Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 4, 2025

942 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.08/cwt +13.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 521 lb · 70 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $374.04/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 517 lb · 45 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.90/cwt +21.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,954/hd at 568 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	942	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 fancy	215	2	505.00	$505.00	$1,086	—
235–237	237	4	425.00–435.00	$432.52	$1,025	—
280–290	287	8	465.00–495.00	$490.59	$1,408	—
300–345 fancy	325	7	435.00–485.00	$447.02	$1,453	—
349	349	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,396	+5.00
355–390 fancy	370	3	430.00–440.00	$434.95	$1,609	—
355–395	379	13	390.00–420.00	$405.02	$1,535	—
405–425 fancy	412	3	425.00–430.00	$426.72	$1,758	-3.28
400–440	419	18	390.00–415.00	$405.78	$1,700	+15.78
455–489	480	16	375.00–390.00	$379.30	$1,821	-12.73
504–533 value added	516	34	378.00–385.00	$380.06	$1,961	-1.70
510–531	522	11	345.00–365.00	$355.44	$1,855	-2.16
555–588	573	20	345.00–375.00	$349.73	$2,004	-7.79
608–615 fancy	612	4	367.50–380.00	$373.79	$2,288	—
600–640	623	14	335.00–350.00	$339.57	$2,116	-7.78
650–675	665	9	325.00–345.00	$331.35	$2,203	+6.35
718–748	724	13	310.00–321.00	$319.06	$2,310	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	431	8	365.00–385.00	$378.05	$1,629	+4.74
470–490	479	4	345.00–365.00	$352.44	$1,688	-2.44
500–540	515	5	310.00–340.00	$326.15	$1,680	+43.65
570–595	584	4	330.00–335.00	$333.73	$1,949	-4.73
655–695	676	10	290.00–317.50	$309.59	$2,093	+0.76
720–735	728	2	297.50–300.00	$298.74	$2,175	+3.62
765–790	778	2	290.00–295.00	$292.46	$2,275	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,207	+25.00
350	350	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,225	—
435–445	440	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,496	+30.00
490	490	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,470	—
515–540	528	2	270.00–275.00	$272.44	$1,438	—
565–570	568	2	250.00–280.00	$265.07	$1,506	-9.93
665–670	668	2	255.00–280.00	$267.45	$1,787	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–218 fancy	210	4	480.00–520.00	$505.49	$1,062	—
230	230	1	375.00	$375.00	$862	-162.47
260–290	277	5	375.00–400.00	$381.06	$1,056	-53.94
310–345	325	8	365.00–390.00	$378.26	$1,229	-21.74
325–345 fancy	338	3	395.00–400.00	$396.60	$1,341	—
350–395	375	29	370.00–395.00	$386.54	$1,450	+14.27
403 value added	403	6	395.00	$395.00	$1,592	—
400–445	423	26	360.00–387.50	$372.79	$1,577	+8.88
440 fancy	440	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,738	+10.00
450–495	466	30	360.00–370.00	$366.98	$1,710	+14.05
500–515 value added	505	17	360.00–362.50	$361.60	$1,826	—
500–547	526	53	325.00–356.00	$347.70	$1,829	+10.49
558 fancy	558	3	395.00	$395.00	$2,204	—
556–591	569	35	325.00–347.50	$339.52	$1,932	+17.02
600–645	620	13	317.50–330.00	$323.86	$2,008	—
718	718	9	320.00	$320.00	$2,298	—
763	763	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,289	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,047	—
320–345	327	8	340.00–360.00	$347.27	$1,136	-7.73
350–395	374	5	345.00–360.00	$354.08	$1,324	+4.08
430	430	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,268	-42.99
415–447	437	10	330.00–355.00	$347.06	$1,517	+9.07
450–495	473	12	325.00–355.00	$338.14	$1,599	-0.31
485–490	487	3	310.00–315.00	$311.66	$1,518	-26.79
500–540	527	14	295.00–320.00	$312.11	$1,645	+11.95
520–545	531	4	270.00–287.50	$276.84	$1,470	-23.32
555–590	573	13	290.00–322.50	$307.46	$1,762	+12.19
600–635	621	7	295.00–315.00	$310.63	$1,929	+17.62
635	635	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,810	-8.01
663–685	674	6	265.00–300.00	$284.09	$1,915	+6.02
680	680	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,802	+6.25
700–735	719	6	255.00–275.00	$264.95	$1,905	—
780	780	1	262.50	$262.50	$2,048	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	330.00	$330.00	$808	—
305–330	318	3	305.00–335.00	$321.96	$1,024	+16.96
355–395	380	3	330.00–335.00	$333.29	$1,267	+5.84
400–430	413	5	295.00–325.00	$308.22	$1,273	—
450–485	466	8	305.00–320.00	$315.05	$1,468	+3.03
565	565	2	250.00–260.00	$255.00	$1,441	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	380.00	$380.00	$931	—
255	255	1	385.00	$385.00	$982	—
315–335	328	3	380.00–390.00	$386.60	$1,268	—
350–385	372	6	365.00–395.00	$381.77	$1,420	+3.47
385	385	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,348	-28.30
410–445	435	10	350.00–385.00	$368.45	$1,603	+0.22
455–495	475	25	350.00–375.00	$364.02	$1,729	+5.41
490	490	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,690	-13.61
500–545	526	7	320.00–345.00	$336.37	$1,769	+18.79
515–540	530	4	290.00–310.00	$299.26	$1,586	-18.32
550–595	569	18	300.00–340.00	$319.67	$1,819	+7.10
575–590	583	5	270.00–295.00	$283.03	$1,650	+11.81
625–640	633	13	315.00–325.00	$317.32	$2,009	+4.74
635–645	640	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,856	-22.58
655–695	679	8	275.00–315.00	$297.99	$2,023	+4.91
700–725	708	3	280.00–295.00	$284.94	$2,017	-20.06
760	760	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,014	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	495.00–500.00	$497.53	$1,109	+37.53
250–285	272	6	460.00–490.00	$477.25	$1,298	+20.66
300–345 fancy	321	14	440.00–475.00	$455.91	$1,463	+15.79
300–345	328	8	400.00–430.00	$411.83	$1,351	-1.32
360 fancy	360	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,602	+10.07
355–395	373	12	400.00–430.00	$415.75	$1,551	-0.12
400–420 fancy	410	5	425.00–430.00	$425.98	$1,747	+0.98
400–445	417	27	390.00–420.00	$405.14	$1,689	+4.54
460–488	481	4	380.00–405.00	$385.98	$1,857	+5.98
500–535	512	15	350.00–375.00	$363.57	$1,861	+3.57
550–585	568	2	350.00–360.00	$355.15	$2,017	—
605	605	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,996	—
650	650	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,080	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	2	335.00–340.00	$337.42	$1,046	-2.58
375–390	383	2	320.00–335.00	$327.35	$1,254	—
425	425	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,402	-23.27
455–495	478	8	300.00–335.00	$321.02	$1,534	-26.40
695	695	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,772	—
705	705	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,798	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1380	1141	80-85%	12	156.00–163.00	$160.30	$1,829	—
940–1810	1245	80-85%	14	165.00–176.00	$171.39	$2,134	—
1085–1450	1277	80-85%	8	179.00–189.00	$183.44	$2,343	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1790	1385	75-80%	11	165.00–175.00	$168.92	$2,340	—
1350–1685	1472	75-80%	5	177.00–184.00	$180.76	$2,661	—
1985	1985	75-80%	1	159.00	$159.00	$3,156	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1275	1093	85-90%	4	139.00–151.00	$145.93	$1,595	+4.48
1030–1525	1210	85-90%	6	154.00–162.00	$158.38	$1,916	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1280	1208	3	180.00–188.00	$184.35	$2,227	—
1440–1690	1583	3	191.00–194.00	$192.98	$3,055	—
1385–1810	1618	3	202.00–211.00	$207.18	$3,352	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1100	976	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	220.00–252.50	$238.09	$2,324
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	203.00	$203.00	$2,314

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–780	765	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	162.50–187.50	$174.75	$1,337
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,366

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,311

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	5.00	$5.00	$32	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	70.00–92.50	$81.25	+26.25
50	50	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-60.00
50	50	—	—	1	122.50	$122.50	-27.50
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	95.00	$95.00	-55.00
70	70	—	—	1	95.00	$95.00	-60.00
80	80	—	—	2	155.00–175.00	$165.00	-15.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1380	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,975.00	$2,975.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	3	40.00–60.00	$50.00	—
30	30	4	50.00–70.00	$60.63	—
40	40	1	112.50	$112.50	—
40	40	2	87.50	$87.50	—
50	50	1	92.50	$92.50	—
50	50	1	107.50	$107.50	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	140.00	$140.00	+8.00
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	77.50	$77.50	-25.00
50	50	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-2.50
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	97.50	$97.50	-5.00
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	135.00	$135.00	+15.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	115.00–130.00	$125.00	-55.00
80	80	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	-40.00
100	100	—	—	1	122.50	$122.50	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	90.00	$90.00	+47.50
40	40	3	90.00–97.50	$93.33	+43.33
50	50	1	132.50	$132.50	+22.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-45.00
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	±0.00

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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.