Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 28, 2021

788 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.09/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 473 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.29/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 426 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $123.06/cwt -4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 476 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	788	399
Feeder cattle	552	270
Slaughter cattle	139	37
Replacement cattle	16	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	235	3	150.00–160.00	$153.40	$360	—
250–295	274	6	150.00–162.50	$153.05	$419	—
300–345	334	6	150.00–162.50	$154.21	$515	+6.69
355–395	371	5	150.00–160.00	$154.43	$573	+3.52
425–445	434	6	148.00–155.00	$151.29	$657	-8.71
450 fancy	450	1	167.50	$167.50	$754	—
455–490	476	5	140.00–150.00	$145.47	$692	—
505–540	521	7	140.00–145.00	$141.48	$737	+3.39
550–585	566	5	135.00–140.00	$137.16	$776	+1.18
605–635	620	7	129.00–135.00	$130.88	$811	+1.20
650–695	673	5	125.00–132.00	$127.33	$857	+6.82
705–735	720	2	122.00–125.00	$123.47	$889	+6.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	135.00–145.00	$139.84	$326	-0.16
265–295	281	6	140.00–145.00	$141.16	$397	—
300–345	325	6	140.00–145.00	$142.47	$463	+3.78
350–395	376	12	135.00–145.00	$141.41	$532	+3.36
410–440	424	8	132.50–145.00	$138.16	$586	+3.54
475–495	485	5	125.00–135.00	$131.01	$635	-5.87
500–510	504	5	121.00–130.00	$125.21	$631	-2.34
550–585	570	3	115.00–120.00	$117.63	$670	-10.85
610–645	628	2	110.00–111.00	$110.49	$694	-4.36

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	125.00–130.00	$127.36	$350	+4.93
300–345	325	4	120.00–130.00	$126.10	$410	+3.55
375–395	387	7	120.00–130.00	$126.06	$488	+6.13
450–475	460	4	110.00–115.00	$112.75	$519	-9.80
505–525	515	3	110.00–115.00	$112.30	$578	—
550–585	570	3	105.00–110.00	$106.61	$608	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	9	107.50	$107.50	$373	-2.50

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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	268	4	125.00–135.00	$130.00	$348	—
310–345	333	4	130.00–142.50	$135.04	$450	—
350–395	377	8	127.50–135.00	$131.57	$496	+2.93
405–445	426	18	125.00–135.00	$129.29	$551	+1.60
450–495	473	21	124.00–135.00	$129.09	$611	+2.32
500–545	522	17	123.00–135.00	$127.09	$663	+4.40
550–590	566	11	123.00–129.00	$125.27	$709	+3.78
610–625	618	3	120.00–125.00	$122.99	$760	+5.64
650–665	658	2	116.00–119.00	$117.48	$773	+1.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	4	115.00–120.00	$117.58	$276	—
250–278	268	4	115.00–120.00	$117.40	$315	-0.19
325–340	330	4	115.00–120.00	$118.71	$392	+2.06
355–395	372	12	115.00–122.50	$117.99	$439	—
405–440	418	6	115.00–120.00	$117.39	$491	+3.93
455–485	464	5	112.00–119.00	$115.57	$536	+0.54
500–545	519	6	111.00–115.00	$112.75	$585	-2.44
555–590	569	5	111.00–119.00	$115.54	$657	+0.85
600–645	632	6	110.00–115.00	$112.82	$713	+5.34
650–665	655	5	104.00–112.00	$107.00	$701	+1.01
700–730	719	10	100.00–112.00	$106.97	$769	+4.60
810	810	1	98.00	$98.00	$794	—
900	900	1	94.00	$94.00	$846	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	10	94.00	$94.00	$280	—
339–345	343	16	89.00–95.00	$92.77	$318	-7.23
510–525	515	3	90.00–94.00	$91.36	$471	—
550–575	565	3	90.00–92.00	$90.99	$514	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	271	4	105.00–110.00	$108.00	$293	+0.62
325–340	332	3	105.00–110.00	$108.37	$360	-0.78
400–435	417	3	104.00–110.00	$106.31	$443	—
450–485	468	3	103.00–110.00	$105.91	$496	+2.11
500–525	508	4	100.00–105.00	$102.73	$522	—
555–575	563	3	100.00–105.00	$102.36	$576	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	419	10	140.00–150.00	$144.74	$606	+4.12
450–490	464	16	135.00–145.00	$139.49	$647	+1.98
500–540	515	14	130.00–138.00	$132.93	$685	-1.37
550–580	563	9	125.00–135.00	$129.26	$728	—
600–630	613	6	122.00–128.00	$126.56	$776	+2.55
650–670	658	3	120.00–126.00	$123.69	$814	+0.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	8	125.00–135.00	$129.98	$550	+2.43
455–495	476	17	115.00–130.00	$123.06	$586	-4.34
500–545	525	8	115.00–125.00	$123.14	$646	+1.94
555–585	569	7	110.00–120.00	$116.40	$662	-6.54
620–645	631	4	114.00–119.00	$116.75	$737	—
655–690	674	4	111.00–118.00	$113.76	$767	+8.02
730–740	733	3	100.00–109.00	$104.98	$770	+5.99
750–760	755	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$789	—
800	800	1	99.00	$99.00	$792	-8.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	421	5	110.00–120.00	$112.59	$474	-0.83
450–475	465	6	105.00–120.00	$110.88	$516	—
500–540	525	4	104.00–110.00	$107.18	$563	-2.20
575–590	583	2	103.00–106.00	$104.52	$609	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	105.00	$105.00	$583	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1315	1063	80-85%	10	55.00–65.00	$60.23	$640	—
1013–1480	1189	80-85%	60	68.00–81.00	$74.08	$881	—
1035–1385	1220	80-85%	5	84.00–86.00	$85.00	$1,037	+16.21

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–995	860	85-90%	13	50.00–60.00	$56.06	$482	+1.51
875–995	948	85-90%	11	65.00–76.00	$69.60	$660	+2.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1615	1461	75-80%	10	65.00–75.00	$71.41	$1,043	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1290	1133	3	71.00–82.00	$74.97	$849	—
1235–1800	1536	8	88.00–104.00	$98.92	$1,519	—

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–970	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–760.00	$691.12

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–750	728	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	270.00–400.00	$332.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
153–185	169	4	81.00–85.00	$82.81	$140	—
365	365	1	45.00	$45.00	$164	-25.00
495	495	1	25.00	$25.00	$124	-23.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	—	—	3	220.00–230.00	$226.67	+6.67
90	90	—	—	2	255.00	$255.00	+35.00
100	100	—	—	3	270.00–275.00	$271.67	-13.33
110	110	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	310.00	$310.00	+25.00
180	180	—	—	1	310.00	$310.00	-93.33
210–215	213	—	—	2	345.00–355.00	$350.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740–925	841	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	760.00–1,050.00	$894.38	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065–1480	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,280.00–1,450.00	$1,370.63	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	70.00	$70.00	$256	—
460	460	2	71.00	$71.00	$327	-6.53

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	135.00–145.00	$138.75	+68.75
30	30	6	65.00–75.00	$69.17	-0.83
40	40	4	150.00–155.00	$152.50	-10.00
40	40	8	80.00–90.00	$83.75	-78.75
50	50	1	240.00	$240.00	+55.00
50	50	4	110.00–115.00	$112.50	-72.50
60	60	3	170.00–180.00	$175.00	-35.00
70	70	4	190.00–195.00	$191.25	-43.75
70	70	1	280.00	$280.00	+45.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	—	—	4	120.00–125.00	$122.50	-0.83
60	60	—	—	1	65.00	$65.00	-77.50
60–65	62	—	—	3	150.00	$150.00	+7.50
80	80	—	—	3	170.00–175.00	$171.67	+29.17
80	80	—	—	2	80.00–90.00	$85.00	-57.50
135	135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	270.00–285.00	$277.50	—
165	165	—	—	1	255.00	$255.00	-25.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	4	40.00	$40.00	-15.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	215.00–220.00	$217.50	—
100–135	110	5	275.00–380.00	$309.00	+24.00

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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.