Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

979 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.02/cwt +6.77 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 539 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.87/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $519/hd at 433 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $138.49/cwt -6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 476 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	979	695	441
Feeder cattle	826	528	368
Slaughter cattle	81	67	55
Replacement cattle	23	49	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder heifers and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers to few too trend. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Heavy 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
200	200	1	165.00	$165.00	$330	+15.00
265–290	273	3	165.00–175.00	$169.85	$464	+14.70
295 fancy	295	1	182.50	$182.50	$538	—
300–345	326	15	160.00–175.00	$166.05	$541	+6.50
340 fancy	340	1	180.00	$180.00	$612	+10.00
360 fancy	360	1	175.00	$175.00	$630	—
350–399	379	12	155.00–170.00	$160.35	$608	+6.13
400 fancy	400	1	165.00	$165.00	$660	—
400–435	417	9	148.00–155.00	$151.68	$633	-2.82
465–495	481	8	140.00–152.50	$145.47	$700	—
510–535	528	5	140.00–144.00	$141.38	$746	-4.95
581	581	7	143.00	$143.00	$831	—
600–645	619	9	126.00–135.00	$132.82	$822	—
655–665	658	3	123.00–133.00	$129.63	$853	—
705–725	715	4	120.00–125.00	$121.75	$871	—
750–770	760	2	119.00–120.00	$119.49	$908	-13.51
825	825	1	115.00	$115.00	$949	—
903	903	2	114.00	$114.00	$1,029	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	140.00–145.00	$142.61	$328	+3.83
285–295	290	2	145.00	$145.00	$420	+3.78
310–345	330	11	140.00–150.00	$142.91	$472	+5.78
350–395	373	25	140.00–150.00	$142.93	$533	+5.40
400–440	420	4	130.00–140.00	$133.22	$560	-3.46
450–476	471	12	125.00–135.00	$133.77	$630	-2.79
505–545	529	8	124.00–134.00	$127.39	$674	-8.33
550–580	562	10	124.00–136.00	$130.10	$731	+0.70
610–645	630	4	114.00–119.00	$116.02	$731	—
655	655	1	112.00	$112.00	$734	—
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	+1.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	130.00–135.00	$132.46	$371	+14.35
300–335	321	5	125.00–135.00	$129.05	$414	+6.50
350–390	369	10	125.00–135.00	$128.36	$474	+10.03
405–445	423	5	115.00–125.00	$121.54	$514	—
455–470	461	7	110.00–120.00	$116.06	$535	-1.33
510–535	519	5	110.00–120.00	$115.47	$599	-1.99
600–625	612	3	110.00–111.00	$110.33	$675	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	100.00–115.00	$107.22	$284	—
310–340	330	5	100.00–115.00	$107.77	$356	—
350–395	371	11	100.00–115.00	$107.64	$399	+2.81
400–435	418	2	100.00–110.00	$105.21	$440	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	130.00	$130.00	$286	+10.88
250–275	263	2	115.00–125.00	$119.76	$315	—
300–335	324	5	118.00–125.00	$120.94	$392	+1.75
360–395	380	11	118.00–125.00	$121.06	$460	-0.22
400–445	433	27	112.00–124.00	$119.87	$519	+4.45
450–495	471	14	112.00–120.00	$116.16	$547	-0.13
500–540	515	17	110.00–121.00	$115.75	$596	+2.18
550–580	561	5	108.00–114.00	$111.43	$625	-2.37
600–640	619	9	105.00–112.00	$109.09	$675	+1.82
650–685	668	2	110.00–111.00	$110.49	$738	+7.00
700–735	713	4	102.00–108.00	$106.49	$759	+0.98
785	785	1	106.00	$106.00	$832	+9.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	140.00	$140.00	$322	—
280–285	283	2	135.00–142.50	$138.72	$393	-1.25
300–340	325	5	130.00–145.00	$136.82	$445	+2.59
350–395	364	6	130.00–140.00	$136.27	$496	+2.29
405–440	421	8	127.00–134.00	$130.01	$547	-0.54
461 value added	461	9	138.50	$138.50	$638	+6.50
450–490	464	10	125.00–130.00	$127.10	$590	+2.14
510–545	539	36	124.00–130.00	$128.02	$690	+6.77
600–635	618	8	118.00–121.00	$119.77	$740	+4.44
715	715	1	114.00	$114.00	$815	±0.00
750–775	763	5	111.00–113.00	$111.99	$854	-3.01

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	2	110.00–112.50	$111.19	$292	—
300–330	314	4	110.00–112.00	$110.53	$347	-0.49
370–395	377	5	110.00–111.00	$110.20	$415	-0.79
410–425	418	2	100.00–107.00	$103.44	$432	-1.31
455–490	469	8	100.00–107.00	$103.24	$484	+0.02
500–535	523	8	100.00–105.00	$103.26	$540	+0.49
565–570	568	2	100.00–105.00	$102.49	$582	-0.12
605	605	1	100.00	$100.00	$605	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	2	102.50–105.00	$103.77	$332	+0.39
350–370	362	3	100.00–105.00	$103.39	$374	+1.87
400–425	413	3	95.00–97.00	$95.67	$395	—
615–625	620	2	94.00–95.00	$94.50	$586	+2.50
710	710	1	95.00	$95.00	$674	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	424	12	120.00–130.00	$126.15	$535	-1.40
455–490	470	15	120.00–130.00	$123.87	$582	-5.39
500–545	524	12	115.00–125.00	$119.34	$625	-0.50
555–595	574	15	114.00–120.00	$117.49	$674	+4.30
600–645	617	7	111.00–116.00	$112.99	$697	-0.05
670	670	1	112.00	$112.00	$750	+3.99
700–705	703	3	100.00–105.00	$103.01	$724	—
765–795	780	2	100.00–103.00	$101.47	$791	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	422	14	135.00–147.50	$138.90	$586	-5.14
450–495	476	26	135.00–146.00	$138.49	$659	-6.86
500–545	515	11	130.00–138.00	$133.18	$686	-3.27
555–570	562	3	125.00–130.00	$127.02	$714	+0.06

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	6	100.00–112.00	$107.80	$456	-4.77
450–495	473	9	100.00–112.00	$105.62	$500	-9.66
510–545	525	11	100.00–112.00	$104.53	$549	-3.08
550–595	574	10	100.00–112.00	$106.92	$614	+4.61
600–645	619	6	100.00–106.00	$101.36	$627	-2.15
655–675	663	3	100.00–105.00	$101.65	$674	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	472	5	92.50–96.00	$94.68	$447	+1.47
520–545	536	5	90.00–97.50	$94.51	$507	—
575–590	581	4	90.00–97.00	$92.24	$536	-2.45
605–635	622	5	90.00–98.00	$94.58	$588	—
655–695	671	7	90.00–95.00	$92.87	$623	—
705–740	718	4	90.00–91.00	$90.25	$648	-0.76
750–790	770	2	93.00–96.00	$94.54	$728	+3.05
800	800	1	98.00	$98.00	$784	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1560	1188	80-85%	30	55.00–66.00	$59.73	$710	—
1095–1595	1214	80-85%	6	45.00–50.00	$47.49	$577	-11.21

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–995	885	85-90%	6	52.00–56.00	$54.80	$485	-3.25
900–960	929	85-90%	4	41.00–49.00	$45.06	$419	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1875	1603	75-80%	7	53.00–62.00	$57.45	$921	—
1800	1800	75-80%	1	45.00	$45.00	$810	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1605	1287	5	71.00–79.00	$74.03	$953	—
1230–2065	1557	7	82.00–89.00	$85.89	$1,337	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
615–710	654	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	65.00–77.00	$69.61	$455

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–900	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	84.00–89.00	$86.74	$711

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–915	868	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	500.00–600.00	$552.74

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–725	690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	350.00–490.00	$433.72
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	480.00	$480.00
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	530.00	$530.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1240	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	540.00–665.00	$607.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
108–145	127	5	55.00–71.00	$65.44	$83	—
210–220	215	3	50.00–70.00	$60.60	$130	—
425	425	1	85.00	$85.00	$361	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	135.00	$135.00	—
70	70	3	180.00–190.00	$185.00	—
90	90	1	210.00	$210.00	—
90	90	1	150.00	$150.00	—
200	200	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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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
1160–1460	1268	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	925.00–1,060.00	$981.18	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	570.00	$570.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	70.00	$70.00	$168	—
390	390	1	75.00	$75.00	$292	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	9	80.00–95.00	$87.22	-8.78
50	50	1	130.00	$130.00	+35.00
60	60	1	142.50	$142.50	-22.50
60	60	1	75.00	$75.00	-90.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	85.00	$85.00	-34.17
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	-19.17
80	80	2	185.00	$185.00	+36.67
120	120	2	225.00–235.00	$230.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	6	30.00	$30.00	-8.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	35.00	$35.00	$117	—
415	415	1	73.00	$73.00	$303	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	180.00	$180.00	—

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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.