Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

802 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Saluda Stockyards report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.80/cwt -1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 468 lb · 33 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.88/cwt +5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 371 lb · 32 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.28/cwt -4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $477/hd at 372 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	802	688	450
Feeder cattle	684	538	343
Slaughter cattle	72	95	68
Replacement cattle	18	17	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers were 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Average offerings 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
205–245	226	4	160.00–172.50	$164.38	$371	-3.12
255–270 fancy	263	3	177.50–180.00	$179.15	$471	-5.68
250–295	278	6	160.00–172.50	$166.62	$463	+2.00
305–325 fancy	313	3	176.00–180.00	$177.81	$557	—
300–345	320	17	160.00–172.50	$165.05	$528	+0.90
350–395	371	32	160.00–172.50	$163.88	$608	+5.09
400–445	421	14	155.00–165.00	$160.74	$677	+3.27
450–495	470	10	155.00–165.00	$158.59	$745	+5.14
500–540	521	9	145.00–155.00	$149.05	$777	+11.95
550–595	569	10	140.00–150.00	$143.00	$814	—
600–640	610	7	125.00–135.00	$129.50	$790	—
675–685	680	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$819	—
705–745	725	2	119.00–120.00	$119.51	$866	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	230	3	145.00–155.00	$149.93	$345	—
285–295	290	3	145.00–150.00	$147.51	$428	+3.23
300–345	329	11	145.00–155.00	$147.03	$484	+3.10
350–390	372	20	145.00–155.00	$149.99	$558	+6.22
410–435	423	4	140.00–150.00	$144.30	$610	+4.84
465–490	479	7	140.00–150.00	$144.93	$694	+9.83
500–545	522	9	125.00–135.00	$130.96	$684	—
560–590	580	11	120.00–132.00	$128.89	$748	—
600–630	613	3	110.00–120.00	$115.92	$711	-0.79
725–745	735	2	105.00–109.00	$107.03	$787	—
850	850	1	102.00	$102.00	$867	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	3	125.00–135.00	$129.86	$305	—
260–290	273	3	125.00–135.00	$129.94	$355	+0.04
300–345	321	7	125.00–140.00	$131.39	$422	+4.56
350–395	375	9	125.00–137.50	$130.60	$490	+5.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	469	4	105.00–115.00	$110.43	$518	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	281	9	130.00–137.50	$131.98	$371	-10.81
305–345	321	12	130.00–137.50	$132.08	$424	-2.36
350–395	372	29	125.00–135.00	$128.28	$477	-4.64
400–445	420	27	125.00–135.00	$127.86	$537	-1.70
450–495	468	33	120.00–127.00	$122.80	$575	-1.06
500–540	514	9	119.00–123.00	$120.44	$619	-3.35
555–595	575	7	115.00–120.00	$117.81	$677	-4.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	276	8	115.00–125.00	$120.53	$333	+3.10
300–340	319	10	115.00–125.00	$119.92	$383	+2.41
355–380	370	7	115.00–120.00	$116.85	$432	+1.78
400–445	421	20	108.00–120.00	$114.81	$483	+2.49
450–495	477	14	105.00–118.00	$112.18	$535	-0.91
500–545	521	20	106.00–116.00	$111.79	$582	+0.30
550–595	571	15	105.00–112.00	$108.93	$622	-0.09
600–640	612	9	102.00–110.00	$107.46	$658	+0.46
650–680	662	3	99.00–108.00	$102.30	$677	—
705–745	720	5	97.00–106.00	$99.56	$717	+5.54
765–775	770	2	96.00–102.00	$98.98	$762	—
805–830	818	2	96.00–100.00	$97.97	$801	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	434	4	90.00–95.00	$91.77	$398	—
465–485	475	2	92.00–95.00	$93.47	$444	-11.04
500–545	523	2	91.00–94.00	$92.44	$483	-1.02
560–585	574	4	92.00–98.00	$95.24	$547	—
600–645	627	5	90.00–96.00	$93.36	$585	+2.87
655–685	668	3	89.00–92.00	$90.32	$603	+0.09

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	267	3	110.00–112.50	$110.80	$296	—
330–345	336	4	105.00–110.00	$108.04	$363	+0.53
350–395	370	5	105.00–110.00	$108.03	$400	—

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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	422	14	130.00–145.00	$138.99	$587	+6.07
455–498	474	24	130.00–145.00	$137.07	$650	+5.45
500–545	523	15	120.00–135.00	$126.48	$661	+5.77
555–590	569	9	120.00–130.00	$126.87	$722	+8.06
600–630	619	11	114.00–118.00	$115.31	$714	+4.82
655–690	666	4	107.00–115.00	$111.49	$743	+1.19
710–745	727	6	108.00–110.00	$108.65	$790	—
755–785	771	4	103.00–109.00	$105.53	$814	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	22	150.00–167.50	$158.13	$669	+0.33
450–485	464	17	150.00–165.00	$156.27	$725	+9.28
500–540	517	16	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$750	+11.35
550–590	562	6	135.00–143.00	$138.61	$779	+6.31
600–640	613	12	120.00–127.00	$122.57	$751	-2.43
655–680	665	3	120.00–124.00	$121.66	$809	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	415	6	115.00–125.00	$120.43	$500	—
450–475	462	5	115.00–125.00	$120.58	$557	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–780	775	2	90.00–95.00	$92.52	$717	+5.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1525	1171	80-85%	34	53.00–67.00	$60.42	$708	—
1010–1495	1197	80-85%	3	38.00–45.00	$42.43	$508	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–990	874	85-90%	15	52.00–66.00	$58.30	$510	-1.28
900–995	945	85-90%	4	39.00–44.00	$41.76	$395	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1605	1327	75-80%	7	56.00–59.00	$57.77	$767	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1700	1535	6	85.00–95.00	$90.86	$1,395	—
1365–2095	1612	3	72.00–82.00	$75.69	$1,220	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
605–800	703	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	78.00–92.50	$84.24	$592

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–715	678	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	560.00–590.00	$575.83
810–850	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	760.00–780.00	$770.24
645–995	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	590.00–730.00	$661.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1070	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00–695.00	$685.07
1000–1225	1074	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–785.00	$703.79

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–370	355	2	15.00–19.00	$16.92	$60	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	155.00	$155.00	-17.50
185	185	1	260.00	$260.00	-27.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	65.00	$65.00	—
35	35	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	—
40	40	1	55.00	$55.00	—
50	50	1	65.00	$65.00	-70.00
50	50	1	195.00	$195.00	+60.00
50	50	1	145.00	$145.00	+10.00
60	60	1	230.00	$230.00	+95.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	100.00–137.50	$125.00	—
50	50	—	—	2	125.00	$125.00	+7.50
60	60	—	—	2	105.00	$105.00	-12.50
150	150	—	—	1	275.00	$275.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	5	50.00	$50.00	+30.00
45	45	2	71.00	$71.00	+43.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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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.