Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

546 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.65/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 382 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.27/cwt ≈ $447/hd at 378 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.38/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $492/hd at 423 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	546	277	488
Feeder cattle	441	203	388
Slaughter cattle	82	47	67
Replacement cattle	13	3	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. 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
210	210	1	180.00	$180.00	$378	+5.00
263–265	264	3	180.00–185.00	$183.32	$484	+24.60
315 fancy	315	1	175.00	$175.00	$551	—
320–340	330	2	150.00–167.50	$158.48	$523	-1.42
350–395	382	24	150.00–160.00	$155.65	$595	+2.69
400–440	412	8	150.00–155.00	$152.50	$628	-7.50
450–495	465	12	145.00–155.00	$146.75	$682	-3.07
500–545	523	5	140.00–145.00	$142.39	$745	-0.10
605–635	622	3	125.00–128.00	$126.67	$788	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	281	4	135.00–147.50	$138.22	$388	—
305–340	321	7	137.50–145.00	$141.46	$454	+0.14
350–395	376	12	135.00–145.00	$138.73	$522	-6.27
415–435	420	5	122.50–130.00	$126.54	$531	-10.21
450–495	476	8	120.00–130.00	$125.99	$600	-6.48
500–535	508	12	120.00–133.00	$129.02	$655	+4.07
550–590	575	7	114.00–125.00	$121.12	$696	-3.17
615	615	1	118.00	$118.00	$726	-2.00
660–675	668	2	106.00–113.00	$109.46	$731	-6.56
700	700	1	108.00	$108.00	$756	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	3	120.00–125.00	$121.65	$399	—
355–395	374	4	115.00–125.00	$118.73	$444	-6.17

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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	127.50	$127.50	$312	—
280	280	1	120.00	$120.00	$336	—
300–340	317	9	110.00–120.00	$117.09	$371	+7.09
355–395	378	17	112.50–122.00	$118.27	$447	—
400–445	423	16	110.00–120.00	$116.38	$492	-2.62
450–490	466	14	108.00–115.00	$111.21	$518	-1.10
500–545	529	8	106.00–114.00	$111.25	$589	-1.53
550–590	570	7	104.00–115.00	$109.14	$622	+2.65
600	600	1	100.00	$100.00	$600	-4.51
695	695	1	95.00	$95.00	$660	—
725	725	1	97.00	$97.00	$703	-1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	152.50	$152.50	$305	+19.85
255–275	265	3	130.00–135.00	$132.53	$351	—
300–348	330	5	124.00–126.00	$125.23	$413	+0.31
360–395	382	6	124.00–126.00	$125.52	$479	-0.74
400–440	418	14	123.00–127.50	$125.02	$523	-1.64
450–495	462	14	119.00–126.00	$121.69	$562	-0.28
505–543	527	8	118.00–123.00	$119.85	$632	-0.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	432	5	90.00–95.00	$92.41	$399	-2.06
520–545	537	6	90.00–95.00	$93.00	$499	+1.00
550–595	566	9	90.00–97.00	$92.87	$526	-1.62
605–645	620	5	87.00–97.00	$90.42	$561	-0.58
650–675	666	5	87.00–92.00	$89.20	$594	—
705	705	1	80.00	$80.00	$564	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	110.00	$110.00	$368	—
355–375	368	5	105.00–110.00	$107.39	$395	+4.75
420	420	1	101.00	$101.00	$424	—
455–480	468	2	100.00–104.00	$101.95	$477	-1.40
505–545	525	9	100.00–102.00	$100.56	$528	-0.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	135.00	$135.00	$574	-1.39
455–495	466	9	120.00–131.00	$128.31	$598	+0.95
500–545	520	8	115.00–130.00	$121.55	$632	-6.90
560–585	573	6	110.00–117.00	$112.82	$646	-3.80
600–645	617	6	105.00–108.00	$106.17	$655	-2.15
650–675	663	3	106.00–108.00	$107.01	$709	-0.28
705–745	723	6	98.00–103.00	$99.83	$722	-2.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	8	145.00–155.00	$150.86	$638	-2.71
450–490	471	8	140.00–150.00	$143.66	$677	-0.58
600	600	1	117.00	$117.00	$702	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	420	4	105.00–115.00	$110.00	$462	—
450–485	472	6	105.00–115.00	$111.63	$527	—
525–540	535	3	105.00–110.00	$108.32	$580	—
555–590	573	2	104.00–105.00	$104.48	$599	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	2	92.00–95.00	$93.54	$396	-1.46
470	470	1	90.00	$90.00	$423	—
535–540	538	2	94.00–95.00	$94.50	$508	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320	1320	80-85%	1	37.00	$37.00	$488	—
1035–1880	1374	80-85%	57	56.00–72.00	$65.13	$895	+23.65

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–890	795	85-90%	4	35.00–45.00	$40.69	$323	—
790–995	890	85-90%	6	50.00–65.00	$56.88	$506	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1720	1392	75-80%	8	59.00–64.00	$62.94	$876	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–2030	1538	3	73.00–80.00	$76.68	$1,179	—
1435–1965	1744	6	83.00–93.00	$88.03	$1,535	-1.16
2180	2180	1	99.00	$99.00	$2,158	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–810	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	78.00–81.00	$79.52	$636

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–700	683	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	380.00–430.00	$405.64

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–835	773	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	520.00–530.00	$524.60
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
740–875	823	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–750.00	$695.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	215.00	$215.00	+10.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	265.00	$265.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	255.00	$255.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	+9.17
50	50	1	145.00	$145.00	-15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	160.00	$160.00	-15.00

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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.