Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

928 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.42/cwt +7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $483/hd at 342 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.11/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $505/hd at 420 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.81/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 468 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	928	784	900
Feeder cattle	753	655	691
Slaughter cattle	114	86	130
Replacement cattle	20	13	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. There were heavy offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	329	5	152.50–165.00	$158.57	$522	+0.40
351 value added	351	12	168.00	$168.00	$590	—
355–390	374	6	150.00–162.50	$155.84	$583	-3.69
405–440	416	4	150.00–162.50	$157.13	$654	-0.53
457 value added	457	12	164.00	$164.00	$749	—
460 fancy	460	1	166.00	$166.00	$764	—
455–495	474	5	145.00–153.00	$148.11	$702	—
525–535	530	3	145.00–147.00	$145.66	$772	-2.47
555	555	2	143.00–144.00	$143.50	$796	-2.28
583 value added	583	4	140.00	$140.00	$816	—
601 value added	601	11	143.00	$143.00	$859	—
630–640	635	4	131.00–138.00	$133.01	$845	-0.17
675	675	2	133.00–134.00	$133.50	$901	+1.26
745	745	1	125.00	$125.00	$931	+0.99
755	755	1	116.00	$116.00	$876	-2.48
1020	1020	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,030	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	270	5	142.50–150.00	$146.94	$397	-3.06
300–345	326	4	140.00–145.00	$143.03	$466	+0.57
370–395	383	10	140.00–147.50	$144.58	$554	+6.96
400–445	419	5	137.50–146.00	$142.61	$598	+6.50
455–495	484	7	131.00–142.50	$137.52	$666	-2.75
500–545	522	13	126.00–142.00	$135.50	$707	+4.30
555–585	573	3	130.00–140.00	$133.23	$763	+3.47
615–630	620	4	119.00–129.00	$124.34	$771	+2.35
655–675	665	2	110.00–121.00	$115.42	$768	+3.64
705	705	1	115.00	$115.00	$811	+9.51
750	750	1	110.00	$110.00	$825	—
850	850	1	96.00	$96.00	$816	-12.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	273	3	120.00–130.00	$125.18	$342	-2.96
335	335	1	132.50	$132.50	$444	+3.54
350–385	374	7	115.00–135.00	$124.28	$465	-3.96
420	420	2	131.00–137.50	$134.25	$564	—
455–495	479	5	115.00–136.00	$123.32	$591	+3.46
515–545	533	3	110.00–120.00	$115.93	$618	—
570–590	584	6	105.00–122.00	$112.37	$656	—
625–630	628	2	102.00–105.00	$103.49	$650	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	135.00–140.00	$137.62	$289	—
250–295	280	3	127.50–135.00	$131.49	$368	—
300–340	319	7	125.00–140.00	$132.94	$424	+22.47
350–390	368	8	122.50–132.50	$128.19	$472	+17.30
388 value added	388	2	140.00	$140.00	$543	—
440	440	1	130.00	$130.00	$572	—
480–495	488	2	110.00–135.00	$122.31	$597	—
535	535	1	127.50	$127.50	$682	—
585	585	1	119.00	$119.00	$696	—
730	730	1	60.00	$60.00	$438	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	—
260	260	1	122.50	$122.50	$318	—
390	390	1	125.00	$125.00	$488	—
485	485	1	102.50	$102.50	$497	—
580	580	1	105.00	$105.00	$609	—
650	650	1	55.00	$55.00	$358	—
710	710	1	56.00	$56.00	$398	—
800–810	805	2	53.00–57.00	$55.01	$443	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	65.00	$65.00	$257	—
580	580	1	47.00	$47.00	$273	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	140.00	$140.00	$455	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	120.00–125.00	$122.39	$269	+4.39
255–290	273	2	122.50	$122.50	$334	+5.02
310–335	320	3	122.50–125.00	$124.19	$397	+4.32
350–395	373	10	115.00–127.50	$120.43	$449	+0.75
400–445	419	17	112.50–125.00	$120.85	$506	+2.34
440	440	1	107.50	$107.50	$473	-11.01
455–490	468	18	115.00–125.00	$119.81	$561	+0.57
500–545	524	12	110.00–124.00	$117.57	$616	-2.45
565	565	1	102.50	$102.50	$579	-16.59
550–585	569	7	113.00–122.00	$116.53	$663	-2.56
600–645	621	11	95.00–115.00	$106.81	$663	-2.18
650–690	675	6	99.00–109.00	$105.12	$710	-1.52
700–735	716	4	104.00–106.00	$105.00	$752	—
750–760	755	2	102.00–105.00	$103.51	$782	+1.83
835	835	1	95.00	$95.00	$793	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	2	127.50–135.00	$131.42	$427	-2.06
320–345 value added	343	25	132.50–143.00	$142.22	$488	—
392 value added	392	5	133.00	$133.00	$521	—
405–445	424	9	122.50–135.00	$128.58	$545	-3.82
448 value added	448	6	132.00	$132.00	$591	—
450–495	469	14	125.00–133.00	$129.00	$605	-0.31
505–535	517	8	122.00–132.00	$126.82	$656	+0.32
560	560	1	114.00	$114.00	$638	—
565–575	570	2	123.00–135.00	$128.95	$735	—
583 value added	583	6	128.00	$128.00	$746	-5.00
710–730	720	2	114.00–115.00	$114.49	$824	-1.18

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	112.50–120.00	$116.16	$256	—
255–290	278	3	111.00–115.00	$112.91	$314	—
370–385	377	3	110.00–117.50	$113.31	$427	+9.75
410–445	426	7	107.50–112.50	$110.34	$470	—
450–480	465	4	109.00–115.00	$111.52	$519	+17.22
510–540	525	2	105.00–110.00	$107.57	$565	—
575	575	1	105.00	$105.00	$604	+10.48

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	4	105.00–117.50	$109.23	$354	-1.45
355–375	367	3	105.00–110.00	$108.32	$398	-2.29
440–445	443	3	100.00–110.00	$106.65	$472	+0.40
450–470	457	3	100.00–107.50	$104.22	$476	-2.71
500–525	511	5	95.00–107.00	$103.85	$531	+0.80
555–575	565	2	96.00–105.00	$100.58	$568	-2.25
615	615	1	93.00	$93.00	$572	-7.51
750	750	1	88.00	$88.00	$660	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	100.00	$100.00	$250	—
310–330	318	3	100.00–105.00	$102.46	$326	—
495	495	1	92.50	$92.50	$458	—
565	565	1	99.00	$99.00	$559	—
730	730	1	63.00	$63.00	$460	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	75.00	$75.00	$431	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 fancy	405	1	162.50	$162.50	$658	—
415–435	423	3	143.00–147.00	$145.03	$613	-4.05
450–495	475	7	137.00–150.00	$142.87	$679	+1.21
500–535	516	13	135.00–150.00	$140.00	$722	+2.40
565–570	567	3	130.00–134.00	$132.67	$752	+0.98
653 value added	653	4	124.00	$124.00	$810	—
710	710	1	101.00	$101.00	$717	—
815	815	1	94.00	$94.00	$766	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	426	8	130.00–142.50	$134.36	$572	-0.47
450–485	463	8	120.00–137.50	$130.93	$606	+1.05
500–525	513	6	110.00–127.50	$119.20	$611	-3.53
555–590	570	6	120.00–129.00	$123.99	$707	+3.96
620–640	630	2	104.00–118.00	$110.89	$699	-3.01
655	655	1	122.00	$122.00	$799	+11.67
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	-6.75

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	112.50	$112.50	$439	—
400–440	421	5	102.50–127.00	$120.87	$509	+3.10
450–465	458	8	102.50–125.00	$115.58	$529	+0.84
535	535	1	112.50	$112.50	$602	+6.25
605–620	615	4	97.00–110.00	$104.20	$641	—
720–725	723	2	92.00–101.00	$96.52	$698	—
820	820	1	88.00	$88.00	$722	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	470	2	110.00–117.00	$113.35	$533	+20.39
500	500	1	102.50	$102.50	$512	+6.83
565	565	2	112.00–115.00	$113.50	$641	—
605–640	620	5	87.00–100.00	$93.81	$582	-0.19
655	655	2	84.00–87.00	$85.50	$560	—
715–725	722	3	80.00–99.00	$90.38	$653	—
755–770	763	2	86.00–98.00	$91.94	$702	—
820–835	828	2	75.00–87.00	$80.95	$670	—
880	880	1	78.00	$78.00	$686	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	1	54.00	$54.00	$378	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1280	1101	85-90%	15	36.00–49.00	$43.56	$480	—
900–1420	1176	85-90%	29	52.00–64.00	$55.22	$649	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1420	1208	80-85%	4	53.00–54.00	$53.77	$650	-5.05
1115–1660	1323	80-85%	16	52.00–65.00	$59.17	$783	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1700	1570	75-80%	3	54.00–64.00	$59.85	$940	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1440	1284	5	63.00–79.00	$74.27	$954	—
1290–1980	1668	12	82.00–93.00	$87.25	$1,455	-4.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1100	1008	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	540.00–615.00	$594.55
1000–1130	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	580.00–710.00	$632.42
1120–1325	1223	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	590.00–775.00	$690.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
1145–1235	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	620.00–710.00	$666.70

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–975	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	560.00–580.00	$571.54

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	51.00–54.00	$52.62	$115	—
245	245	1	104.00	$104.00	$255	—
305	305	1	104.00	$104.00	$317	+31.00
555	555	1	83.00	$83.00	$461	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	2	135.00–160.00	$147.50	-117.50
70	70	1	150.00	$150.00	-115.00
100–140	122	3	152.50–225.00	$184.17	+4.17
125	125	1	135.00	$135.00	-45.00
150–160	155	2	230.00–255.00	$242.50	+12.50

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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
980–1050	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	770.00–810.00	$790.69	—

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	59.00	$59.00	$236	—
520	520	1	45.00	$45.00	$234	—
605	605	1	52.00	$52.00	$315	—
650–660	655	2	30.00–42.50	$36.20	$237	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	60.00	$60.00	-7.50
45	45	2	85.00–135.00	$110.00	+9.29
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-35.00
60	60	1	110.00	$110.00	-50.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	3	115.00–125.00	$118.33	—
65	65	2	137.50–140.00	$138.75	—
125–140	130	3	140.00–160.00	$146.67	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
5	5	2	5.00	$5.00	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	120.00–135.00	$127.50	—
60	60	1	130.00	$130.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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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.