Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.40/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 604 lb · 29 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.55/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 618 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.66/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $582/hd at 423 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	608	880	704
Feeder cattle	480	686	571
Slaughter cattle	68	107	71
Replacement cattle	10	12	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. 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
200–235 fancy	218	2	182.50–207.50	$193.99	$423	+8.91
255–290 fancy	278	7	180.00–190.00	$186.02	$517	-6.04
265–295	285	3	160.00–175.00	$166.73	$475	+4.54
300–340 fancy	315	5	180.00–192.50	$186.93	$589	+9.43
300–345	328	4	165.00–172.50	$169.52	$556	+5.87
360 fancy	360	1	187.50	$187.50	$675	+12.83
350–395	367	15	160.00–175.00	$166.61	$611	+4.37
400–440	416	11	160.00–175.00	$167.07	$695	+8.70
450–485	462	5	155.00–167.50	$160.95	$744	+7.79
478 value added	478	13	163.00	$163.00	$779	—
500–525	516	8	150.00–161.00	$155.47	$802	+6.93
580	580	1	150.00	$150.00	$870	+4.94
600 value added	600	21	145.50	$145.50	$873	—
601–640	615	8	135.00–144.00	$137.87	$848	-2.16
655–695	676	5	130.00–135.00	$132.98	$899	—
700–740	720	5	125.00–132.00	$128.77	$927	+2.41
758 value added	758	5	139.00	$139.00	$1,054	—
750–795	771	4	120.00–128.00	$125.56	$968	—
805–820	813	2	124.00–127.00	$125.51	$1,020	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	316	6	140.00–155.00	$148.78	$470	+1.28
370–395	386	4	140.00–155.00	$150.62	$581	+4.11
400–425	413	2	140.00–150.00	$145.15	$599	—
455–495	475	3	140.00–147.50	$144.06	$684	+6.76
540–545	543	2	139.00–141.00	$140.00	$760	+8.34
635–640	638	2	125.00–129.00	$126.99	$810	+1.99
690–695	693	2	112.00–125.00	$118.52	$821	—
715–730	723	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$813	—
780	780	1	115.00	$115.00	$897	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	330	3	125.00–135.00	$128.28	$423	-5.88
365–380	373	2	125.00–130.00	$127.55	$476	-1.45

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	280	5	135.00–140.00	$136.46	$382	+0.36
310–345	327	6	135.00–145.00	$141.31	$462	+6.89
355 fancy	355	1	152.50	$152.50	$541	+8.50
350–395	375	16	135.00–145.00	$140.58	$527	+3.95
400–445	423	23	130.00–141.00	$137.66	$582	+4.22
450 fancy	450	1	142.50	$142.50	$641	—
450–490	466	12	130.00–141.00	$134.57	$627	+2.53
518 value added	518	12	139.00	$139.00	$720	—
500–540	523	7	126.00–132.00	$128.56	$672	+2.34
550–590	571	14	120.00–131.00	$124.88	$713	-1.83
600–620	609	7	120.00–131.00	$126.83	$772	+0.34
620 value added	620	19	126.00	$126.00	$781	—
635 fancy	635	1	135.00	$135.00	$857	—
655–680	668	3	114.00–120.00	$116.36	$777	-7.96
725–735	730	2	111.00–116.00	$113.52	$829	-2.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	5	120.00–125.00	$122.33	$391	+0.65
350–375	367	5	117.50–125.00	$121.98	$448	-1.13
400–445	419	5	115.00–125.00	$120.39	$504	+0.68
450–495	475	5	115.00–125.00	$121.24	$576	+1.25
540–545	543	2	112.50–116.00	$114.24	$620	-2.48

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	368	3	110.00–112.50	$110.79	$408	+0.02
555–590	573	3	101.00–105.00	$103.31	$592	-1.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	422	14	160.00–170.00	$163.62	$690	+10.28
450–485	466	10	150.00–162.00	$155.93	$727	+5.26
500–545	518	3	147.50–155.00	$150.79	$781	+8.29
610–645	633	4	129.00–136.00	$132.03	$836	-0.35
665–695	678	4	125.00–131.00	$128.37	$870	+3.90
710–740	725	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$888	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	433	2	145.00–150.00	$147.43	$638	+6.75
455–490	479	5	135.00–142.50	$136.52	$654	-0.51
500–535	516	7	125.00–137.50	$131.40	$678	+2.14
550–595	569	9	120.00–133.00	$127.11	$723	+1.06
650–680	663	3	112.00–115.00	$113.15	$750	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	426	4	115.00–127.50	$123.10	$524	-0.86
475–490	483	3	120.00–125.00	$121.64	$588	+2.74
505–525	515	2	110.00–115.00	$112.55	$580	+1.35
650–675	663	2	100.00–101.00	$100.49	$666	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–580	565	2	90.00–95.00	$92.43	$522	-1.83
614	614	6	90.00	$90.00	$553	-1.79

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1550	1284	80-85%	4	48.00–51.00	$49.47	$635	—
1010–1940	1315	80-85%	28	55.00–68.00	$61.62	$810	—
1350	1350	80-85%	1	73.00	$73.00	$986	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1910	1572	75-80%	10	55.00–66.00	$60.21	$947	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–955	859	85-90%	4	55.00–61.00	$57.36	$493	-1.85
920–940	930	85-90%	2	48.00–52.00	$50.02	$465	+3.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1595	1353	2	68.00–74.00	$71.54	$968	—
1335–2080	1626	6	83.00–95.00	$89.69	$1,458	-0.30
1955	1955	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,955	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010–1150	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	84.00–103.00	$92.88	$1,003

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–750	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	385.00–420.00	$403.88

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–935	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00–530.00	$512.79
970–990	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–690.00	$670.20

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–265	253	2	85.00–90.00	$87.38	$221	—
300	300	1	91.00	$91.00	$273	-32.47
580	580	1	42.00	$42.00	$244	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	215.00	$215.00	+74.33
70	70	—	—	2	160.00–175.00	$167.50	+42.50
90	90	—	—	2	195.00–200.00	$197.50	-30.00
110–140	123	—	—	3	220.00–265.00	$243.33	—
140	140	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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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
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	830.00	$830.00	—
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	5	115.00–125.00	$120.00	-6.18
40	40	3	135.00–140.00	$136.67	+36.67
50	50	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	-57.50
50	50	2	175.00	$175.00	-35.00
60	60	1	185.00	$185.00	-25.00
60	60	2	162.50–165.00	$163.75	-46.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	+40.00
50	50	1	90.00	$90.00	-10.00
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	-21.67
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	-66.67
90	90	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	-6.67
100	100	2	200.00	$200.00	—
120	120	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	9	22.50	$22.50	-26.50
40	40	1	20.00	$20.00	-29.00
80	80	1	40.00	$40.00	—

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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.