Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.74/cwt +7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $505/hd at 372 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.98/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 467 lb · 24 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 steers $149.90/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $489/hd at 326 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	830	802	476
Feeder cattle	712	684	337
Slaughter cattle	63	72	83
Replacement cattle	21	18	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cattle and slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	232	3	140.00–145.00	$141.76	$329	-8.17
255–295	278	6	150.00–155.00	$150.77	$419	+3.26
320 value added	320	2	155.00	$155.00	$496	—
300–345	323	16	140.00–157.50	$149.22	$482	+2.19
336	336	6	150.00	$150.00	$504	+2.97
350–395	371	20	137.50–157.50	$147.86	$549	-2.13
410–435	422	10	137.50–150.00	$144.89	$611	+0.59
450–490	468	14	130.00–148.00	$138.64	$649	-6.29
500–540	515	6	120.00–141.00	$132.88	$684	+1.92
550–595	575	6	123.00–138.00	$128.82	$741	-0.07
600–610	605	2	115.00–125.00	$119.96	$726	+4.04
745	745	1	120.00	$120.00	$894	+12.97
770	770	1	112.00	$112.00	$862	—
800–815	808	2	103.00–104.00	$103.50	$836	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	160.00–170.00	$164.96	$483	-1.66
300–345	326	6	160.00–170.00	$165.84	$541	+0.79
355–390	372	7	162.50–175.00	$167.76	$624	+3.88
430 value added	430	6	169.00	$169.00	$727	—
450–495	474	9	147.50–154.00	$151.37	$717	-7.22
505–545	525	6	142.50–153.00	$148.25	$778	-0.80
530 value added	530	4	145.00	$145.00	$768	—
575	575	1	143.00	$143.00	$822	±0.00
600–625	610	3	140.00–141.00	$140.66	$858	+11.16
650–675	660	4	121.00–134.00	$129.98	$858	+9.48
663 value added	663	13	134.00	$134.00	$888	—
730	730	1	123.00	$123.00	$898	+3.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	274	5	122.50–137.50	$129.93	$356	—
310–345	329	5	130.00–137.50	$133.48	$439	—
360–396	375	3	112.50–130.00	$123.85	$464	—
400–430	413	3	120.00–127.50	$122.42	$506	—
475	475	1	125.00	$125.00	$594	+14.57
500	500	1	122.50	$122.50	$612	—
570	570	1	107.00	$107.00	$610	—
660	660	1	115.00	$115.00	$759	—
825	825	1	97.00	$97.00	$800	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	130.00	$130.00	$338	+0.06
315–340	329	4	125.00–137.50	$131.33	$432	-0.06
375–385	378	3	115.00–132.50	$123.41	$466	-7.19
430	430	1	105.00	$105.00	$452	—
585	585	1	125.00	$125.00	$731	—
600	600	1	119.00	$119.00	$714	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	138.00	$138.00	$338	—
304–340	317	11	127.50–144.00	$140.05	$444	+7.97
366 value added	366	12	144.00	$144.00	$527	—
355–395	375	22	125.00–137.50	$131.24	$492	+2.96
400–445	424	18	122.50–135.00	$125.62	$533	-2.24
430 value added	430	1	125.00	$125.00	$538	—
450–485	465	15	120.00–132.00	$124.17	$577	+1.37
471 value added	471	9	137.00	$137.00	$645	—
500–515	505	3	118.00–120.00	$118.66	$599	-1.78
550	550	1	115.00	$115.00	$632	-2.81
605	605	1	113.00	$113.00	$684	—
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	—
618–646 value added	626	17	120.00–123.00	$122.09	$764	—
655	655	1	104.00	$104.00	$681	—
655	655	1	119.00	$119.00	$779	—
684 value added	684	5	120.00	$120.00	$821	—
754 value added	754	4	105.00	$105.00	$792	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	120.00–125.00	$122.66	$282	—
255–295	275	5	120.00–127.50	$124.57	$343	+4.04
305–330	318	5	117.50–127.50	$121.59	$387	+1.67
350–395	373	5	120.00–127.50	$122.57	$457	+5.72
410–445	430	10	117.00–120.00	$119.05	$512	+4.24
455–490	470	17	110.00–120.00	$116.29	$547	+4.11
510–530	520	2	105.00–113.00	$108.92	$566	-2.87
500–545	528	17	105.00–116.00	$111.91	$591	+0.12
555–585	567	7	93.00–113.00	$107.06	$607	-1.87
575–595	585	2	102.00–102.50	$102.25	$598	-6.68
590	590	1	111.00	$111.00	$655	+2.07
600–640	617	10	105.00–113.00	$108.58	$670	+1.12
675–690	680	3	96.00–100.00	$98.65	$671	-3.65
800	800	1	88.00	$88.00	$704	-9.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	115.00	$115.00	$253	—
255–275	267	3	110.00–115.00	$111.59	$298	—
335	335	1	110.00	$110.00	$368	—
350–395	379	5	95.00–112.50	$106.99	$405	—
405–410	408	2	112.50–117.50	$114.98	$469	+23.21
470–480	475	2	105.00–115.00	$110.05	$523	+16.58
510–540	525	4	92.00–114.00	$103.78	$545	+11.34
695	695	1	95.00	$95.00	$660	+4.68

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	112.50	$112.50	$304	+1.70
360–385	374	4	105.00–115.00	$111.30	$416	+3.27
435	435	1	116.00	$116.00	$505	—
475	475	1	108.00	$108.00	$513	—
500–505	503	2	109.00–113.00	$111.01	$558	—
560–595	576	4	100.00–109.00	$106.30	$612	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	117.00	$117.00	$556	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	424	17	135.00–147.50	$141.35	$599	+2.36
450–495	468	18	120.00–145.00	$135.87	$636	-1.20
500–545	519	14	120.00–135.00	$127.32	$661	+0.84
550–595	574	9	115.00–129.00	$123.58	$709	-3.29
625–645	638	3	107.00–112.00	$109.66	$700	-5.65
670	670	2	106.00–118.00	$112.00	$750	+0.51
720–725	722	3	109.00–116.00	$112.67	$813	+4.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	476	4	147.50–150.00	$148.59	$707	-7.68
500–540	521	8	139.00–147.50	$143.62	$748	-1.38
555–560	558	4	132.50–140.00	$135.61	$757	-3.00
600–605	604	5	123.00–130.00	$126.20	$762	+3.63
655–660	658	2	118.00–119.00	$118.50	$780	-3.16

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	2	120.00	$120.00	$504	-0.43
450	450	1	110.00	$110.00	$495	-10.58
450–496	475	4	110.00–135.00	$121.26	$576	+0.68
500–540	530	6	110.00–129.00	$119.31	$632	—
560–595	577	3	100.00–117.00	$109.66	$633	—
615	615	1	114.00	$114.00	$701	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	435	2	127.50–130.00	$128.72	$560	—
520–535	528	2	110.00–127.50	$118.87	$628	—
590	590	1	115.00	$115.00	$678	—
640	640	1	87.00	$87.00	$557	—
745	745	1	90.00	$90.00	$670	—
825	825	1	80.00	$80.00	$660	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1170	989	85-90%	12	37.00–49.00	$44.45	$440	—
895–1215	1037	85-90%	13	50.00–64.00	$56.15	$582	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	80-85%	1	50.00	$50.00	$498	—
1020–1465	1216	80-85%	16	53.00–67.00	$59.29	$721	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1595	1483	75-80%	5	56.00–61.00	$57.66	$855	—
1620	1620	75-80%	1	39.00	$39.00	$632	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	1	60.00	$60.00	$618	—
1435–1715	1598	9	79.00–92.00	$86.46	$1,382	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–935	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	425.00–590.00	$510.95

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580–605	593	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	320.00–325.00	$322.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	580.00	$580.00
1125–1395	1228	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	710.00–820.00	$782.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–905	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	560.00–640.00	$597.91
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	410.00	$410.00
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	285.00	$285.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135–160	148	2	31.00–60.00	$44.27	$66	—
230	230	1	50.00	$50.00	$115	—
450–470	460	2	25.00	$25.00	$115	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
1035–1175	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	950.00–1,100.00	$1,007.91	—
1350	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	910.00	$910.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	50.00	$50.00	$272	—
590	590	2	50.00	$50.00	$295	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	130.00	$130.00	$494	—
445	445	1	117.50	$117.50	$523	—
480	480	1	80.00	$80.00	$384	—
552 value added	552	6	70.00	$70.00	$386	—
560	560	1	75.00	$75.00	$420	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	3	85.00–95.00	$91.67	-25.83
40	40	1	55.00	$55.00	±0.00
50	50	1	70.00	$70.00	+5.00
70	70	1	115.00	$115.00	-115.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	155.00	$155.00	+50.00
70	70	2	100.00–150.00	$125.00	+20.00
70–75	73	2	90.00–100.00	$95.00	-10.00
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	+20.00
100–125	113	2	130.00–200.00	$165.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	30.00	$30.00	$104	—
395	395	1	19.00	$19.00	$75	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150–180	166	8	125.00–270.00	$202.50	—
200	200	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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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.