Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $114.00/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $497/hd at 436 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $135.82/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $517/hd at 381 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $139.95/cwt +6.89 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 425 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	448	572	1,156
Feeder cattle	368	432	997
Slaughter cattle	55	39	91
Replacement cattle	10	20	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	208	2	170.00–175.00	$172.47	$359	—
255–285	273	3	162.50–170.00	$166.54	$455	+23.37
310 fancy	310	1	175.00	$175.00	$542	+19.00
305–340	325	9	160.00–171.00	$165.44	$538	+21.33
350 fancy	350	1	170.00	$170.00	$595	—
355–395	376	9	150.00–165.00	$157.98	$594	+14.86
400–435	425	7	135.00–147.00	$140.32	$596	+1.54
465–480	474	4	136.00–140.00	$137.75	$653	+0.17
500–545	519	11	130.00–136.00	$132.99	$690	+5.98
555–580	564	5	125.00–128.00	$125.99	$711	—
625–640	633	2	118.00–121.00	$119.48	$756	-1.18
665	665	1	118.00	$118.00	$785	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	213	4	135.00–145.00	$139.82	$298	+9.82
270–280	275	3	130.00–145.00	$138.24	$380	+3.24
300–335	318	8	130.00–140.00	$135.64	$431	+3.10
365–395	381	15	130.00–140.00	$135.82	$517	+4.14
400–425	410	3	117.00–125.00	$120.59	$494	-1.91
455–490	473	2	117.50–124.00	$120.87	$572	-4.33
505–535	522	5	111.00–125.00	$120.07	$627	+0.55
555–565	560	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$630	-2.49
605–630	615	3	110.00–115.00	$112.34	$691	+4.84
665–690	678	2	110.00–113.00	$111.47	$756	—
700–715	710	4	104.00–106.00	$105.00	$746	—
785	785	1	103.00	$103.00	$809	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	313	3	115.00–120.00	$116.73	$365	+1.62
360–390	375	2	115.00–120.00	$117.60	$441	+4.30

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	125.00	$125.00	$300	+5.00
265–290	275	3	120.00–123.00	$121.78	$335	+6.78
315–340	327	3	115.00–120.00	$116.66	$381	+1.09
360–380	370	3	115.00–120.00	$116.67	$432	+0.58
400–449	436	21	110.00–116.00	$114.00	$497	+3.43
450–490	467	10	105.00–110.00	$107.63	$503	+0.24
500–545	520	10	105.00–110.00	$106.19	$552	-1.30
550–580	565	11	100.00–105.00	$100.64	$569	-3.63
600–645	617	6	100.00–105.00	$102.31	$631	-0.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	125.00	$125.00	$344	—
300–340	315	5	125.00–130.00	$129.05	$407	+4.05
360–385	375	3	125.00–135.00	$128.38	$481	+3.38
405–435	418	5	120.00–125.00	$121.69	$509	—
500–530	515	2	115.00–118.00	$116.46	$600	+1.59
552–580	558	10	110.00–114.00	$110.82	$618	-0.30

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	110.00	$110.00	$350	+2.48
360–395	378	3	105.00–110.00	$106.59	$403	-2.40
410–440	423	6	100.00–105.00	$101.81	$431	+0.37
450–485	471	6	100.00–102.00	$100.84	$475	+0.32
505–530	517	6	100.00–102.00	$100.66	$520	-0.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	435	3	90.00–95.00	$91.59	$398	+0.03
450–485	468	4	90.00–96.00	$92.70	$434	-1.89
510–525	518	3	90.00–95.00	$93.02	$482	-1.43
630–645	637	3	93.00–96.00	$94.65	$603	+1.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	412	3	120.00–130.00	$125.00	$515	+3.09
470–495	477	7	115.00–125.00	$119.18	$568	-2.04
510–540	527	6	110.00–120.00	$115.30	$608	+1.20
550–595	576	8	110.00–120.00	$114.96	$662	+4.40
600–625	611	4	108.00–114.00	$111.72	$683	+8.77
650–670	663	4	100.00–107.00	$102.72	$681	-0.28

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	14	135.00–145.00	$139.95	$595	+6.89
450–490	465	7	130.00–140.00	$135.30	$629	+2.58
505–515	510	3	125.00–126.00	$125.34	$639	-3.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	525	3	90.00–92.50	$90.83	$477	-4.15
650–675	665	3	90.00–96.00	$93.63	$623	+1.62
755–775	765	2	88.00–90.00	$89.01	$681	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	110.00	$110.00	$456	+4.73
490–495	493	2	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$530	+1.85
510–520	515	2	100.00–105.00	$102.52	$528	-0.87
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	-1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1865	1435	80-85%	33	44.00–65.00	$58.69	$842	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–910	855	85-90%	4	38.00–43.00	$39.70	$339	—
760–975	875	85-90%	8	47.00–55.00	$50.95	$446	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1680–1795	1738	75-80%	2	55.00–59.00	$56.93	$989	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1560	1445	3	75.00–84.00	$80.70	$1,166	—
1640–2095	1893	5	87.00–94.00	$89.55	$1,695	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–910	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	75.00–78.00	$75.98	$646

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	470.00	$470.00
785–865	823	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	380.00–420.00	$403.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	580.00	$580.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	12.00	$12.00	$57	—

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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
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	540.00	$540.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	95.00–102.50	$98.75	+62.50
40	40	2	112.50–115.00	$113.75	+35.00
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	+60.00
60	60	2	135.00	$135.00	-17.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	5	160.00–165.00	$162.00	+29.00
100	100	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	195.00	$195.00	+90.00

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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.