Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $146.67/cwt -2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 477 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.14/cwt +1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 468 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $134.63/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 477 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	903	727	785
Feeder cattle	729	591	609
Slaughter cattle	92	64	95
Replacement cattle	10	19	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	2	145.00–150.00	$147.67	$317	—
265–275	270	2	145.00–150.00	$147.55	$398	+2.37
315–345	326	6	140.00–150.00	$143.73	$469	-0.30
370–395	386	8	140.00–150.00	$144.74	$559	-0.20
405–445	421	8	137.50–150.00	$141.28	$595	-2.05
465–495	482	6	135.00–144.00	$140.97	$679	-0.71
505–540	524	16	130.00–143.00	$139.33	$730	+8.29
555–595	574	19	130.00–141.00	$134.51	$772	+8.07
605–645	621	7	120.00–125.00	$122.15	$759	—
735	735	1	120.00	$120.00	$882	—
830	830	1	113.00	$113.00	$938	—

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	±0.00
265–295	281	4	160.00–165.00	$163.80	$460	+5.25
300–320 fancy	307	7	170.00–175.00	$174.30	$535	—
315–345	328	3	160.00–165.00	$163.25	$535	+2.89
350–390	374	12	155.00–165.00	$158.41	$592	-0.48
400–435	420	15	155.00–160.00	$157.67	$662	-0.70
485	485	1	155.00	$155.00	$752	+1.09
500–545	523	5	147.50–152.50	$149.17	$780	+3.47
550–580	559	5	143.00–146.00	$144.19	$806	+4.19
620–645	629	7	130.00–138.00	$132.97	$836	-1.26
655–695	680	5	127.00–132.00	$129.56	$881	+1.72
705–715	710	4	125.00–128.00	$127.24	$903	+2.92

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	130.00–135.00	$132.55	$338	+1.41
350–395	373	9	125.00–135.00	$129.43	$483	+1.10
455–485	470	3	122.50–125.00	$124.17	$584	+0.42
555–595	571	4	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$700	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	269	4	130.00–140.00	$136.07	$366	—
314–345	321	8	130.00–140.00	$134.96	$433	-1.46
350–395	380	12	130.00–140.00	$134.26	$510	-1.42
400–445	421	20	130.00–140.00	$132.90	$560	-2.02
450–495	468	26	130.00–138.00	$134.14	$628	+1.18
505 fancy	505	1	137.00	$137.00	$692	—
500–545	523	19	129.00–135.00	$132.23	$692	+2.87
555–595	576	7	125.00–130.00	$126.55	$729	+0.74
600–645	613	8	118.00–125.00	$120.22	$737	-5.17
665–685	675	2	118.00–121.00	$119.52	$807	-4.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$420	+0.87
355–395	376	6	118.00–125.00	$121.25	$456	-0.65
400–445	421	14	117.00–125.00	$122.60	$516	+0.89
450–495	475	18	115.00–125.00	$120.99	$575	-0.10
500–545	527	12	115.00–125.00	$118.48	$624	-1.77
550–590	566	15	114.00–120.00	$117.46	$665	+0.01
600–640	620	7	110.00–115.00	$111.58	$692	-3.39
650–690	667	3	110.00–115.00	$112.69	$752	-0.04
705–745	725	2	112.00–115.00	$113.46	$823	+4.03

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	110.00–112.50	$111.28	$348	+0.27
400–420	410	3	108.00–112.00	$110.02	$451	—
460–465	463	2	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$514	—
530–540	535	3	108.00–111.00	$109.66	$587	+2.66
550–585	563	7	105.00–110.00	$107.69	$606	+0.26

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–680	668	2	93.00–98.00	$95.45	$638	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415 fancy	408	2	160.00	$160.00	$653	—
400–445	423	20	149.00–155.00	$151.38	$640	-2.62
450–495	477	38	144.00–151.00	$146.67	$700	-2.32
500–545	520	10	135.00–145.00	$138.30	$719	-1.37
550–590	569	15	130.00–137.00	$133.26	$758	-3.23
600–645	617	20	124.00–132.00	$125.81	$776	-1.63
675	675	1	125.00	$125.00	$844	—
720	720	1	124.00	$124.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	424	20	135.00–145.00	$139.02	$589	-0.69
450–495	477	24	130.00–140.00	$134.63	$642	-0.49
500–545	518	12	125.00–130.00	$127.34	$660	+3.13
550–595	577	21	120.00–126.00	$123.36	$712	-1.06
600–645	616	11	112.00–120.00	$115.65	$712	+3.33
670–675	672	5	110.00–117.00	$112.60	$757	+0.75
710–745	731	6	108.00–112.00	$109.82	$803	-1.57
785	785	1	106.00	$106.00	$832	+1.78
805	805	1	100.00	$100.00	$805	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	424	10	115.00–125.00	$117.77	$499	+3.21
450–495	472	19	114.00–122.50	$117.74	$556	+1.28
510–540	524	5	110.00–120.00	$114.17	$598	+4.17
560–590	578	8	105.00–115.00	$111.08	$642	+1.95
605–640	623	2	105.00–108.00	$106.46	$663	—
650–690	668	5	102.00–105.00	$103.61	$692	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–640	630	2	92.00–98.00	$94.95	$598	—
650–690	665	5	90.00–98.00	$93.03	$619	—
815–825	822	3	93.00–98.00	$95.68	$786	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1585	1217	80-85%	7	51.00–61.00	$56.43	$687	-13.28
1000–1675	1226	80-85%	37	64.00–76.00	$71.32	$874	+1.61
1160–1510	1306	80-85%	10	78.00–80.00	$78.78	$1,029	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–905	839	85-90%	4	48.00–55.00	$51.15	$429	—
725–995	892	85-90%	8	60.00–70.00	$64.75	$578	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1815	1538	75-80%	12	64.00–75.00	$68.80	$1,058	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	1	79.00	$79.00	$790	—
1420–1840	1651	4	90.00–102.00	$97.85	$1,616	—
1475–1900	1720	3	104.00–107.00	$105.23	$1,810	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–920	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	88.00–96.00	$92.04

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 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	960.00	$960.00
1065–1345	1194	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	755.00–890.00	$809.44

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	32.00	$32.00	$181	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	20.00	$20.00	$130	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	—	—	4	165.00–175.00	$172.50	-3.50
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	280.00	$280.00	+104.00
80	80	—	—	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	+9.00
150	150	—	—	2	230.00–245.00	$237.50	-51.25

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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
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	+15.83
30	30	3	75.00	$75.00	-16.67
40	40	2	130.00	$130.00	-6.67
50	50	3	160.00–165.00	$161.67	+6.67
60	60	2	170.00	$170.00	±0.00
70	70	4	200.00–205.00	$203.75	+33.75
80	80	2	222.50	$222.50	+52.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	140.00	$140.00	-95.00
70	70	4	150.00–155.00	$151.25	-16.25
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	-57.50
80	80	3	165.00–175.00	$170.00	-26.67
90	90	1	180.00	$180.00	-16.67
90	90	1	135.00	$135.00	-61.67
115–145	122	11	205.00–245.00	$215.00	-30.56

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	19	40.00	$40.00	—

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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.