Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.57/cwt +6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 581 lb · 24 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.13/cwt +7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 428 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.77/cwt +5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 476 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	517	976	768
Feeder cattle	374	691	603
Slaughter cattle	68	174	75
Replacement cattle	11	49	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for extreme weather. 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
250–290	271	6	175.00–185.00	$180.05	$488	+2.51
300–340	320	2	180.00–190.00	$185.31	$593	+8.43
305–340 fancy	323	2	195.00–197.50	$196.18	$634	+7.21
350–380	369	13	180.00–187.50	$183.83	$678	+7.92
400–435	416	7	175.00–187.50	$182.57	$759	+6.72
450–495	474	6	170.00–175.00	$170.79	$810	+1.81
500–520	508	6	158.00–165.00	$161.69	$821	+3.41
564	564	7	159.00	$159.00	$897	—
600–610	605	4	146.00–153.00	$149.75	$906	+7.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	5	150.00–167.50	$160.97	$525	+3.54
355–395	379	5	150.00–165.00	$157.99	$599	+0.97
655–675	669	5	135.00–139.00	$137.81	$922	+15.31
715	715	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	$858	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	3	135.00–145.00	$138.40	$468	+0.62
365–375	370	2	135.00–145.00	$139.93	$518	-0.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225 fancy	223	2	157.50–160.00	$158.74	$354	-1.22
220–240	231	4	140.00–152.50	$146.27	$338	+1.11
300–345	326	6	140.00–150.00	$145.17	$473	+2.53
355–375 fancy	370	4	155.00–156.00	$155.76	$576	—
365–395	384	5	140.00–150.00	$144.66	$555	+1.00
415–438 fancy	426	8	153.00–155.00	$153.24	$653	—
410–445	429	12	140.00–150.00	$146.39	$628	+5.13
455–495	476	19	135.00–150.00	$143.77	$684	+5.78
500–547	533	16	130.00–144.00	$139.88	$746	+4.20
550–595	574	7	130.00–141.00	$137.11	$787	+2.69
584 value added	584	17	142.00	$142.00	$829	—
600–615	609	9	125.00–138.00	$135.88	$828	+14.41
666–680	669	5	120.00–135.00	$131.95	$883	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	269	4	125.00–135.00	$129.27	$348	+3.89
300–305	303	4	120.00–132.50	$126.21	$382	+2.88
355–395	375	3	115.00–135.00	$126.76	$475	+3.44
450–485	466	5	115.00–125.00	$118.72	$553	-2.58
500–540	513	5	115.00–125.00	$121.70	$624	+1.54
569–575	570	5	114.00–118.00	$114.81	$654	-4.48
620	620	1	111.00	$111.00	$688	-4.77
680	680	1	106.00	$106.00	$721	-6.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	430	14	170.00–187.50	$174.43	$750	+3.97
450–490	464	10	170.00–180.00	$173.79	$806	+15.57
505–545	521	10	155.00–167.50	$158.82	$827	+11.84
550–585	571	7	150.00–155.00	$152.06	$868	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	2	160.00–165.00	$162.40	$679	+14.11
450–495	472	8	150.00–165.00	$156.53	$739	+16.17
505–545	527	10	135.00–148.00	$141.90	$748	+9.13
555–590	570	4	130.00–145.00	$137.48	$784	+2.56
605–635	618	6	125.00–136.00	$132.00	$816	+7.94
735	735	1	125.00	$125.00	$919	+13.36
790	790	1	109.00	$109.00	$861	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	431	5	125.00–135.00	$128.93	$556	-4.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1480	1244	80-85%	8	54.00–65.00	$60.71	$755	—
1010–1670	1307	80-85%	30	70.00–89.00	$79.12	$1,034	—
1345	1345	80-85%	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,224	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–995	938	85-90%	7	60.00–71.00	$65.82	$617	—
945	945	85-90%	1	84.00	$84.00	$794	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1750	1507	75-80%	5	68.00–76.00	$72.53	$1,093	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,125	—
1125–2325	1700	7	90.00–106.00	$96.62	$1,643	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–885	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	103.00–111.00	$106.81	$903

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	73.00	$73.00	$566

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
835–920	878	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–680.00	$641.94
925–985	958	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–675.00	$658.04

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–260	243	3	78.00–89.00	$82.53	$201	—
215–295	245	4	60.00–73.00	$68.19	$167	—
290	290	1	40.00	$40.00	$116	-35.00
315	315	1	67.00	$67.00	$211	-22.05
560	560	1	32.00	$32.00	$179	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	137.50–145.00	$141.25	-138.75
80	80	1	195.00	$195.00	+30.00
80	80	1	210.00	$210.00	+45.00
100–120	108	5	220.00–260.00	$234.00	+41.50

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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
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+16.77

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	100.00–110.00	$105.00	+3.00
40	40	4	125.00–135.00	$132.50	-2.50
40	40	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	-52.50
50	50	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	-35.83
60	60	3	120.00–125.00	$121.67	-21.66
60	60	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	+9.17

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	5	120.00	$120.00	+20.00
60	60	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	-35.83
80	80	3	160.00–170.00	$163.33	+23.33
110	110	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	9	30.00–50.00	$41.11	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	50.00	$50.00	$148	—
300	300	1	56.00	$56.00	$168	—

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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.