Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

484 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.67/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 430 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $131.19/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 472 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $109.20/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 590 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	484	659	451
Feeder cattle	405	554	349
Slaughter cattle	40	56	77
Replacement cattle	3	15	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . 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
305–335	319	5	140.00–150.00	$146.50	$467	+1.46
350–395	383	11	135.00–145.00	$140.17	$537	-3.74
405–445	418	5	133.00–135.00	$134.57	$563	-4.67
465–485	473	9	128.00–135.00	$132.43	$626	-4.58
500–545	530	6	125.00–135.00	$131.03	$694	+2.56
550–577	573	7	124.00–125.00	$124.14	$711	-7.57
615–645	634	4	110.00–120.00	$113.17	$717	-0.85
667	667	11	120.00	$120.00	$800	—
700–735	714	5	109.00–116.00	$113.37	$809	+3.37

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	155.00	$155.00	$465	-3.25
360	360	1	150.00	$150.00	$540	-6.76
400–420	410	2	145.00–150.00	$147.56	$605	-9.12
450–485	473	6	139.00–145.00	$141.63	$670	—
500–510	505	2	138.00–140.00	$138.99	$702	±0.00
605–625	623	15	123.00–126.00	$123.63	$770	-7.37

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	277	3	125.00–135.00	$129.85	$360	+0.13
300–330	313	5	120.00–130.00	$125.08	$392	-3.50
360–380	373	5	120.00–130.00	$124.76	$465	-4.68
455–470	463	2	115.00–120.00	$117.46	$544	-2.47
515–545	530	2	110.00–115.00	$112.43	$596	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575–595	585	2	100.00–105.00	$102.46	$599	—
700–735	718	2	91.00–96.00	$93.44	$671	—
750–765	758	2	93.00–98.00	$95.52	$724	-4.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	258	2	115.00–117.00	$115.97	$299	-6.80
320–340	333	3	120.00–125.00	$121.70	$405	-0.24
380–395	387	3	120.00–125.00	$123.03	$476	+0.76
415–445	429	7	114.00–118.00	$115.57	$496	-0.90
450–485	469	14	110.00–115.00	$112.62	$528	-0.61
500–540	525	12	107.00–112.00	$109.08	$573	+0.47
560–597	590	18	106.00–110.00	$109.20	$644	+0.73
605–635	620	2	105.00–108.00	$106.46	$660	+6.46
657	657	3	108.00	$108.00	$710	+8.00
705	705	1	97.00	$97.00	$684	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	2	130.00–140.00	$134.76	$424	+1.66
350–395	376	14	130.00–140.00	$133.64	$502	+0.64
400–445	420	12	125.00–135.00	$127.36	$535	-1.51
450–498	475	11	123.00–130.00	$125.21	$595	-1.98
505–515	510	2	125.00–128.00	$126.51	$645	+1.49
575–585	580	2	125.00–130.00	$127.52	$740	-2.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	420	3	100.00–105.00	$101.69	$427	-0.82
510–535	522	7	100.00–103.00	$101.00	$527	+0.52
555–585	575	4	100.00–102.00	$100.48	$578	+2.91

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	337	3	107.00–110.00	$108.19	$365	—
370–385	377	3	110.00–112.00	$110.66	$417	+0.71

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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	430	20	130.00–140.00	$133.67	$575	-0.56
450–495	472	20	125.00–135.00	$131.19	$619	-0.20
500–545	521	14	120.00–132.00	$125.48	$654	+1.70
550–595	568	14	115.00–127.00	$121.23	$689	-1.46
620–635	627	6	114.00–118.00	$116.00	$727	+6.25
650–695	666	10	101.00–115.00	$109.74	$731	+4.13
700	700	1	92.00	$92.00	$644	-8.74
775	775	1	90.00	$90.00	$698	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	424	7	145.00–150.00	$147.51	$625	-2.16
455–485	467	5	140.00–145.00	$142.47	$665	+1.60
505–520	513	2	138.00–140.00	$138.99	$713	+2.15

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	6	110.00–125.00	$119.20	$510	+2.20
450–465	459	4	110.00–120.00	$115.29	$529	-1.11
535	535	1	110.00	$110.00	$588	-3.99
550–570	562	3	106.00–111.00	$108.97	$612	-4.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	428	3	95.00–98.00	$96.30	$412	—
450–495	474	4	94.00–98.00	$95.70	$454	—
510–545	531	4	93.00–97.00	$94.71	$503	-8.61
555–575	565	2	92.00–95.00	$93.47	$528	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1210	1093	80-85%	4	50.00–55.00	$52.62	$575	—
1000–1390	1184	80-85%	19	60.00–77.00	$69.11	$818	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–870	833	85-90%	3	48.00–51.00	$49.27	$410	-13.90
725–945	834	85-90%	4	58.00–64.00	$60.44	$504	-2.73

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1625	1446	75-80%	6	65.00–68.00	$66.64	$964	—
1715	1715	75-80%	1	55.00	$55.00	$943	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1295	1263	2	81.00–83.00	$81.97	$1,035	+6.38
2335	2335	1	99.00	$99.00	$2,312	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	50.00	$50.00	$205	—
700	700	1	52.00	$52.00	$364	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	135.00	$135.00	-50.00
80	80	1	175.00	$175.00	-10.00
150–170	160	2	250.00–285.00	$267.50	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	695.00	$695.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	75.00–85.00	$80.00	-48.33
30–35	32	12	100.00–115.00	$105.83	-22.50
40	40	3	130.00	$130.00	-17.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	60.00	$60.00	-105.00
60	60	1	140.00	$140.00	-25.00
70	70	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	-25.00
80	80	2	115.00	$115.00	+5.00
90	90	3	175.00–180.00	$178.33	+68.33
100	100	1	190.00	$190.00	-30.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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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.