Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

807 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $137.13/cwt -9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 426 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $126.12/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 574 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.83/cwt -8.18 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 473 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	807	765	253
Feeder cattle	662	607	187
Slaughter cattle	86	86	63
Replacement cattle	22	20	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower . Slaughter bulls were steady. Heavy offering of average to plain 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
250–295	276	6	140.00–150.00	$144.91	$400	-2.94
305–345	324	10	140.00–150.00	$145.72	$472	-0.41
355–395	380	16	140.00–150.00	$142.69	$542	-5.77
400–445	425	5	140.00–150.00	$143.94	$612	-4.41
455–490	479	8	130.00–140.00	$134.96	$646	-9.13
510–545	522	10	126.00–135.00	$130.77	$683	-10.65
550–580	567	6	120.00–131.00	$127.70	$724	-6.78
605–645	625	7	120.00–131.00	$125.94	$787	-1.30
665–670	668	3	122.00–125.00	$123.33	$824	—
720	720	1	123.00	$123.00	$886	+7.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	165.00–170.00	$167.37	$469	-2.58
305–345	325	7	155.00–170.00	$162.47	$528	-2.58
365 fancy	365	1	175.00	$175.00	$639	—
350–395	375	10	155.00–170.00	$163.20	$612	+0.04
400–442	435	18	155.00–160.00	$156.22	$680	-2.58
450–490	461	7	148.00–155.00	$152.53	$703	-5.11
500–545	517	3	145.00–151.00	$148.69	$769	-8.78
555–590	573	2	140.00–145.00	$142.58	$817	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	282	3	125.00–130.00	$128.34	$362	-2.16
300–345	323	6	120.00–135.00	$128.24	$414	+1.40
365–385	372	9	120.00–135.00	$127.28	$473	—
410–430	420	2	130.00–135.00	$132.56	$557	—
450–485	470	3	120.00–125.00	$123.40	$580	—
550–575	563	3	110.00–115.00	$113.04	$636	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	227	3	132.50–135.00	$134.14	$304	-15.86
250–280	265	2	130.00–135.00	$132.64	$351	-6.83
305–340	329	10	130.00–142.50	$135.02	$444	-5.41
350–395	372	17	130.00–142.50	$134.70	$501	-2.47
400–440	423	17	125.00–135.00	$128.19	$542	-10.21
450–495	475	17	124.00–135.00	$126.63	$601	-11.52
505–545	527	12	120.00–130.00	$123.91	$653	-11.01
550–595	568	7	120.00–127.00	$122.56	$696	-7.84
600–610	604	4	116.00–120.00	$117.74	$711	-6.26
785	785	1	115.00	$115.00	$903	—
800	800	1	101.00	$101.00	$808	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	115.00–125.00	$120.06	$268	-14.94
255–265	260	2	120.00–125.00	$122.55	$319	+0.63
325–345	338	5	118.00–122.50	$120.07	$406	-6.02
350–395	366	6	115.00–125.00	$118.66	$434	-6.63
400–440	422	9	110.00–120.00	$115.35	$487	-9.59
450–495	477	17	110.00–120.00	$114.57	$546	-9.47
510–545	532	9	110.00–116.00	$113.12	$602	-4.86
550–590	574	7	110.00–115.00	$112.72	$647	-2.71
605–620	610	3	105.00–110.00	$108.35	$661	-1.01
650–680	668	7	101.00–112.00	$104.83	$700	+0.84
700	700	1	104.00	$104.00	$728	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	427	6	100.00–105.00	$101.32	$433	—
505–540	521	8	100.00–105.00	$101.91	$531	—
555–595	572	7	98.00–105.00	$101.26	$579	—
620–645	630	3	94.00–98.00	$95.99	$605	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	110.00	$110.00	$292	—
335	335	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$377	+3.00
355–385	370	3	105.00–110.00	$106.67	$395	—

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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	426	30	130.00–145.00	$137.13	$584	-9.06
450–495	473	18	130.00–140.00	$133.83	$633	-8.18
500–545	516	18	125.00–135.00	$129.04	$666	-0.22
550–595	574	19	120.00–135.00	$126.12	$724	-1.98
600–645	616	10	115.00–124.00	$118.58	$730	-1.86
675	675	1	110.00	$110.00	$742	-7.21
700–745	721	4	100.00–110.00	$103.41	$746	-10.42
795	795	1	101.00	$101.00	$803	-3.73

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	417	15	150.00–160.00	$153.31	$639	-3.78
450–495	475	12	145.00–152.00	$147.57	$701	-4.67
500–545	511	11	140.00–147.00	$143.47	$733	-3.65
555	555	1	140.00	$140.00	$777	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	4	115.00–125.00	$121.34	$510	-11.95
455–495	473	8	115.00–125.00	$121.31	$574	—
505–545	533	7	110.00–115.00	$112.40	$599	—
555–595	569	6	109.00–115.00	$112.63	$641	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	100.00	$100.00	$470	—
520	520	1	103.00	$103.00	$536	-13.19
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	-14.51
600–630	612	3	100.00–107.00	$104.05	$637	—
715–725	720	2	92.00–98.00	$95.02	$684	—
755	755	1	95.00	$95.00	$717	—
815	815	1	91.00	$91.00	$742	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	80-85%	1	77.00	$77.00	$828	—
1015–1485	1163	80-85%	8	45.00–55.00	$50.87	$592	—
1035–1840	1219	80-85%	36	59.00–74.00	$66.23	$807	-3.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–985	908	85-90%	6	40.00–50.00	$44.13	$401	—
760–995	921	85-90%	12	55.00–65.00	$59.30	$546	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1510	1468	75-80%	3	61.00–66.00	$63.36	$930	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1650	1372	3	72.00–82.00	$78.97	$1,083	—
1295–2170	1619	12	84.00–96.00	$89.76	$1,453	—
1900–2060	1980	2	98.00–100.00	$99.04	$1,961	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$701

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635	635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	370.00	$370.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1245	1186	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	680.00–975.00	$871.45
1000–1435	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	590.00–810.00	$719.65

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00
725–895	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	720.00–730.00	$724.48
825–920	873	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	610.00–620.00	$614.73

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–925	863	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	420.00–550.00	$483.46

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	72.00	$72.00	$122	+30.37
210	210	1	77.00	$77.00	$162	+24.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	—
125	125	5	220.00–230.00	$225.00	+15.00
165	165	1	285.00	$285.00	+60.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	560.00	$560.00	—
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	690.00	$690.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	620.00	$620.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	60.00	$60.00	$300	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	60.00–70.00	$65.00	-15.00
30	30	5	110.00–120.00	$117.00	+18.25
30	30	4	90.00–95.00	$91.25	-7.50
40	40	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	+7.50
50	50	1	225.00	$225.00	+78.00
65	65	1	265.00	$265.00	+100.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	—
130	130	1	225.00	$225.00	+25.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	3	80.00–85.00	$81.67	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	56.00	$56.00	$204	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	180.00–185.00	$182.50	—
90	90	2	230.00–237.50	$233.75	—

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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.