Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.91/cwt +14.66 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 512 lb · 34 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.55/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 618 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $139.67/cwt +0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 519 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	727	617	447
Feeder cattle	591	498	347
Slaughter cattle	64	65	55
Replacement cattle	19	16	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady. 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
200 fancy	200	1	190.00	$190.00	$380	—
230	230	1	160.00	$160.00	$368	-5.71
260–285	271	5	155.00–165.00	$158.55	$430	-10.33
305–345	323	5	155.00–170.00	$160.36	$518	-4.31
345 fancy	345	2	188.00	$188.00	$649	—
350–395	376	14	155.00–170.00	$158.89	$597	-4.41
405–440	419	9	155.00–165.00	$158.37	$664	+0.28
469 value added	469	6	169.00	$169.00	$793	+16.00
450–485	477	12	150.00–156.00	$153.91	$734	+1.91
506–543 value added	513	10	157.00–162.50	$161.34	$828	+19.34
515–549	540	8	141.00–150.00	$145.70	$787	-4.30
555 value added	555	2	150.00	$150.00	$832	—
550–570	560	2	140.00	$140.00	$784	—
612 value added	612	17	145.00	$145.00	$887	+6.00
615–645	631	8	130.00–137.00	$134.23	$847	-5.78
655–690	666	8	125.00–135.00	$127.84	$851	-7.16
700–705	702	3	120.00–128.00	$124.32	$873	-10.19
800–805	803	2	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$984	-1.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	140.00–150.00	$145.18	$414	-4.73
310–330	320	5	140.00–150.00	$144.03	$461	-4.50
350–390	368	11	140.00–150.00	$144.94	$533	-3.02
400–440	420	3	140.00–145.00	$143.33	$602	-7.53
455–495	477	3	140.00–145.00	$141.68	$676	-6.56
510–545	524	6	125.00–135.00	$131.04	$687	-10.20
555–595	572	9	120.00–130.00	$126.44	$723	-10.02
655–695	665	6	115.00–121.00	$117.85	$784	—
760	760	1	118.00	$118.00	$897	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	4	130.00–135.00	$131.14	$359	—
305–345	328	9	125.00–135.00	$128.44	$421	-16.56
380–395	388	3	125.00–130.00	$128.33	$498	-1.67
450–480	461	4	120.00–125.00	$123.75	$570	-15.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285 fancy	285	1	165.00	$165.00	$470	—
300–340	319	9	135.00–140.00	$136.42	$435	-4.04
370 fancy	370	1	150.00	$150.00	$555	—
355–395	377	9	130.00–142.50	$135.68	$512	-4.69
380 value added	380	9	160.00	$160.00	$608	—
400–445	423	11	130.00–142.50	$134.92	$571	-0.84
450–495	474	21	129.00–138.00	$132.96	$630	+11.96
501 value added	501	20	149.00	$149.00	$746	+24.00
500–545	527	14	127.00–137.50	$129.36	$682	+10.36
555–595	571	8	125.00–128.00	$125.81	$718	-0.02
605–640	623	8	122.00–128.00	$125.39	$781	+0.94
627 value added	627	3	132.00	$132.00	$828	—
650–670	660	3	123.00–125.00	$123.99	$818	+1.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	115.00–125.00	$120.10	$288	—
255–290	273	2	120.00–125.00	$122.66	$335	-4.84
300–340	315	3	120.00–125.00	$121.61	$383	-6.33
350–395	373	11	118.00–125.00	$121.90	$455	-1.60
400–425	411	5	116.00–125.00	$121.71	$500	-1.92
455–495	475	10	115.00–125.00	$121.09	$575	-1.81
500–545	523	12	114.00–125.00	$120.25	$629	+1.66
550–590	570	4	114.00–121.00	$117.45	$669	+0.80
610–630	620	3	112.00–118.00	$114.97	$713	+5.65
660–695	681	4	110.00–115.00	$112.73	$768	+3.80
705–735	720	2	106.00–113.00	$109.43	$788	-1.04

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$342	—
365–395	382	8	105.00–110.00	$106.88	$408	-8.12
505–545	522	5	105.00–110.00	$107.00	$559	+4.50
560–590	575	2	105.00–110.00	$107.43	$618	-3.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–645	640	2	92.00–95.00	$93.51	$598	—
700–735	718	2	90.00–93.00	$91.54	$657	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	431	9	135.00–145.00	$139.71	$602	-2.26
455–495	477	20	130.00–140.00	$135.12	$645	-1.72
505–545	525	12	120.00–131.00	$124.21	$652	-6.30
550–595	576	10	120.00–130.00	$124.42	$717	+1.74
600–620	610	3	110.00–115.00	$112.32	$685	-2.62
660–695	678	7	108.00–115.00	$111.85	$758	-6.15
710–720	713	5	107.00–115.00	$111.39	$794	-3.61
755–795	775	4	100.00–108.00	$104.22	$808	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	420	15	150.00–160.00	$154.00	$647	-2.65
450–495	467	18	145.00–155.00	$148.99	$696	+0.20
500–545	519	21	135.00–148.00	$139.67	$725	+0.09
555–560	558	2	135.00–138.00	$136.49	$762	+1.77
600–645	615	5	121.00–129.00	$127.44	$784	+4.64

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	436	8	110.00–120.00	$114.56	$499	-14.60
450–495	481	6	110.00–120.00	$116.46	$560	-10.54
515–545	529	7	105.00–115.00	$110.00	$582	-6.17
550–585	567	7	105.00–115.00	$109.13	$619	-3.60

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
550	550	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	640.00	$640.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1265	1176	80-85%	5	51.00–55.00	$53.38	$628	—
985–1425	1204	80-85%	27	61.00–77.00	$69.71	$839	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–950	905	85-90%	5	49.00–56.00	$51.84	$469	—
870–985	943	85-90%	6	60.00–74.00	$65.01	$613	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1675	1426	75-80%	8	65.00–71.00	$68.70	$980	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1730	1328	3	70.00–80.00	$74.61	$991	—
1350–1740	1507	3	97.00–101.00	$99.17	$1,494	—
1540	1540	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,617	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
550	550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–885	838	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–640.00	$573.97
850–910	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–850.00	$802.92
845–955	917	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	670.00–760.00	$725.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1075	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	730.00–790.00	$760.35
1080–1305	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	755.00–780.00	$766.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–85	82	5	170.00–185.00	$176.00	+1.00
110	110	1	215.00	$215.00	+20.00
130	130	3	240.00–250.00	$243.33	+48.33
150–185	161	4	275.00–310.00	$288.75	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
615	615	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
570	570	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	85.00	$85.00	$361	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	85.00–95.00	$91.67	+13.89
40	40	3	130.00–140.00	$136.67	+46.67
50	50	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	+32.50
60	60	2	165.00–175.00	$170.00	+47.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–50	45	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	185.00–220.00	$202.50	—
50	50	—	—	3	150.00–155.00	$151.67	+1.67
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	230.00–240.00	$235.00	+85.00
60–65	63	—	—	4	165.00–170.00	$167.50	+17.50
80	80	—	—	3	195.00–200.00	$196.67	+61.67
80	80	—	—	2	100.00	$100.00	-35.00
100	100	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	-42.50
100–125	115	—	—	9	210.00–265.00	$245.56	+68.06

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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.