Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.51/cwt -1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 475 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.37/cwt +12.09 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 529 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.96/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 369 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	481	774	720
Feeder cattle	336	635	511
Slaughter cattle	96	80	114
Replacement cattle	7	15	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offering of average 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	220	1	160.00	$160.00	$352	-5.00
255–260 fancy	258	2	180.00	$180.00	$464	—
275–295	283	6	160.00–177.50	$169.54	$480	+4.40
310 fancy	310	1	187.50	$187.50	$581	—
305–325	315	4	162.50–170.00	$167.43	$527	+3.80
350–395	369	16	160.00–168.00	$163.96	$605	+5.76
410–425	419	4	159.50–165.00	$162.21	$680	+5.77
465–485	482	7	158.00–166.00	$164.90	$795	+11.54
511–535	515	6	153.00–163.00	$161.27	$831	+16.27
600–615	613	6	144.00–149.00	$144.82	$888	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	270	5	140.00–150.00	$144.50	$390	-5.50
300–335	319	4	145.00–155.00	$151.18	$482	+3.70
360–390	371	4	140.00–155.00	$148.05	$549	+1.65
415–435	425	2	140.00–145.00	$142.44	$605	+0.24
455–475	465	2	137.50–145.00	$141.33	$657	+7.11
515–545	533	4	135.00–143.00	$139.23	$742	+0.29
560–590	571	4	125.00–135.00	$129.52	$740	-2.20
605–640	625	4	121.00–131.00	$124.97	$781	-5.73
655–675	668	3	118.00–122.00	$119.64	$799	-13.01
750	750	1	116.00	$116.00	$870	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	338	4	125.00–135.00	$128.64	$435	—
350–385	368	3	120.00–130.00	$125.07	$460	-0.87

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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	220	1	145.00	$145.00	$319	—
315–320	318	3	135.00–145.00	$139.14	$442	+0.99
350–390	375	4	135.00–145.00	$140.07	$525	+3.33
400–440	421	4	130.00–140.00	$134.38	$566	-0.71
450–490	475	24	127.00–140.00	$129.51	$615	-1.22
500–540	523	8	125.00–135.00	$128.83	$674	+1.41
533 value added	533	10	146.00	$146.00	$778	—
565–585	577	3	125.00–132.00	$127.62	$736	+4.66
625–630	628	2	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$785	+2.66
703 value added	703	4	125.00	$125.00	$879	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	125.00	$125.00	$356	-4.97
305–335	320	2	125.00–130.00	$127.38	$408	+1.71
365–390	379	4	122.00–130.00	$125.51	$476	-0.75
400–440	420	5	118.00–125.00	$120.83	$507	-2.34
450–485	458	5	116.00–125.00	$120.50	$552	-0.61
525–535	532	3	114.00–120.00	$117.32	$624	+2.32
590–595	592	3	112.00–120.00	$117.01	$693	-1.99
625–648	640	3	110.00–115.00	$113.37	$726	+5.37
650–695	676	4	106.00–112.00	$108.70	$735	+14.71
750–760	755	2	105.00–110.00	$107.52	$812	-1.48

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	420	2	110.00–111.00	$110.48	$464	-5.76
510–545	527	3	104.00–108.00	$105.70	$557	-5.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–580	565	2	92.00–96.00	$93.95	$531	-8.54
650–660	655	2	90.00–95.00	$92.52	$606	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	435	6	135.00–145.00	$140.04	$609	+7.10
450–495	468	8	130.00–140.00	$134.83	$631	-0.78
510–545	529	11	125.00–135.00	$133.13	$704	+5.93
555–585	565	9	120.00–130.00	$124.27	$702	+1.27
600–645	627	7	110.00–120.00	$114.15	$716	-6.77
660–695	686	4	110.00–114.00	$111.77	$767	-0.72
700–745	724	4	108.00–114.00	$110.95	$803	+0.25
750–795	765	4	107.00–110.00	$108.23	$828	+1.23
815	815	1	105.00	$105.00	$856	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	429	12	150.00–165.00	$157.93	$678	+8.42
450–485	464	11	145.00–155.00	$150.45	$698	+3.85
600–645	618	4	130.00–136.00	$133.70	$826	+4.98
650–675	664	6	120.00–126.00	$122.64	$814	-7.35

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	433	5	115.00–125.00	$118.56	$513	-3.54
470–490	483	3	115.00–125.00	$120.00	$580	-7.76
510–525	518	2	109.00–115.00	$111.96	$580	-4.37
550–590	569	4	105.00–112.00	$109.47	$623	-2.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	97.00	$97.00	$475	-23.00
570	570	1	96.00	$96.00	$547	—
825	825	1	94.00	$94.00	$776	—
915	915	1	93.00	$93.00	$851	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1445	1186	80-85%	5	50.00–56.00	$52.82	$626	—
1030–1590	1248	80-85%	35	62.00–79.00	$70.68	$882	-6.32

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–975	897	85-90%	12	47.00–55.00	$50.33	$451	—
650–995	906	85-90%	22	60.00–74.00	$64.72	$586	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1725	1469	75-80%	10	62.00–73.00	$69.44	$1,020	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	1	70.00	$70.00	$780	—
1470–1910	1670	4	94.00–101.00	$98.69	$1,648	—
1890–1980	1935	2	106.00–109.00	$107.53	$2,081	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–765	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	80.00–83.00	$81.45	$605

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1280–1340	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	910.00–950.00	$929.54

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–905	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–610.00	$583.52

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130–175	160	3	76.00–78.00	$76.54	$122	—
160	160	1	67.00	$67.00	$107	—
220–260	235	3	60.00–65.00	$63.16	$148	+3.16
735	735	1	41.00	$41.00	$301	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	165.00	$165.00	±0.00
110	110	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	—
200	200	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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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
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	60.00	$60.00	-25.00
30	30	4	100.00–120.00	$105.00	+20.00
50	50	2	80.00	$80.00	+10.00
60	60	2	167.50	$167.50	-2.50
60	60	2	90.00	$90.00	-80.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	165.00	$165.00	+10.00
115–140	128	2	210.00–255.00	$232.50	+32.50
150	150	1	265.00	$265.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	11	40.00	$40.00	+17.50
50	50	1	55.00	$55.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	1	175.00	$175.00	—

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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.