Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

657 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $389.83/cwt -12.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,666/hd at 427 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $351.47/cwt +36.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,842/hd at 524 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $325.54/cwt +18.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,888/hd at 580 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	657	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	10	405.00–420.00	$417.00	$1,409	—
360–375	370	3	410.00–430.00	$420.14	$1,555	+0.14
405–445	432	13	390.00–420.00	$403.24	$1,742	+13.28
455–475	469	16	385.00–405.00	$399.35	$1,873	+29.35
460–490	475	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,758	±0.00
500–545	524	12	355.00–370.00	$362.42	$1,899	+7.74
550–580	562	13	330.00–365.00	$355.33	$1,997	-2.12
600	600	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,740	-9.91
617–645	631	6	312.00–340.00	$325.69	$2,055	+25.78
755	755	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,378	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305 fancy	303	2	535.00	$535.00	$1,621	—
310–315	312	3	485.00–510.00	$496.74	$1,550	-15.76
350–388	376	7	445.00–460.00	$449.18	$1,689	-0.82
405	405	2	445.00–450.00	$447.50	$1,812	+27.50
635	635	6	377.50	$377.50	$2,397	+34.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,363	—
370	370	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,295	-25.00
455–495	480	5	350.00–365.00	$355.97	$1,709	+6.11
540	540	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,782	—
585	585	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,872	+15.00
610	610	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,647	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	390.00	$390.00	$956	—
330–335	333	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,215	-10.05
345	345	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,346	+14.95
355–395	375	17	370.00–390.00	$381.64	$1,431	+27.86
380	380	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,378	+8.72
400–428	415	18	360.00–375.00	$370.65	$1,538	+0.70
465–480	473	2	360.00–365.00	$362.54	$1,715	+22.76
500–548	524	20	310.00–345.00	$330.91	$1,734	+7.10
575–580	578	2	290.00–295.00	$292.49	$1,691	-16.90
555–598	580	21	305.00–340.00	$328.69	$1,906	+19.30
610	610	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,708	-19.98
605–643	624	7	290.00–325.00	$312.15	$1,948	+12.17
680	680	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,768	-34.83
690	690	2	285.00–290.00	$287.50	$1,984	-7.33
700–720	714	7	270.00–290.00	$286.06	$2,042	+6.95

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	262	3	340.00	$340.00	$891	—
310–342	329	6	335.00–350.00	$339.95	$1,118	+5.47
355–398	383	15	330.00–365.00	$355.64	$1,362	+12.28
400–435	418	13	320.00–350.00	$340.42	$1,423	+6.26
470–495	480	9	335.00–350.00	$341.07	$1,637	+13.08
505–530	516	4	270.00–290.00	$277.36	$1,431	—
565–580	575	3	280.00–290.00	$286.72	$1,649	—
680	680	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,734	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	575.00	$575.00	$1,294	—
285	285	2	435.00–440.00	$437.50	$1,247	+22.50
315–320 fancy	318	2	445.00–450.00	$447.48	$1,423	—
305–330	320	6	410.00–435.00	$427.26	$1,367	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	400.00	$400.00	$960	—
280	280	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,274	+40.56
310–346	335	6	390.00–415.00	$395.46	$1,325	-10.13
350–395	372	15	390.00–425.00	$407.15	$1,515	+4.83
375–385	380	2	375.00–380.00	$377.53	$1,435	-7.47
403–434	422	22	380.00–405.00	$394.78	$1,666	-9.56
445–448	447	6	370.00–375.00	$371.66	$1,661	-32.68
455–490	473	6	380.00–405.00	$391.84	$1,853	+6.78
495	495	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,782	-5.00
500–545	524	25	335.00–370.00	$351.47	$1,842	+16.23
550–595	566	16	320.00–365.00	$340.28	$1,926	+10.04
605–648	622	7	300.00–330.00	$307.69	$1,914	-2.75
665	665	2	285.00–310.00	$297.50	$1,978	-9.03
705–745	720	3	280.00	$280.00	$2,016	-4.17
755	755	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,076	+25.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	685.00	$685.00	$1,370	+124.27
210–245	228	2	530.00–535.00	$532.69	$1,215	+32.69
265–295	282	5	490.00–505.00	$499.08	$1,407	-6.28
280–295 fancy	291	5	535.00–550.00	$542.96	$1,580	—
300–335 fancy	313	10	460.00–530.00	$504.99	$1,581	+20.26
335–345	342	3	430.00–450.00	$438.41	$1,499	-1.59
355 fancy	355	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,668	—
365–390	375	8	430.00–450.00	$443.11	$1,662	+6.47
410–435	419	5	430.00–445.00	$435.05	$1,823	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	—	—	1	350.00	$350.00	$910	—
300–335	322	—	—	3	350.00–370.00	$357.93	$1,153	-14.51
395	395	—	—	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,382	-21.42
425–440	432	—	—	8	355.00–375.00	$362.47	$1,566	+0.87
460–495	476	—	—	12	340.00–370.00	$354.91	$1,689	+17.39
530	530	—	—	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,431	-25.05
575–590	585	—	—	3	290.00–310.00	$300.00	$1,755	+35.00
630–635	633	—	—	2	270.00–285.00	$277.53	$1,757	+7.53
670–680	675	—	—	3	250.00–280.00	$266.69	$1,800	—
745	745	—	—	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,900	—
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,699	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1360	1172	80-85%	15	142.00–155.00	$149.59	$1,753	-11.50
995–2100	1240	80-85%	9	157.00–165.00	$159.68	$1,980	+11.35

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1265	1023	85-90%	15	116.00–147.00	$133.05	$1,361	—
935–1395	1223	85-90%	7	150.00–159.00	$154.81	$1,893	+26.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1580	1452	75-80%	5	144.00–153.00	$149.93	$2,177	—
1290–1860	1489	75-80%	12	155.00–166.00	$160.60	$2,391	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1680	1531	7	160.00–184.00	$176.35	$2,700	—
1370–2215	1904	9	188.00–195.00	$191.96	$3,655	—
2280	2280	1	204.00	$204.00	$4,651	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–895	828	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	167.50–182.50	$174.39	$1,444
835–930	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	153.00–175.00	$165.67	$1,483

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975	975	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	252.50	$252.50	$2,462
1105	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,845

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1075–1090	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,825.00–1,875.00	$1,849.83
1050–1290	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,301.05
1065–1310	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,544.84
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00
1345	1345	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,825.00	$2,825.00
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00
1230–1835	1482	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,050.00–2,475.00	$2,326.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,098

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
750–850	800	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,725.00	$1,658.59
775–915	847	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,625.00–1,900.00	$1,758.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–177	158	4	90.00–110.00	$98.42	$156	—
360–390	373	6	90.00–98.00	$93.82	$350	—
405–445	425	2	94.00–97.00	$95.57	$406	—
585	585	1	50.00	$50.00	$292	—
705	705	1	67.00	$67.00	$472	—

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	3	107.50–115.00	$112.50	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	1	3.00	$3.00	$24	—

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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	2	65.00–75.00	$70.00	—
20–30	25	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	11	65.00–115.00	$83.18	—
50	50	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	—
50	50	—	—	3	90.00–110.00	$96.67	—
50	50	—	—	2	145.00	$145.00	—
150	150	—	—	1	305.00	$305.00	—

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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
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	-150.00
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,225.00	$3,225.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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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	90.00	$90.00	+40.00
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	210.00	$210.00	—
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	4	102.50–115.00	$111.88	+26.88
80	80	10	127.50–130.00	$128.50	+43.50
85	85	1	70.00	$70.00	-15.00
90	90	6	117.50	$117.50	+32.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	56.00	$56.00	$185	—

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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.