Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $122.83/cwt ≈ $583/hd at 475 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $127.78/cwt ≈ $547/hd at 428 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $114.08/cwt ≈ $649/hd at 569 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	505	611	772
Feeder cattle	390	—	585
Slaughter cattle	62	—	72
Replacement cattle	29	—	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
205	205	1	142.50	$142.50	$292
260–265	263	2	130.00–132.50	$131.24	$345
300–320	310	2	130.00–132.50	$131.29	$407
355–375	369	9	127.50–135.00	$131.39	$485
415–435	422	5	120.00–130.00	$123.47	$521
473–490	475	7	122.50–125.00	$124.63	$592
525–545	535	3	115.00–122.00	$118.99	$637
555–595	573	7	118.00–125.00	$122.21	$700
605–645	623	14	110.00–116.00	$115.51	$720
650	650	1	110.00	$110.00	$715
790	790	1	110.00	$110.00	$869
818	818	3	98.00	$98.00	$802

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
275	275	1	152.50	$152.50	$419
345	345	1	145.00	$145.00	$500
355–390	369	6	140.00–147.50	$144.06	$532
400–431	425	6	140.00–146.00	$144.89	$616
470–475	473	2	135.00–145.00	$140.03	$662
500–545	523	6	134.00–143.00	$137.37	$718
555–585	568	5	130.00–136.00	$132.97	$755
610	610	2	129.00	$129.00	$787
655–690	673	2	118.00–120.00	$118.97	$801
720–745	728	5	115.00–117.00	$116.20	$846
750	750	1	114.00	$114.00	$855

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
295	295	1	115.00	$115.00	$339
315	315	1	115.00	$115.00	$362
365	365	1	110.00	$110.00	$402
490	490	1	108.00	$108.00	$529

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
280	280	1	115.00	$115.00	$322
325–345	338	3	115.00–120.00	$117.55	$397
350–390	370	5	115.00–125.00	$120.51	$446
420–445	434	9	105.00–115.00	$110.31	$479
450–490	468	5	108.00–115.00	$112.15	$525
520–540	528	4	105.00–110.00	$106.24	$561
550–585	570	3	105.00–110.00	$106.61	$608
600–640	619	7	100.00–105.00	$102.73	$636

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
250–270	260	2	130.00	$130.00	$338
310–345	327	3	130.00–135.00	$133.24	$436
355–370	363	2	127.50–130.00	$128.78	$467
400–440	408	6	122.00–126.00	$123.82	$505
450–490	466	11	120.00–125.00	$122.11	$569
540	540	1	118.00	$118.00	$637
550–585	568	2	115.00–118.00	$116.45	$661

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
515–535	525	4	91.00–94.00	$92.50	$486
550–565	557	3	93.00–97.00	$95.32	$531
620–625	623	2	90.00–95.00	$92.49	$576
725	725	1	91.00	$91.00	$660

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
265	265	1	120.00	$120.00	$318
345	345	1	112.50	$112.50	$388
385–395	390	3	105.00–112.50	$109.19	$426
415–430	423	2	100.00	$100.00	$423
525	525	2	100.00	$100.00	$525
590	590	1	100.00	$100.00	$590

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
400–445	428	16	120.00–135.00	$127.78	$547
450–495	475	17	115.00–130.00	$122.83	$583
505–545	523	13	110.00–125.00	$117.78	$616
550–595	569	15	110.00–123.00	$114.08	$649
600–645	623	7	105.00–113.00	$108.45	$676
665	665	1	105.00	$105.00	$698
760	760	1	105.00	$105.00	$798

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
400–425	411	10	139.00–145.00	$142.74	$587
460–470	464	5	135.00–140.00	$137.59	$638
515	515	2	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$698
550–560	557	3	127.00–130.00	$127.99	$713

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
580	580	1	93.00	$93.00	$539
625–645	640	4	90.00–94.00	$91.26	$584
670–685	678	2	91.00	$91.00	$617
700–725	710	4	88.00–94.00	$90.24	$641

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
405–445	432	5	103.00–110.00	$107.26	$463
455–490	471	4	101.00–110.00	$106.50	$502
510	510	1	100.00	$100.00	$510
555	555	1	100.00	$100.00	$555

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075–1165	1123	80-85%	3	40.00–43.00	$41.70	$468
1025–1830	1225	80-85%	34	45.00–58.00	$51.18	$627

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–855	775	85-90%	2	35.00–42.00	$38.14	$296
740–995	903	85-90%	6	46.00–60.00	$53.75	$485

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1325–1625	1480	75-80%	4	46.00–51.00	$47.90	$709

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025–2280	1495	4	60.00–71.00	$67.04	$1,002
1565–2000	1760	4	77.00–89.00	$83.91	$1,477

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040	1040	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$832
1005–1235	1074	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	58.00–74.00	$66.05	$709
1265	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	76.00	$76.00	$961

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–875	790	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	75.00–89.00	$83.84	$662

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1140–1315	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	725.00–790.00	$743.73

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1175	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	580.00–685.00	$622.36
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	540.00	$540.00
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	540.00	$540.00
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
175	175	1	61.00	$61.00	$107

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
120	120	1	210.00	$210.00
155–195	170	3	195.00–220.00	$205.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–935	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	740.00–950.00	$853.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615	615	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	455.00	$455.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
615	615	1	67.50	$67.50	$415

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
40	40	1	67.50	$67.50
60	60	1	80.00	$80.00
60	60	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50
70	70	2	92.50–95.00	$93.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00
70	70	1	85.00	$85.00
120–125	123	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $
50	50	6	55.00	$55.00

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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.