Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.97/cwt +2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 472 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	277	768	565
Feeder cattle	203	603	450
Slaughter cattle	47	75	38
Replacement cattle	3	47	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls were steady. Feeder steers were to few too trend. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls were steady. Light offerings of average to plain quality cattle due to wet conditions, 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
300–335	318	2	140.00–142.50	$141.32	$449	+3.74
370	370	1	145.00	$145.00	$536	+5.87
410–440	422	3	132.50–143.00	$136.75	$577	+3.86
480–490	485	2	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$642	+3.62
535–545	540	2	120.00–130.00	$124.95	$675	-0.58
575–595	585	3	120.00–130.00	$124.29	$727	+3.80
615–640	628	2	120.00	$120.00	$754	+5.00
650–695	678	4	114.00–118.00	$116.02	$787	+4.06
735–745	740	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$847	+10.51
750	750	1	114.00	$114.00	$855	—
800	800	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$888	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	175.00	$175.00	$429	—
285–290	288	2	155.00–162.50	$158.72	$457	-0.12
305–340	324	5	155.00–165.00	$159.90	$518	+0.45
350–395	378	5	150.00–158.00	$152.96	$578	-2.65
415	415	1	160.00	$160.00	$664	+0.50
460–495	478	2	145.00–155.00	$149.82	$716	+3.16
500–540	519	4	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$740	+6.19

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	368	2	120.00–130.00	$124.90	$460	+6.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	222	3	130.00–135.00	$132.65	$294	—
315–325	320	2	120.00–130.00	$124.92	$400	-2.19
350–385	374	6	120.00–130.00	$126.26	$472	+2.29
400–445	419	6	125.00–128.00	$126.66	$531	+4.87
450–485	472	12	119.00–125.00	$121.97	$576	+2.55
500–540	513	3	118.00–125.00	$120.27	$617	+0.41
580–585	583	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$685	+2.84
630	630	1	114.00	$114.00	$718	+2.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	110.00	$110.00	$368	-3.98
435	435	1	119.00	$119.00	$518	+6.88
455–490	470	3	110.00–115.00	$112.31	$528	+0.66
500–540	529	6	110.00–115.00	$112.78	$597	+3.73
560–570	565	2	105.00–108.00	$106.49	$602	-1.65
605–610	608	2	101.00–108.00	$104.51	$635	+1.78
650	650	1	96.00	$96.00	$624	-5.53
745	745	1	98.00	$98.00	$730	—
885	885	1	77.50	$77.50	$686	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	435	2	93.00–96.00	$94.47	$411	+1.78
465–485	475	2	90.00–95.00	$92.55	$440	—
500–545	520	4	90.00–93.00	$92.00	$478	+1.48
560–570	565	2	93.00–96.00	$94.49	$534	+1.52
600–640	618	4	90.00–93.00	$91.00	$562	-1.94
770–795	783	2	89.00–90.00	$89.51	$701	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	370	2	100.00–105.00	$102.64	$380	-0.51
455–475	463	3	100.00–105.00	$103.35	$479	+2.53
525–545	535	2	100.00–102.00	$100.98	$540	+0.24

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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	115.00–145.00	$136.39	$571	-1.31
455–495	482	5	120.00–135.00	$127.36	$614	-6.52
500–520	511	6	120.00–135.00	$128.45	$656	+8.52
560–595	582	3	110.00–120.00	$116.62	$679	+1.57
605–635	616	6	105.00–111.00	$108.32	$667	+1.74
650–695	678	6	103.00–110.00	$107.29	$727	+3.58
700–745	726	4	100.00–106.00	$102.46	$744	—
760	760	1	98.00	$98.00	$745	—
825	825	1	92.00	$92.00	$759	—
865–890	873	3	87.00–90.00	$88.33	$771	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	422	7	150.00–160.00	$153.57	$648	-5.13
450–480	472	5	141.00–145.00	$144.24	$681	-5.68
505–535	519	8	140.00–145.00	$142.88	$742	+9.10
555–580	561	4	125.00–138.00	$133.16	$747	+1.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	95.00	$95.00	$380	+5.00
610–615	613	2	90.00–93.00	$91.51	$561	-2.47

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1675	1246	80-85%	38	55.00–72.00	$64.87	$808	—
1355–1385	1370	80-85%	2	40.00–43.00	$41.48	$568	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$393	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600	1600	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,280	—
1580–2090	1719	4	85.00–95.00	$89.19	$1,533	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	745.00	$745.00
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	58.00	$58.00	$148	+11.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	85.00	$85.00	-52.19
70	70	2	177.50–180.00	$178.75	+41.56
80	80	5	205.00	$205.00	+67.81
100	100	1	145.00	$145.00	-59.38

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	67.50	$67.50	$378	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	110.00–115.00	$113.33	+10.00
50	50	1	160.00	$160.00	-5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	160.00–175.00	$167.50	—
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	190.00	$190.00	—
70	70	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	+5.00
80	80	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	+20.00
100–120	110	—	—	3	195.00–225.00	$208.33	+3.33

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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.