Saluda Livestock Exchange Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 17, 2026

433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $383.00/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,833/hd at 479 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $359.71/cwt -19.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,724/hd at 479 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $317.07/cwt -10.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,779/hd at 561 lb · 13 head

Saluda, SC 4-weight heifers sold at $389/cwt, down $49 from the early July peak of $412. Receipts were 433 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	433	895	629
Feeder cattle	289	768	496
Slaughter cattle	73	79	60
Replacement cattle	19	36	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sharply lower, feeder heifers 9.00 higher, feeder bulls sharply lower, slaughter cows sharply lower, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower. All based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excess hair and flesh.

▼ Feeder bulls: feeder bulls sharply lower
▲ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers 9.00 higher
▼ Feeder steers: feeder steers sharply lower
▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls 7.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows sharply lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,450	—
345	345	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,552	+10.00
365	365	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,642	+15.00
405 value added	405	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,762	—
405–440	427	3	395.00–405.00	$399.98	$1,708	-18.64
465	465	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,814	-12.99
505–533	527	7	355.00–367.50	$364.34	$1,920	-1.17
561 value added	561	4	360.00	$360.00	$2,020	—
600–616	613	5	330.00–335.00	$334.02	$2,048	-2.04
710	710	2	302.50	$302.50	$2,148	-13.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,195	—
385	385	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,367	-75.00
453–498	475	9	340.00–370.00	$357.93	$1,700	-18.21
520	520	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,742	-16.46
555	555	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,832	-2.04
570–580	575	2	265.00–280.00	$272.57	$1,567	-59.47
630–645	638	2	275.00–300.00	$287.35	$1,833	-25.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,418	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,454	+20.00
315–320	318	2	485.00–490.00	$487.48	$1,550	+90.15
380–383	382	3	400.00–420.00	$413.37	$1,579	+23.37
403–420 value added	407	4	415.00	$415.00	$1,689	-7.81
430 fancy	430	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,742	-5.00
420–440	434	6	380.00–390.00	$385.87	$1,675	+6.63
474–478 value added	475	6	405.00–410.00	$406.68	$1,932	—
472–495	481	9	365.00–370.00	$367.21	$1,766	-18.42
505–510	508	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,626	-21.24
525–530 fancy	528	2	370.00–405.00	$387.58	$2,046	-2.42
562–575	564	7	320.00–335.00	$323.60	$1,825	-33.79
565 fancy	565	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,232	+25.00
625	625	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,875	-24.24
715	715	2	295.00–300.00	$297.50	$2,127	—
870	870	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,436	—
925	925	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,312	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	282	3	365.00–380.00	$371.86	$1,049	-43.14
305	305	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,068	—
345	345	2	365.00–380.00	$372.50	$1,285	—
355–390	376	4	365.00–380.00	$372.44	$1,400	-5.17
405–443	429	7	330.00–370.00	$344.62	$1,478	+24.62
465–493	476	6	340.00–355.00	$344.94	$1,642	-8.96
530–535	533	2	290.00–300.00	$294.98	$1,572	-18.44
600–605	603	2	260.00–290.00	$274.94	$1,658	-18.69
680	680	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,836	-25.00
720	720	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,620	-45.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	355.00	$355.00	$941	—
345	345	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,173	—
350–390	375	3	335.00–350.00	$344.80	$1,293	—
410–445	428	2	300.00–325.00	$313.01	$1,340	—
490	490	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,421	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,008	—
340–345	344	4	400.00–420.00	$413.75	$1,423	-6.25
400–445	428	4	360.00–370.00	$364.94	$1,562	-30.06
475	475	2	320.00–345.00	$332.50	$1,579	-46.41
460–495	480	11	355.00–375.00	$364.66	$1,750	-14.25
500–540	519	7	310.00–330.00	$322.91	$1,676	-17.80
550–575	561	13	305.00–327.50	$317.07	$1,779	-10.55
620–630	625	4	270.00–305.00	$292.46	$1,828	-7.50
670–690	680	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,836	-9.37
710–740	725	2	245.00–265.00	$255.21	$1,850	-29.84
755–780	768	2	245.00–275.00	$259.76	$1,995	-8.60
810–840	823	3	225.00–250.00	$238.22	$1,961	+10.72
875–895	885	2	200.00–225.00	$212.36	$1,879	-7.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	3	500.00–510.00	$503.21	$1,147	—
255–290	275	4	510.00–550.00	$526.84	$1,449	+23.82
300 fancy	300	2	480.00–515.00	$497.50	$1,492	—
320–345	334	5	420.00–450.00	$435.76	$1,455	-12.71
350–385	373	8	425.00–450.00	$435.65	$1,625	+1.77
405–440	424	5	390.00–410.00	$402.00	$1,704	-3.80
410–428 value added	424	7	425.00–435.00	$429.25	$1,820	—
455	455	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,774	-2.66
505 fancy	505	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,020	—
500–528	515	4	340.00–365.00	$346.13	$1,783	-23.84
550–558	553	7	330.00–340.00	$332.49	$1,839	—
615–630	623	2	310.00–325.00	$317.41	$1,977	-3.21
730	730	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,117	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,166	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1310	1084	80-85%	10	160.00–166.00	$163.35	$1,771	—
865–1660	1204	80-85%	19	168.00–180.00	$172.22	$2,074	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1660	1408	75-80%	13	167.00–179.00	$173.15	$2,438	—
1450–1645	1538	75-80%	3	158.00–161.00	$160.06	$2,462	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1060	968	85-90%	4	161.00–165.00	$162.78	$1,576	+22.23
895–1345	1057	85-90%	6	124.00–151.00	$138.55	$1,464	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1695	1478	3	170.00–194.00	$183.18	$2,707	—
1165–1675	1492	6	198.00–216.00	$205.92	$3,072	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1144	1097	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,992.00–2,089.00	$2,038.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1010–1205	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,150.00–2,500.00	$2,282.82
1010–1325	1154	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,100.00–2,500.00	$2,383.75
1165–1185	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,150.00–3,300.00	$3,225.64
1375	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	10	45.00–52.00	$48.55	$133	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	30.00–35.00	$31.25	-21.25
20–30	28	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	8	40.00–90.00	$59.38	+6.88
40–50	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	105.00–225.00	$146.67	+94.17
50	50	—	—	2	167.50–210.00	$188.75	+8.75
50	50	—	—	3	120.00–135.00	$128.33	-51.67
70	70	—	—	2	190.00–245.00	$217.50	-17.50
70	70	—	—	3	150.00–170.00	$156.67	-78.33
80	80	—	—	3	185.00–230.00	$201.67	-33.33

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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
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1305	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,525.00	$3,525.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	50.00	$50.00	—

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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	1	45.00	$45.00	—
20–30	23	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	45.00–80.00	$61.67	—
40–50	45	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	115.00–215.00	$165.00	—
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	80.00	$80.00	—
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	—
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Bred	1	55.00	$55.00	—
50	50	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	—
60	60	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	50.00	$50.00	$108	—

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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.