Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.52/cwt +3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $545/hd at 421 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $134.99/cwt -0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 471 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.92/cwt -4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 467 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	628	830	368
Feeder cattle	498	712	154
Slaughter cattle	51	63	179
Replacement cattle	40	21	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Average offering of 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
230–245	238	3	140.00–145.00	$141.68	$337	-0.08
250–295	280	4	140.00–150.00	$145.16	$406	-5.61
300–340	311	6	140.00–150.00	$145.26	$452	-3.96
355–395	373	12	140.00–150.00	$145.26	$542	-2.60
410–445	431	6	135.00–145.00	$139.58	$602	-5.31
460–495	480	5	130.00–140.00	$135.47	$650	-3.17
510–545	530	3	125.00–135.00	$129.89	$688	-2.99
570–595	578	3	125.00–130.00	$127.46	$737	-1.36
600–610	605	2	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$741	+2.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	218	2	155.00–157.50	$156.32	$341	—
255–295	275	2	155.00–160.00	$157.68	$434	-7.28
305–340	322	6	155.00–160.00	$155.84	$502	-10.00
350–390	368	7	155.00–160.00	$155.73	$573	-12.03
400–445	422	7	150.00–160.00	$154.51	$652	—
450–475	461	7	145.00–155.00	$150.20	$692	-1.17
500–540	528	6	142.50–150.00	$145.85	$770	-2.40
550–560	554	5	137.50–146.00	$141.68	$785	-1.32

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	233	3	125.00–130.00	$128.39	$299	—
255–285	270	6	120.00–135.00	$128.80	$348	-1.20
300–345	315	6	120.00–135.00	$126.67	$399	-4.66
355–385	375	6	120.00–135.00	$125.07	$469	+1.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–535	532	3	102.50–109.00	$105.48	$561	-17.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	235	3	125.00–135.00	$129.86	$305	-8.14
240 fancy	240	1	175.00	$175.00	$420	—
250–290	266	6	125.00–135.00	$131.66	$350	—
305 fancy	305	1	140.00	$140.00	$427	—
305–345	327	14	125.00–135.00	$129.13	$422	-10.92
350–395	372	16	125.00–135.00	$128.42	$478	-2.82
385 fancy	385	1	138.00	$138.00	$531	—
410 fancy	410	2	138.00	$138.00	$566	—
400–445	422	25	124.00–135.00	$128.84	$544	+3.22
450–495	467	21	121.00–130.00	$124.92	$583	+0.75
500–535	512	9	120.00–127.50	$122.49	$627	+3.83
550–590	564	6	117.00–121.00	$119.32	$673	+4.32
650–665	659	5	110.00–115.00	$113.40	$747	+9.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	271	5	110.00–120.00	$115.72	$314	-8.85
300–335	313	6	115.00–120.00	$117.86	$369	-3.73
350–390	373	6	115.00–120.00	$118.37	$442	-4.20
410–435	423	4	110.00–120.00	$115.66	$489	-3.39
450–495	471	9	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$530	-3.83
510–540	531	10	108.00–115.00	$111.18	$590	-0.73
550–595	569	8	108.00–110.00	$108.99	$620	+1.93
600–630	613	3	102.00–105.00	$103.31	$633	-5.27
650–675	665	3	103.00–105.00	$104.00	$692	+5.35
720	720	2	100.00–104.00	$102.00	$734	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–535	525	2	100.00–102.00	$100.98	$530	-2.80
555–575	565	2	98.00–101.00	$99.47	$562	—
650–675	663	3	90.00–96.00	$93.31	$619	-1.69
715–740	728	2	90.00–95.00	$92.46	$673	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	112.00	$112.00	$291	-0.50
355–370	362	3	110.00–112.50	$110.82	$401	-0.48

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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	428	15	130.00–140.00	$135.37	$579	-5.98
450–495	471	22	130.00–140.00	$134.99	$636	-0.88
500–545	527	9	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$659	-2.29
565–595	581	8	120.00–125.00	$122.36	$711	-1.22
615–635	624	5	111.00–119.00	$114.58	$715	+4.92
655–665	660	2	107.00–112.00	$109.48	$723	-2.52
700–740	720	2	110.00–113.00	$111.54	$803	-1.13
785	785	1	105.00	$105.00	$824	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	422	8	145.00–155.00	$148.76	$628	—
450–490	474	7	145.00–150.00	$147.09	$697	-1.50
500–535	514	14	135.00–145.00	$137.61	$707	-6.01
555–595	569	9	130.00–135.00	$131.43	$748	-4.18
605–640	628	8	123.00–133.00	$125.78	$790	-0.42
700–710	705	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$814	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	470	4	100.00–110.00	$105.09	$494	—
500–545	522	3	98.00–105.00	$102.42	$535	-16.45
785	785	1	86.00	$86.00	$675	—
800–820	810	2	81.00–88.00	$84.54	$685	+4.54

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	464	5	115.00–125.00	$120.32	$558	-0.94
535–545	540	3	110.00–115.00	$111.65	$603	-7.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	970.00	$970.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1340	1166	80-85%	17	54.00–66.00	$60.58	$706	—
1085–1830	1337	80-85%	3	39.00–45.00	$41.09	$549	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–875	850	85-90%	2	40.00–42.00	$40.97	$348	—
785–945	887	85-90%	5	53.00–63.00	$58.75	$521	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1630	1464	75-80%	7	55.00–62.00	$58.12	$851	+0.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1355	1313	3	75.00–76.00	$75.34	$989	—
1240–2005	1669	9	85.00–96.00	$91.10	$1,520	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610–910	717	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	410.00–475.00	$449.23

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
615–910	797	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	68.00–75.00	$71.44	$569

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155–1200	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	790.00–910.00	$851.15
1140–1300	1222	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–920.00	$784.32

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–925	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	550.00–660.00	$597.13
960–995	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	640.00–740.00	$692.10

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–745	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$712.76
1060–1090	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	770.00–880.00	$825.77

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	25.00	$25.00	$48	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845–995	929	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–980.00	$890.54	—
975–1080	1042	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	960.00–1,110.00	$1,037.62	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090–1170	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,320.00	$1,202.31	+194.40

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–940	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	670.00–870.00	$784.63	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	780.00	$780.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–698	682	3	70.00–75.00	$71.59	$488	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	100.00–120.00	$110.00	+18.33
30	30	3	85.00–90.00	$86.67	-5.00
40	40	1	120.00	$120.00	+65.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	123	3	150.00–205.00	$180.00	+15.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	19	52.50	$52.50	—
65	65	4	65.00	$65.00	—
70	70	2	70.00	$70.00	—
80	80	3	85.00	$85.00	—
100	100	1	60.00	$60.00	—

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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.