Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 22, 2026

733 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $430.95/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,030/hd at 471 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $434.58/cwt +18.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,295/hd at 528 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $448.69/cwt +14.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,929/hd at 430 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	733	633	851
Feeder cattle	495	506	614
Slaughter cattle	67	79	89
Replacement cattle	25	18	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sharply higher, slaughter cows 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

▲ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls sharply higher
▲ Feeder heifers: Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers 10.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers 10.00 higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls 1.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows 1.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,468	-15.00
300–330	315	2	500.00–520.00	$510.48	$1,608	-13.72
360–383	375	7	490.00–510.00	$498.57	$1,870	+23.57
405–440	426	7	480.00–500.00	$484.11	$2,062	+5.87
450–483	470	13	460.00–495.00	$481.58	$2,263	+23.56
470 value added	470	2	520.00	$520.00	$2,444	—
500–540	528	23	420.00–450.00	$434.58	$2,295	+20.43
550–592	577	11	400.00–430.00	$403.59	$2,329	+0.47
608–640	621	6	385.00–400.00	$392.61	$2,438	+17.61
632 value added	632	3	420.00	$420.00	$2,654	+8.00
655	655	2	387.50	$387.50	$2,538	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,292	-10.00
315–345	325	3	450.00–470.00	$461.92	$1,501	—
370–395	386	9	450.00–480.00	$466.63	$1,801	+31.63
395	395	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,698	-5.00
405–435	426	8	430.00–470.00	$451.76	$1,924	+51.76
455–495	475	10	430.00–450.00	$441.09	$2,095	—
525–545	538	4	400.00–410.00	$403.78	$2,172	+63.91
585–591	590	5	370.00–390.00	$373.97	$2,206	+18.97
610–625	618	2	345.00–350.00	$347.47	$2,147	-2.53
705–743	737	6	335.00	$335.00	$2,469	—
825	825	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,599	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,280	±0.00
535	535	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,872	+30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	525.00–540.00	$532.34	$1,278	+47.34
263–295	268	7	490.00–500.00	$498.42	$1,336	+20.95
305–348	332	6	470.00–490.00	$478.09	$1,587	+10.33
360–395	386	10	430.00–450.00	$433.94	$1,675	-8.73
405–439	430	21	430.00–455.00	$448.69	$1,929	+14.35
455–491	471	24	410.00–450.00	$430.95	$2,030	+7.67
500–540	517	16	385.00–410.00	$401.81	$2,077	+26.41
555–590	573	13	370.00–390.00	$376.91	$2,160	+14.76
600–622	620	12	355.00–357.50	$357.09	$2,214	+17.12
650–660	655	2	350.00–360.00	$354.96	$2,325	+19.96
700–715	708	3	310.00–320.00	$314.96	$2,230	+14.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	4	400.00–430.00	$410.31	$1,325	-17.13
355–395	385	5	400.00–425.00	$419.36	$1,615	+1.01
420–445	430	4	390.00–425.00	$412.75	$1,775	+23.18
450–495	482	6	375.00–400.00	$388.22	$1,871	+8.91
515	515	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,906	—
560–595	577	5	360.00–365.00	$362.94	$2,094	+11.95
595	595	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,904	-30.99
605–615	610	2	315.00–340.00	$327.40	$1,997	+7.40
655–670	663	2	312.50–320.00	$316.21	$2,096	—
705–710	708	2	270.00–305.00	$287.56	$2,036	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,178	+10.00
425	425	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,572	+10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	500.00–525.00	$512.78	$1,154	+32.78
255–270	263	2	460.00	$460.00	$1,210	-26.63
320–325	322	5	485.00–495.00	$490.00	$1,578	+35.00
375	375	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,538	-28.98
380–398	390	4	460.00–465.00	$463.77	$1,809	+24.79
397 value added	397	3	470.00	$470.00	$1,866	—
405–449	437	14	430.00–465.00	$442.71	$1,935	+0.02
455–495	483	15	390.00–450.00	$433.62	$2,094	+12.92
505	505	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,742	-13.96
505–540	523	7	360.00–400.00	$379.25	$1,983	+20.29
570–595	583	4	370.00–380.00	$374.94	$2,186	—
625–640	629	4	315.00–360.00	$346.33	$2,178	+23.71
660–675	665	5	310.00–350.00	$334.01	$2,221	+16.65
720	720	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,268	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	770.00	$770.00	$1,540	—
220–241	237	6	585.00–600.00	$589.00	$1,396	-24.84
250–285	268	6	520.00–575.00	$534.78	$1,433	-25.89
315–335	327	3	520.00–535.00	$528.19	$1,727	+41.92
350–380	364	7	485.00–520.00	$504.74	$1,837	+31.79
400–445	428	6	470.00–485.00	$475.77	$2,036	-11.16
460–497	477	12	470.00–490.00	$482.51	$2,302	+5.11
505–545	523	10	415.00–435.00	$423.99	$2,217	+12.46
505–545 value added	525	2	440.00	$440.00	$2,310	+10.00
555–565	560	2	425.00–427.50	$426.26	$2,387	+26.26
605	605	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,238	+2.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	276	4	400.00–435.00	$422.08	$1,165	-22.92
330–345	338	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,251	—
580	580	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,566	—
745	745	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,639	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1620	1620	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1295	1120	80-85%	5	150.00–163.00	$157.58	$1,765	-13.09
835–1790	1143	80-85%	15	171.00–194.00	$177.13	$2,025	+6.46

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–1055	848	85-90%	6	123.00–147.00	$132.95	$1,127	—
870–1265	1077	85-90%	10	160.00–178.00	$168.43	$1,814	+39.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1585	1360	75-80%	16	176.00–214.00	$189.79	$2,581	+18.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,725	—
1375–2040	1692	7	191.00–222.00	$208.29	$3,524	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–1043	914	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	2,345.00–2,900.00	$2,616.13

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1365	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,525.00–2,925.00	$2,730.40
1280–1450	1365	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,625.00–2,800.00	$2,707.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1000–1210	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,925.00–2,140.00	$2,042.71
990–1365	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,975.00–2,000.00	$1,985.51

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,920.00	$1,920.00
860–1000	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00–1,980.00	$1,883.23

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–915	863	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,550.00	$1,381.47

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	84.00	$84.00	$126	—
115–190	153	6	40.00–60.00	$46.68	$71	—
200	200	4	100.00	$100.00	$200	—
230	230	1	40.00	$40.00	$92	—
380	380	1	41.00	$41.00	$156	—
790	790	1	18.00	$18.00	$142	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	5.00	$5.00	$24	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	5	140.00–205.00	$181.50	+16.50
50	50	1	190.00	$190.00	+25.00
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00	-45.00
50	50	2	90.00–100.00	$95.00	-70.00
70	70	1	195.00	$195.00	+35.00
70	70	1	145.00	$145.00	-15.00
80	80	3	170.00–185.00	$175.00	+15.00
80	80	2	190.00–267.50	$228.75	+68.75
100	100	2	245.00–287.50	$266.25	—

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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
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00	±0.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

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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	120.00	$120.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	3	25.00–45.00	$38.33	-35.00
20	20	6	40.00–65.00	$45.00	-28.33
30	30	11	50.00–75.00	$61.36	-11.97
40	40	9	100.00–140.00	$117.78	+5.78
40	40	5	50.00–70.00	$60.00	-52.00

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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	—	—	4	75.00–95.00	$82.50	—
50	50	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	—
50	50	—	—	3	60.00–75.00	$70.00	—
50	50	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	—
60	60	—	—	3	95.00–105.00	$100.00	—
70	70	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	—
80	80	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	—
80	80	—	—	1	275.00	$275.00	—
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Bred	1	160.00	$160.00	—
100	100	—	—	8	240.00–255.00	$249.38	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	8	15.00	$15.00	—
30	30	1	27.50	$27.50	—
40	40	1	42.50	$42.50	—
60	60	11	60.00–70.00	$64.55	-15.45

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	32.50	$32.50	$132	—
480	480	1	45.00	$45.00	$216	—
550	550	1	20.00	$20.00	$110	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	50.00–55.00	$52.50	—
30	30	5	80.00–95.00	$91.00	—
40	40	8	130.00–150.00	$141.25	—
40	40	1	127.50	$127.50	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	6	140.00–170.00	$157.50	—
70	70	1	160.00	$160.00	—
80	80	2	250.00–255.00	$252.50	—

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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.