Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

688 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.56/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $535/hd at 413 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.79/cwt +6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 376 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $157.80/cwt +8.98 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 420 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	688	448	771
Feeder cattle	538	252	571
Slaughter cattle	95	114	106
Replacement cattle	17	10	32

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
215–245 fancy	224	8	175.00–200.00	$185.89	$416	-14.11
235	235	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	$394	+12.71
250–285 fancy	264	6	180.00–190.00	$184.83	$488	—
255–295	275	8	160.00–175.00	$164.62	$453	+0.66
300–345	321	16	160.00–170.00	$164.15	$527	+10.86
350–395	376	22	155.00–165.00	$158.79	$597	+6.71
400–445	423	12	150.00–165.00	$157.47	$666	+4.95
455–495	474	10	150.00–160.00	$153.45	$727	+7.52
500–545	519	8	134.00–142.00	$137.10	$712	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	269	8	140.00–155.00	$144.28	$388	—
300–345	323	14	140.00–150.00	$143.93	$465	—
350–395	370	10	140.00–150.00	$143.77	$532	+4.92
400–440	423	5	135.00–145.00	$139.46	$590	+8.44
450–480	462	5	130.00–143.00	$135.10	$624	—
600–630	613	4	112.00–125.00	$116.71	$715	+7.71

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	125.00–135.00	$129.90	$331	—
300–330	315	3	120.00–130.00	$126.83	$400	—
350–375	354	8	120.00–130.00	$125.05	$443	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	370	5	105.00–110.00	$108.04	$400	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	269	14	130.00–147.50	$142.79	$384	—
300–345	315	15	130.00–145.00	$134.44	$423	+5.63
350–395	374	16	125.00–140.00	$132.92	$497	+5.80
400–435	413	23	125.00–135.00	$129.56	$535	+2.29
450–495	471	17	120.00–133.00	$123.86	$583	+2.68
500–535	516	10	120.00–126.00	$123.79	$639	-2.17
550–590	568	4	120.00–125.00	$122.58	$696	+2.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	127.50	$127.50	$306	—
250–265	258	2	115.00–120.00	$117.43	$303	—
300–345	327	6	115.00–120.00	$117.51	$384	+5.03
350–390	372	8	110.00–120.00	$115.07	$428	-1.55
400–425	413	3	110.00–115.00	$112.32	$464	-0.13
460–495	478	6	110.00–117.00	$113.09	$541	+1.46
505–540	521	9	108.00–116.00	$111.49	$581	-0.52
550–585	568	6	105.00–112.00	$109.02	$619	+0.02
620	620	1	107.00	$107.00	$663	-1.65
700–730	715	2	93.00–95.00	$94.02	$672	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	110.00	$110.00	$319	—
325–345	337	5	100.00–103.00	$101.59	$342	—
360–375	368	5	100.00–103.00	$101.80	$375	+8.03
470–485	478	2	104.00–105.00	$104.51	$500	+12.08
500–545	529	5	90.00–96.00	$93.46	$494	+1.45
630–645	638	2	90.00–91.00	$90.49	$577	-2.68
655–675	666	4	88.00–93.00	$90.23	$601	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	317	6	105.00–110.00	$107.51	$341	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	420	19	150.00–165.00	$157.80	$663	+8.98
450–495	469	18	144.00–155.00	$146.99	$689	+3.40
515–545	523	13	130.00–140.00	$133.65	$699	-0.62
550–575	560	10	130.00–138.00	$132.30	$741	—
615	615	1	125.00	$125.00	$769	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	413	7	115.00–145.00	$132.92	$549	+2.92
455–495	475	19	120.00–140.00	$131.62	$625	+6.31
500–540	525	6	115.00–125.00	$120.71	$634	+1.20
550–595	580	4	112.00–125.00	$118.81	$689	+3.74
600–630	616	8	107.00–115.00	$110.49	$681	+4.20
650–695	672	6	107.00–114.00	$110.30	$741	+4.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	3	110.00	$110.00	$508	—
538–545	539	5	98.00–101.00	$100.39	$541	—
620–635	628	2	90.00–94.00	$91.98	$578	—
650–675	660	3	91.00–96.00	$94.30	$622	—
795	795	1	87.00	$87.00	$692	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1150	1005	80-85%	5	42.00–47.00	$45.33	$456	—
1000–1765	1251	80-85%	48	55.00–74.00	$65.19	$816	-4.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–965	840	85-90%	3	40.00–45.00	$43.13	$362	-4.28
625–975	873	85-90%	16	54.00–64.00	$59.58	$520	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1640	1403	6	65.00–85.00	$76.65	$1,075	—
1385–2295	1764	4	89.00–99.00	$94.79	$1,672	-1.81
1940	1940	1	106.00	$106.00	$2,056	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	103.00	$103.00	$865

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	78.00	$78.00	$776

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1595	1430	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00–1,050.00	$960.37

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–900	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	780.00–850.00	$814.61

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	325.00	$325.00
725	725	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	470.00	$470.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	580.00	$580.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	62.00	$62.00	$124	+32.00
225	225	1	49.00	$49.00	$110	+19.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	10.00	$10.00	$28	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	+22.50
160–170	165	2	280.00–295.00	$287.50	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
535–645	590	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–710.00	$614.79	—
545–685	633	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	625.00–695.00	$669.63	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
555–800	678	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	440.00–650.00	$563.99	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	52.50	$52.50	$163	—
500	500	1	70.00	$70.00	$350	—
610–625	618	2	65.00–66.00	$65.49	$405	—
785	785	2	65.00	$65.00	$510	—
840	840	1	50.00	$50.00	$420	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	135.00	$135.00	+43.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	-5.00
70	70	4	130.00–140.00	$135.00	-8.33
90	90	3	160.00–165.00	$161.67	+50.00
90	90	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-6.67
110	110	2	125.00	$125.00	-70.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	8	20.00	$20.00	—
45	45	5	27.50	$27.50	—
50	50	4	35.00	$35.00	—

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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.