Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 22, 2025

773 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $324.90/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 523 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $363.59/cwt -11.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,558/hd at 428 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $394.63/cwt +12.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,834/hd at 465 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	773	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	410.00	$410.00	$902	-40.00
323	323	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,357	-4.85
395	395	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,580	-16.69
405–445	424	8	410.00–425.00	$417.99	$1,772	+0.75
430	430	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,677	±0.00
455–496	482	14	395.00–420.00	$409.02	$1,971	+34.02
470–499	493	5	380.00–387.50	$386.07	$1,903	-8.86
500–548	525	8	345.00–370.00	$354.21	$1,860	+16.63
535–540	537	3	320.00–330.00	$323.32	$1,736	-14.26
570–592	589	12	340.00–365.00	$358.84	$2,114	+3.84
595	595	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,964	-25.00
600–648	637	30	320.00–335.00	$330.17	$2,103	-2.31
652–685	658	7	300.00–330.00	$315.58	$2,077	+15.58
705–720	713	3	285.00–310.00	$295.04	$2,104	-4.96
750	750	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,138	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,272	-31.82
295 fancy	295	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,534	—
320–340 fancy	330	2	530.00–540.00	$535.15	$1,766	—
330	330	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,600	—
365–370 fancy	368	2	480.00–485.00	$482.48	$1,776	—
375–385	378	4	455.00–470.00	$466.18	$1,762	—
410–428	426	8	430.00–445.00	$443.19	$1,888	—
500–544	527	25	375.00–390.00	$382.25	$2,014	-0.16
558	558	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,065	-12.88
603–630	608	12	340.00–356.00	$353.23	$2,148	+4.10
660 value added	660	4	330.00	$330.00	$2,178	—
703 value added	703	4	340.00	$340.00	$2,390	—
705	705	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,291	-10.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,172	—
435	435	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,610	+24.88
450–493	488	10	350.00–375.00	$372.19	$1,816	+32.19
545	545	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,798	—
575–595	588	4	320.00–325.00	$321.22	$1,889	—
600–640	620	2	280.00–290.00	$284.84	$1,766	+14.84
685	685	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,986	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	390.00	$390.00	$819	-16.15
315	315	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,166	-19.61
305–343	337	6	400.00–410.00	$408.49	$1,377	+18.88
355–360	358	2	370.00–375.00	$372.48	$1,333	-3.31
360–380	370	4	395.00–400.00	$398.78	$1,475	+22.99
400–445	428	31	360.00–390.00	$363.87	$1,557	-12.84
440	440	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,562	-21.71
450–489	476	25	350.00–365.00	$358.41	$1,706	-9.99
485	485	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,673	+5.00
513–535	520	3	290.00–300.00	$296.57	$1,542	-39.76
500–545	523	30	310.00–337.50	$327.73	$1,714	-8.60
550–580	567	13	310.00–330.00	$320.43	$1,817	-9.62
600–630	610	3	310.00–320.00	$315.00	$1,922	+5.12
650–692	675	6	285.00–300.00	$289.04	$1,951	-7.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	6	450.00–475.00	$463.19	$1,288	-1.65
300–340 fancy	319	6	450.00–470.00	$457.39	$1,459	+4.83
305–348	334	13	415.00–430.00	$426.57	$1,425	+13.22
355–385	367	7	420.00–440.00	$426.26	$1,564	+16.26
608–633	618	11	330.00–335.00	$333.21	$2,059	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	320.00–340.00	$331.01	$738	—
285–295	287	5	340.00–370.00	$364.04	$1,045	+24.04
310–340	323	3	320.00–340.00	$333.40	$1,077	-6.20
350–395	378	6	325.00–355.00	$340.86	$1,288	-7.39
405–445	423	8	320.00–355.00	$337.92	$1,429	+12.47
455–490	473	11	320.00–350.00	$338.56	$1,601	+9.57
525–545	537	5	280.00–305.00	$293.03	$1,574	+18.03
560	560	2	280.00–300.00	$290.00	$1,624	-3.30
670	670	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,809	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	400.00	$400.00	$800	-35.00
295	295	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,180	—
305–340	315	4	400.00–420.00	$410.32	$1,293	-19.47
355–395	378	11	405.00–425.00	$411.42	$1,555	-14.70
395	395	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,540	-36.12
400–445	418	18	400.00–425.00	$415.58	$1,737	+16.02
450–485	461	22	390.00–417.50	$405.16	$1,868	+8.54
460–495	474	9	360.00–380.00	$368.90	$1,749	+3.02
500–545	518	12	320.00–355.00	$336.48	$1,743	-9.36
550–580	564	8	325.00–360.00	$348.24	$1,964	+78.24
610–640	623	5	290.00–315.00	$304.00	$1,894	-4.41
650–685	673	4	290.00–320.00	$307.38	$2,069	+22.32
750	750	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,100	+35.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	230	4	510.00–525.00	$514.65	$1,184	-56.85
230 fancy	230	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,300	—
250–260	255	3	500.00–530.00	$518.50	$1,322	+18.50
250–285 fancy	264	4	545.00–595.00	$567.91	$1,499	+5.90
301–340 fancy	313	16	500.00–535.00	$517.48	$1,620	-2.52
310–345	325	10	450.00–485.00	$474.00	$1,540	-27.63
355–385	378	24	450.00–477.50	$454.74	$1,719	-27.65
403–435	415	15	430.00–450.00	$435.68	$1,808	+5.68
500–520	506	4	370.00–380.00	$372.47	$1,885	-5.13
565–575	570	2	365.00–375.00	$369.96	$2,109	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	—	—	2	330.00–370.00	$351.26	$977	—
360–390	375	—	—	2	385.00–390.00	$387.40	$1,453	+3.93
410–435	422	—	—	3	375.00–385.00	$380.10	$1,604	-3.28
455–495	476	—	—	7	315.00–370.00	$344.50	$1,640	-6.20
530	530	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,590	+25.00
575–595	585	—	—	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,696	+10.00
600	600	—	—	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,560	-10.00
685	685	—	—	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,884	+5.00
760	760	—	—	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,862	—
795–840	818	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	170.00–175.00	$172.43	$1,410	-0.03
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,880	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	2,725.00	$2,725.00	—
1480	1480	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1260	1142	80-85%	6	165.00–178.00	$167.97	$1,918	—
905–1440	1187	80-85%	33	142.00–163.00	$154.48	$1,834	-14.95

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1285	986	85-90%	22	109.00–148.00	$134.95	$1,331	—
780–1365	1056	85-90%	13	150.00–160.00	$152.99	$1,616	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1505	1342	75-80%	7	164.00–173.00	$169.18	$2,270	—
1235–1630	1353	75-80%	13	144.00–159.00	$153.25	$2,073	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1770	1565	4	186.00–193.00	$188.55	$2,951	—
1630–1960	1795	2	176.00–179.00	$177.36	$3,184	—
1625–2015	1797	3	205.00–207.00	$205.65	$3,696	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–830	775	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	285.00–300.00	$291.97	$2,263

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095	1095	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,628

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
895–940	918	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,725.00	$1,712.81

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1225–1240	1233	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,975.00–3,025.00	$3,000.15
1505	1505	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,825.00	$2,825.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1325	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,850.00–2,250.00	$2,010.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–965	950	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,375.00–2,525.00	$2,448.82
1120	1120	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,725.00	$2,725.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	64.00	$64.00	$243	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	10.00	$10.00	$40	—
580	580	1	10.00	$10.00	$58	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–50	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	145.00–160.00	$155.00	+87.08
50	50	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-105.00
50	50	—	—	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	-12.50
50	50	—	—	3	75.00–125.00	$105.00	-70.00
70	70	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-85.00
80	80	—	—	3	160.00–195.00	$178.33	+3.33
80	80	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-75.00
100	100	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	—
100	100	—	—	2	220.00	$220.00	—
150	150	—	—	1	195.00	$195.00	—
150	150	—	—	1	215.00	$215.00	—

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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
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,975.00	$2,975.00	—
1060–1295	1178	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,950.00–3,700.00	$3,362.42	—
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1230–1330	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,525.00–3,300.00	$2,988.45	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,625.00	$2,625.00	—
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,825.00	$2,825.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
640	640	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	5	40.00–50.00	$45.00	—
20	20	2	20.00	$20.00	—
30	30	1	50.00	$50.00	—
30	30	1	40.00	$40.00	—

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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	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	+52.50
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	50.00	$50.00	-60.00
50	50	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	115.00	$115.00	+5.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	175.00	$175.00	+40.00
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	+55.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	290.00	$290.00	—

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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.