Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

1,048 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Saluda Stockyards report →

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.19/cwt -1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 662 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.19/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 522 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $144.08/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 478 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,048	903	791
Feeder cattle	873	729	591
Slaughter cattle	74	92	101
Replacement cattle	15	10	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls and slaughter cows were steady. There were heavy offerings of mostly plain to average 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
225–240	233	3	140.00–150.00	$144.16	$336	-3.51
255–285	265	3	140.00	$140.00	$371	-7.55
310–335	326	5	140.00–150.00	$143.99	$469	+0.26
355–395	373	9	140.00–150.00	$143.67	$536	-1.07
405–440	425	10	137.50–152.50	$146.23	$621	+4.95
450–495	477	24	135.00–151.00	$144.50	$689	+3.53
478–483 value added	481	6	127.00–150.00	$142.39	$685	—
510–545	524	7	130.00–141.00	$136.06	$713	-3.27
550–590	571	10	129.00–141.00	$133.43	$762	-1.08
597 value added	597	9	131.00	$131.00	$782	—
600–640	619	6	112.00–126.00	$121.13	$750	-1.02
628 value added	628	6	126.00	$126.00	$791	—
636	636	1	121.00	$121.00	$770	-1.15
650–695	665	6	112.00–123.00	$119.65	$796	—
745	745	1	97.00	$97.00	$723	-23.00
765	765	1	90.00	$90.00	$688	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	3	155.00–167.50	$160.72	$522	-2.53
355–395	374	9	155.00–170.00	$160.31	$600	+1.90
377–385 value added	382	7	160.00–165.00	$162.88	$622	—
400–435	422	10	154.00–165.00	$157.65	$665	-0.02
450–490	466	4	152.00–157.00	$154.72	$721	-0.28
500–545	521	9	142.00–150.00	$145.42	$758	-3.75
555–560	558	2	143.00–145.00	$144.00	$804	-0.19
578 value added	578	9	149.00	$149.00	$861	—
600–625	613	2	130.00–134.00	$131.96	$809	-1.01
637–645 value added	638	6	128.00–133.00	$132.16	$843	—
650–670	660	2	126.00–129.00	$127.52	$842	-2.04
655–664 value added	662	31	128.00–129.00	$128.23	$849	—
714 value added	714	9	124.00	$124.00	$885	—
735–740	738	2	111.00–122.00	$116.48	$860	-10.76
855	855	1	115.00	$115.00	$983	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	216	4	135.00–137.50	$136.86	$296	—
250–290	265	3	122.50–130.00	$127.59	$338	—
300–340	321	10	120.00–137.50	$130.23	$418	—
370–395	383	8	122.50–137.50	$126.56	$485	—
400–440	424	8	112.00–135.00	$125.89	$534	—
455–495	480	4	112.50–135.00	$123.39	$592	—
500–530	519	6	118.00–135.00	$123.77	$642	—
550–595	576	10	102.00–133.00	$118.45	$682	—
645	645	1	115.00	$115.00	$742	—
660–670	665	2	105.00–117.00	$111.05	$738	—
725	725	1	111.00	$111.00	$805	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	135.00	$135.00	$392	+2.45
303–345	318	7	122.50–135.00	$128.16	$408	—
355–385	372	6	110.00–142.50	$131.14	$488	+1.71
435	435	1	138.00	$138.00	$600	—
495	495	1	121.00	$121.00	$599	-3.17
575–580	578	2	125.00–135.00	$130.02	$752	+7.50
655–670	663	2	105.00–117.00	$110.93	$735	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	334	4	110.00–117.50	$113.74	$380	—
430	430	1	110.00	$110.00	$473	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	86.00	$86.00	$499	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	122.50–125.00	$123.70	$340	—
320–335	330	3	125.00–130.00	$127.50	$421	+5.02
355–390	373	6	120.00–130.00	$126.94	$473	+5.69
400–445	429	18	117.00–129.00	$122.19	$524	-0.41
450–490	468	27	115.00–127.00	$121.96	$571	+0.97
500–545	522	31	109.00–125.00	$119.19	$622	+0.71
556 value added	556	4	123.00	$123.00	$684	—
550–595	570	15	106.00–123.00	$115.73	$660	-1.73
585–590	588	2	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$632	-9.97
600–645	616	12	95.00–121.00	$109.76	$676	-1.82
650–695	675	8	99.00–120.00	$110.09	$743	-2.60
705–740	726	6	104.00–117.00	$111.36	$808	-2.10
750–770	759	5	95.00–113.00	$106.14	$806	—
800–814	806	3	96.00–106.00	$99.64	$803	—
855	855	1	104.00	$104.00	$889	—
930–945	938	2	84.00–99.00	$91.56	$859	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–282	275	4	112.50–120.00	$118.26	$325	—
305–345	323	7	107.50–130.00	$115.77	$374	—
350–390	374	4	102.50–115.00	$110.05	$412	—
400–445	419	12	90.00–117.50	$110.06	$461	—
455–495	469	5	105.00–115.00	$111.06	$521	—
505–545	525	8	102.00–115.00	$109.25	$574	—
550–590	568	6	100.00–117.00	$108.53	$616	—
605–635	622	3	102.00–104.00	$102.67	$639	—
755	755	1	104.00	$104.00	$785	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	132.50	$132.50	$289	—
290	290	1	130.00	$130.00	$377	-6.07
315–340	328	4	130.00–140.00	$133.76	$439	-1.20
375–390	385	4	130.00–142.50	$137.56	$530	+3.30
400–430	418	3	131.00–139.00	$135.08	$565	+2.18
440	440	1	115.00	$115.00	$506	-17.90
450	450	1	132.00	$132.00	$594	-2.14
500–530	515	2	115.00	$115.00	$592	-17.23
510–545	530	3	119.00–130.00	$122.86	$651	-9.37
600	600	1	119.00	$119.00	$714	-1.22
640 value added	640	2	125.00	$125.00	$800	—
710 value added	710	3	120.00	$120.00	$852	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	110.00–112.50	$111.27	$378	-0.01
355–385	365	3	110.00–130.00	$116.48	$425	—
400–445	416	4	110.00–116.00	$112.82	$469	+2.80
475–480	478	2	105.00–117.00	$110.97	$530	-0.02
500–535	519	6	105.00–117.00	$110.73	$575	+1.07
550–595	573	3	108.00–110.00	$109.36	$627	+1.67
620	620	1	101.00	$101.00	$626	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	60.00	$60.00	$255	—
450	450	1	107.50	$107.50	$484	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	105.00	$105.00	$284	—
315	315	1	110.00	$110.00	$346	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	116.00	$116.00	$522	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	428	6	127.50–140.00	$131.67	$564	-7.35
408–445 value added	430	5	139.00–140.00	$139.38	$599	—
450–490	473	13	121.00–140.00	$132.92	$629	-1.71
505–545	527	12	121.00–140.00	$129.32	$682	+1.98
550–580	562	9	119.00–133.00	$124.74	$701	+1.38
600–645	618	5	111.00–125.00	$117.65	$727	+2.00
665–690	674	4	111.00–115.00	$112.52	$758	-0.08
705–745	721	5	85.00–115.00	$102.63	$740	-7.19
775	775	1	99.00	$99.00	$767	-7.00
840	840	1	88.00	$88.00	$739	-12.00
900	900	1	76.00	$76.00	$684	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	430	5	145.00–154.00	$149.00	$641	-2.38
450–495	471	10	140.00–152.50	$144.37	$680	-2.30
500–545	519	5	135.00–145.00	$140.08	$727	+1.78
531 value added	531	4	138.00	$138.00	$733	—
560	560	1	132.00	$132.00	$739	-1.26
607 value added	607	3	129.00	$129.00	$783	—
600–640	617	5	125.00–128.00	$126.62	$781	+0.81
680	680	1	116.00	$116.00	$789	-9.00
715	715	1	111.00	$111.00	$794	-13.00
850	850	1	92.00	$92.00	$782	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	2	111.00–120.00	$115.74	$490	-2.03
480–485	483	2	105.00–108.00	$106.51	$514	-11.23
500–545	531	4	110.00–118.00	$112.27	$596	-1.90
560–590	578	9	87.50–121.00	$109.58	$633	-1.50
600–640	615	6	105.00–110.00	$108.64	$668	+2.18
650–685	665	4	80.00–109.00	$97.56	$649	-6.05
705–735	720	3	91.00–104.00	$98.74	$711	—
780	780	1	99.00	$99.00	$772	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	432	3	110.00–116.00	$113.68	$491	—
460–485	473	2	116.00–118.00	$116.97	$553	—
510–520	515	2	102.50–108.00	$105.22	$542	—
555–595	578	5	101.00–120.00	$109.61	$634	—
605–645	633	4	95.00–119.00	$104.31	$660	+9.36
675	675	1	85.00	$85.00	$574	-8.03
745	745	1	93.00	$93.00	$693	—
765	765	1	102.00	$102.00	$780	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	95.00	$95.00	$636	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	52.50	$52.50	$318	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1145	1007	85-90%	9	40.00–56.00	$48.60	$489	—
890–1625	1157	85-90%	21	58.00–73.00	$66.44	$769	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1430	1281	80-85%	13	62.00–75.00	$67.55	$865	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570	1570	75-80%	1	55.00	$55.00	$864	—
1500–1660	1586	75-80%	6	61.00–73.00	$68.67	$1,089	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–2310	1565	11	83.00–99.00	$92.27	$1,444	—
1530–1880	1705	2	101.00–103.00	$102.10	$1,741	-3.13

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035–1488	1219	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	63.00–76.00	$68.29	$832

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–1065	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	64.00–71.00	$67.88	$652

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1040	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	710.00–940.00	$827.83
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	765.00	$765.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	420.00	$420.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–295	263	9	61.00–83.00	$73.61	$194	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	11.00	$11.00	$32	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	90.00	$90.00	-82.50
55	55	1	120.00	$120.00	-52.50
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00	-52.50
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00	-52.50
100	100	1	175.00	$175.00	—
115–120	118	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	—
150	150	1	175.00	$175.00	-62.50
150–190	170	5	165.00–220.00	$196.00	-41.50

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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
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
790	790	Young (2-4 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
35	35	1	95.00	$95.00	-12.50
40–45	44	8	60.00–105.00	$85.94	-44.06
50	50	1	45.00	$45.00	-116.67
50	50	1	40.00	$40.00	-121.67
50–55	53	2	70.00–100.00	$85.00	-76.67
60–65	62	3	82.50–105.00	$96.67	-73.33
65	65	1	160.00	$160.00	-10.00
75	75	1	105.00	$105.00	-98.75
85	85	1	130.00	$130.00	-92.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	150.00	$150.00	+10.00
65	65	1	140.00	$140.00	±0.00
75	75	1	120.00	$120.00	-31.25
75	75	2	155.00–170.00	$162.50	+11.25
80–85	83	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	-15.00
85	85	1	40.00	$40.00	-130.00
85	85	1	110.00	$110.00	-60.00
90	90	1	140.00	$140.00	-40.00
95	95	1	110.00	$110.00	-70.00
100–120	110	2	105.00–115.00	$110.00	-105.00
100–140	123	9	115.00–185.00	$151.11	-63.89
150–175	163	2	185.00–190.00	$187.50	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	11	42.50	$42.50	+2.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	2	160.00–195.00	$177.50	—
165–175	170	2	220.00–230.00	$225.00	—

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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.