Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.93/cwt ≈ $669/hd at 511 lb · 20 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.50/cwt ≈ $768/hd at 617 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	448	207	578
Feeder cattle	252	146	426
Slaughter cattle	114	41	81
Replacement cattle	10	3	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to plain 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
230 fancy	230	1	200.00	$200.00	$460	—
225–245	235	2	150.00–160.00	$154.79	$364	-10.11
250–280	265	2	160.00–167.50	$163.96	$434	+1.46
320–345	337	3	150.00–155.00	$153.29	$517	+0.83
350–395	374	7	150.00–155.00	$152.08	$569	—
425–435	430	3	150.00–155.00	$152.52	$656	—
455–495	472	3	142.50–150.00	$145.93	$689	—
555–580	568	2	123.00–126.00	$124.47	$707	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	360	2	135.00–142.50	$138.85	$500	+0.53
420–440	430	2	130.00–132.00	$131.02	$563	—
505–540	523	2	115.00–119.00	$117.07	$612	-12.93
605	605	1	109.00	$109.00	$659	+2.00
790	790	2	93.00	$93.00	$735	-12.00
820–835	831	4	97.00–98.00	$97.25	$808	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	523	2	100.00–102.00	$100.96	$528	—
560–590	575	3	95.00–99.00	$97.36	$560	—
685	685	1	87.00	$87.00	$596	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	125.00–132.50	$128.81	$432	+6.28
350–373 value added	362	4	138.00–139.00	$138.52	$501	—
360–385	375	5	125.00–130.00	$127.12	$477	+6.62
405–445	420	9	122.00–130.00	$127.27	$535	+8.60
450–495	466	5	120.00–125.00	$121.18	$565	+2.68
500 value added	500	11	135.00	$135.00	$675	—
500–545	524	9	120.00–129.00	$125.96	$660	—
550–580	561	5	118.00–122.00	$119.80	$672	—
593 value added	593	3	124.00	$124.00	$735	—
617 value added	617	14	124.50	$124.50	$768	—
665	665	1	112.00	$112.00	$745	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	3	110.00–117.50	$112.48	$386	—
350–370	360	3	115.00–120.00	$116.62	$420	+3.81
405–430	417	3	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$469	-0.45
450–495	471	9	110.00–115.00	$111.63	$526	+2.17
510–545	523	3	108.00–115.00	$112.01	$586	+2.81
575–580	578	2	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$630	—
615–640	627	3	107.00–110.00	$108.65	$681	—
675–690	683	2	100.00–109.00	$104.45	$713	+2.98
755	755	1	93.00	$93.00	$702	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	2	90.00–97.50	$93.77	$369	—
455–480	468	2	90.00–95.00	$92.43	$433	-0.89
525–545	536	6	90.00–95.00	$92.01	$493	+0.16
600–645	622	6	90.00–97.00	$93.17	$580	+1.16

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	3	105.00–110.00	$107.31	$411	—
450–465	455	3	100.00–105.00	$102.33	$466	—
550–570	560	2	100.00–103.00	$101.53	$569	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	415	3	125.00–135.00	$130.00	$540	+0.15
450–495	468	9	115.00–135.00	$125.31	$586	-2.55
525–545	535	6	115.00–125.00	$119.51	$639	-7.46
555–580	573	6	110.00–120.00	$115.07	$659	+0.08
605–645	630	7	105.00–109.00	$106.29	$670	+2.80
655–675	667	3	105.00–107.00	$106.01	$707	+6.01
700–745	725	3	98.00–100.00	$99.31	$720	—
783	783	3	95.00	$95.00	$744	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	413	6	145.00–155.00	$148.82	$615	+7.19
450–470	459	9	140.00–150.00	$143.59	$659	+1.09
500–545	521	9	130.00–140.00	$134.27	$700	—
655	655	1	117.50	$117.50	$770	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1255	1076	80-85%	6	45.00–54.00	$49.92	$537	—
1005–2075	1255	80-85%	58	60.00–76.00	$69.29	$870	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–955	849	85-90%	5	42.00–52.00	$47.41	$403	—
775–995	902	85-90%	16	60.00–69.00	$64.86	$585	+1.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1860	1556	75-80%	14	64.00–70.00	$67.77	$1,055	—
1880	1880	75-80%	1	49.00	$49.00	$921	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1785	1290	6	70.00–82.00	$76.62	$988	—
1675	1675	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,776	—
1480–2095	1769	7	90.00–100.00	$96.60	$1,709	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	86.00	$86.00	$740

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	410.00	$410.00

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–860	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	410.00–500.00	$460.26
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	570.00	$570.00
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	390.00	$390.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–190	172	3	36.00–50.00	$43.57	$75	—
190	190	1	22.00	$22.00	$42	—
225	225	1	30.00	$30.00	$68	—
225–280	253	2	61.00–67.00	$63.67	$161	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	—
80	80	2	145.00–155.00	$150.00	—
90	90	1	185.00	$185.00	—
100–120	110	4	95.00–125.00	$110.00	—
100–125	113	2	205.00–225.00	$215.00	—

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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
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	4	60.00–65.00	$62.50	-52.50
20	20	7	35.00–40.00	$35.71	-79.29
40	40	4	80.00–85.00	$82.50	-57.50
50	50	5	90.00–95.00	$92.00	—
60	60	2	100.00	$100.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	70.00–75.00	$73.33	—
50	50	4	120.00–125.00	$122.50	—
60	60	5	130.00–135.00	$133.00	—
70	70	3	140.00–145.00	$143.33	—
75	75	2	90.00–95.00	$92.50	—
80	80	4	155.00–160.00	$157.50	—
80	80	3	100.00–105.00	$101.67	—
90	90	3	110.00–115.00	$111.67	—
95	95	3	170.00–175.00	$173.33	—
140	140	1	195.00	$195.00	—

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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.