Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 9, 2026

1,051 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $447.64/cwt +25.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,135/hd at 477 lb · 34 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $482.68/cwt +29.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,808/hd at 375 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $456.97/cwt +17.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 418 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,051	588
Feeder cattle	816	—
Slaughter cattle	145	—
Replacement cattle	47	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed prior week. Moderate offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270 fancy	270	1	650.00	$650.00	$1,755	—
255–295	275	2	610.00–635.00	$623.41	$1,714	+73.41
300 value added	300	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,890	—
300–340 fancy	320	7	590.00–650.00	$612.03	$1,958	—
320–345	336	5	540.00–580.00	$551.10	$1,852	-35.62
365–380 fancy	368	8	550.00–595.00	$561.36	$2,066	—
370–395	388	6	505.00–530.00	$513.30	$1,992	-14.33
400–425	416	6	490.00–515.00	$499.15	$2,076	-9.69
400–440 fancy	421	7	525.00–535.00	$526.36	$2,216	—
455–491	480	12	475.00–490.00	$479.12	$2,300	+3.20
500–530	513	11	445.00–475.00	$465.94	$2,390	+47.41
551–565	557	13	420.00–450.00	$441.98	$2,462	+27.10
600–638	622	4	390.00–405.00	$398.81	$2,481	-16.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–395	370	3	435.00–440.00	$436.78	$1,616	-10.70
425–440	435	5	460.00–480.00	$467.94	$2,036	+17.36
450–495	471	6	430.00–470.00	$453.85	$2,138	-6.15
525–543	537	5	400.00–410.00	$408.03	$2,191	+48.03
555–595	575	2	385.00–390.00	$387.59	$2,229	+17.59
610–635	624	4	340.00–370.00	$360.14	$2,247	-14.86
800–838	833	7	325.00–335.00	$326.37	$2,719	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,302	—
475	475	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,852	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,040	—
240 fancy	240	1	620.00	$620.00	$1,488	+105.00
280–285	282	3	470.00–500.00	$485.00	$1,368	+5.20
290 fancy	290	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,566	+8.35
300–315 fancy	307	3	500.00–505.00	$501.71	$1,540	+7.39
315–345	332	5	440.00–480.00	$456.02	$1,514	-15.08
350–390 fancy	368	12	495.00–530.00	$508.12	$1,870	+37.18
355–395	380	15	440.00–485.00	$462.33	$1,757	+21.07
400–445	418	24	440.00–475.00	$456.97	$1,910	+22.74
450–495	477	34	430.00–460.00	$447.64	$2,135	+27.68
505–520	515	14	415.00–430.00	$417.10	$2,148	+49.17
550–580	556	14	365.00–420.00	$389.87	$2,168	+39.87
600–635	618	7	345.00–375.00	$359.88	$2,224	+29.88
660–684	681	9	330.00–347.50	$343.67	$2,340	+21.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	217	3	420.00–450.00	$433.00	$940	—
290	290	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,160	-40.03
340–345	343	2	380.00–400.00	$390.07	$1,338	-49.65
350–390	364	9	400.00–430.00	$418.62	$1,524	+28.62
400–445	427	9	400.00–435.00	$418.84	$1,788	+12.19
450–495	473	15	395.00–435.00	$411.31	$1,945	+54.35
520–548	536	7	360.00–390.00	$372.79	$1,998	+34.35
540	540	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,836	+1.56
555–595	582	5	325.00–360.00	$347.00	$2,020	+9.46
600–640	622	3	320.00–340.00	$331.69	$2,063	+10.07
665–695	680	5	315.00–320.00	$318.51	$2,166	+18.51
720	720	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,340	+24.84
775	775	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,364	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	375.00–380.00	$377.50	$963	—
360	360	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,332	+30.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245 fancy	225	2	670.00	$670.00	$1,508	—
225–235	229	4	620.00–660.00	$640.16	$1,466	+90.16
255–295 fancy	274	10	620.00–690.00	$647.06	$1,773	+40.08
265–290	280	5	550.00–600.00	$586.46	$1,642	+26.46
308–315 fancy	310	8	620.00–640.00	$627.46	$1,945	+46.28
300–335	319	7	565.00–600.00	$582.88	$1,859	+54.28
350–360 fancy	353	4	560.00–580.00	$565.11	$1,995	+30.18
350–394	378	17	510.00–550.00	$530.19	$2,004	+27.18
400–444	425	20	470.00–500.00	$486.11	$2,066	+13.73
450–495	463	15	475.00–490.00	$480.99	$2,227	+1.07
505 fancy	505	1	485.00	$485.00	$2,449	+60.05
500–539	515	15	430.00–465.00	$449.64	$2,316	+51.02
555 fancy	555	1	535.00	$535.00	$2,969	—
550–580	562	10	420.00–445.00	$428.92	$2,411	+43.92
600	600	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,250	+21.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	410.00	$410.00	$882	-30.00
270–295	280	3	500.00–535.00	$514.52	$1,441	+44.52
305	305	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,464	+66.84
323–340	328	6	490.00–540.00	$516.54	$1,694	+103.38
355–395	374	5	455.00–495.00	$482.99	$1,806	+52.17
403–445	421	10	445.00–465.00	$460.53	$1,939	+18.24
450–470	459	6	425.00–460.00	$447.69	$2,055	+18.31
515	515	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,648	-34.64
540	540	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,971	+10.36
560	560	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,820	-26.32
577–595	583	6	360.00–400.00	$384.97	$2,244	+33.65
605–645	632	3	345.00–350.00	$348.30	$2,201	+6.64
670–680	675	3	335.00–340.00	$338.33	$2,284	+24.42
720–725	722	3	330.00–335.00	$331.67	$2,395	+31.67
810	810	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,106	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	400.00–470.00	$433.36	$1,161	—
340–345	343	2	380.00–440.00	$410.22	$1,407	—
420	420	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,764	+55.00
470–485	477	3	380.00–415.00	$394.90	$1,884	+28.35
505–520	510	3	270.00–280.00	$273.30	$1,394	—
735	735	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,058	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1310	1310	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,625.00	$2,625.00	—
1315–1880	1598	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,025.00–4,000.00	$3,598.71	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,675.00	$2,675.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1650	1197	80-85%	24	144.00–168.00	$159.45	$1,909	—
1025–1590	1274	80-85%	18	169.00–186.00	$177.61	$2,263	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1790	1483	75-80%	14	145.00–169.00	$163.34	$2,422	-2.81
1300–1790	1495	75-80%	13	170.00–187.00	$176.86	$2,644	+10.71
1540–1770	1655	75-80%	2	189.00–190.00	$189.47	$3,136	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1095	980	85-90%	6	117.00–148.00	$137.30	$1,346	+11.60
855–1275	1014	85-90%	5	154.00–159.00	$156.59	$1,588	+2.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1945	1608	8	195.00–213.00	$204.74	$3,292	—
1425–2460	2093	3	179.00–188.00	$184.11	$3,853	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00
880–1025	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,565.00–1,615.00	$1,591.90
930–1055	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00–1,875.00	$1,735.93

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095	1095	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1170–1320	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,675.00–2,900.00	$2,794.28
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–970	935	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	2,255.00–2,430.00	$2,339.22
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,930.00	$1,930.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–990	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,725.00	$1,711.80
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
855–1290	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,900.00–2,650.00	$2,305.97
1055–1120	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,250.00	$2,104.48
1105–1120	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,350.34
1305	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265–1505	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,200.00–3,300.00	$3,254.33
1290–1555	1423	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,975.00–3,175.00	$3,065.69

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635	635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	260	2	85.00–90.00	$87.40	$227	+42.40

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	38.00	$38.00	$78	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	+22.50
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	-10.00
100	100	1	260.00	$260.00	+28.33

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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
835–1055	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,400.00–2,850.00	$2,645.39	—
845–1045	967	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,475.00–2,750.00	$2,639.66	—
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,815	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00	$150.00	-50.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	210.00	$210.00	+10.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	75.00	$75.00	—
30	30	1	70.00	$70.00	—
40	40	3	145.00–165.00	$153.33	—

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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	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	+50.00
50	50	—	—	1	185.00	$185.00	+35.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	185.00	$185.00	+35.00
60	60	—	—	1	205.00	$205.00	+55.00
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	165.00	$165.00	+15.00
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	+20.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	9	95.00	$95.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	55.00	$55.00	$140	—
270	270	1	80.00	$80.00	$216	—
375	375	1	75.00	$75.00	$281	—
380	380	1	89.00	$89.00	$338	—
455	455	1	90.00	$90.00	$410	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	160.00	$160.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	270.00	$270.00	-30.00

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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.