Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.59/cwt ≈ $767/hd at 620 lb · 86 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.00/cwt ≈ $911/hd at 701 lb · 71 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.89/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 567 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	570	448	926
Feeder cattle	441	368	739
Slaughter cattle	65	55	90
Replacement cattle	21	10	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation. A special load lot sale of 278 head of preconditioned steers and heifers was also held today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265 fancy	265	1	182.50	$182.50	$484	—
250–290	276	4	155.00–167.50	$163.39	$451	-3.15
325–345	338	5	160.00–170.00	$164.94	$557	-0.50
385	385	1	150.00	$150.00	$578	-7.98
400–445	423	11	135.00–152.50	$144.05	$609	+3.73
450–495	466	13	135.00–145.00	$139.26	$649	+1.51
474 value added	474	3	139.00	$139.00	$659	—
520–525	523	2	130.00–133.00	$131.49	$688	-1.50
550	550	1	128.00	$128.00	$704	+2.01
567 value added	567	52	134.00	$134.00	$760	—
610–625	617	3	115.00–126.00	$118.99	$734	-0.49
635 value added	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	—
665	665	1	121.00	$121.00	$805	+3.00
701	701	71	130.00	$130.00	$911	—
798 value added	798	9	119.00	$119.00	$950	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	335	3	135.00–140.00	$137.51	$461	+1.87
360–395	381	12	130.00–147.50	$137.55	$524	+1.73
420–445	433	5	120.00–134.00	$126.51	$548	+5.92
450–495	469	7	120.00–134.00	$126.72	$594	+5.85
525–540	533	3	117.50–125.00	$121.84	$649	+1.77
550–575	563	2	115.00–125.00	$120.11	$676	+7.59
875	875	1	93.00	$93.00	$814	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	110.00	$110.00	$446	—
460	460	1	90.00	$90.00	$414	—
500	500	1	125.00	$125.00	$625	—
560–570	565	2	100.00–110.00	$104.96	$593	—
710	710	1	99.00	$99.00	$703	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	125.00	$125.00	$300	—
380–395	388	2	122.50–132.50	$127.40	$494	+9.80
630	630	1	109.00	$109.00	$687	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	215	2	132.50–135.00	$133.72	$287	—
290	290	1	130.00	$130.00	$377	+5.00
300–330	315	2	120.00–127.00	$123.33	$388	-5.72
385	385	1	127.50	$127.50	$491	-0.88
403 value added	403	7	133.00	$133.00	$536	—
405–430	421	7	118.00–132.50	$123.31	$519	+1.62
455–490	473	5	120.00–129.00	$124.00	$587	—
515 value added	515	26	125.00	$125.00	$644	—
505–530	519	5	115.00–117.00	$115.39	$599	-1.07
595	595	1	117.00	$117.00	$696	—
605–625	611	6	95.00–116.00	$104.85	$641	—
621 value added	621	80	125.00	$125.00	$776	—
680–690	685	2	105.00–106.00	$105.50	$723	—
705–720	710	3	99.00–104.00	$100.99	$717	—
750 value added	750	30	113.00	$113.00	$848	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	333	4	110.00–122.50	$118.14	$393	+1.48
350–395	372	3	115.00–120.00	$117.60	$437	+0.93
400–445	419	11	110.00–125.00	$117.76	$493	+3.76
450	450	1	116.00	$116.00	$522	+8.37
450–495	475	10	107.00–116.00	$113.40	$539	+5.77
515–545	529	5	106.00–112.00	$109.37	$579	+3.18
530 value added	530	3	105.00	$105.00	$556	—
550–590	569	10	105.00–108.00	$106.19	$604	+5.55
645	645	2	100.00–104.00	$102.00	$658	-0.31
650–675	663	2	101.00–102.00	$101.49	$673	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	112.50	$112.50	$399	+5.91
475	475	1	109.00	$109.00	$518	+8.16
525–540	533	2	102.00–105.00	$103.52	$552	+2.86
555–575	564	4	104.00–105.00	$104.75	$591	—
650	650	1	104.00	$104.00	$676	—
815	815	1	88.00	$88.00	$717	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	115.00	$115.00	$270	—
320–325	323	3	110.00–112.50	$110.84	$358	—
360	360	2	112.50–115.00	$113.75	$410	—
525	525	1	104.00	$104.00	$546	+10.98
575–595	585	2	105.00–106.00	$105.49	$617	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	430	9	132.50–150.00	$143.28	$616	+3.33
455–495	479	11	130.00–140.00	$135.70	$650	+0.40
500–535	522	13	125.00–137.50	$129.90	$678	+4.56
550–595	576	9	120.00–128.00	$123.56	$712	—
600–645	616	6	112.00–117.00	$114.29	$704	—
685	685	1	108.00	$108.00	$740	—
700–710	705	2	104.00	$104.00	$733	—
825	825	1	92.00	$92.00	$759	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	421	7	110.00–129.00	$123.16	$519	-1.84
450–475	463	6	110.00–125.00	$122.08	$565	+2.90
500–545	525	10	110.00–120.00	$116.45	$611	+1.15
550–585	562	5	105.00–120.00	$113.11	$636	-1.85
620–645	630	4	111.00–114.00	$111.74	$704	+0.02
650–690	670	3	98.00–103.00	$100.95	$676	-1.77
710	710	1	94.00	$94.00	$667	—
760	760	1	98.00	$98.00	$745	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	112.50	$112.50	$512	—
510–545	533	4	102.50–112.50	$106.92	$570	+16.09
595	595	1	104.00	$104.00	$619	—
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	—
660	660	1	99.00	$99.00	$653	+5.37
700	700	1	94.00	$94.00	$658	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	105.00	$105.00	$614	+5.00
675	675	1	104.00	$104.00	$702	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	101.00	$101.00	$556	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1090	925	85-90%	7	36.00–51.00	$44.35	$410	—
650–1845	1374	85-90%	31	48.00–64.00	$58.22	$800	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1300	1233	80-85%	2	52.00–57.00	$54.36	$670	—
1120–1535	1318	80-85%	12	50.00–61.00	$56.85	$749	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$755	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1450	1278	6	64.00–76.00	$69.18	$884	—
1510–1895	1687	6	84.00–94.00	$88.55	$1,494	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	67.00	$67.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	55.00	$55.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	480.00	$480.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	25.00	$25.00	$51	—
210–220	215	2	89.00–90.00	$89.51	$192	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	5.00	$5.00	$18	—
555	555	1	5.00	$5.00	$28	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	92.50	$92.50	—
75	75	1	110.00	$110.00	—
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	—
175	175	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1150	1059	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	660.00–1,020.00	$891.78	—
1040–1135	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–980.00	$917.84	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650–770	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–970.00	$959.15	—
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	640.00	$640.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	45.00	$45.00	$245	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	71.00	$71.00	$323	—
655	655	1	65.00	$65.00	$426	—
750	750	1	60.00	$60.00	$450	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00	-5.00
65	65	2	165.00	$165.00	+30.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	130.00	$130.00	-32.00
75	75	1	140.00	$140.00	-22.00
100–140	125	11	160.00–185.00	$174.09	-20.91
150–175	156	4	175.00–190.00	$181.25	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	5	49.00	$49.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	29.00	$29.00	$91	—
350	350	1	85.00	$85.00	$298	—
420–485	453	2	64.00–65.00	$64.54	$292	—
530–545	538	2	53.00–66.00	$59.41	$320	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	185.00	$185.00	—
175	175	1	235.00	$235.00	—

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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.