Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

701 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.08/cwt ≈ $632/hd at 526 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.37/cwt -0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $554/hd at 476 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.93/cwt -6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 470 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	701	496	1,086
Feeder cattle	559	320	902
Slaughter cattle	76	64	99
Replacement cattle	15	15	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. Average offering of average to plain 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
285–295	290	2	145.00–150.00	$147.46	$428	-22.54
310–345	336	8	140.00–157.50	$146.36	$492	—
350–399	379	12	140.00–155.00	$146.92	$557	-9.31
405–440	422	5	140.00–150.00	$143.32	$605	-1.58
455–486	470	14	140.00–150.00	$142.93	$672	-6.09
500–545	521	8	135.00–145.00	$140.61	$733	+1.77
555–580	569	11	135.00–144.00	$139.94	$796	+5.94
605–640	618	3	128.00–135.00	$131.07	$810	—
638 fancy	638	3	139.00	$139.00	$887	—
655–695	677	3	125.00–130.00	$127.72	$865	—
709 value added	709	7	133.00	$133.00	$943	—
700–730	712	6	124.00–128.00	$124.83	$889	-0.17
750	750	2	121.00–123.00	$122.00	$915	-4.00
825–835	830	2	115.00–118.00	$116.49	$967	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	130.00–135.00	$132.56	$298	—
270–285	275	3	130.00–135.00	$131.73	$362	—
320–345	333	2	130.00–135.00	$132.59	$442	-14.91
350–390	367	7	125.00–135.00	$131.18	$481	-1.91
410–442	435	8	125.00–135.00	$130.86	$569	-7.96
455–475	468	5	125.00–135.00	$129.99	$608	-2.32
505–545	532	5	123.00–130.00	$126.05	$671	-0.59
555–595	579	11	120.00–129.00	$125.57	$727	+5.64
605–630	621	6	115.00–125.00	$121.99	$758	—
655–695	676	4	113.00–121.00	$116.97	$791	—
700–710	705	2	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$818	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	115.00–125.00	$120.36	$331	—
350–385	370	3	110.00–120.00	$116.53	$431	-10.17
570–590	580	3	101.00–105.00	$103.32	$599	+5.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	100.00–105.00	$102.53	$234	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	3	130.00–135.00	$131.72	$274	—
300–325	313	4	128.00–135.00	$130.70	$409	-11.80
355–390	374	8	125.00–137.50	$132.21	$494	—
400–445	431	11	125.00–132.50	$128.31	$553	-2.24
455–475	464	4	123.00–132.50	$128.20	$595	—
500–535	526	22	119.00–125.00	$120.08	$632	—
550–590	555	11	118.00–121.00	$119.18	$661	—
600–625	613	3	116.00–118.00	$116.99	$717	—
650–695	671	5	112.00–115.00	$113.60	$762	—
705–710	708	2	110.00–113.00	$111.51	$789	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	115.00–125.00	$120.27	$280	-14.73
310–335	324	5	115.00–122.50	$117.54	$381	-5.73
350–390	368	10	115.00–122.50	$117.99	$434	-5.97
405–435	416	7	111.00–121.00	$115.86	$482	-4.78
450–495	476	15	110.00–120.00	$116.37	$554	-0.30
500–535	515	10	110.00–115.00	$112.61	$580	-2.14
550–595	571	8	110.00–115.00	$113.24	$647	+1.21
600–625	611	4	106.00–113.00	$110.20	$673	+2.71
655–690	672	3	105.00–110.00	$107.62	$723	-1.38
750–790	770	4	100.00–105.00	$102.48	$789	—
915	915	1	98.00	$98.00	$897	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	361	4	100.00–105.00	$102.42	$370	-7.58
475–495	485	2	93.00–95.00	$94.02	$456	-15.54
520–545	533	2	91.00–94.00	$92.54	$493	-19.24

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$272	—
455–475	465	2	105.00–106.00	$105.51	$491	-0.71
500–525	513	2	102.00–105.00	$103.54	$531	-1.46

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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	422	8	125.00–135.00	$129.52	$547	-1.19
450–495	469	12	120.00–131.00	$125.59	$589	-3.98
505–530	521	7	115.00–125.00	$119.12	$621	-7.52
550–590	567	8	110.00–121.00	$115.13	$653	-5.87
600–625	613	2	108.00–115.00	$111.43	$683	-4.57
650	650	1	103.00	$103.00	$670	—
700–730	713	4	105.00–112.00	$108.53	$774	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	415	11	140.00–147.50	$142.57	$592	-0.21
450–495	465	10	135.00–142.50	$137.20	$638	-2.80
520–540	529	7	130.00–135.00	$132.94	$703	—
560–570	563	10	127.50–132.00	$130.94	$737	—
640	640	1	125.00	$125.00	$800	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	428	4	100.00–120.00	$108.61	$465	-11.39
455–490	476	4	105.00–115.00	$112.43	$535	-5.02
550–590	573	4	101.00–105.00	$103.23	$592	-8.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–540	520	2	93.00–96.00	$94.44	$491	-20.56
600–645	625	3	91.00–95.00	$92.69	$579	-19.78
705–725	715	2	92.00–94.00	$93.01	$665	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1125	1048	80-85%	4	45.00–50.00	$47.18	$494	—
1035–1755	1211	80-85%	26	56.00–68.00	$60.55	$733	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–930	889	85-90%	9	44.00–50.00	$46.01	$409	—
755–975	909	85-90%	9	53.00–62.00	$56.14	$510	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1660	1438	75-80%	6	57.00–61.00	$58.78	$845	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1190	1120	2	68.00–77.00	$72.22	$809	+1.32
1430–2145	1758	10	82.00–91.00	$86.97	$1,529	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	480.00	$480.00
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	590.00	$590.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	87.00	$87.00	$639

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	390.00	$390.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1255	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–695.00	$668.01
1080–1335	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–740.00	$722.11

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–840	828	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	420.00–440.00	$430.15

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	89.00	$89.00	$512	+54.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	—	—	5	135.00–145.00	$140.00	+30.00
100–110	105	—	—	2	160.00–185.00	$172.50	+5.00
120	120	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	+42.50
140	140	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	305.00	$305.00	+137.50

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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
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,120.00	$1,120.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705	705	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	80.00	$80.00	$548	—
705	705	1	75.00	$75.00	$529	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	3	75.00	$75.00	-7.50
30	30	4	85.00–110.00	$91.25	+15.87
35	35	2	65.00	$65.00	-10.38
40	40	4	120.00–130.00	$125.00	+37.25
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	+42.50
60	60	1	165.00	$165.00	+37.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	+50.00
70	70	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	+5.00
80	80	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-25.00
80	80	—	—	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	+30.00
110	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	215.00	$215.00	+55.71
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00	+160.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	3	7.00	$7.00	-22.32
25	25	4	14.00	$14.00	-15.32
25	25	9	40.00	$40.00	+10.68
30	30	1	16.00	$16.00	-13.32

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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.