Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

982 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.67/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $582/hd at 512 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.40/cwt +4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 535 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.22/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 552 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	982	596	724
Feeder cattle	760	430	575
Slaughter cattle	110	67	86
Replacement cattle	27	17	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and 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
200–240	210	4	135.00–145.00	$139.76	$293	-2.71
250–290	271	7	137.50–145.00	$141.03	$382	-0.30
300–340	320	6	135.00–145.00	$137.46	$440	-1.28
355–395	379	22	135.00–145.00	$139.54	$529	-0.20
430–440	435	2	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$576	-3.67
450–475	466	22	130.00–140.00	$131.74	$614	+0.36
500–540	516	4	128.00–135.00	$133.17	$687	+6.08
550–585	577	18	120.00–135.00	$129.79	$749	—
605–645	627	5	115.00–120.00	$117.59	$737	-3.41
655–680	669	4	110.00–120.00	$116.26	$778	-2.64
800	800	1	107.00	$107.00	$856	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	4	150.00–165.00	$155.16	$428	-7.38
300–345	324	8	150.00–155.00	$152.81	$495	-5.88
360–390	374	7	150.00–155.00	$151.43	$566	-1.47
400–435	414	7	147.50–155.00	$150.87	$625	—
460–480	474	7	145.00–150.00	$146.42	$694	—
551 value added	551	26	148.50	$148.50	$818	—
580	580	1	141.00	$141.00	$818	-0.76
605–625	620	4	125.00–135.00	$129.46	$803	-1.55
650–695	666	4	125.00–134.00	$128.45	$855	—
700–725	713	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$858	-3.67

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	3	125.00–130.00	$128.27	$340	+3.22
305–315	308	3	120.00–130.00	$124.95	$385	+2.49
350–395	369	9	120.00–130.00	$124.17	$458	+2.65
410–445	426	4	115.00–125.00	$119.90	$511	+2.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	273	5	125.00–135.00	$128.41	$351	+2.73
315–345	334	15	125.00–135.00	$128.64	$430	-2.39
350–395	375	23	125.00–135.00	$129.19	$484	-1.67
400–445	421	22	124.00–133.00	$127.91	$539	-3.79
450–495	472	15	120.00–129.00	$124.71	$589	-4.38
500–547	535	30	120.00–133.00	$129.40	$692	+4.96
550–575	563	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$678	-4.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	3	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$280	—
280–295	288	3	115.00–120.00	$116.71	$336	-0.95
325–345	335	2	115.00–120.00	$117.57	$394	+0.15
365–385	377	3	110.00–121.00	$115.40	$435	±0.00
400–445	421	15	110.00–121.00	$115.67	$487	-2.53
450–495	471	6	112.50–115.00	$114.43	$539	-0.88
500–545	512	37	110.00–115.00	$113.67	$582	+0.61
555–595	577	9	110.00–116.00	$112.99	$652	+2.75
600–640	616	8	105.00–112.00	$108.23	$667	+1.73
650–660	655	2	104.00–106.00	$104.99	$688	+2.55
700–720	710	4	96.00–105.00	$102.21	$726	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	100.00–101.00	$100.48	$372	—
520–540	530	2	93.00–95.00	$93.98	$498	+0.68
550–585	562	3	90.00–96.00	$93.35	$525	+0.82
605–645	630	4	93.00–95.00	$94.52	$595	+2.24
650–695	667	5	90.00–94.00	$92.97	$620	+1.49

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	368	2	108.00–110.00	$108.97	$401	+0.27
455–485	470	3	100.00–105.00	$103.39	$486	+1.67
505–540	523	3	100.00–105.00	$103.33	$540	+2.66
575–590	582	3	100.00–103.00	$100.99	$588	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	12	140.00–150.00	$143.10	$602	—
450–490	472	15	135.00–145.00	$139.73	$660	+1.79
500–540	525	18	129.00–135.00	$130.85	$687	-3.47
550–595	573	5	125.00–130.00	$126.77	$726	-4.87
600–645	617	12	120.00–122.00	$120.51	$744	—
655–665	660	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$789	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	419	12	125.00–135.00	$131.23	$550	-2.89
450–495	474	16	120.00–130.00	$126.87	$601	-0.97
510–545	530	12	115.00–125.00	$121.11	$642	-1.85
555–595	571	8	115.00–120.00	$117.73	$672	-4.81
605–640	623	9	105.00–115.00	$110.43	$688	-4.05
650–670	660	2	105.00–108.00	$106.52	$703	-0.70
710	710	1	106.00	$106.00	$753	+6.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	423	6	110.00–120.00	$115.77	$490	-4.42
450–495	476	16	105.00–115.00	$110.73	$527	+0.31
500–545	517	8	100.00–110.00	$106.48	$551	-3.43
550–580	563	6	100.00–110.00	$104.36	$588	-6.93

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	482	3	97.50–100.00	$98.49	$475	—
505–515	510	2	90.00–93.00	$91.51	$467	-3.48
550–575	565	3	90.00–95.00	$92.64	$523	-2.35
625–645	635	2	90.00–94.00	$91.97	$584	-3.08
655–660	658	2	97.00–98.00	$97.50	$642	+3.90
725–745	739	4	90.00–96.00	$93.49	$691	—
750–790	765	3	90.00–95.00	$92.32	$706	—
800	800	1	90.00	$90.00	$720	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1500	1500	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,490.00	$1,490.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1295	1132	80-85%	5	50.00–57.00	$53.90	$610	+0.48
1035–1525	1203	80-85%	39	61.00–77.00	$68.43	$823	—
1145–1345	1257	80-85%	3	80.00–85.00	$83.22	$1,046	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–990	872	85-90%	18	46.00–56.00	$51.79	$452	—
805–975	902	85-90%	13	60.00–70.00	$63.01	$568	-0.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1585	1520	75-80%	3	77.00–78.00	$77.65	$1,180	—
1320–1910	1532	75-80%	10	67.00–75.00	$72.03	$1,103	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1420	1375	2	84.00–85.00	$84.52	$1,162	—
1510–2235	1801	8	90.00–104.00	$97.84	$1,762	—
1710–1900	1841	4	106.00–109.00	$107.98	$1,988	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–830	820	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	77.00–80.00	$78.99	$648

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820	820	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	92.00	$92.00	$754

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1320–1370	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–925.00	$888.20

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	680.00	$680.00
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	580.00	$580.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
550	550	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	160.00	$160.00	-15.00
130	130	1	280.00	$280.00	+26.25

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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
1050–1195	1109	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,250.00	$1,152.15	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
570	570	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	580.00	$580.00	—
865–970	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	860.00–950.00	$893.95	+123.95

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	980.00	$980.00	—
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	560.00	$560.00	—
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	550.00	$550.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	85.00	$85.00	$285	—
467	467	3	85.00	$85.00	$397	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	65.00	$65.00	-50.00
30	30	4	85.00	$85.00	-45.00
30	30	14	120.00–130.00	$122.68	-7.32
40	40	10	100.00–110.00	$103.00	-39.86
40	40	10	140.00–145.00	$142.50	-0.36
50	50	5	155.00–160.00	$158.00	+0.50
50	50	3	180.00–185.00	$183.33	+25.83
60	60	3	167.50–170.00	$169.17	-2.08

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	+1.67
60	60	3	155.00	$155.00	+2.50
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	-5.00
130–145	138	2	260.00–285.00	$272.50	-52.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	6	30.00	$30.00	—
35	35	6	45.00	$45.00	—
55	55	10	65.00	$65.00	—
75	75	3	65.00	$65.00	—

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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.