Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

561 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $149.90/cwt +4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 417 lb · 22 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.14/cwt +7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $531/hd at 379 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.94/cwt -3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 519 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	561	920	541
Feeder cattle	427	716	422
Slaughter cattle	68	92	53
Replacement cattle	11	12	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280 fancy	268	2	180.00–185.00	$182.38	$489	—
310–340	325	6	160.00–170.00	$166.29	$540	+8.64
325–330 fancy	328	3	180.00–185.00	$182.51	$599	—
350–365 fancy	358	2	175.00	$175.00	$626	—
360–390	376	10	160.00–170.00	$164.22	$617	+10.57
400–425	411	5	155.00–165.00	$158.93	$653	+3.23
450	450	1	160.00	$160.00	$720	+14.27
600–645	624	5	135.00–145.00	$139.12	$868	+4.55
655–695	668	5	135.00–140.00	$137.60	$919	—
700	700	1	133.00	$133.00	$931	+0.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	145.00–150.00	$147.59	$391	+7.69
325–345	338	5	140.00–150.00	$143.38	$485	+9.57
365–385	375	4	140.00–150.00	$144.98	$544	+6.23
405–440	422	3	140.00–145.00	$141.60	$598	+3.34
455–485	470	2	130.00–141.00	$135.32	$636	+2.97
505–540	521	5	125.00–138.00	$133.68	$696	+6.51
550–595	574	7	125.00–138.00	$133.85	$768	+8.81
605–635	620	2	125.00–126.00	$125.51	$778	+4.67
785–795	790	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$905	+1.94

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	125.00	$125.00	$356	—
300–335	321	5	120.00–130.00	$125.93	$404	+4.31
355–385	368	4	112.50–135.00	$123.51	$455	+1.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	232	3	135.00–140.00	$136.58	$317	+1.36
300–315	306	4	135.00–145.00	$138.69	$424	+5.73
310–315 fancy	313	2	150.00–152.50	$151.24	$473	—
375–395	379	19	135.00–145.00	$140.14	$531	+7.46
400–445	425	11	135.00–145.00	$138.12	$587	+5.44
450–490	472	12	130.00–140.00	$133.36	$629	+2.31
500–540	519	18	125.00–135.00	$128.94	$669	-3.91
565–590	576	7	124.00–132.00	$126.55	$729	-7.84
600 fancy	600	1	129.00	$129.00	$774	—
600–645	617	13	119.00–124.00	$121.54	$750	+1.05
650–680	661	5	118.00–124.00	$121.16	$801	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	281	4	120.00–127.00	$124.35	$349	+5.51
315–330	323	2	120.00–125.00	$122.44	$395	+2.53
375–390	380	3	120.00–130.00	$124.24	$472	+3.33
405–430	417	5	115.00–125.00	$120.37	$502	-2.31
450–495	470	9	115.00–125.00	$119.40	$561	+0.14
500–545	526	7	112.00–120.00	$117.06	$616	-1.44
550–595	575	12	110.00–120.00	$116.04	$667	-2.27
600–645	619	5	105.00–110.00	$108.57	$672	-3.02
650–695	668	5	104.00–110.00	$107.37	$717	-3.59
700–730	719	5	100.00–105.00	$102.41	$736	-2.59
755–775	765	2	98.00–103.00	$100.47	$769	—
895	895	1	89.00	$89.00	$797	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	2	101.00–102.00	$101.51	$389	—
410–445	430	3	91.00–97.00	$94.59	$407	—
600–645	624	4	90.00–95.00	$92.27	$576	-3.09
650–695	673	3	90.00–94.00	$91.70	$617	—
705–720	713	2	90.00–95.00	$92.47	$659	-1.57

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	110.00–112.00	$110.96	$411	+1.72
580–595	588	2	103.00–105.00	$104.01	$612	+0.48

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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	417	22	145.00–155.00	$149.90	$625	+4.24
450–490	464	16	144.00–150.00	$145.75	$676	+2.91
500–540	522	9	135.00–140.00	$136.33	$712	-0.58
550–590	573	10	132.00–140.00	$134.80	$772	+2.81
610–635	621	8	123.00–134.00	$127.87	$794	+0.32
655–695	675	3	128.00	$128.00	$864	+3.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	145.00	$145.00	$566	—
410–440	421	8	130.00–140.00	$135.04	$569	+5.31
455–495	469	7	130.00–140.00	$133.64	$627	+4.82
505–545	520	13	120.00–130.00	$125.42	$652	-0.01
550–590	566	9	120.00–128.00	$123.38	$698	+2.46
625–645	635	2	111.00–118.00	$114.44	$727	-2.34
655–695	681	5	110.00–118.00	$113.54	$773	-0.11
700–705	702	3	109.00–110.00	$109.67	$770	-2.10
770–775	773	2	100.00–106.00	$103.01	$796	-0.99
800–810	805	2	99.00–107.00	$102.98	$829	-3.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	419	5	115.00–125.00	$120.00	$503	+3.31
455–480	468	2	115.00–120.00	$117.57	$550	+3.43
515–540	528	2	112.00–115.00	$113.46	$599	+0.92
550–575	563	4	110.00–114.00	$112.24	$632	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–545	535	2	90.00–93.00	$91.47	$489	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1415	1142	80-85%	22	67.00–80.00	$73.06	$834	+15.67
1010–1310	1159	80-85%	8	52.00–63.00	$59.41	$689	—
1025–1505	1275	80-85%	3	83.00–85.00	$84.46	$1,077	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–880	830	85-90%	3	52.00–58.00	$54.98	$456	—
655–995	865	85-90%	16	63.00–74.00	$68.40	$592	+16.25

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1620	1394	75-80%	7	68.00–75.00	$71.52	$997	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1420	1345	2	87.00–88.00	$87.53	$1,177	—
1500	1500	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,620	—
1465–2025	1778	3	100.00–101.00	$100.38	$1,785	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–895	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–775.00	$731.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–880	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	78.00–85.00	$81.38	$692

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–670	658	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	75.00–86.00	$80.40	$529

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1250	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$713.83

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
108–135	122	5	87.00–113.00	$100.83	$123	-1.38
220–240	230	2	110.00	$110.00	$253	—
265	265	1	73.00	$73.00	$193	-27.00
300	300	1	71.00	$71.00	$213	-8.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	175.00	$175.00	-30.00
80	80	1	215.00	$215.00	+10.00
100	100	2	240.00	$240.00	-5.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	85.00	$85.00	$276	—
363	363	2	88.00	$88.00	$319	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	10	45.00–55.00	$51.00	+12.67
30	30	3	60.00–75.00	$70.00	-58.33
40	40	4	90.00–100.00	$97.50	-112.50
50	50	3	110.00–120.00	$113.33	-36.67
60	60	2	175.00	$175.00	-65.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	-16.25
60	60	3	150.00–155.00	$153.33	+30.83
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	-35.00
70	70	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	+12.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	63	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	52.00	$52.00	$127	—
640	640	1	57.00	$57.00	$365	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	190.00	$190.00	-20.00
90	90	1	225.00	$225.00	+15.00
140	140	1	300.00	$300.00	+47.50

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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.