Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.64/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 515 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.95/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 469 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $140.53/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $524/hd at 373 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	599	807	562
Feeder cattle	456	662	437
Slaughter cattle	66	86	48
Replacement cattle	15	22	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady . Average 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
205–225	215	2	140.00–145.00	$142.38	$306	—
250–290	273	3	140.00–150.00	$144.30	$394	-0.61
300–340	321	8	135.00–150.00	$142.52	$457	-3.20
350–390	373	15	135.00–145.00	$140.53	$524	-2.16
405–445	429	12	130.00–145.00	$139.67	$599	-4.27
450–490	473	7	134.00–140.00	$137.10	$648	+2.14
500–545	521	9	130.00–135.00	$132.60	$691	+1.83
550–580	563	15	120.00–131.00	$127.41	$717	-0.29
600–640	616	6	115.00–124.00	$118.67	$731	-7.27
670–690	683	3	114.00–120.00	$116.35	$795	-6.98
740–745	743	4	111.00–115.00	$113.75	$845	-9.25
780–795	790	3	111.00–114.00	$112.34	$887	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	155.00	$155.00	$361	—
275–295	285	3	155.00–162.50	$159.25	$454	-8.12
315–345	330	2	155.00–165.00	$159.77	$527	-2.70
350–385	368	13	150.00–162.00	$154.23	$568	-8.97
405–425	415	5	150.00–155.00	$150.99	$627	-5.23
460–485	474	4	145.00–150.00	$147.34	$698	-5.19
500–545	525	3	140.00–145.00	$141.93	$745	-6.76

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	265	3	120.00–125.00	$123.24	$327	-5.10
300–330	312	3	120.00–130.00	$126.74	$395	-1.50
355–385	367	6	115.00–130.00	$125.36	$460	-1.92
455–485	473	4	115.00–125.00	$118.82	$562	-4.58
515–545	530	3	120.00–125.00	$121.62	$645	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–645	626	4	105.00–110.00	$107.45	$673	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	117.00–122.50	$119.69	$281	-0.37
250–295	274	5	115.00–123.00	$118.68	$325	-3.87
300–340	315	8	115.00–125.00	$120.96	$381	+0.89
360–385	371	8	120.00–125.00	$123.07	$457	+4.41
405–445	426	12	111.00–122.00	$117.47	$500	+2.12
450–495	474	14	110.00–120.00	$114.44	$542	-0.13
500–520	511	6	110.00–115.00	$112.15	$573	-0.97
555–585	571	7	110.00–115.00	$112.70	$644	-0.02
600–640	615	5	105.00–111.00	$107.97	$664	-0.38
655–665	660	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$663	-4.33
710	710	1	100.00	$100.00	$710	-4.00
765	765	1	99.00	$99.00	$757	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	325	6	135.00–140.00	$137.07	$445	+2.05
350–390	373	12	130.00–140.00	$134.13	$500	-0.57
400–445	421	7	128.00–135.00	$130.75	$550	+2.56
455–495	469	20	125.00–132.00	$126.95	$595	+0.32
500–545	515	21	120.00–130.00	$123.64	$637	-0.27
555–565	560	2	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$686	-0.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	474	4	100.00–105.00	$102.47	$486	—
530–545	538	4	100.00–105.00	$102.00	$549	+0.09
555–590	574	6	95.00–100.00	$97.32	$559	-3.94
600–635	619	5	95.00–100.00	$97.60	$604	+1.61
655–690	671	4	90.00–98.00	$93.30	$626	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	2	110.00–112.00	$111.05	$292	+1.05
310–340	325	5	107.00–112.50	$109.86	$357	-2.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	425	10	120.00–140.00	$135.98	$578	-1.15
450–490	475	8	122.00–135.00	$128.86	$612	-4.97
515–540	527	11	120.00–130.00	$126.52	$667	-2.52
550–595	574	14	118.00–128.00	$123.07	$706	-3.05
600–640	617	11	108.00–116.00	$112.07	$691	-6.51
665	665	2	105.00–114.00	$109.50	$728	-0.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 fancy	400	1	160.00	$160.00	$640	—
400–445	428	6	145.00–155.00	$150.11	$642	-3.20
455–480	467	8	140.00–148.00	$144.46	$675	-3.11
500–535	516	7	135.00–140.00	$137.42	$709	-6.05
555–585	570	3	135.00–137.50	$135.86	$774	-4.14
650–655	653	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$777	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	468	2	110.00–115.00	$112.41	$526	+12.41
515–535	527	3	108.00–114.00	$111.34	$587	+8.34
570–595	583	2	105.00–110.00	$107.45	$626	+7.45
605	605	1	93.00	$93.00	$563	-11.05

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–435	433	2	100.00–105.00	$102.49	$444	-18.85

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1385	1191	80-85%	6	40.00–51.00	$45.74	$545	-5.13
1020–1780	1328	80-85%	21	59.00–69.00	$62.60	$831	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–980	786	85-90%	14	55.00–66.00	$60.50	$476	—
665–995	806	85-90%	8	39.00–49.00	$43.77	$353	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1965	1619	7	86.00–97.00	$90.84	$1,471	+1.08
1185–2210	1635	4	65.00–79.00	$74.74	$1,222	-15.02

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–835	802	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	73.00–78.00	$75.06	$602

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–785	722	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	300.00–420.00	$357.64

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1300	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–735.00	$664.80
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–825	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	580.00–640.00	$610.18
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	320.00	$320.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–120	107	3	250.00–270.00	$256.67	+31.67
190	190	2	355.00–360.00	$357.50	+72.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	80.00	$80.00	$404	+20.00
925	925	1	60.00	$60.00	$555	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	9	95.00–120.00	$104.44	-12.56
40	40	4	130.00–145.00	$136.25	-1.25
50	50	3	205.00	$205.00	-20.00
50	50	3	160.00–170.00	$163.33	-61.67
60	60	3	180.00–187.50	$182.50	-82.50
65	65	2	220.00	$220.00	-45.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	155.00	$155.00	—
80	80	3	180.00–185.00	$181.67	—
100–120	108	10	220.00–265.00	$246.00	+21.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	8	80.00	$80.00	-1.67
80	80	5	115.00	$115.00	+33.33
100	100	3	130.00	$130.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	54.00	$54.00	$205	-2.00

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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.