Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

768 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $137.70/cwt -2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 420 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.88/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 474 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.12/cwt -1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $472/hd at 421 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	768	593	746
Feeder cattle	603	480	631
Slaughter cattle	75	56	87
Replacement cattle	47	22	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	150.00	$150.00	$308	—
260–275	268	2	135.00–142.50	$138.86	$372	—
300–345	322	14	130.00–145.00	$137.58	$443	-2.61
355–395	380	16	130.00–145.00	$139.13	$529	-0.09
400–445	425	5	130.00–140.00	$132.89	$565	-7.20
455–485	471	5	125.00–135.00	$128.85	$607	-1.56
500–545	523	6	120.00–130.00	$125.53	$657	+3.46
550–580	564	4	115.00–125.00	$120.49	$680	+2.54
620–645	637	3	114.00–116.00	$115.00	$733	+6.05
650–675	661	4	107.00–115.00	$111.96	$740	—
735–745	740	2	103.00–105.00	$103.99	$770	-6.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	205.00	$205.00	$410	+30.00
250–295	277	5	150.00–165.00	$158.84	$440	-1.16
300–345	321	15	150.00–167.50	$159.45	$512	-0.59
350–397	377	18	150.00–165.00	$155.61	$587	-0.88
405–445	426	7	150.00–165.00	$159.50	$679	+5.64
460–465	462	3	145.00–150.00	$146.66	$678	+1.44
505–545	524	4	135.00–140.00	$136.30	$714	+6.30
550–580	560	4	133.00–140.00	$135.73	$760	+10.73
650–655	653	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$780	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	120.00–125.00	$122.41	$337	—
330–345	338	3	120.00–125.00	$123.30	$417	—
375–395	385	5	115.00–125.00	$118.00	$454	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	125.00	$125.00	$306	—
274–295	287	5	110.00–125.00	$115.38	$331	—
305–340	328	6	110.00–115.00	$113.98	$374	+1.16
370–395	383	7	110.00–115.00	$111.72	$428	-0.76
400–445	421	21	105.00–115.00	$112.12	$472	-1.42
450–495	472	20	106.00–115.00	$111.65	$527	-0.16
500–545	521	17	104.00–114.00	$109.05	$568	+2.57
550–595	575	12	104.00–112.00	$108.14	$622	+7.14
600–630	616	4	101.00–105.00	$102.73	$633	+1.73
650–675	663	2	100.00–103.00	$101.53	$673	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	321	8	120.00–135.00	$127.11	$408	-0.30
370–385	378	5	120.00–130.00	$123.97	$469	-0.91
400–445	422	10	120.00–125.00	$121.79	$514	-0.54
450–495	470	14	117.00–125.00	$119.42	$561	+0.94
500–545	514	5	117.00–122.50	$119.86	$616	-0.71
560–580	567	3	114.00–115.00	$114.66	$650	—
600–615	608	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$675	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	105.00	$105.00	$210	—
315–345	333	4	100.00–105.00	$103.70	$345	—
355–390	374	4	100.00–105.00	$103.15	$386	—
405–435	423	4	100.00–103.00	$100.72	$426	—
450–480	460	5	100.00–103.00	$100.82	$464	—
525–540	535	4	100.00–102.00	$100.74	$539	-5.55
550–590	571	4	100.00–102.00	$100.74	$575	-4.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	415	3	90.00–95.00	$92.69	$385	—
500–545	523	2	90.00–91.00	$90.52	$473	-15.09
550–590	569	10	90.00–96.00	$92.97	$529	-11.03
600–635	618	2	91.00–95.00	$92.94	$574	—
660–685	676	4	88.00–94.00	$91.99	$622	—

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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	420	24	130.00–145.00	$137.70	$578	-2.30
450–495	474	22	130.00–140.00	$133.88	$635	±0.00
500–545	529	15	115.00–125.00	$119.93	$634	+1.93
550–595	574	15	112.00–120.00	$115.05	$660	—
605–640	613	9	103.00–112.00	$106.58	$653	+0.61
655–695	674	4	100.00–106.00	$103.71	$699	+7.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	14	150.00–165.00	$158.70	$671	+8.94
450–480	467	8	145.00–155.00	$149.92	$700	—
500–540	510	18	130.00–140.00	$133.78	$682	—
550–580	563	4	128.00–135.00	$131.95	$743	—
610–630	620	2	118.00–120.00	$118.98	$738	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	426	7	105.00–115.00	$109.22	$465	—
450–485	467	6	105.00–115.00	$108.88	$508	—
500–535	517	6	100.00–108.00	$103.34	$534	-6.15
550–585	569	5	100.00–107.00	$104.00	$592	-3.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	90.00	$90.00	$387	—
520–545	533	2	92.00–95.00	$93.46	$498	-14.04
605–635	620	2	93.00–95.00	$93.98	$583	+2.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	80-85%	1	41.00	$41.00	$412	—
1000–1905	1263	80-85%	45	50.00–68.00	$57.11	$721	+1.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–985	827	85-90%	10	49.00–56.00	$52.81	$437	—
640–940	840	85-90%	7	30.00–42.00	$36.47	$306	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1710	1583	2	68.00–74.00	$71.24	$1,128	—
1490–2055	1758	8	80.00–94.00	$88.02	$1,547	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1060	1023	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–625.00	$611.89
1025–1415	1161	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	650.00–840.00	$730.34
1045–1395	1201	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	690.00–880.00	$795.02

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–785	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	620.00–640.00	$629.87
765–905	858	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	560.00–765.00	$656.21
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	440.00	$440.00
730–980	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	360.00–525.00	$456.90

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	47.00	$47.00	$134	-7.00
310	310	1	54.00	$54.00	$167	+2.63

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–530	520	2	5.00–13.00	$9.08	$47	-4.92

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	8	132.50–140.00	$137.19	-12.81
100–145	119	8	170.00–250.00	$204.38	+39.38

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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
1000–1300	1171	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	720.00–940.00	$871.63	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
823–925	872	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–830.00	$758.02	+103.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
1050–1085	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–980.00	$940.66	-34.34

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	100.00–105.00	$103.33	-31.67
30	30	2	52.50	$52.50	-82.50
40	40	1	135.00	$135.00	±0.00
50	50	1	165.00	$165.00	+20.00
60	60	1	210.00	$210.00	+55.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	125.00	$125.00	-20.00
70	70	3	145.00	$145.00	+10.00
80	80	2	155.00	$155.00	+20.00
130–140	138	4	195.00–210.00	$205.00	+22.50
150–165	155	3	220.00–260.00	$238.33	—

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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.