Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

1,025 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $119.52/cwt -5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 525 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $111.07/cwt -2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $525/hd at 473 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $127.91/cwt -1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 471 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,025	900	705
Feeder cattle	906	691	572
Slaughter cattle	76	130	94
Replacement cattle	12	35	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday. Heavy 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
200–205 fancy	203	2	175.00–180.00	$177.47	$360	—
220	220	1	155.00	$155.00	$341	-17.38
305–345	325	7	150.00–165.00	$157.53	$512	-6.59
355–395	379	28	150.00–165.00	$157.75	$598	+2.48
400–445	426	22	145.00–160.00	$149.58	$637	-0.48
450–485	463	11	140.00–150.00	$144.81	$670	+2.54
505–545	520	14	135.00–145.00	$139.91	$728	+4.73
565–595	581	8	130.00–138.00	$133.47	$775	+5.14
600–645	622	17	121.00–130.00	$125.06	$778	+3.42
650–685	671	5	120.00–127.00	$123.76	$830	+3.76
700	700	1	117.00	$117.00	$819	+4.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$297	-4.45
260–295	276	11	130.00–142.50	$134.98	$373	+0.81
300–345	325	18	130.00–145.00	$137.74	$448	-3.74
350–395	374	25	130.00–145.00	$139.21	$521	-1.86
400–445	419	12	125.00–140.00	$135.14	$566	+0.20
450–485	469	7	125.00–135.00	$129.47	$607	-2.64
505–545	523	12	120.00–130.00	$124.73	$652	-2.09
710–745	728	2	100.00–107.00	$103.42	$753	-2.44

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	279	7	110.00–125.00	$116.92	$326	-5.98
310–340	327	13	110.00–125.00	$116.55	$381	-8.45
350–395	370	23	110.00–125.00	$116.93	$433	-6.79
415–440	428	6	110.00–120.00	$113.57	$486	—
450–485	468	2	110.00–115.00	$112.59	$527	—
515–535	520	4	107.50–115.00	$111.91	$582	—
575–590	583	3	105.00–110.00	$106.69	$622	+0.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–490	488	2	90.00–95.00	$92.49	$451	-26.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	222	5	115.00–122.50	$119.45	$265	—
250–290	272	11	115.00–120.00	$117.99	$321	-6.16
300–345	324	16	115.00–120.00	$116.85	$379	-4.33
350–395	374	18	115.00–120.00	$116.92	$437	-5.73
400–440	420	20	105.00–115.00	$112.41	$472	-1.00
450–495	473	30	105.00–115.00	$111.07	$525	-2.12
500–535	517	12	105.00–112.00	$108.66	$562	+1.11
550–595	574	14	105.00–111.00	$105.79	$607	+0.72
600–645	618	18	101.00–107.00	$104.34	$645	+6.38
650–695	670	10	101.00–107.00	$104.78	$702	+0.78
705–715	710	2	102.00–103.00	$102.50	$728	+16.50
750–755	753	2	95.00–96.00	$95.50	$719	—
805	805	2	90.00–94.00	$92.00	$741	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210	205	2	130.00–135.00	$132.56	$272	—
285–295	288	3	125.00–130.00	$126.71	$365	-8.29
300–345	333	14	125.00–130.00	$127.54	$425	-4.10
350–395	372	15	125.00–130.00	$127.87	$476	-3.32
400–445	422	24	120.00–130.00	$123.70	$522	+1.18
450–495	466	17	118.00–125.00	$120.05	$559	—
500–545	519	14	117.00–120.00	$118.40	$614	-1.60
550–580	566	5	115.00–120.00	$116.96	$662	-5.54
600–615	608	2	110.00–111.00	$110.49	$672	+4.33

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	232	3	105.00–110.00	$108.27	$251	—
250–285	272	5	105.00–110.00	$108.95	$296	—
305–345	321	10	105.00–110.00	$107.70	$346	-5.88
350–390	366	6	105.00–110.00	$108.36	$397	+3.36
400–445	427	3	100.00–102.00	$101.30	$433	-1.20
455–470	463	3	100.00–102.00	$100.65	$466	-2.85
505–525	518	5	100.00–102.00	$100.80	$522	-3.17
555–585	567	5	100.00–101.00	$100.20	$568	+4.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	415	5	90.00–97.00	$93.75	$389	-21.25
450–485	466	6	92.50–97.50	$95.32	$444	-8.68
500–530	520	4	90.00–95.00	$91.89	$478	—
560–585	570	5	90.00–95.00	$91.58	$522	-9.95
610–635	623	2	95.00–96.00	$95.49	$595	—
655–685	670	2	93.00–95.00	$93.98	$630	—
715–745	729	6	82.00–93.00	$89.85	$655	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	423	16	125.00–140.00	$132.22	$559	+2.34
450–495	471	29	120.00–135.00	$127.91	$602	-1.86
500–545	525	30	114.00–125.00	$119.52	$627	-6.03
550–595	566	19	110.00–120.00	$114.63	$649	-3.62
600–645	619	6	105.00–110.00	$107.63	$666	+5.60
650–695	668	6	105.00–110.00	$108.03	$722	—
705	705	1	108.00	$108.00	$761	+13.33
780	780	1	98.00	$98.00	$764	+6.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	421	23	145.00–160.00	$149.49	$629	+0.94
450–485	466	17	140.00–150.00	$143.27	$668	+2.49
500–535	514	12	130.00–135.00	$131.24	$675	-2.35
555–570	562	5	125.00–130.00	$126.70	$712	-1.96
605–620	610	3	115.00–117.00	$115.66	$706	-0.99
650–690	663	4	114.00–116.00	$114.98	$762	+4.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	3	92.00–95.00	$93.30	$395	-14.32
450–495	468	8	90.00–95.00	$92.28	$432	—
510–545	523	4	92.00–95.00	$93.77	$490	—
600–645	628	12	90.00–97.00	$92.49	$581	—
655–685	669	12	87.50–96.00	$90.45	$605	—
700–735	711	5	83.00–91.00	$86.05	$612	—
755–780	770	3	85.00–88.00	$86.99	$670	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	426	4	105.00–115.00	$109.18	$465	-20.82
450–490	472	10	105.00–115.00	$109.94	$519	+9.94
510–545	523	11	104.00–110.00	$107.98	$565	-2.02
570–590	580	4	103.00–105.00	$104.50	$606	-2.42

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1505	1183	80-85%	8	37.00–46.00	$41.49	$491	—
1015–1690	1242	80-85%	40	50.00–63.00	$54.63	$679	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–990	914	85-90%	7	51.00–55.00	$52.68	$481	—
860–960	918	85-90%	4	37.00–43.00	$40.19	$369	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1670	1606	4	79.00–85.00	$81.51	$1,309	—
1600–1825	1713	2	72.00–77.00	$74.34	$1,273	—
2130–2215	2173	2	96.00–98.00	$96.98	$2,107	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–905	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	61.00–69.00	$64.16	$542

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180–1235	1212	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–780.00	$702.27
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	68.00	$68.00	$119	—
220	220	1	65.00	$65.00	$143	—
330–360	342	3	55.00–65.00	$60.84	$208	—
465	465	1	59.00	$59.00	$274	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	210.00	$210.00	-3.75

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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
730–965	848	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	770.00–980.00	$889.56	—
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,070.00	$1,070.00	+60.32

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	560.00	$560.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	70.00	$70.00	$144	—
280–295	288	2	60.00–70.00	$65.13	$188	—
300–320	310	2	70.00–80.00	$75.16	$233	—
385–395	390	2	65.00–75.00	$69.94	$273	—
430	430	1	72.50	$72.50	$312	—
535	535	2	77.50–85.00	$81.25	$435	—
645	645	1	70.00	$70.00	$452	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	+10.00
40	40	2	90.00–105.00	$97.50	-12.50
50	50	5	115.00–117.50	$115.50	+40.50
60	60	1	80.00	$80.00	-45.83
60	60	1	130.00	$130.00	+4.17

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	130.00	$130.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	$200	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	5	34.00	$34.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	45.00	$45.00	$146	±0.00
440	440	1	40.00	$40.00	$176	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
220	220	1	335.00	$335.00	—

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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.