Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $127.40/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 474 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.09/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 521 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	399	748	607
Feeder cattle	270	455	432
Slaughter cattle	37	173	89
Replacement cattle	14	32	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter 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
245	245	1	140.00	$140.00	$343	+1.86
300–330	314	4	135.00–140.00	$138.69	$435	+2.16
350–395	366	4	135.00–140.00	$138.05	$505	+4.55
405–430	421	6	130.00–140.00	$134.62	$567	-0.01
455–490	469	8	130.00–140.00	$136.88	$642	+6.89
505–545	522	5	125.00–130.00	$127.55	$666	+2.03
575–590	583	2	127.00–130.00	$128.48	$749	—
600–615	608	3	112.50–118.00	$114.85	$698	-4.83
650–685	668	2	110.00–115.00	$112.57	$752	+2.57
705–745	725	2	104.00–110.00	$107.08	$776	-4.30
765	765	1	104.00	$104.00	$796	—
840	840	1	100.00	$100.00	$840	—
925	925	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,008	—
965	965	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,033	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	145.00–150.00	$147.52	$506	-12.46
380–395	383	8	145.00–153.00	$150.91	$578	-4.67
410	410	2	160.00	$160.00	$656	+11.59
500–540	521	10	135.00–145.00	$138.09	$719	+0.37
550–570	560	2	135.00–137.00	$135.98	$761	-0.53
600–630	614	6	125.00–132.00	$129.68	$796	+2.09
650–690	670	2	120.00–121.00	$120.51	$807	-3.49
740	740	1	117.00	$117.00	$866	-3.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	120.00–125.00	$122.43	$340	+0.80
305–345	325	3	120.00–125.00	$122.55	$398	+0.75
360–390	375	3	115.00–125.00	$119.93	$450	-0.78
445	445	1	125.00	$125.00	$556	+4.60
460–480	470	2	120.00–125.00	$122.55	$576	+7.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	110.00	$110.00	$346	+3.43
365	365	1	105.00	$105.00	$383	+0.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	115.00–120.00	$117.59	$312	+0.15
305–345	323	3	115.00–120.00	$116.65	$377	-0.29
405–425	415	2	112.00–115.00	$113.46	$471	-0.25
450–495	474	4	112.00–118.00	$115.03	$545	-0.99
500–540	517	6	112.00–117.00	$115.19	$596	+0.68
550–580	568	6	110.00–118.00	$114.69	$651	+1.30
605–615	610	2	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$656	-0.27
650–695	666	7	100.00–110.00	$105.99	$706	-1.01
700–745	711	5	100.00–106.00	$102.37	$728	+3.71
755–760	758	2	99.00–100.00	$99.50	$754	+5.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	9	125.00–137.50	$128.64	$480	+0.30
405–440	421	9	124.00–137.50	$127.69	$538	+0.44
455–490	468	6	123.00–130.00	$126.77	$593	+0.79
500–540	510	7	121.00–125.00	$122.69	$626	-0.94
550–580	565	2	121.00–122.00	$121.49	$686	—
610–630	617	3	115.00–119.00	$117.35	$724	-0.97
660–670	665	2	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$771	+0.99

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	105.00–110.00	$107.38	$288	—
330–345	340	3	105.00–112.50	$109.15	$371	-1.83
455–495	475	2	102.50–105.00	$103.80	$493	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	100.00	$100.00	$320	—
355–360	358	2	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$362	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	408	2	125.00–130.00	$127.55	$520	+3.91
450–490	474	11	120.00–131.00	$127.40	$604	+2.60
500–540	516	4	115.00–125.00	$121.20	$625	+1.59
550–590	569	6	117.00–126.00	$122.94	$700	+3.53
660–695	682	3	101.00–110.00	$105.74	$721	—
725–740	733	2	98.00–100.00	$98.99	$726	-8.49
820	820	1	107.00	$107.00	$877	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	433	7	137.50–147.50	$140.62	$609	-0.69
455–480	471	6	135.00–145.00	$137.51	$648	-1.30
505–535	517	9	130.00–140.00	$134.30	$694	+0.91
605–640	622	5	122.00–127.00	$124.01	$771	-1.18
660	660	1	123.00	$123.00	$812	+2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	427	3	110.00–115.00	$113.42	$484	+1.50
500–520	508	4	107.50–110.00	$109.38	$556	+1.39

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–485	475	2	90.00–92.50	$91.28	$434	—
750–775	763	3	90.00–93.00	$91.67	$699	+0.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1510	1510	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1095	1048	80-85%	2	50.00–55.00	$52.39	$549	—
1000–1595	1226	80-85%	11	65.00–74.00	$68.79	$843	-4.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–945	873	85-90%	5	49.00–58.00	$54.55	$476	-15.57
795–985	915	85-90%	4	65.00–70.00	$67.58	$618	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–2200	1406	6	73.00–89.00	$83.09	$1,168	—
1015–1920	1471	4	91.00–104.00	$97.60	$1,436	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–880	833	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	83.00–89.00	$86.39	$720

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	84.00	$84.00	$840

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	61.00	$61.00	$418

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–780	773	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	420.00–510.00	$468.56
690–875	783	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	610.00–640.00	$626.77
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	565.00	$565.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–140	130	2	86.00–101.00	$92.92	$121	—
390	390	1	70.00	$70.00	$273	—
475	475	1	48.00	$48.00	$228	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	1	47.50	$47.50	$52	—
625	625	1	5.00	$5.00	$31	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	220.00	$220.00	-12.14
120	120	1	285.00	$285.00	+6.67
150–180	160	3	370.00–470.00	$403.33	—

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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
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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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	87.50	$87.50	$258	+5.00
475–485	480	2	75.00–80.00	$77.53	$372	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	24	21	25.00–55.00	$39.29	-22.85
30–35	31	20	65.00–80.00	$70.00	-48.33
40	40	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	+65.83
50	50	2	185.00	$185.00	+32.50
60	60	1	210.00	$210.00	+45.00
70	70	1	235.00	$235.00	+60.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	3	120.00–125.00	$123.33	—
50	50	3	130.00–135.00	$131.67	-10.33
60	60	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	-10.00
150	150	2	280.00	$280.00	+10.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	5	55.00	$55.00	+7.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	285.00	$285.00	—

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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.