Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $132.40/cwt -0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 471 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.37/cwt -1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 374 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $146.67/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 465 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	517	322	555
Feeder cattle	396	224	397
Slaughter cattle	78	59	71
Replacement cattle	11	5	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offering of average 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
200–215	210	3	155.00–165.00	$161.59	$339	—
275–295	286	4	150.00–160.00	$153.78	$440	-11.22
305 fancy	305	1	177.50	$177.50	$541	—
310–340	321	6	150.00–165.00	$156.77	$503	+0.32
355–395	374	12	150.00–165.00	$156.37	$585	-1.08
405–440	421	4	150.00–155.00	$153.72	$647	-9.68
485	485	1	145.00	$145.00	$703	-8.47
500–525	515	10	135.00–145.00	$140.59	$724	-0.01
550–570	561	5	130.00–138.00	$134.40	$754	-1.13
610–645	627	5	120.00–125.00	$121.99	$765	+0.77
650–660	655	2	118.00–119.00	$118.50	$776	—
700	700	1	116.00	$116.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	140.00–145.00	$142.47	$332	—
270–285	279	4	135.00–145.00	$140.52	$392	—
305–340	327	3	140.00–145.00	$141.73	$463	-3.27
363–390	371	8	135.00–140.00	$136.28	$506	+3.78
415–425	420	2	137.50–140.00	$138.74	$583	-0.14
470–490	480	3	125.00–130.00	$128.30	$616	-7.93
500–530	512	3	120.00–125.00	$123.37	$632	-2.29
550–580	565	4	115.00–125.00	$120.94	$683	+0.39
605	605	1	115.00	$115.00	$696	+6.24
695	695	1	112.00	$112.00	$778	-1.71
700	700	1	112.00	$112.00	$784	+7.00
755–770	763	2	106.00–110.00	$108.02	$824	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	262	3	115.00–120.00	$118.28	$310	—
305–345	326	6	115.00–125.00	$117.54	$383	—
355–395	369	7	115.00–125.00	$120.71	$445	+1.96
525	525	1	109.00	$109.00	$572	+3.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	95.00	$95.00	$494	—
750	750	1	88.00	$88.00	$660	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	5	110.00–115.00	$112.18	$314	-2.82
300–345	320	9	110.00–115.00	$112.21	$359	-2.79
355–390	369	4	115.00–117.50	$115.60	$427	+2.56
400–445	424	7	110.00–116.00	$114.45	$485	+1.89
460–485	473	8	110.00–115.00	$112.82	$534	+4.33
500–545	523	10	110.00–115.00	$112.36	$588	+4.61
555–595	574	7	110.00–114.00	$111.42	$640	+3.12
640	640	1	100.00	$100.00	$640	-3.40
670–680	675	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$678	-1.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	125.00	$125.00	$338	+2.41
305–345	327	5	120.00–125.00	$123.04	$402	-1.96
350 fancy	350	1	137.50	$137.50	$481	—
350–385	362	5	120.00–128.00	$122.56	$444	+1.59
400–445	420	10	120.00–125.00	$122.70	$515	-1.55
455–495	473	9	118.00–127.50	$121.36	$574	+2.36
505–525	516	6	118.00–125.00	$121.00	$624	+4.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	92.50–96.00	$94.26	$385	-0.04
450–495	471	7	92.50–99.00	$94.23	$444	—
550–590	572	6	91.00–95.00	$93.33	$534	+2.35
650–675	665	5	90.00–94.00	$92.79	$617	-0.96
700	700	1	94.00	$94.00	$658	—
750–770	760	2	88.00–89.00	$88.49	$673	—
870	870	1	87.00	$87.00	$757	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	269	4	102.00–105.00	$104.25	$280	—
315–325	321	4	100.00–105.00	$103.12	$331	-1.88
355–390	371	5	105.00–106.00	$105.20	$390	+1.22
400–420	410	2	100.00	$100.00	$410	—
470–485	479	4	100.00–105.00	$101.25	$485	—
505–540	527	3	100.00–105.00	$102.62	$541	+1.65
560–565	563	2	102.00–102.50	$102.25	$576	+2.25

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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	419	8	125.00–140.00	$133.51	$559	-1.49
450–490	471	15	125.00–140.00	$132.40	$624	-0.96
510–545	520	6	115.00–125.00	$120.47	$626	-9.53
565–585	574	7	115.00–125.00	$119.57	$686	+2.04
645	645	1	108.00	$108.00	$697	+6.49
680	680	1	106.00	$106.00	$721	+4.00
700–715	708	3	103.00–106.00	$104.00	$736	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	8	150.00–160.00	$154.95	$663	+1.00
450–480	465	11	143.00–155.00	$146.67	$682	-5.00
505–530	513	4	137.00–145.00	$140.70	$722	-4.30
600–625	604	7	110.00–120.00	$114.43	$691	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	411	4	110.00–115.00	$111.79	$459	—
460–495	481	4	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$541	—
505–545	519	6	105.00–110.00	$106.64	$553	—
570–595	579	4	105.00–110.00	$106.24	$615	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	96.00	$96.00	$398	—
455–470	465	3	90.00–95.00	$92.30	$429	+0.78
540–545	543	2	90.00–96.00	$93.01	$505	+2.03
550–590	576	4	90.00–98.00	$93.42	$538	—
635–645	640	2	91.00–95.00	$93.02	$595	—
660	660	1	90.00	$90.00	$594	+1.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1360	1176	80-85%	4	35.00–41.00	$37.73	$444	—
1010–2040	1420	80-85%	50	48.00–63.00	$55.50	$788	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–970	830	85-90%	5	35.00–42.00	$39.62	$329	+0.20
940	940	85-90%	1	51.00	$51.00	$479	-0.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1450	1376	75-80%	4	49.00–58.00	$53.07	$730	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	70.00	$70.00	$756	—
1260–2080	1594	6	80.00–88.00	$84.60	$1,349	—
1870	1870	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,758	±0.00

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1030–1180	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–700.00	$673.30

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	49.00	$49.00	$245	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	145.00	$145.00	—
110	110	2	175.00	$175.00	—
190	190	2	285.00	$285.00	+10.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,100.00	$1,012.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
216	216	4	77.50	$77.50	$167	—
320	320	1	65.00	$65.00	$208	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	95.00	$95.00	+25.00
40	40	1	130.00	$130.00	+2.50
60	60	1	210.00	$210.00	+45.00
60	60	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	-12.50
70	70	1	230.00	$230.00	+65.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	—
80	80	1	175.00	$175.00	—
120–140	127	3	225.00–240.00	$230.00	+26.67
150	150	2	255.00	$255.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	34	7	32.50–42.50	$39.64	-1.36
50	50	4	57.50	$57.50	-17.50

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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.