Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 7, 2022

645 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.45/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 381 lb · 44 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.96/cwt +1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 422 lb · 28 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.80/cwt -9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 323 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	645	815	541
Feeder cattle	498	656	441
Slaughter cattle	76	110	82
Replacement cattle	29	20	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Average offering 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
250–280	269	6	175.00–185.00	$179.72	$483	-1.77
300–320 fancy	307	3	195.00–200.00	$196.63	$604	-0.08
300–345	326	16	170.00–190.00	$177.83	$580	-5.96
350–392	373	18	170.00–190.00	$180.81	$674	+1.12
405–430	423	9	170.00–187.50	$179.14	$758	-3.24
465–470	468	2	173.00–175.00	$173.99	$814	+1.48
605–640	618	3	140.00–142.00	$141.00	$871	-2.03
650–685	667	5	135.00–137.50	$135.51	$904	-9.49
705–745	723	3	130.00–136.00	$132.94	$961	-4.06
750–780	765	3	130.00–133.00	$131.83	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	223	4	145.00–155.00	$147.53	$329	-2.30
270–295	283	3	152.50–165.00	$159.22	$451	-5.20
300–340	319	8	150.00–165.00	$154.98	$494	-6.54
360–395	380	8	150.00–160.00	$156.60	$595	-6.06
405–425	413	3	145.00–155.00	$148.31	$613	-9.85
455–490	474	6	140.00–150.00	$146.73	$696	-13.36
510–525	518	4	130.00–145.00	$137.55	$713	-5.89
550–595	576	11	130.00–145.00	$137.32	$791	-3.06
685–695	690	2	125.00–130.00	$127.52	$880	-3.45
750–780	765	2	120.00–121.00	$120.51	$922	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	130.00–140.00	$134.85	$452	+4.85
375–390	383	2	130.00–135.00	$132.45	$507	-6.07

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	5	140.00–152.50	$146.86	$338	-0.64
255–292	276	10	140.00–150.00	$143.60	$396	-4.10
310–345	324	14	140.00–150.00	$142.83	$463	-3.67
325 fancy	325	1	155.00	$155.00	$504	—
365 fancy	365	1	155.00	$155.00	$566	—
350–395	375	25	140.00–150.00	$145.36	$545	+0.07
391 value added	391	18	147.50	$147.50	$577	-5.26
400–440 fancy	422	3	154.00–155.00	$154.66	$653	—
400–445	422	25	140.00–150.00	$144.92	$612	+0.10
450–495	473	14	135.00–145.00	$137.25	$649	-2.43
500–540	519	17	130.00–140.00	$133.30	$692	+1.43
555–570	563	2	130.00–135.00	$132.53	$746	+2.87
600–645	613	11	124.00–129.00	$125.89	$772	+1.70
650–670	658	3	118.00–120.00	$118.99	$783	-2.50
700–710	705	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$814	-1.49
760	760	2	112.00–114.00	$113.00	$859	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	130.00–135.00	$132.37	$308	-1.35
270–285	277	3	130.00–135.00	$131.72	$365	-1.98
300–345	318	7	125.00–135.00	$127.94	$407	-6.19
350–395	371	11	125.00–135.00	$129.37	$480	-2.86
400–425	415	8	120.00–135.00	$125.29	$520	-5.99
455–495	484	7	120.00–130.00	$123.66	$599	-1.34
505–540	524	9	115.00–125.00	$120.60	$632	-2.00
555–595	572	9	114.00–125.00	$119.51	$684	-3.37
625–640	631	4	114.00–120.00	$117.25	$740	+0.53
655–670	660	3	109.00–111.00	$110.00	$726	-2.78

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	525	3	105.00–110.00	$106.92	$561	-5.42

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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	422	15	135.00–155.00	$147.65	$623	-3.69
450–485	470	14	135.00–155.00	$143.60	$675	-5.90
515–545	534	8	130.00–145.00	$134.88	$720	-8.05
550–580	562	8	130.00–144.00	$135.04	$759	-0.10
615–645	629	5	125.00–136.00	$128.59	$809	-1.53
655–685	667	3	115.00–123.00	$118.65	$791	-5.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	413	11	165.00–175.00	$169.54	$700	-6.49
450–460	455	5	160.00–176.00	$164.91	$750	-3.79
505–545	512	14	150.00–160.00	$151.82	$777	-6.09

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	2	110.00–125.00	$117.41	$505	-5.09
455–480	468	5	110.00–125.00	$117.58	$550	-14.20
515–545	533	6	110.00–125.00	$113.19	$603	—
565–585	575	3	115.00–120.00	$117.32	$675	-5.18

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1070	1058	80-85%	2	50.00–60.00	$55.06	$583	—
1030–1570	1240	80-85%	31	70.00–89.00	$82.55	$1,024	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–960	874	85-90%	6	50.00–59.00	$54.33	$475	—
760–995	902	85-90%	11	65.00–75.00	$70.80	$639	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1555	1440	75-80%	6	79.00–85.00	$81.59	$1,175	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1735	1558	3	76.00–82.00	$78.72	$1,226	—
1260–2190	1620	10	92.00–114.00	$105.56	$1,710	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
550–570	560	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	300.00–320.00	$310.18
695–790	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	470.00–610.00	$553.04

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625–700	657	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	91.00–97.00	$94.32	$620

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
640	640	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	103.00	$103.00	$659

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–740	697	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–740.00	$690.43
795–880	823	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	680.00–780.00	$744.37
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	490.00	$490.00
615–780	699	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	550.00–610.00	$571.32
715–905	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	550.00–580.00	$563.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	285.00	$285.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	3	140.00–145.00	$141.67	—
80	80	3	160.00–165.00	$163.33	—
110	110	1	200.00	$200.00	+100.00
130	130	1	245.00	$245.00	+145.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670–975	823	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	570.00–800.00	$706.32	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	60.00	$60.00	$249	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	110.00	$110.00	+80.00
30	30	1	105.00	$105.00	+75.00
30	30	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	+100.00
40	40	1	150.00	$150.00	+120.00
50	50	1	210.00	$210.00	+45.00
50	50	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	-2.50
60	60	3	165.00–177.50	$170.83	+5.83
70	70	2	245.00	$245.00	+80.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	-25.00
80	80	1	215.00	$215.00	+65.00
80	80	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	+2.50
100–135	118	2	235.00–275.00	$255.00	+25.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	3	65.00	$65.00	+45.00
80	80	7	75.00	$75.00	+35.00

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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.