Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $432.20/cwt -8.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,831/hd at 424 lb · 55 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $418.45/cwt +11.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 469 lb · 48 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $475.98/cwt -38.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,796/hd at 377 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	975	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,494	-10.00
290–295 fancy	293	2	580.00–595.00	$587.56	$1,722	+7.56
305–340 fancy	328	3	520.00–590.00	$541.68	$1,777	-38.32
345	345	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,673	—
370–395	381	9	465.00–490.00	$473.88	$1,805	+8.86
400–425 fancy	413	6	490.00–510.00	$498.28	$2,058	+4.71
402–434 value added	416	16	485.00–500.00	$491.39	$2,044	+6.24
410–445	434	10	460.00–480.00	$475.48	$2,064	+10.52
455–479	472	7	465.00–480.00	$467.75	$2,208	+26.33
485 fancy	485	1	570.00	$570.00	$2,764	+99.31
500 fancy	500	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,100	-10.00
505–517 value added	516	9	420.00	$420.00	$2,167	+22.49
500–545	520	13	390.00–415.00	$408.98	$2,127	+18.97
568–575 value added	571	9	400.00–415.00	$406.71	$2,322	-9.64
555–590	577	9	380.00–395.00	$388.37	$2,241	+8.37
625	625	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,406	±0.00
762–768	764	5	337.50–347.50	$343.48	$2,624	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,200	—
350–385	368	2	420.00–455.00	$438.33	$1,613	+9.95
405	405	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,782	+34.82
450–495	484	7	425.00–455.00	$433.36	$2,097	+22.64
505–525	515	2	365.00–370.00	$367.45	$1,892	+1.85
545	545	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,853	-25.60
575	575	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,725	-57.74
585 value added	585	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,048	—
610–620	615	2	340.00–355.00	$347.56	$2,137	+20.12
655–695	677	3	320.00–340.00	$333.30	$2,256	+8.30
735	735	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,462	+35.00
785	785	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,512	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240 fancy	229	4	500.00–605.00	$527.92	$1,209	—
225–245	235	3	455.00–485.00	$472.09	$1,109	-33.28
250–290 fancy	263	5	490.00–525.00	$508.65	$1,338	+6.17
255–295	281	7	450.00–485.00	$476.10	$1,338	+8.62
300–345	319	9	425.00–450.00	$442.24	$1,411	-14.42
300–345 fancy	322	9	460.00–485.00	$467.68	$1,506	—
350–399 fancy	376	20	450.00–480.00	$463.56	$1,743	-1.44
355–395	379	16	410.00–440.00	$426.87	$1,618	-11.47
412 value added	412	5	460.00	$460.00	$1,895	+20.00
400–440 fancy	419	9	445.00–465.00	$450.35	$1,887	-6.74
400–446	426	41	400.00–440.00	$424.82	$1,810	+2.52
450–497	469	47	400.00–428.00	$417.99	$1,960	+11.38
475 fancy	475	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,090	—
500–512 fancy	508	3	385.00–405.00	$398.44	$2,024	+8.44
510 value added	510	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,938	-3.32
500–543	524	9	350.00–375.00	$363.47	$1,905	+0.67
550–580	563	14	340.00–365.00	$348.85	$1,964	-3.66
648	648	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,171	±0.00
665	665	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,194	—
723	723	5	315.00	$315.00	$2,277	—
750–785	768	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,227	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	430.00	$430.00	$968	—
270–280	273	3	405.00–440.00	$419.94	$1,146	+19.94
360–395	379	9	380.00–405.00	$393.95	$1,493	+21.40
415	415	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,494	-37.56
400–435	416	7	370.00–400.00	$382.08	$1,589	-15.48
455–495	477	9	360.00–395.00	$385.14	$1,837	+20.14
510–545	528	9	320.00–340.00	$333.38	$1,760	+1.51
540	540	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,620	-31.87
550–590	570	2	290.00–300.00	$294.82	$1,680	-30.95
550–595	574	23	305.00–340.00	$329.52	$1,891	+3.75
620	620	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,798	-30.00
600–645	625	16	307.50–330.00	$317.23	$1,983	-2.77
702	702	3	307.50	$307.50	$2,159	+27.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,102	+10.00
335–340	338	2	355.00–370.00	$362.44	$1,225	—
365–390	378	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,247	—
415–440	426	4	335.00–360.00	$350.19	$1,492	—
450–495	471	4	325.00–355.00	$343.90	$1,620	-2.87
640	640	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,856	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	515.00–535.00	$524.20	$1,143	-5.80
215–245 fancy	233	9	550.00–595.00	$570.98	$1,330	-29.02
265–285	273	6	515.00–545.00	$532.64	$1,454	+13.06
250–295 fancy	278	13	550.00–605.00	$569.43	$1,583	+7.49
300–340 fancy	317	14	510.00–565.00	$544.85	$1,727	+6.87
300–340	320	10	470.00–505.00	$490.01	$1,568	+6.87
350–385 fancy	361	8	495.00–535.00	$506.11	$1,827	-24.44
350–395	381	36	460.00–490.00	$469.29	$1,788	+7.83
410–420 fancy	415	4	490.00–495.00	$492.52	$2,044	-2.98
400–445	426	8	450.00–485.00	$469.42	$2,000	+18.61
450–475	461	12	455.00–475.00	$464.54	$2,142	-0.51
502–530	510	14	380.00–410.00	$391.45	$1,996	+3.12
610–630	622	3	350.00–365.00	$356.60	$2,218	—
710	710	1	317.50	$317.50	$2,254	-4.96
755	755	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,416	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	3	415.00–440.00	$431.67	$950	-18.33
270–290	278	3	450.00–475.00	$465.18	$1,293	—
310–345	328	7	435.00–460.00	$448.65	$1,472	+16.36
350–385	373	3	390.00–405.00	$398.13	$1,485	-21.19
350–398	383	13	415.00–450.00	$440.21	$1,686	+20.89
400–445	420	18	400.00–440.00	$423.92	$1,780	+7.01
415–445	435	3	365.00–395.00	$384.77	$1,674	-32.14
460–495	475	12	395.00–445.00	$420.52	$1,997	-1.88
480–495	490	10	380.00–390.00	$388.02	$1,901	+25.91
510–545	527	15	335.00–375.00	$362.41	$1,910	+10.45
535	535	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,766	-21.96
550–591	578	28	335.00–370.00	$350.75	$2,027	-12.55
580–595	588	2	310.00–325.00	$317.40	$1,866	-45.90
620–625	623	3	300.00–310.00	$305.00	$1,900	-26.51
610–645	626	8	320.00–347.50	$330.47	$2,069	-1.04
670	670	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,910	-30.00
655–685	671	8	300.00–335.00	$318.79	$2,139	+3.79
730	730	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,008	-35.00
795	795	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,226	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	380.00	$380.00	$798	—
250	250	1	390.00	$390.00	$975	—
310	310	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,116	-10.00
365–375	370	4	355.00–380.00	$367.57	$1,360	-22.43
415–435	425	2	360.00–385.00	$372.79	$1,584	+22.79
480–485	483	2	355.00–360.00	$357.51	$1,727	+7.51
560	560	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,680	-25.11
690	690	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,001	+30.00
745	745	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,086	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1030	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,950.00–2,000.00	$1,974.69	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1730	1195	80-85%	37	139.00–159.00	$152.16	$1,818	—
1050–1705	1277	80-85%	33	160.00–177.00	$166.84	$2,131	-16.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	75-80%	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,470	—
1210–1815	1408	75-80%	25	160.00–176.00	$164.65	$2,318	+14.65
1275–1860	1488	75-80%	10	150.00–159.00	$156.31	$2,326	-9.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1270	1003	85-90%	14	118.00–146.00	$134.79	$1,352	—
960–1525	1225	85-90%	3	148.00–150.00	$148.85	$1,823	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1850	1480	6	166.00–179.00	$174.88	$2,588	—
1400–2415	1815	11	184.00–205.00	$195.67	$3,551	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1160	1083	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	2,350.00–2,450.00	$2,387.77
1180–1410	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,175.00–2,550.00	$2,384.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1065	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00–1,775.00	$1,682.04
935–1055	1008	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,675.00–1,750.00	$1,701.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800	800	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,280
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,926

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–715	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,174.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1165	1056	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,000.00–2,575.00	$2,282.38
965–1280	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,175.00–2,475.00	$2,355.41
1175–1180	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,825.00–1,900.00	$1,862.42

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1030–1500	1189	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,500.00–2,825.00	$2,629.23
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00
1030–1610	1320	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,525.00–3,475.00	$3,104.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610	610	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
670	670	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
880–995	938	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,225.00–2,725.00	$2,459.67
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,625.00	$2,625.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–760	730	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	300.00–305.00	$302.40	$2,208

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	75.00	$75.00	$142	+14.85
410	410	1	84.00	$84.00	$344	—
705	705	1	77.50	$77.50	$546	—

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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	1	110.00	$110.00	-50.00
50	50	—	—	2	120.00–145.00	$132.50	-20.50
90	90	—	—	1	230.00	$230.00	+10.00
150	150	—	—	1	380.00	$380.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,075.00–2,100.00	$2,087.50	—
735–780	757	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,850.00–2,025.00	$1,926.76	+326.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115–1350	1214	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,900.00–3,475.00	$3,128.66	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,975.00	$2,975.00	+850.00
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,628	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,082	—

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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	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	90.00	$90.00	±0.00
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	115.00	$115.00	-20.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	5	20.00	$20.00	-38.00
60	60	7	20.00	$20.00	-60.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	210.00	$210.00	—
80	80	2	200.00	$200.00	—

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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.