Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 23, 2026

910 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $342.41/cwt ≈ $3,013/hd at 880 lb · 39 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $333.00/cwt +23.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,010/hd at 904 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $478.68/cwt +5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,996/hd at 417 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	910	664	634
Feeder cattle	755	498	423
Slaughter cattle	70	91	122
Replacement cattle	17	42	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 lower, feeder heifers 8.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. 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
265–290	276	4	600.00–630.00	$614.93	$1,697	—
290–295 fancy	293	2	650.00–660.00	$655.04	$1,919	—
300 fancy	300	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,890	—
305–315	310	2	580.00–590.00	$584.92	$1,813	—
365–369	368	6	585.00–595.00	$586.65	$2,159	+14.04
400–425 fancy	411	4	550.00–580.00	$561.19	$2,306	-10.11
405–435	424	5	515.00–540.00	$521.80	$2,212	-12.85
455–475	461	9	490.00–530.00	$499.44	$2,302	-3.04
510 value added	510	1	490.00	$490.00	$2,499	—
530 fancy	530	1	470.00	$470.00	$2,491	—
500–546	539	9	430.00–450.00	$444.57	$2,396	-10.43
555–562	558	7	420.00–450.00	$432.90	$2,416	-7.12
613–643 value added	635	9	410.00–420.50	$417.08	$2,648	—
669 value added	669	6	405.00	$405.00	$2,709	—
740 value added	740	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,590	—
755	755	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,605	+3.21
873–885 value added	880	39	332.00–346.00	$342.41	$3,013	—
904 value added	904	34	333.00	$333.00	$3,010	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,348	±0.00
250–255	253	2	550.00–580.00	$565.15	$1,430	—
320–345	333	4	500.00–535.00	$508.55	$1,693	-16.45
355–360	358	2	535.00–540.00	$537.52	$1,924	+13.00
400–445	420	6	460.00–490.00	$476.56	$2,002	-28.44
420	420	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,890	-55.00
455–480	466	5	460.00–480.00	$470.93	$2,195	+10.95
628 value added	628	5	380.00	$380.00	$2,386	—
635	635	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,350	-6.75
700	700	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,240	-12.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	440.00–475.00	$457.35	$1,340	+82.35
385	385	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,694	—
455–498	487	4	420.00–440.00	$424.67	$2,068	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,100	—
235–245 fancy	240	2	630.00–635.00	$632.55	$1,518	—
255–285	272	3	500.00–565.00	$522.73	$1,422	-22.27
260–295 fancy	282	5	585.00–640.00	$609.72	$1,719	—
305–345 fancy	328	6	540.00–570.00	$554.82	$1,820	+7.92
305–345	328	8	495.00–520.00	$507.55	$1,665	+22.59
363 value added	363	3	540.00	$540.00	$1,960	—
355–380 fancy	366	8	510.00–560.00	$527.91	$1,932	+6.00
350–395	370	8	470.00–500.00	$490.57	$1,815	+11.59
403–445	417	32	460.00–495.00	$478.68	$1,996	+5.36
450–486	471	19	460.00–485.00	$466.80	$2,199	+12.60
500 fancy	500	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,250	—
515–535	526	4	400.00–430.00	$416.25	$2,189	+19.54
550	550	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,118	-10.00
605–645	616	7	345.00–350.00	$347.15	$2,138	-5.35
650–683 value added	665	9	361.00–395.00	$376.53	$2,504	—
728 value added	728	5	412.00	$412.00	$2,999	—
763 value added	763	5	374.00	$374.00	$2,854	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	218	3	450.00–475.00	$464.20	$1,012	+20.61
275	275	2	470.00–480.00	$475.00	$1,306	+25.00
300–348	329	4	470.00–485.00	$477.07	$1,570	+22.07
350–395	382	19	425.00–465.00	$444.39	$1,698	+7.40
415	415	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,702	-31.91
405–440	423	8	420.00–450.00	$437.20	$1,849	-4.71
450–497	477	16	420.00–450.00	$437.62	$2,087	+9.32
477	477	3	410.00	$410.00	$1,956	-18.30
490 value added	490	3	430.00	$430.00	$2,107	—
515–545	529	10	340.00–370.00	$353.39	$1,869	-2.58
520–540	530	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,696	-35.97
550–595	572	14	330.00–370.00	$352.02	$2,014	+11.98
605–625	618	4	322.50–340.00	$331.87	$2,051	+9.33
638 value added	638	14	350.00	$350.00	$2,233	—
655–690	672	3	310.00–325.00	$318.41	$2,140	+4.60
715–720	718	2	300.00–325.00	$312.46	$2,243	-5.04
718 value added	718	5	343.00	$343.00	$2,463	—
776 value added	776	10	334.00	$334.00	$2,592	—
800–825	813	2	275.00–290.00	$282.62	$2,298	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	215	2	400.00–435.00	$417.91	$899	+72.91
250–265	258	2	380.00–400.00	$389.71	$1,005	—
305–325	315	2	375.00–405.00	$389.52	$1,227	—
415–440	428	2	360.00–380.00	$370.29	$1,585	—
460–495	476	4	360.00–400.00	$385.98	$1,837	+6.06
540	540	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,863	+45.00
710	710	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,917	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	2	540.00	$540.00	$1,609	+45.18
310–345	328	12	510.00–545.00	$522.80	$1,715	+52.84
355–390	374	8	470.00–540.00	$507.61	$1,898	+24.96
380–390	385	2	440.00–450.00	$445.06	$1,713	-37.59
420	420	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,785	-14.93
400–445	422	14	445.00–485.00	$474.09	$2,001	+34.16
450–495	472	10	430.00–475.00	$460.01	$2,171	-6.37
500–520	510	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,785	-30.00
525–540	530	6	370.00–410.00	$385.73	$2,044	+5.73
553–590	567	12	370.00–410.00	$398.96	$2,262	+25.59
570–575	573	2	350.00–355.00	$352.49	$2,020	-20.88
610–645	625	6	340.00–370.00	$357.61	$2,235	+5.29
635	635	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,905	-52.32
655–690	669	6	320.00–350.00	$337.86	$2,260	—
695	695	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,154	—
705–745	720	3	325.00–340.00	$329.93	$2,375	+6.62
750–785	768	2	285.00–290.00	$287.56	$2,208	—
865	865	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,336	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240 fancy	223	6	650.00–680.00	$659.63	$1,471	-33.82
200–245	224	7	590.00–630.00	$610.61	$1,368	+1.11
260–275 fancy	268	4	650.00–660.00	$654.91	$1,755	-25.13
250–290	269	7	600.00–630.00	$611.78	$1,646	+12.32
300–310 fancy	305	2	610.00–630.00	$619.84	$1,891	-12.29
305–345	323	7	550.00–580.00	$567.62	$1,833	-18.22
355 fancy	355	1	600.00	$600.00	$2,130	+10.00
350–395	376	14	545.00–585.00	$560.39	$2,107	-4.59
408–410 fancy	408	5	540.00–545.00	$544.00	$2,220	-12.43
400–430	417	10	500.00–535.00	$518.40	$2,162	-2.35
455–485	473	10	480.00–510.00	$495.49	$2,344	+4.06
500–535	518	9	435.00–475.00	$454.30	$2,353	+22.88
550–555	552	3	435.00–450.00	$441.69	$2,438	+11.69
610	610	2	380.00–410.00	$395.00	$2,410	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	440.00	$440.00	$990	—
345	345	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,552	—
377–380	378	4	420.00–500.00	$479.88	$1,814	+34.88
445	445	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,958	+80.00
475–490	483	2	390.00–430.00	$409.69	$1,979	+39.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—
1355	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1615	1615	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1635	1413	75-80%	14	170.00–185.00	$176.35	$2,492	-4.07
1320–1675	1506	75-80%	7	148.00–167.00	$159.00	$2,395	-4.48

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1430	1166	80-85%	7	172.00–180.00	$176.18	$2,054	+12.58
975–1920	1202	80-85%	10	155.00–170.00	$163.83	$1,969	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	85-90%	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,536	—
905–1340	1089	85-90%	5	150.00–156.00	$153.33	$1,670	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530	1530	1	179.00	$179.00	$2,739	—
1530–2095	1764	10	189.00–209.00	$200.35	$3,534	—
1775–1970	1883	3	212.00–215.00	$213.71	$4,024	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,485.00	$1,485.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1245–1335	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,075.00–2,250.00	$2,165.55
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–167	132	9	80.00–119.00	$92.70	$122	+7.92
220	220	1	53.00	$53.00	$117	-25.00
352	352	2	98.00	$98.00	$345	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	2	96.00	$96.00	$130	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	120.00	$120.00	-60.00
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00	-67.86
50	50	2	140.00	$140.00	-47.86
70	70	1	225.00	$225.00	+37.14
70	70	1	175.00	$175.00	-12.86
80	80	2	270.00–310.00	$290.00	+102.14
200	200	1	420.00	$420.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065–1580	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,575.00–3,600.00	$3,589.93	-135.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	-150.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,016	—
600	600	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,260	—
699	699	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,363	—
725	725	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,392	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	265.00	$265.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730	730	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	3	50.00	$50.00	-75.00
20	20	5	40.00–80.00	$60.00	-65.00
30	30	1	90.00	$90.00	-95.00
40	40	3	90.00–95.00	$93.33	-81.67
40	40	1	125.00	$125.00	-50.00
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	140.00	$140.00	—
60	60	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00–170.00	$160.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	10	46.00–52.00	$48.40	—
30	30	1	35.00	$35.00	—
40	40	2	47.50	$47.50	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	70.00–78.00	$73.73	$162	—
420	420	1	77.00	$77.00	$323	+15.00
460	460	1	50.00	$50.00	$230	—
580	580	1	57.00	$57.00	$331	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	90.00	$90.00	—
40	40	1	95.00	$95.00	—
40	40	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	145.00	$145.00	—
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	—
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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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.