Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

784 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.09/cwt +7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 583 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.24/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 477 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $140.27/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 466 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	784	979	570
Feeder cattle	655	826	441
Slaughter cattle	86	81	65
Replacement cattle	13	23	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bull were 3.00 higher. Average offerings of 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
255–290	283	5	160.00–167.50	$165.64	$469	-4.21
310–340	329	4	155.00–165.00	$158.17	$520	-7.88
370 fancy	370	1	170.00	$170.00	$629	-5.00
350–390	373	10	155.00–165.00	$159.53	$595	-0.82
400–435	413	11	150.00–162.50	$157.66	$651	+5.98
500 value added	500	5	151.00	$151.00	$755	—
515–519	518	8	145.00–150.00	$148.13	$767	+6.75
565–590	579	5	143.00–151.00	$145.78	$844	+2.78
615–640	636	15	132.00–143.00	$133.18	$847	+0.36
660–680	666	4	131.00–135.00	$132.24	$881	+2.61
705–720	712	3	122.00–125.00	$124.01	$883	+2.26
755–775	765	2	117.00–120.00	$118.48	$906	-1.01
805–825	815	2	117.00–119.00	$117.99	$962	+2.99
850	850	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,020	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	150.00	$150.00	$442	+5.00
300–345	320	3	140.00–145.00	$142.46	$456	-0.45
350–385	369	13	135.00–142.50	$137.62	$508	-5.31
410–440	426	7	132.50–145.00	$136.11	$580	+2.89
450–495	466	20	131.00–144.00	$140.27	$654	+6.50
515–545	531	5	126.00–135.00	$131.20	$697	+3.81
555–595	568	10	123.00–136.00	$129.76	$737	-0.34
625–640	633	2	121.00–123.00	$121.99	$772	+5.97
650–670	658	4	107.00–115.00	$111.78	$736	-0.22
725–745	735	2	105.00–106.00	$105.49	$775	—
865	865	1	108.00	$108.00	$934	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	265	3	125.00–135.00	$128.14	$340	-4.32
310–345	328	5	125.00–135.00	$128.96	$423	-0.09
360–395	375	3	125.00–130.00	$128.24	$481	-0.12
450–490	465	3	115.00–125.00	$119.86	$557	+3.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	319	4	105.00–115.00	$110.47	$352	+2.70
355–395	369	5	105.00–115.00	$110.89	$409	+3.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	226	4	115.00–122.50	$118.00	$267	-12.00
255–260	258	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$303	-2.28
305–345	319	5	114.00–125.00	$119.87	$382	-1.07
350–385	362	8	115.00–125.00	$119.68	$433	-1.38
400–435	419	12	115.00–124.00	$118.51	$497	-1.36
450–495	477	20	115.00–125.00	$119.24	$569	+3.08
500–545	520	11	114.00–123.00	$120.02	$624	+4.27
550–590	583	38	111.00–121.00	$119.09	$694	+7.66
635–645	640	2	108.00–110.00	$108.99	$698	-0.10
650–695	670	3	105.00–108.00	$106.64	$714	-3.85
775–795	787	3	100.00–105.00	$101.68	$800	-4.32
855–865	860	2	95.00–99.00	$97.01	$834	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–345	309	7	130.00–135.00	$133.48	$412	-3.34
350–395	378	10	130.00–135.00	$131.98	$499	-4.29
410–440	427	5	130.00–135.00	$132.40	$565	+2.39
455–475	462	5	127.50–132.00	$129.31	$597	+2.21
511 value added	511	9	134.00	$134.00	$685	—
520	520	2	126.00–127.00	$126.50	$658	-1.52
577 value added	577	19	133.00	$133.00	$767	—
608 value added	608	2	124.00	$124.00	$754	—
605–630	619	4	115.00–121.00	$118.00	$730	-1.77
650–690	667	7	114.00–121.00	$116.82	$779	—
725–745	737	3	115.00–117.00	$115.67	$852	+1.67
810–830	822	3	109.00–110.00	$109.67	$901	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	323	3	110.00–112.00	$110.68	$357	+0.15
355–395	381	5	110.00–112.00	$110.61	$421	+0.41
420–430	425	4	105.00–110.00	$106.25	$452	+2.81
450–495	471	5	104.00–110.00	$106.93	$504	+3.69
510–545	532	5	100.00–105.00	$103.05	$548	-0.21
550–595	573	5	100.00–105.00	$102.83	$589	+0.34
605–640	623	2	100.00–101.00	$100.51	$626	+0.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	367	5	100.00–105.00	$103.56	$380	+0.17
450–490	463	4	90.00–97.00	$94.30	$437	—
550–595	575	4	94.00–96.00	$94.52	$543	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	428	11	130.00–140.00	$134.83	$577	+8.68
455–495	476	8	125.00–134.00	$129.88	$618	+6.01
500–545	525	11	120.00–127.00	$122.73	$644	+3.39
550–598	583	9	115.00–125.00	$120.03	$700	+2.54
610–635	618	8	110.00–117.00	$113.90	$704	+0.91
650–680	662	3	110.00–111.00	$110.33	$730	-1.67
700–745	723	4	106.00–108.00	$106.75	$772	+3.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	423	17	145.00–157.50	$149.08	$631	+10.18
453–475	459	8	140.00–145.00	$141.66	$650	+3.17
500–525	510	9	133.00–142.50	$137.60	$702	+4.42
555–595	576	7	130.00–137.50	$131.69	$759	+4.67
600–640	620	3	124.00–126.00	$125.01	$775	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	422	7	115.00–125.00	$117.77	$497	+9.97
465–495	481	6	110.00–120.00	$114.74	$552	+9.12
510–540	529	5	100.00–110.00	$106.25	$562	+1.72
555–595	571	7	100.00–110.00	$104.29	$595	-2.63
655–685	670	2	101.00–103.00	$101.98	$683	+0.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	427	3	94.00–96.00	$95.01	$406	—
470–495	480	4	90.00–95.00	$92.96	$446	-1.72
515–545	532	3	95.00–97.00	$95.67	$509	+1.16
625–635	630	4	90.00–97.00	$94.00	$592	-0.58

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1145	1063	80-85%	6	45.00–52.00	$47.99	$510	—
1000–1610	1226	80-85%	33	55.00–65.00	$58.82	$721	+11.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–990	889	85-90%	6	54.00–60.00	$56.34	$501	+1.54
835–985	898	85-90%	3	44.00–48.00	$45.46	$408	-9.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1515	1404	75-80%	7	54.00–60.00	$56.17	$789	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1865	1307	6	67.00–79.00	$72.49	$947	—
1310–2015	1676	10	85.00–96.00	$91.25	$1,529	—
1785	1785	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,749	—

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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	81.00	$81.00	$810

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
640	640	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$512

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	69.00	$69.00	$573

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155–1365	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	770.00–920.00	$842.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1370	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	550.00–660.00	$591.34

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	630.00	$630.00
855–875	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	530.00–660.00	$594.25

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	67.00	$67.00	$107	—
290	290	2	65.00–71.00	$68.00	$197	—
315	315	1	73.00	$73.00	$230	—

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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	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	265.00	$265.00	+130.00
90	90	—	—	6	165.00–170.00	$167.50	-42.50
100	100	—	—	2	180.00	$180.00	—
150	150	—	—	1	230.00	$230.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	65.00–70.00	$67.50	-19.72
40	40	7	90.00–110.00	$100.71	+13.49
40	40	3	125.00–130.00	$126.67	+39.45
60	60	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	+17.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	60.00	$60.00	—
90	90	1	95.00	$95.00	—

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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.