Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

572 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $104.27/cwt -3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 568 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $107.39/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $504/hd at 469 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.09/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $426/hd at 367 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	572	1,086	804
Feeder cattle	432	902	619
Slaughter cattle	39	99	72
Replacement cattle	20	58	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 higher . Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
265	265	1	135.00	$135.00	$358	+0.94
300–340	315	4	130.00–135.00	$132.54	$418	-2.00
350–395	378	11	125.00–135.00	$131.68	$498	-3.44
410–445	428	6	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$524	-3.94
455–490	469	10	120.00–129.00	$125.20	$587	+3.81
505–545	524	8	115.00–121.00	$119.52	$626	+1.30
585–590	587	3	110.00–118.00	$115.01	$675	+2.06
610	610	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$656	-1.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	275	4	140.00–147.50	$143.17	$394	-6.83
325 fancy	325	1	156.00	$156.00	$507	—
305–345	332	6	140.00–150.00	$144.11	$478	-3.11
350–380	362	8	140.00–150.00	$143.12	$518	-0.85
405–420	414	4	135.00–145.00	$138.78	$575	-3.98
455–490	466	4	135.00–140.00	$137.58	$641	-3.14
500–545	527	7	125.00–130.00	$127.01	$669	+0.01
600–620	610	9	118.00–123.00	$120.66	$736	+2.26
650	650	1	117.00	$117.00	$760	+2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	222	3	120.00–125.00	$123.46	$274	+8.46
320–335	328	2	110.00–120.00	$115.11	$378	+0.11
360–375	365	6	110.00–120.00	$113.30	$414	-0.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	95.00	$95.00	$570	—
750	750	1	95.00	$95.00	$712	+2.30

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	120.00	$120.00	$276	—
295	295	1	115.00	$115.00	$339	—
305–345	325	3	114.00–117.50	$115.57	$376	+0.57
350–385	367	17	115.00–120.00	$116.09	$426	+1.81
400–445	430	17	109.00–115.00	$110.57	$475	-1.58
450–490	469	19	105.00–111.00	$107.39	$504	-1.27
500–535	524	12	105.00–109.00	$107.49	$563	+0.25
550–595	568	20	100.00–108.00	$104.27	$592	-3.27
600–640	618	8	100.00–105.00	$102.40	$633	—
660	660	1	103.00	$103.00	$680	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	279	4	110.00	$110.00	$307	+1.24
305–345	323	4	105.00–110.00	$107.52	$347	+5.07
350–360	357	5	105.00–110.00	$108.99	$389	-1.21
400–445	420	7	100.00–105.00	$101.44	$426	-0.80
455–495	480	6	100.00–103.00	$100.52	$482	-0.82
500–530	508	7	100.00–102.00	$101.41	$515	+0.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	125.00	$125.00	$381	+3.96
370	370	1	125.00	$125.00	$462	+2.78
450–485	464	9	116.00–120.00	$117.54	$545	-1.95
500–535	519	8	112.00–117.00	$114.87	$596	—
550–580	566	8	110.00–114.00	$111.12	$629	-3.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	2	90.00–93.00	$91.56	$383	-2.45
465–490	480	5	92.00–96.00	$94.59	$454	-0.03
500–545	526	6	90.00–97.00	$94.45	$497	-1.54
550–595	573	7	90.00–98.00	$93.91	$538	+0.03
630–640	635	2	92.00–95.00	$93.49	$594	+2.15
655–665	658	4	88.00–93.00	$90.49	$595	-1.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	426	7	115.00–125.00	$121.91	$519	-2.01
465–495	480	11	115.00–125.00	$121.22	$582	+1.96
505–540	525	8	110.00–120.00	$114.10	$599	-0.19
550–580	566	15	105.00–115.00	$110.56	$626	-1.80
600–640	615	6	100.00–106.00	$102.95	$633	-5.30
655	655	1	103.00	$103.00	$675	-4.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	425	10	130.00–140.00	$133.06	$566	-6.70
450–490	470	5	128.00–138.00	$132.72	$624	-2.82
500–515	509	5	125.00–135.00	$128.49	$654	+4.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	438	2	94.00–97.50	$95.78	$420	—
455–495	477	3	90.00–94.00	$91.38	$436	-2.06
510–535	523	2	94.00–96.00	$94.98	$497	+2.92
570–595	580	4	90.00–97.00	$94.28	$547	+0.79
600–620	610	2	94.00–96.00	$94.98	$579	+1.74
670–690	678	3	89.00–94.00	$92.01	$624	-0.89
720–745	738	4	90.00–97.00	$92.02	$679	-6.47

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	424	4	100.00–110.00	$105.27	$446	+0.98
475–495	486	5	100.00–110.00	$105.64	$513	-2.24
515–545	533	3	100.00–105.00	$103.39	$551	+1.25
560–595	580	8	100.00–103.00	$101.00	$586	-0.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1530	1211	80-85%	15	50.00–65.00	$56.09	$679	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1755	1571	75-80%	11	53.00–61.00	$57.59	$905	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–960	917	85-90%	3	45.00–55.00	$50.88	$467	+11.79
925	925	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$324	-4.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	1	71.00	$71.00	$728	—
1455–1990	1758	4	76.00–87.00	$83.09	$1,461	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–865	821	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	80.00–84.00	$81.52	$669

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–965	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	540.00–660.00	$584.44
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–820	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	450.00–500.00	$474.21
780–855	818	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	480.00–580.00	$532.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1160	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–590.00	$569.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	70.00	$70.00	$112	—
150–175	163	3	41.00–52.00	$44.37	$72	—
205	205	1	30.00	$30.00	$62	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–140	130	2	175.00–190.00	$182.50	—
160–170	165	2	215.00–225.00	$220.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	790.00	$790.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	67.50	$67.50	$348	—
745	745	1	61.00	$61.00	$454	—
750	750	1	62.50	$62.50	$469	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	35.00–40.00	$36.25	+6.25
30	30	4	65.00–70.00	$67.50	+37.50
40	40	4	75.00–80.00	$78.75	-26.25
40	40	6	50.00–55.00	$50.83	-54.17
50	50	3	65.00	$65.00	-55.00
50–55	54	5	95.00–110.00	$105.00	-15.00
55	55	1	152.50	$152.50	+32.50
60–65	65	11	120.00–130.00	$124.64	-5.36

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	+5.00
50	50	3	80.00–90.00	$85.00	-25.00
65	65	6	125.00	$125.00	+15.00
70	70	5	130.00–135.00	$133.00	+0.50
85	85	1	145.00	$145.00	+12.50
95	95	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	+10.00
100	100	1	105.00	$105.00	-52.50
130	130	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	+15.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	40.00	$40.00	—
50	50	4	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.