Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 9, 2026

758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $469.89/cwt +7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,016/hd at 429 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $475.79/cwt -15.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,250/hd at 473 lb · 24 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $546.76/cwt -33.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,811/hd at 331 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	758	580	582
Feeder cattle	579	453	391
Slaughter cattle	86	63	103
Replacement cattle	40	24	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sharply lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

▼ Feeder cattle: all classes of feeder cattle sharply lower based on limited comparable sales
▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls 3.00 lower
▲ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows 3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,238	-50.00
300–345	319	5	530.00–550.00	$543.03	$1,732	-35.43
350–365	358	2	505.00–530.00	$517.24	$1,852	-59.83
405–415	410	2	530.00–550.00	$539.88	$2,214	+31.68
450–465	458	2	475.00–480.00	$477.54	$2,187	+1.03
565	565	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,316	-30.00
589 value added	589	4	430.00	$430.00	$2,533	—
617 value added	617	3	390.00	$390.00	$2,406	—
710	710	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,343	—
760	760	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,470	—
815	815	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,608	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,060	—
250	250	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,250	—
305–330	317	3	500.00–520.00	$508.16	$1,611	-21.69
320–335	328	2	480.00–485.00	$482.56	$1,583	-47.29
383	383	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,800	+22.55
400–435	417	3	460.00–485.00	$471.32	$1,965	+8.29
478–490	481	4	440.00–450.00	$447.45	$2,152	+12.45
510	510	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,785	—
615–635	625	2	330.00–340.00	$334.92	$2,093	—
690	690	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,277	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	455.00	$455.00	$933	—
295	295	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,062	-100.00
375–380	378	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,588	-20.00
470	470	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,950	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	287	3	450.00–470.00	$458.40	$1,316	+22.57
315–345	330	5	455.00–470.00	$465.05	$1,535	-11.76
360–368	365	5	380.00–410.00	$389.87	$1,423	-56.28
350–395	378	12	450.00–465.00	$455.85	$1,723	+9.70
405–445	420	14	430.00–445.00	$438.90	$1,843	-2.06
430–435	433	2	400.00–405.00	$402.49	$1,743	-38.47
450–485	471	10	415.00–440.00	$427.43	$2,013	-12.57
495	495	3	370.00–390.00	$380.00	$1,881	-60.00
506 value added	506	7	390.00	$390.00	$1,973	—
510–545	523	9	350.00–375.00	$363.83	$1,903	-14.87
520–540	530	2	300.00–305.00	$302.45	$1,603	-76.25
550–585	565	11	320.00–355.00	$336.01	$1,898	+2.93
605–646	635	7	310.00–320.00	$312.13	$1,982	—
650–695	671	8	305.00–315.00	$310.26	$2,082	-11.44
715–730	723	4	275.00–295.00	$286.28	$2,070	-33.72
750–755	752	3	285.00–295.00	$290.01	$2,181	—
815	815	2	275.00–295.00	$285.00	$2,323	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	495.00–510.00	$502.42	$1,221	+2.42
250–285	270	5	500.00–530.00	$513.25	$1,386	-86.75
305 fancy	305	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,601	—
300–345	319	12	475.00–500.00	$485.01	$1,547	-34.21
366 value added	366	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,830	-35.00
350–395	373	11	470.00–490.00	$480.47	$1,792	-23.11
400–445	420	13	450.00–470.00	$456.97	$1,919	-10.42
455–485	466	8	445.00–460.00	$448.20	$2,089	+1.98
500–515	504	7	400.00–420.00	$402.83	$2,030	+7.77
525 fancy	525	1	445.00	$445.00	$2,336	—
555–582	577	10	360.00–370.00	$368.02	$2,123	-11.98
605–610	608	3	340.00–345.00	$341.66	$2,077	-26.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	400.00–425.00	$412.24	$989	—
315–320	318	2	400.00–425.00	$412.40	$1,311	—
350–395	366	4	370.00–380.00	$373.92	$1,369	—
400	400	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,480	—
455–485	468	3	360.00–380.00	$370.07	$1,732	-16.21
650	650	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,625	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	3	550.00–585.00	$561.50	$1,336	-25.35
258–295	277	10	550.00–580.00	$575.45	$1,594	-17.36
315 fancy	315	1	590.00	$590.00	$1,858	—
300–348	332	19	520.00–555.00	$544.48	$1,808	-35.89
355 fancy	355	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,988	—
360–395	377	16	515.00–550.00	$534.37	$2,015	-18.95
400–425	413	6	505.00–545.00	$527.98	$2,181	+4.26
455–495	473	24	470.00–490.00	$475.79	$2,250	-10.31
504–545	523	20	420.00–460.00	$444.32	$2,324	-11.97
550–595	582	12	400.00–430.00	$415.22	$2,417	-0.42
600 fancy	600	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,520	—
605–620	613	2	375.00–380.00	$377.47	$2,314	-5.05
700–710	703	3	315.00–335.00	$326.61	$2,296	—
760	760	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,318	—
800–835	818	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,454	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	500.00–535.00	$518.09	$1,155	-3.48
260–295	276	6	500.00–540.00	$520.21	$1,436	-29.79
305–345	326	7	465.00–510.00	$479.29	$1,562	-44.36
350–395	383	9	465.00–505.00	$491.03	$1,881	+16.03
400–445	429	26	440.00–495.00	$471.62	$2,023	+9.05
430	430	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,828	-37.57
465–485	478	3	425.00–430.00	$428.38	$2,048	-33.85
450–495	481	13	440.00–470.00	$453.76	$2,183	+46.98
505–545	525	5	360.00–405.00	$383.21	$2,012	-35.55
525	525	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,838	-68.76
565–580	570	5	360.00–405.00	$382.98	$2,183	+4.40
610	610	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,891	-47.83
610–635	624	10	320.00–355.00	$341.02	$2,128	-16.81
655–670	663	2	320.00–360.00	$339.77	$2,253	-2.76
665–685	675	2	295.00–315.00	$304.85	$2,058	-37.68
735	735	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,242	-31.62
765–770	768	2	290.00–295.00	$292.51	$2,246	-40.01
820	820	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,214	—
915	915	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,379	-40.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	470.00–475.00	$472.54	$1,347	+2.54
300–320	310	3	400.00–440.00	$416.24	$1,290	-31.14
350–385	363	3	380.00–390.00	$386.74	$1,404	-32.42
410–440	417	6	390.00–415.00	$394.40	$1,645	+14.40
475–490	486	4	370.00–390.00	$374.88	$1,822	—
545	545	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,580	—
565–585	575	2	315.00–330.00	$322.63	$1,855	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
1065–1325	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,525.00–2,610.00	$2,562.88	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	80-85%	1	192.00	$192.00	$2,131	—
1005–1550	1114	80-85%	7	143.00–160.00	$153.43	$1,709	—
930–1280	1117	80-85%	15	163.00–180.00	$169.52	$1,894	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1615	1357	75-80%	3	160.00–162.00	$161.07	$2,186	—
1460	1460	75-80%	1	187.00	$187.00	$2,730	+14.65
1315–1700	1504	75-80%	4	168.00–179.00	$174.59	$2,626	+22.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1130	991	85-90%	6	143.00–156.00	$149.79	$1,484	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1510	1367	6	157.00–183.00	$171.45	$2,344	—
1240–2065	1627	8	188.00–202.00	$193.53	$3,149	—
1485–2180	1873	8	208.00–223.00	$214.24	$4,013	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–785	743	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,211.78
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,030.00	$2,030.00
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,515.00	$2,515.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1205	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,825.00–2,025.00	$1,935.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,335.00	$1,335.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00
1055–1120	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,250.00	$2,172.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1295	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00
1305	1305	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–185	148	3	62.00–81.00	$70.24	$104	—
220–245	233	2	59.00–113.00	$84.55	$197	—
475–490	483	2	67.00–70.00	$68.48	$331	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	5.00	$5.00	$35	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	23	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	90.00–115.00	$103.33	+23.33
50	50	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	+55.00
50	50	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	+20.00
100	100	—	—	1	285.00	$285.00	+60.00
150	150	—	—	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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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
1295–1375	1342	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,250.00–4,750.00	$4,488.14	—
1410–1460	1435	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,400.00–4,700.00	$4,547.39	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,875.00	$2,875.00	—
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,875.00	$2,875.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	85.00	$85.00	—
30	30	1	85.00	$85.00	—
40	40	1	95.00	$95.00	—
50	50	2	105.00–140.00	$122.50	—
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	50.00	$50.00	—
20–30	22	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	55.00–75.00	$64.00	—
40–50	45	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	—
50	50	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	+30.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	160.00	$160.00	+30.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	100.00	$100.00	-30.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	25.00	$25.00	—
60	60	1	56.00	$56.00	-66.00
80	80	2	60.00	$60.00	-62.00
90	90	9	90.00–100.00	$95.56	-26.44

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	52.00	$52.00	$153	—
340	340	1	64.00	$64.00	$218	-17.02
485	485	1	58.00	$58.00	$281	—
660	660	1	76.00	$76.00	$502	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	225.00	$225.00	—
70	70	1	230.00	$230.00	—

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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.