Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

496 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.00/cwt ≈ $838/hd at 640 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.88/cwt ≈ $746/hd at 537 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.67/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 481 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	496	799	505
Feeder cattle	320	597	390
Slaughter cattle	64	81	62
Replacement cattle	15	18	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

No feeder cattle comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were light offerings of mostly plain to 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
295	295	2	170.00	$170.00	$502	+7.57
370–380	375	2	155.00–157.50	$156.23	$586	+6.85
400–435	418	2	142.50–147.50	$144.90	$606	—
460–480	470	2	148.00–150.00	$149.02	$700	—
531 value added	531	4	139.00	$139.00	$738	—
500–548	539	14	130.00–142.50	$138.84	$748	—
560	560	1	134.00	$134.00	$750	-4.00
576 value added	576	5	139.00	$139.00	$801	—
640 value added	640	21	131.00	$131.00	$838	—
740	740	1	125.00	$125.00	$925	—
750	750	3	126.00	$126.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	147.50	$147.50	$465	+5.98
355–390	373	4	127.50–137.50	$133.09	$496	-3.86
415–435	427	5	132.50–144.00	$138.82	$593	+2.39
460–485	471	4	130.00–135.00	$132.31	$623	+2.09
525–540	535	3	125.00–130.00	$126.64	$678	-4.03
555–570	563	2	115.00–125.00	$119.93	$675	-7.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	332	3	125.00–135.00	$130.85	$434	—
375–395	385	3	132.50–137.50	$134.17	$517	—
400–420	410	2	115.00–120.00	$117.44	$482	—
455	455	2	120.00–132.50	$126.25	$574	—
500–540	524	4	110.00–121.00	$115.57	$606	—
600	600	1	113.00	$113.00	$678	—
650	650	1	109.00	$109.00	$708	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	100.00	$100.00	$325	-23.49
375–380	377	3	120.00–135.00	$126.70	$478	+6.33
405	405	1	122.50	$122.50	$496	+7.33
490–495	493	2	120.00–132.00	$126.03	$621	—
510–515	513	2	112.50–120.00	$116.27	$596	—
555	555	1	98.00	$98.00	$544	—
625	625	1	105.00	$105.00	$656	-2.44
650	650	1	105.00	$105.00	$682	-1.51

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	130.00	$130.00	$332	—
345	345	1	90.00	$90.00	$310	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	135.00	$135.00	$304	+10.00
300–345	321	4	120.00–127.50	$123.27	$396	+4.99
360–395	372	5	120.00–127.50	$123.96	$461	+2.99
400–445	418	7	112.50–130.00	$120.64	$504	+2.42
450–495	481	11	113.00–122.00	$116.67	$561	-1.78
520–540	528	4	114.00–116.00	$114.75	$606	+1.74
560–598	581	7	105.00–115.00	$112.03	$651	-0.81
600–635	614	6	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$660	-0.02
675	675	1	109.00	$109.00	$736	+2.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	107.50–110.00	$108.74	$351	—
370–395	383	2	110.00	$110.00	$421	—
400–445	423	6	105.00–115.00	$110.12	$466	—
480–490	485	2	104.00–115.00	$109.56	$531	—
505–545	518	4	108.00–115.00	$111.78	$579	+17.80
565	565	1	100.00	$100.00	$565	+5.47
645	645	1	102.00	$102.00	$658	+8.40
690	690	1	100.00	$100.00	$690	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	117.50	$117.50	$464	+9.20
445	445	2	110.00	$110.00	$490	+3.57
450–470	460	2	105.00–107.50	$106.22	$489	-0.43
475	475	1	102.00	$102.00	$484	-4.65
500–530	515	2	105.00	$105.00	$541	+1.48
590	590	1	104.00	$104.00	$614	-0.97
600	600	2	97.00–114.00	$105.50	$633	+5.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	142.50	$142.50	$463	+12.50
405–430	418	4	126.00–135.00	$130.55	$546	+1.24

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	415	2	100.00	$100.00	$415	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	424	8	127.50–135.00	$130.71	$554	-4.43
475–495	484	4	121.00–135.00	$129.57	$627	-1.26
500–535	518	3	123.00–131.00	$126.64	$656	+1.75
580	580	1	121.00	$121.00	$702	+1.04
625	625	1	116.00	$116.00	$725	+3.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	410	—	—	2	115.00–121.00	$118.07	$484	—
450–485	468	—	—	2	107.50–115.00	$111.11	$520	—
515–530	523	—	—	2	115.00	$115.00	$601	+21.98
615–625	620	—	—	2	109.00–116.00	$112.47	$697	+17.35
1600	1600	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,536	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	120.00	$120.00	$510	+0.27
460–480	470	2	115.00–120.00	$117.45	$552	+5.62
525	525	1	108.00	$108.00	$567	+0.08
555–580	568	2	110.00–113.00	$111.47	$633	+5.97
605	605	2	102.00–106.00	$104.00	$629	+2.67
715	715	1	96.00	$96.00	$686	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	4	139.00–145.00	$142.78	$604	—
460–480	470	2	140.00	$140.00	$658	-1.98
868	868	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,042	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	2	73.00	$73.00	$320	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	86.00	$86.00	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	90.00	$90.00	$446	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1210	970	85-90%	8	44.00–54.00	$48.58	$471	—
856–1345	1145	85-90%	19	55.00–66.00	$61.00	$698	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1535	1319	80-85%	11	58.00–65.00	$61.40	$810	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1905	1689	75-80%	5	52.00–62.00	$56.73	$958	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1480	1149	11	52.00–79.00	$70.90	$815	—
1380–2040	1604	7	86.00–96.00	$91.94	$1,475	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	51.00	$51.00	$510

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	63.00	$63.00	$469

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	570.00	$570.00
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1080	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	490.00–650.00	$564.46

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	380.00	$380.00
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–185	156	5	77.00–88.00	$83.82	$131	+20.40
250	250	1	80.00	$80.00	$200	—
520	520	1	39.00	$39.00	$203	—
565	565	1	35.00	$35.00	$198	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	63	2	105.00–115.00	$110.00	-41.00
70	70	2	135.00	$135.00	-16.00
85	85	1	135.00	$135.00	-26.67
100–125	113	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	-67.50
150	150	1	230.00	$230.00	—

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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
945–1040	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	980.00–1,060.00	$1,021.91	—
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005	1005	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
25	25	1	82.50	$82.50	+21.50
30–35	32	13	65.00–90.00	$75.38	-9.62
40–45	44	10	75.00–110.00	$87.75	+15.25
50	50	2	55.00–80.00	$67.50	-63.75
65	65	2	127.50	$127.50	-13.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	80.00	$80.00	-33.33
60–65	63	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	+1.67
75	75	2	125.00–145.00	$135.00	+10.00
85	85	1	130.00	$130.00	-40.00
110–140	129	7	135.00–175.00	$159.29	-27.38
150–160	153	4	160.00–220.00	$190.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	35	19	29.00–35.00	$29.32	-18.68
40	40	9	46.00	$46.00	-3.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–190	172	3	54.00–81.00	$63.02	$108	—
330	330	1	54.00	$54.00	$178	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	75.00	$75.00	—

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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.