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Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 15, 2021

207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.81/cwt -5.46 vs last sale · ≈ $415/hd at 368 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 207 546 719
Feeder cattle 146 441 535
Slaughter cattle 41 82 78
Replacement cattle 3 13 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 140.00 $140.00 $336 —
290 290 1 145.00 $145.00 $420 +6.78
310–325 318 2 132.50–142.50 $137.62 $438 -3.84
350–395 374 7 130.00–142.50 $138.32 $517 -0.41
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 +9.01
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 +0.98
620 620 1 107.00 $107.00 $663 -11.00
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 —
865–885 875 2 99.00–101.00 $100.01 $875 —
945 945 1 97.00 $97.00 $917 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 332 3 110.00–125.00 $115.37 $383 -6.28
355–390 375 3 105.00–110.00 $108.42 $407 -10.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 160.00–170.00 $164.90 $396 -15.10
250 250 1 162.50 $162.50 $406 -20.82
305–315 310 2 150.00–155.00 $152.46 $473 -6.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 122.50 $122.50 $349 +2.50
350–380 368 11 110.00–115.00 $112.81 $415 -5.46
400–445 424 7 109.00–115.00 $112.90 $479 -3.48
455–490 477 9 105.00–115.00 $109.46 $522 -1.75
500–505 502 5 104.00–114.00 $109.20 $548 -2.05
655–680 668 2 100.00–103.00 $101.47 $678 +6.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 468 3 90.00–96.00 $93.32 $437 —
505–545 523 6 90.00–95.00 $91.85 $480 -1.15
560–580 570 3 90.00–95.00 $91.99 $524 -0.88
625–640 632 3 91.00–93.00 $92.01 $582 +1.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 157.50 $157.50 $339 —
320–335 328 3 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $402 -2.70
370–375 373 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $449 -5.02
415–440 428 3 118.00–120.00 $118.67 $508 -6.35
450–455 453 2 118.00–119.00 $118.50 $537 -3.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 418 8 125.00–135.00 $129.85 $543 -5.15
450–495 471 7 120.00–135.00 $127.86 $602 -0.45
505–535 525 4 120.00–133.00 $126.97 $667 +5.42
560–565 563 3 110.00–120.00 $114.99 $647 +2.17
620–625 623 2 102.00–105.00 $103.49 $645 -2.68
660 660 1 100.00 $100.00 $660 -7.01
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 420 3 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $472 +2.44
450–495 472 3 105.00–112.50 $109.05 $515 -2.58
525–535 530 2 110.00–112.50 $111.24 $590 +2.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 3 140.00–145.00 $141.63 $592 -9.23
450 450 1 142.50 $142.50 $641 -1.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 93.00 $93.00 $530 —
600 600 1 90.00 $90.00 $540 —
685 685 1 92.00 $92.00 $630 —
785 785 1 92.00 $92.00 $722 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1975 1218 80-85% 30 61.00–78.00 $71.74 $874 —
1445–1535 1490 80-85% 2 80.00–82.00 $81.03 $1,207 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–800 767 85-90% 3 40.00–47.00 $43.31 $332 +2.62
770–995 915 85-90% 5 58.00–73.00 $63.36 $580 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,539 —
1840 1840 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,914 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–935 873 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 450.00–555.00 $506.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1256 1256 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 2 64.00 $64.00 $93 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
170–180 175 2 260.00–275.00 $267.50 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 50.00 $50.00 $298 —
610 610 1 70.00 $70.00 $427 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 115.00 $115.00 -7.50
40 40 1 140.00 $140.00 +17.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 7 25.00 $25.00 —
65 65 2 40.00 $40.00 —
100 100 2 52.50 $52.50 —

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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.