Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 1, 2026

883 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Saluda Livestock Exchange report →

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $415.38/cwt -37.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,558/hd at 375 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $408.01/cwt -56.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,929/hd at 473 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.87/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,143/hd at 570 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	883	916	903
Feeder cattle	663	681	695
Slaughter cattle	83	107	119
Replacement cattle	35	36	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to no sale reported last week. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	670.00	$670.00	$1,541	+67.00
250–290	273	3	620.00–660.00	$632.20	$1,726	+52.20
325–340	333	2	510.00–530.00	$519.77	$1,731	-0.28
370–398	389	19	480.00–525.00	$500.34	$1,946	-13.03
400–443	435	10	465.00–500.00	$482.67	$2,100	-12.19
500–546	534	21	400.00–420.00	$407.95	$2,178	-30.98
560–592	584	20	390.00–415.00	$401.21	$2,343	-42.75
635	635	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,476	-10.00
750–768	762	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,591	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,350	-25.00
350–385	371	4	445.00–475.00	$465.99	$1,729	-24.01
436–445	438	10	435.00–455.00	$446.98	$1,958	-23.64
450–490	472	18	410.00–450.00	$432.85	$2,043	+5.66
490–495	493	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,923	-37.19
530	530	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,961	-28.67
588–590	589	3	350.00–357.50	$354.99	$2,091	-10.01
600–627	618	3	350.00–360.00	$353.24	$2,183	-17.00
665	665	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,128	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,540	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,003	—
270–285	280	3	450.00–460.00	$453.21	$1,269	-6.79
325–345	335	12	420.00–455.00	$439.08	$1,471	-17.66
360–395	375	26	390.00–435.00	$415.38	$1,558	-37.31
400–435	420	4	375.00–410.00	$397.38	$1,669	-2.62
450–487	480	9	360.00–370.00	$368.91	$1,771	-50.31
465–495	480	12	390.00–400.00	$395.07	$1,896	-24.15
505–545	520	4	295.00–300.00	$298.77	$1,554	-59.17
510–535	525	9	320.00–350.00	$340.60	$1,788	-17.34
550–590	567	14	295.00–340.00	$324.77	$1,841	+37.27
575–580	578	2	265.00–300.00	$282.42	$1,632	-67.96
615–635	622	3	295.00–305.00	$299.95	$1,866	-16.10
675–690	683	2	290.00–295.00	$292.53	$1,998	-7.47
700–715	710	3	280.00–305.00	$296.61	$2,106	+3.49
780–787	785	4	295.00–300.00	$296.24	$2,325	+6.34
805–825	815	2	260.00–290.00	$274.82	$2,240	+14.82

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	6	500.00–565.00	$530.86	$1,184	+20.86
250–295	275	9	510.00–560.00	$537.88	$1,479	+23.89
315–325	320	2	460.00–470.00	$464.92	$1,488	-34.99
345 fancy	345	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,794	—
352–355	352	7	440.00–445.00	$440.72	$1,551	-61.99
400–440	423	15	420.00–450.00	$429.72	$1,818	-26.54
450–475	463	8	410.00–435.00	$420.02	$1,945	-25.91
507–548	520	21	360.00–390.00	$379.32	$1,972	-15.65
555–585	570	22	360.00–390.00	$374.55	$2,135	-1.96
575 fancy	575	1	405.00	$405.00	$2,329	-20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	410.00–420.00	$415.00	$1,017	—
290	290	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,160	-26.39
395	395	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,462	-36.21
405–445	428	3	355.00–370.00	$364.81	$1,561	—
450–470	463	4	345.00–380.00	$355.07	$1,644	-14.85
530	530	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,484	—
565	565	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,582	-20.00
635	635	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,746	—
745	745	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,751	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	213	2	500.00–550.00	$524.71	$1,118	+24.71
255–265	260	2	500.00–510.00	$505.10	$1,313	—
315–345	329	11	450.00–475.00	$461.06	$1,517	-23.07
350–395	376	7	455.00–470.00	$463.46	$1,743	-10.26
405–445	418	16	410.00–455.00	$430.52	$1,800	-40.58
440	440	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,760	-71.10
465–475	472	3	385.00	$385.00	$1,817	-79.76
455–493	473	21	390.00–430.00	$411.30	$1,945	-53.46
505–525	520	4	350.00–380.00	$364.86	$1,897	-16.72
560	560	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,792	-63.96
555–595	574	5	340.00–370.00	$359.77	$2,065	-24.19
605–645	620	13	310.00–347.50	$335.43	$2,080	-19.17
650–665	658	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,204	-9.77
700	700	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,030	-14.83
895	895	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,969	—
910	910	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,002	-50.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	565.00–585.00	$574.32	$1,264	-14.09
220 fancy	220	1	670.00	$670.00	$1,474	+50.00
250–295	268	5	530.00–570.00	$553.71	$1,484	-9.15
305–310 fancy	308	2	555.00–560.00	$557.52	$1,717	-66.07
310–340	330	9	480.00–505.00	$491.11	$1,621	-30.40
355–390	375	4	485.00–500.00	$491.25	$1,842	-19.05
410–440	423	10	465.00–495.00	$486.88	$2,060	-7.32
505–535	521	17	390.00–425.00	$408.60	$2,129	-30.41
565–585	578	6	390.00–415.00	$402.45	$2,326	-21.32
680	680	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,380	-20.00
710	710	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,378	—
765	765	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,524	-30.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,034	+50.00
320	320	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,184	-57.31
350–390	374	4	430.00–440.00	$436.35	$1,632	-12.31
420	420	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,680	-10.18
490	490	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,862	-38.36
505	505	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,490	-50.00
670	670	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,675	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,425.00	$2,425.00	—
1565–1675	1620	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,450.00–3,875.00	$3,669.71	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,975.00	$2,975.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1650	1317	75-80%	23	180.00–204.00	$193.21	$2,545	—
1310–1350	1330	75-80%	2	157.00–160.00	$158.48	$2,108	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1480	1151	80-85%	9	156.00–179.00	$169.69	$1,953	+7.33
915–1455	1202	80-85%	15	183.00–201.00	$193.65	$2,328	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1315	1043	85-90%	6	152.00–163.00	$159.65	$1,665	—
925–1590	1108	85-90%	8	168.00–182.00	$173.66	$1,924	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1620	1414	7	196.00–215.00	$208.92	$2,954	—
1550–2165	1910	5	220.00–241.00	$229.89	$4,391	—
1265–2660	1963	2	177.00–188.00	$184.45	$3,621	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1330	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	2,535.00–3,925.00	$2,889.19
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–895	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,215.00–2,330.00	$2,274.49
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00
835–1240	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,600.00–2,750.00	$2,689.64
1165–1360	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,475.00–2,800.00	$2,617.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
780	780	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,240.00	$2,240.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
106	106	4	58.00	$58.00	$61	—
130–185	148	3	92.00–98.00	$94.49	$140	—
350	350	4	89.00–96.00	$92.50	$324	—
515	515	1	93.00	$93.00	$479	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	10.00	$10.00	$42	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	35.00	$35.00	—
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	35.00	$35.00	—
20–30	29	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	25	45.00–87.50	$81.50	—
50	50	—	—	2	260.00	$260.00	+95.00
50	50	—	—	5	130.00–160.00	$146.00	-19.00
70	70	—	—	1	270.00	$270.00	+90.00
70	70	—	—	2	160.00–180.00	$170.00	-10.00
100	100	—	—	1	240.00	$240.00	—
100	100	—	—	1	410.00	$410.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–765	740	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,750.00	$4,750.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	-531.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Families

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	125.00	$125.00	-100.00
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	165.00	$165.00	-60.00

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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	30.00–50.00	$40.00	—
20–30	26	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	5	35.00–95.00	$62.00	—
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	65.00–90.00	$77.50	—
40	40	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	—
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	-70.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	-20.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	160.00	$160.00	+10.00
150	150	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	260.00	$260.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	22.50	$22.50	+12.50
30	30	11	34.00	$34.00	+24.00
80	80	11	95.00	$95.00	+45.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	59.00	$59.00	$139	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	45.00	$45.00	—
40	40	1	155.00	$155.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	120.00	$120.00	—
80	80	1	195.00	$195.00	+42.50

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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.