Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 11, 2025

978 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $306.19/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,768/hd at 577 lb · 67 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $365.29/cwt +15.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,110/hd at 578 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $368.05/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,711/hd at 465 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	978	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,105	-65.59
300 fancy	300	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,335	-2.02
335	335	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,374	+10.00
355–395	385	6	395.00–425.00	$413.95	$1,594	+8.93
405–448	425	13	390.00–415.00	$403.77	$1,716	-2.01
450–455	451	7	380.00–395.00	$392.13	$1,769	+12.83
508–528 value added	521	6	380.00	$380.00	$1,980	-0.06
505–545	523	8	345.00–370.00	$354.28	$1,853	-1.16
550–593	569	29	350.00–367.50	$365.21	$2,078	+15.48
580–592 value added	587	27	363.00–370.00	$365.38	$2,145	—
601–639	616	24	330.00–360.00	$344.87	$2,124	+5.30
656	656	9	324.00	$324.00	$2,125	-7.35
715	715	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,216	-9.06
777	777	15	307.00	$307.00	$2,385	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,422	—
410	410	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,394	-38.05
405–449	446	23	355.00–385.00	$381.84	$1,703	+3.79
455–498	478	17	340.00–365.00	$358.04	$1,711	+5.60
500–540	516	8	305.00–340.00	$324.24	$1,673	-1.91
560–585	578	4	297.50–320.00	$309.29	$1,788	-24.44
605–620	613	3	290.00–325.00	$308.37	$1,890	—
655–690	660	9	282.50–302.50	$298.81	$1,972	-10.78
705	705	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,939	-23.74
780	780	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,242	-4.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,395	±0.00
525	525	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,522	+17.56
605	605	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,664	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–331	325	6	340.00–359.00	$354.57	$1,152	+7.30
355–395	378	15	340.00–360.00	$352.67	$1,333	-1.41
410	410	2	327.50	$327.50	$1,343	+32.50
405–447	430	21	330.00–355.00	$343.35	$1,476	+48.35
450–480	465	21	325.00–345.00	$331.91	$1,543	-6.23
470–475	473	2	305.00–320.00	$312.54	$1,478	-25.60
465–485	478	4	290.00–315.00	$303.87	$1,452	-34.27
500–540	519	24	300.00–330.00	$318.48	$1,653	+6.37
505–530	522	12	275.00–290.00	$280.01	$1,462	-32.10
562 value added	562	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,855	—
550–590	568	15	270.00–285.00	$276.05	$1,568	-31.41
550–598	582	47	290.00–325.00	$313.28	$1,823	+5.82
605–610	607	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,730	-25.63
615–640	625	4	300.00–315.00	$307.45	$1,922	-3.18
650–670	660	4	265.00–285.00	$275.60	$1,819	-8.49
705–735	715	3	272.50–285.00	$280.72	$2,007	+15.77
755–790	764	4	255.00–265.00	$258.71	$1,977	-3.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	395.00	$395.00	$928	+20.00
255 fancy	255	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,109	—
255–280	268	3	370.00–375.00	$371.74	$996	-9.32
300–325 fancy	313	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,283	+13.40
300–345	327	13	370.00–390.00	$376.52	$1,231	-1.74
350–395	374	21	370.00–400.00	$386.61	$1,446	+0.07
400–435	417	11	360.00–385.00	$371.07	$1,547	-1.72
459–478	465	36	365.00–380.00	$368.05	$1,711	+1.07
510 value added	510	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,810	-6.60
508–537	520	22	337.50–350.00	$343.19	$1,785	-4.51
563 value added	563	6	344.00	$344.00	$1,937	—
565–590	576	8	332.50–347.00	$342.67	$1,974	+3.15
588 fancy	588	3	440.00	$440.00	$2,587	+45.00
610–648	635	3	315.00–320.00	$318.40	$2,022	-5.46
710 fancy	710	3	375.00	$375.00	$2,662	—
717	717	3	315.00	$315.00	$2,259	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	3	305.00–330.00	$320.05	$1,040	-1.91
375–395	385	5	315.00–325.00	$322.06	$1,240	-11.23
400–440	423	8	295.00–330.00	$314.38	$1,330	+6.16
460–490	474	4	280.00–315.00	$294.74	$1,397	-20.31
515–520	518	2	230.00–260.00	$244.93	$1,269	—
580–595	588	2	255.00–260.00	$257.53	$1,514	+2.53
770	770	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,656	—

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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	395.00	$395.00	$948	+15.00
315–340	331	—	—	4	380.00–390.00	$384.98	$1,274	-1.62
365–380	372	—	—	3	370.00–390.00	$383.18	$1,425	+1.41
405–445	429	—	—	17	355.00–390.00	$370.91	$1,591	+2.46
450–485	465	—	—	25	350.00–380.00	$356.77	$1,659	-7.25
450–485	472	—	—	5	330.00–345.00	$338.97	$1,600	-25.05
478 value added	478	—	—	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,792	—
500–540	517	—	—	21	310.00–340.00	$326.14	$1,686	-10.23
510–545	528	—	—	3	290.00–300.00	$296.66	$1,566	-39.71
550–590	563	—	—	9	300.00–330.00	$314.67	$1,772	-5.00
550–590	570	—	—	3	285.00–295.00	$288.45	$1,644	-31.22
615–630	621	—	—	7	270.00–305.00	$293.55	$1,823	-23.77
660–690	674	—	—	4	280.00–305.00	$289.92	$1,954	-8.07
715–745	730	—	—	4	265.00–290.00	$274.85	$2,006	-10.09
755	755	—	—	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,114	+15.00
1540	1540	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	183.00	$183.00	$2,818	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230 fancy	225	—	—	2	480.00–500.00	$490.22	$1,103	—
235	235	—	—	1	405.00	$405.00	$952	-92.53
255–265	258	—	—	3	415.00–430.00	$421.65	$1,088	-55.60
250–290 fancy	280	—	—	12	450.00–500.00	$477.96	$1,338	—
300–320 fancy	310	—	—	5	440.00–475.00	$460.87	$1,429	+4.96
300–345	335	—	—	10	395.00–420.00	$408.18	$1,367	-3.65
350–395	369	—	—	26	395.00–430.00	$411.27	$1,518	-4.48
400–430	416	—	—	13	395.00–415.00	$399.98	$1,664	-5.16
475	475	—	—	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,090	+54.02
500–540	519	—	—	11	345.00–360.00	$348.15	$1,807	-15.42
600	600	—	—	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,920	-10.00
675	675	—	—	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,126	-5.00
715	715	—	—	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,181	—
2085	2085	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	198.00	$198.00	$4,128	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	—	—	1	325.00	$325.00	$666	—
350–390	379	—	—	6	345.00–360.00	$350.90	$1,330	+23.55
405–445	424	—	—	5	325.00–350.00	$342.17	$1,451	+12.17
450–495	476	—	—	9	320.00–340.00	$332.72	$1,584	+11.70
545	545	—	—	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,472	—
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,598	—
1045	1045	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,672	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1355	1078	80-85%	19	136.00–162.00	$154.64	$1,667	—
970–1345	1154	80-85%	14	165.00–176.00	$169.85	$1,960	—
1085–1330	1208	80-85%	2	183.00–187.00	$184.80	$2,232	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	75-80%	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,404	—
1085–1555	1340	75-80%	24	164.00–179.00	$170.40	$2,283	—
1185–1770	1441	75-80%	9	142.00–163.00	$157.39	$2,268	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1320	938	85-90%	10	115.00–149.00	$141.28	$1,325	—
960–1025	993	85-90%	2	152.00–153.00	$152.48	$1,514	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1480	1320	9	161.00–188.00	$177.18	$2,339	—
1635–1880	1758	2	199.00–200.00	$199.47	$3,507	—
1840–1995	1918	2	195.00	$195.00	$3,740	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–905	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	242.50–257.50	$249.96	$2,250
1120–1320	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	175.00–212.00	$191.98	$2,342

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–965	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,677.34
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–875	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00–1,550.00	$1,482.48
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1060–1190	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	170.00–185.00	$177.07	$1,992

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–625	618	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,377.13

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635	635	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–965	796	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,650.00–1,925.00	$1,799.41
705–950	804	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,700.00–1,850.00	$1,755.04
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00
765–1240	1044	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,150.00–2,825.00	$2,382.35
1045–1230	1138	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,325.00–2,900.00	$2,589.12
1335	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605	605	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00
645–745	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,575.00	$1,400.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–900	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,150.00–2,375.00	$2,249.22

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	82.00	$82.00	$111	—
220–230	225	2	99.00–101.00	$99.98	$225	—
625	625	1	32.00	$32.00	$200	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130–165	148	2	29.00–33.00	$30.76	$46	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	47.50	$47.50	-33.75
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	110.00	$110.00	+20.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
605–920	751	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	2,525.00–2,850.00	$2,684.17	-290.83
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,725.00	$2,725.00	-250.00
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—
775–1140	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,025.00–3,900.00	$3,545.89	—
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–610	605	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,575.00–2,650.00	$2,612.19	—
615	615	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,675.00	$2,675.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,234	—

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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	2	60.00–65.00	$62.50	-77.50
40–50	45	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	80.00–90.00	$85.00	-55.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	145.00	$145.00	+67.50
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	125.00–195.00	$161.25	+36.25

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	6	47.00	$47.00	—

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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.