Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $142.60/cwt +5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 522 lb · 21 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.26/cwt ≈ $943/hd at 708 lb · 18 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $126.16/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 620 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	541	519	829
Feeder cattle	389	367	723
Slaughter cattle	70	64	61
Replacement cattle	11	4	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 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
285	285	1	172.50	$172.50	$492	—
285 fancy	285	1	182.50	$182.50	$520	+4.90
315–345 fancy	328	3	178.00–182.50	$180.12	$591	+4.12
330–345	339	5	155.00–165.00	$159.45	$541	-6.21
350–385	369	7	155.00–165.00	$160.10	$591	+1.32
370 fancy	370	1	175.00	$175.00	$648	—
400–428	414	2	158.00–165.00	$161.38	$668	+2.02
450–485	465	4	155.00–165.00	$159.35	$741	+7.14
500–540	509	6	145.00–155.00	$150.49	$766	+0.07
555–595	580	4	145.00–155.00	$149.91	$869	+1.61
615 fancy	615	1	154.00	$154.00	$947	—
600–640	622	10	140.00–150.00	$144.38	$898	+8.38
650–690	669	5	135.00–145.00	$140.35	$939	-3.65
700–735	708	18	127.00–140.00	$133.26	$943	—
750–765	756	5	123.00–130.00	$127.99	$968	+0.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	223	3	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$323	—
355–395	380	4	135.00–145.00	$141.05	$536	-6.47
420–445	429	5	135.00–145.00	$140.05	$601	-1.74
480–495	487	3	137.00–145.00	$142.34	$693	+6.47
500–545	527	6	130.00–139.00	$134.02	$706	+4.02
550–595	568	6	130.00–138.00	$133.41	$758	+4.81
620–645	635	5	125.00–135.00	$130.58	$829	+5.08
650–696	689	10	120.00–128.00	$126.14	$869	-3.86
755	755	1	110.00	$110.00	$830	+5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	2	125.00–130.00	$127.54	$402	—
360–390	375	3	120.00–130.00	$124.87	$468	—
555–570	563	2	112.00–115.00	$113.48	$639	-9.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	2	135.00–145.00	$139.72	$312	—
300–345	325	4	135.00–150.00	$142.33	$463	—
370–390	383	5	135.00–150.00	$141.74	$543	-1.40
400–445	424	15	130.00–145.00	$138.05	$585	+1.53
450–495	478	14	130.00–141.00	$134.41	$642	-0.38
500–540	518	5	127.00–135.00	$131.58	$682	+0.83
550–575	564	10	122.00–132.00	$125.70	$709	+1.86
600–645	624	9	118.00–127.00	$121.86	$760	+0.41
650–695	668	3	115.00–121.00	$118.01	$788	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	115.00–120.00	$117.56	$391	-6.15
365–395	381	4	115.00–125.00	$119.48	$455	—
400–440	423	3	115.00–125.00	$119.88	$507	-6.95
470–495	485	5	115.00–125.00	$119.97	$582	-4.65
515–545	531	4	112.00–120.00	$116.28	$617	+0.23
555–595	582	7	110.00–116.00	$112.15	$653	-8.14
635–645	640	2	108.00–111.00	$109.49	$701	-9.51
660–685	668	3	106.00–110.00	$107.70	$719	—
705–710	708	2	106.00–108.00	$107.00	$758	+1.00
750–770	760	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$794	—
915	915	1	95.00	$95.00	$869	-3.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	322	3	108.00–112.00	$109.94	$354	—
450–470	460	2	105.00–107.00	$106.02	$488	—
560–575	568	2	105.00–106.00	$105.49	$599	-6.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	90.00	$90.00	$540	-14.50
725–745	735	2	92.00–94.00	$93.01	$684	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	425	12	150.00–162.50	$155.55	$661	+5.31
450–495	468	11	145.00–150.00	$147.85	$692	+2.46
500–544	522	21	139.00–150.00	$142.60	$744	+5.63
550–585	572	8	130.00–140.00	$133.06	$761	+1.88
600–640	620	17	122.00–130.00	$126.16	$782	-0.49
650–670	659	5	120.00–126.00	$123.18	$812	-0.82
750–765	758	2	112.00–114.00	$112.99	$856	+3.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	6	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$582	-0.01
455–495	474	6	130.00–140.00	$135.46	$642	-0.13
505–545	532	7	120.00–131.00	$125.00	$665	-3.17
555–580	568	8	115.00–126.00	$122.01	$693	-2.27
615–645	630	2	112.00–115.00	$113.46	$715	-7.24
650–675	658	3	110.00–115.00	$113.35	$746	+0.85
845	845	1	106.00	$106.00	$896	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	470	3	115.00–123.00	$119.22	$560	-1.32
500–545	524	5	105.00–115.00	$109.11	$572	-16.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1060	1038	80-85%	4	50.00–61.00	$57.21	$594	—
1010–1515	1189	80-85%	25	65.00–79.00	$71.92	$855	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–960	812	85-90%	7	50.00–59.00	$54.69	$444	—
835–995	938	85-90%	9	65.00–72.00	$69.04	$648	+16.94

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425	1425	75-80%	1	58.00	$58.00	$826	—
1125–1885	1454	75-80%	7	65.00–76.00	$72.05	$1,048	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1255	1121	4	75.00–80.00	$77.78	$872	—
1315–1985	1614	9	90.00–100.00	$96.13	$1,552	—
1715–1945	1830	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,922	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725	725	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$616
885–940	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	80.00	$80.00	$730

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
620	620	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	77.00	$77.00	$477

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1105	1041	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	635.00–870.00	$759.82
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	540.00	$540.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–155	135	4	81.00–84.00	$82.73	$112	-16.12
160–175	168	5	87.00–100.00	$94.51	$159	+32.51
200–270	233	5	77.00–85.00	$81.46	$190	+5.99
225–260	239	4	93.00–103.00	$97.73	$234	+22.26

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
185	185	1	295.00	$295.00	+140.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	1	72.00	$72.00	$518	—
785	785	1	72.00	$72.00	$565	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	40.00–50.00	$45.00	-45.00
20	20	7	80.00–85.00	$82.14	-7.86
30	30	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	+32.50
35	35	4	95.00–105.00	$97.50	+7.50
40	40	1	140.00	$140.00	+30.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	+20.00
50	50	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-30.00
65	65	—	—	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	+47.50
110–125	118	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	250.00–295.00	$272.50	+115.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	7	59.00	$59.00	+4.00
40	40	2	75.00	$75.00	+20.00
50	50	6	50.00–55.00	$51.67	-53.33
55	55	5	80.00	$80.00	-25.00
70	70	1	70.00	$70.00	-35.00
95	95	2	85.00	$85.00	-20.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135–140	138	2	250.00–260.00	$255.00	—
185	185	2	410.00	$410.00	+175.00
225	225	1	460.00	$460.00	—

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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.