Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 14, 2021

748 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.25/cwt -0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 425 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $119.41/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 562 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.34/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $477/hd at 372 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	748	982	876
Feeder cattle	455	760	661
Slaughter cattle	173	110	91
Replacement cattle	32	27	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady. Feeder bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offerings 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
220–245	233	3	135.00–145.00	$138.14	$322	-1.62
255–295	278	6	130.00–145.00	$135.92	$378	-5.11
300–345	327	9	130.00–145.00	$136.53	$446	-0.93
350–395	378	10	130.00–137.50	$133.50	$505	-6.04
400–425	416	6	130.00–140.00	$134.63	$560	+2.16
470–490	478	3	127.00–135.00	$129.99	$621	-1.75
515–525	521	4	120.00–130.00	$125.52	$654	-7.65
600–640	621	6	118.00–122.00	$119.68	$743	+2.09
665–680	673	2	110.00	$110.00	$740	-6.26
700–745	722	5	108.00–114.00	$111.38	$804	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	155.00–160.00	$157.61	$363	—
330–345	337	7	150.00–165.00	$159.98	$539	+7.17
365–395	381	4	150.00–162.50	$155.58	$593	+4.15
400–435	422	6	145.00–156.00	$148.41	$626	-2.46
455–475	464	6	141.00–150.00	$144.14	$669	-2.28
520–538	529	4	136.00–142.00	$137.72	$729	—
555–580	568	4	135.00–140.00	$136.51	$775	-4.49
600–630	612	5	125.00–131.00	$127.59	$781	-1.87
658	658	2	124.00	$124.00	$816	-4.45
705	705	2	118.00–123.00	$120.50	$850	+0.17

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	120.00–125.00	$122.58	$286	—
260–270	267	3	120.00–125.00	$121.63	$325	-6.64
300–345	320	3	120.00–125.00	$121.80	$390	-3.15
365–395	386	9	115.00–125.00	$120.71	$466	-3.46
405–440	423	3	116.00–125.00	$120.40	$509	+0.50
465	465	1	115.00	$115.00	$535	—
585	585	1	111.00	$111.00	$649	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	3	100.00–110.00	$106.57	$357	—
350–395	367	5	100.00–110.00	$104.17	$382	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	125.00	$125.00	$294	—
280–290	285	2	125.00–132.50	$128.68	$367	+0.27
320–340	330	7	125.00–135.00	$127.82	$422	-0.82
350–385	372	18	125.00–135.00	$128.34	$477	-0.85
400–445	425	24	124.00–132.00	$127.25	$541	-0.66
450–495	470	17	123.00–133.00	$125.98	$592	+1.27
510–540	529	6	121.00–128.00	$123.63	$654	-5.77
610–640	628	3	118.00–119.00	$118.32	$743	—
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	267	3	115.00–120.00	$117.44	$314	+0.73
310–340	328	5	115.00–120.00	$116.94	$384	-0.63
350–365	358	6	115.00–120.00	$117.23	$420	+1.83
430–440	435	4	110.00–120.00	$113.71	$495	-1.96
475–495	483	5	110.00–120.00	$116.02	$560	+1.59
505–545	530	12	110.00–118.00	$114.51	$607	+0.84
550–585	570	10	110.00–116.00	$113.39	$646	+0.40
615–645	628	4	107.00–109.00	$107.75	$677	-0.48
660	660	1	107.00	$107.00	$706	+2.01
705–730	713	3	96.00–102.00	$98.66	$703	-3.55
780	780	1	94.00	$94.00	$733	—
815	815	1	89.00	$89.00	$725	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	110.00–112.00	$110.97	$264	—
305–320	313	2	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$347	—
420–445	435	3	100.00–103.00	$101.87	$443	—
540–545	543	2	100.00–103.00	$101.49	$551	-1.84
555–560	558	2	100.00–103.00	$101.49	$566	+0.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	95.00	$95.00	$499	+1.02
555–585	572	3	90.00–95.00	$92.65	$530	-0.70
600	600	1	91.00	$91.00	$546	-3.52
660	660	1	90.00	$90.00	$594	-2.97

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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	423	12	120.00–130.00	$123.64	$523	-7.59
455–480	468	15	120.00–130.00	$124.80	$584	-2.07
520–545	532	8	115.00–125.00	$119.61	$636	-1.50
560–575	562	19	114.00–120.00	$119.41	$671	+1.68
630–635	633	3	107.00–118.00	$111.98	$709	+1.55
710–725	718	2	106.00–109.00	$107.48	$772	+1.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	419	14	137.50–148.00	$141.31	$592	-1.79
460–485	469	4	135.00–145.00	$138.81	$651	-0.92
505–535	513	6	130.00–137.50	$133.39	$684	+2.54
550–585	569	5	125.00–135.00	$130.04	$740	+3.27
605–640	616	5	123.00–127.00	$125.19	$771	+4.68
685	685	1	121.00	$121.00	$829	+1.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–545	529	4	90.00–94.00	$92.25	$488	+0.74
555–585	570	3	90.00–93.00	$92.00	$524	-0.64
730–740	735	2	90.00–95.00	$92.52	$680	-0.97
755–795	773	3	90.00–94.00	$91.63	$708	-0.69
810–830	820	2	90.00–94.00	$92.02	$755	+2.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	427	5	110.00–115.00	$111.92	$478	-3.85
450–475	460	3	110.00–115.00	$112.95	$520	+2.22
500–520	510	3	105.00–110.00	$107.99	$551	+1.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1415	1137	80-85%	14	50.00–62.00	$57.62	$655	+3.72
1015–1685	1208	80-85%	89	64.00–80.00	$72.82	$880	+4.39
1080–1510	1341	80-85%	4	82.00–83.00	$82.27	$1,103	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–975	850	85-90%	14	50.00–60.00	$54.20	$461	+2.41
655–995	883	85-90%	17	65.00–78.00	$70.12	$619	+18.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1885	1454	75-80%	14	64.00–70.00	$68.08	$990	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–2130	1646	9	90.00–100.00	$94.85	$1,561	—
1550–2085	1819	4	106.00–112.00	$108.36	$1,971	+10.52

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1090	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	635.00–725.00	$670.40
1055–1360	1186	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	870.00–960.00	$916.32
1070–1300	1186	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	825.00–950.00	$894.81

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–890	759	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	400.00–580.00	$501.42
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–975	923	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–790.00	$742.44

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–820	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	330.00–350.00	$340.12

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
148–165	155	5	81.00–83.00	$81.85	$127	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	7	225.00–235.00	$232.14	+72.14
90–95	93	3	240.00	$240.00	+80.00
100–110	103	3	265.00–300.00	$278.33	-1.67

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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
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1020–1060	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,087.53	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	82.50	$82.50	$243	—
345	345	1	90.00	$90.00	$310	+5.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	7	60.00–65.00	$62.14	-2.86
30	30	6	115.00–125.00	$118.33	+33.33
30	30	8	70.00–80.00	$76.25	-8.75
40	40	6	90.00–100.00	$96.67	-6.33
40	40	2	145.00	$145.00	+42.00
50	50	6	150.00–155.00	$152.50	-5.50
60	60	2	165.00	$165.00	-4.17
70	70	2	175.00	$175.00	+5.83
80	80	1	190.00	$190.00	+20.83

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	5	135.00–145.00	$142.00	+2.00
60	60	4	150.00–160.00	$152.50	-2.50
70	70	4	170.00–175.00	$171.25	+16.25
70	70	2	100.00	$100.00	-55.00
80	80	3	185.00	$185.00	+30.00
90	90	2	195.00	$195.00	+40.00
150	150	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	47.50	$47.50	+17.50
95	95	1	55.00	$55.00	-10.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	50.00	$50.00	$178	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	215.00	$215.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	245.00	$245.00	—
80	80	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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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.