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Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.00/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 472 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 322 704 697
Feeder cattle 224 571 523
Slaughter cattle 59 71 122
Replacement cattle 5 12 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed two weeks for holidays. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 165.00 $165.00 $470 -0.90
310–330 325 5 150.00–160.00 $156.45 $508 -7.54
360–395 378 8 150.00–165.00 $157.45 $595 -0.52
400–445 424 5 160.00–167.50 $163.40 $693 +10.89
455–475 465 2 152.00–155.00 $153.47 $714 +3.73
500–535 518 6 135.00–145.00 $140.60 $728 +2.60
550–590 564 5 130.00–138.00 $135.53 $764 +3.49
600–635 616 4 120.00–125.00 $121.22 $747 -0.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 145.00 $145.00 $464 +3.70
355 355 1 132.50 $132.50 $470 -8.57
400–445 419 4 135.00–145.00 $138.88 $582 +4.19
450–465 459 4 130.00–140.00 $136.23 $625 +2.50
530–540 535 3 122.00–130.00 $125.66 $672 +1.34
555–595 574 7 115.00–125.00 $120.55 $692 +1.27
610–645 627 3 105.00–115.00 $108.76 $682 -3.74
650–695 671 4 110.00–115.00 $113.71 $763 —
720 720 1 105.00 $105.00 $756 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 115.00–122.50 $118.75 $457 -6.39
485 485 1 112.00 $112.00 $543 —
505–535 520 2 104.00–108.00 $105.94 $551 —
550–585 566 4 100.00–110.00 $104.96 $594 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–625 613 2 95.00–97.00 $96.02 $589 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 120.00–125.00 $122.59 $337 -12.41
325 325 1 125.00 $125.00 $406 -5.98
375–390 385 5 120.00–125.00 $120.97 $466 -6.27
415–445 426 5 120.00–127.00 $124.25 $529 +0.19
450–485 472 10 115.00–125.00 $119.00 $562 -2.13
505–545 521 9 115.00–120.00 $116.91 $609 —
550–585 566 4 115.00–118.00 $116.74 $661 -3.26
600–635 618 4 108.00–110.00 $109.24 $675 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 115.00 $115.00 $328 -3.52
330 330 1 115.00 $115.00 $380 -2.38
360–380 367 3 110.00–115.00 $113.04 $415 -4.58
405–440 423 7 108.00–115.00 $112.56 $476 -1.42
475–480 478 2 107.00–110.00 $108.49 $519 -2.96
505–545 523 6 105.00–110.00 $107.75 $564 -1.37
550–585 564 7 105.00–110.00 $108.30 $611 -0.71
600–635 609 5 100.00–105.00 $103.40 $630 +0.92
675–690 683 2 100.00–105.00 $102.47 $700 -0.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 3 93.00–95.00 $94.30 $396 —
515–525 520 2 90.00–95.00 $92.48 $481 -1.10
550–575 563 2 90.00–92.00 $90.98 $512 -2.43
655–675 665 4 92.00–95.00 $93.75 $623 -0.26
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 105.00 $105.00 $341 -5.87
365–380 373 2 103.00–105.00 $103.98 $388 -4.69
505–540 523 2 100.00–102.00 $100.97 $528 -1.19
565 565 1 100.00 $100.00 $565 -1.67
605 605 1 102.00 $102.00 $617 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 420 4 130.00–140.00 $135.00 $567 +2.16
475–495 487 3 130.00–140.00 $133.36 $649 +8.68
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 +12.09
580–595 588 2 115.00–120.00 $117.53 $691 +0.65
625–630 628 2 100.00–103.00 $101.51 $637 -5.53
650 650 1 102.00 $102.00 $663 -2.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 475 2 91.00–92.00 $91.52 $435 -1.07
505–530 518 2 90.00–92.00 $90.98 $471 -0.66
650–680 665 2 88.00–90.00 $88.98 $592 -3.30
735 735 1 89.00 $89.00 $654 -0.52
770–790 778 4 88.00–90.00 $89.25 $694 -1.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 412 5 150.00–157.50 $153.95 $634 +5.70
450–485 468 3 150.00–155.00 $151.67 $710 +7.84
510 510 2 142.50–147.50 $145.00 $740 +12.57

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 80-85% 1 41.00 $41.00 $420 —
1015–2090 1356 80-85% 31 50.00–66.00 $58.58 $794 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–935 816 85-90% 7 35.00–43.00 $39.42 $322 +2.86
770–990 911 85-90% 8 47.00–56.00 $51.82 $472 +2.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1775 1510 75-80% 3 49.00–55.00 $53.43 $807 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1895 1410 6 76.00–85.00 $80.53 $1,135 —
1540–1705 1633 3 66.00–72.00 $69.97 $1,143 +3.93
1850 1850 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,739 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 435.00 $435.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690–985 840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 500.00–565.00 $536.61

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
123–168 140 6 79.00–93.00 $83.09 $116 +54.09
280 280 1 58.00 $58.00 $162 +16.72
480 480 1 52.00 $52.00 $250 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
175 175 1 275.00 $275.00 +95.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 62.50 $62.50 $238 —
910 910 1 54.00 $54.00 $491 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 4 70.00 $70.00 -25.00
40 40 3 120.00–132.50 $127.50 +5.83
50 50 1 150.00 $150.00 +15.00
60 60 1 165.00 $165.00 -5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
130–140 133 3 195.00–215.00 $203.33 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 7 33.00 $33.00 -8.00
35 35 2 41.00 $41.00 ±0.00
85 85 1 75.00 $75.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 34.00 $34.00 $180 —
675 675 1 36.00 $36.00 $243 —

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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.