.00–492.50	$488.91	$1,139	-8.59
265–295	281	4	410.00–440.00	$431.09	$1,211	+20.04
275–290 fancy	283	4	450.00–490.00	$475.20	$1,345	+11.95
300–320 fancy	313	3	440.00–475.00	$457.98	$1,433	+22.98
300–340	318	7	400.00–425.00	$416.48	$1,324	+2.18
350–365	359	8	405.00–415.00	$406.86	$1,461	-3.47
410	410	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,599	-14.52
455	455	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,820	+25.00
500–537	522	7	365.00–375.00	$366.37	$1,912	+5.18
555	555	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,026	—
605–610	608	3	315.00–325.00	$318.32	$1,935	-2.92
665	665	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,128	+11.58

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,022	—
370	370	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,350	+12.58
440	440	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,408	-20.01
468–490	472	5	335.00–340.00	$336.04	$1,586	+4.34
575–590	583	3	285.00–305.00	$296.67	$1,730	-3.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1195	1118	80-85%	3	162.00–169.00	$165.55	$1,851	+21.92
920–1320	1149	80-85%	20	114.00–143.00	$135.56	$1,558	-23.96
895–1865	1166	80-85%	50	144.00–158.00	$149.28	$1,741	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1210	1135	75-80%	2	136.00–140.00	$138.13	$1,568	—
1175–1285	1230	75-80%	2	166.00–174.00	$170.18	$2,093	—
1105–1710	1331	75-80%	31	144.00–161.00	$151.88	$2,022	+11.88

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–960	927	85-90%	3	105.00–125.00	$115.25	$1,068	—
740–1185	971	85-90%	11	129.00–150.00	$140.98	$1,369	+18.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1820	1457	8	170.00–186.00	$179.60	$2,617	—
1485	1485	1	158.00	$158.00	$2,346	—
1480–1730	1590	4	196.00–208.00	$201.14	$3,198	+19.66

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–995	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	139.00–157.50	$147.29	$1,337

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,596

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1175	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	2,350.00–2,700.00	$2,507.55
970–1180	1079	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,200.00–2,850.00	$2,529.63
1080–1110	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,325.00–2,925.00	$2,655.09
1030–1430	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,075.00–2,625.00	$2,353.43
1090–1545	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,000.00–2,750.00	$2,398.19
1085–1525	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,175.00–2,350.00	$2,277.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
855–1105	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,875.00–2,225.00	$2,109.70
920–1060	967	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,064.25
890–1035	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,600.00–1,875.00	$1,786.73
915–1170	1043	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,775.00–1,825.00	$1,796.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–170	144	17	90.00–116.00	$95.43	$137	—

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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	9	20.00–60.00	$39.44	-20.56
20–30	25	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	21	35.00–120.00	$69.52	+9.52
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	140.00	$140.00	+80.00
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	9	100.00–165.00	$132.22	+72.22
40	40	—	—	4	110.00–145.00	$123.75	+63.75
50	50	—	—	2	150.00–185.00	$167.50	+47.50
50	50	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	+50.00
60	60	—	—	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	+45.00
80	80	—	—	2	270.00–275.00	$272.50	+97.50
80	80	—	—	1	205.00	$205.00	+30.00
100	100	—	—	2	280.00	$280.00	—
150	150	—	—	1	380.00	$380.00	—
200	200	—	—	3	335.00–370.00	$348.33	—

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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
915–1130	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00–3,150.00	$3,038.14	—
955–1265	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,275.00–2,850.00	$2,599.73	—
990–1165	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,825.00–3,100.00	$2,954.61	—
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
1130–1185	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00–3,450.00	$3,327.97	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—
835–990	907	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,075.00–2,600.00	$2,345.36	—
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	280.00	$280.00	+150.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	550.00	$550.00	+420.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	220.00	$220.00	+90.00
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	640.00	$640.00	+510.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	140.00	$140.00	+75.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	20.00–60.00	$35.00	-22.92
20–30	25	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	12	35.00–120.00	$64.58	+6.66
30	30	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	135.00	$135.00	+77.08
30	30	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	+12.08
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	+17.08
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	+7.08
40–50	43	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	6	100.00–160.00	$125.00	+67.08
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	70.00–95.00	$83.33	-36.67
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	40.00	$40.00	-75.00
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	110.00	$110.00	-5.00
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	105.00	$105.00	-10.00
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	+5.00
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	+15.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	170.00	$170.00	+60.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	135.00	$135.00	+25.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	175.00	$175.00	+65.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	135.00	$135.00	+25.00
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	+20.00
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	-10.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	120.00–135.00	$127.50	+17.50
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	+50.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	270.00	$270.00	+170.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	250.00	$250.00	+150.00
200	200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	250.00–280.00	$265.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	90.00	$90.00	+15.00
90	90	3	60.00	$60.00	-15.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
95	95	1	90.00	$90.00	$86	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	69.00	$69.00	$304	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	20.00	$20.00	—
20	20	1	20.00	$20.00	—
40	40	2	55.00–95.00	$75.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	160.00	$160.00	—
50	50	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	—
70	70	1	260.00	$260.00	—
80	80	1	205.00	$205.00	—

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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.