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Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

876 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $189.13/cwt +8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 369 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.90/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 470 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $147.62/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 473 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 876 645 0
Feeder cattle 707 498 0
Slaughter cattle 117 76 0
Replacement cattle 10 29 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heavy 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 185.00 $185.00 $370 —
255–295 fancy 271 4 200.00–207.50 $204.23 $553 —
250–290 272 9 180.00–195.00 $190.03 $517 +10.31
300–345 328 10 180.00–195.00 $188.45 $618 +10.62
335–345 fancy 340 3 200.00–210.00 $204.95 $697 +8.32
350–395 369 30 180.00–195.00 $187.55 $692 +6.74
360–380 fancy 373 3 200.00–210.00 $204.91 $764 —
400–440 430 12 180.00–195.00 $188.12 $809 +8.98
465–490 474 10 180.00–190.00 $183.27 $869 +9.28
500–515 505 3 170.00–175.00 $173.35 $875 —
550–565 556 4 165.00–170.00 $166.87 $928 —
605–635 621 4 145.00–151.00 $148.99 $925 +7.99
655–675 668 3 140.00–143.00 $141.68 $946 +6.17
705–715 710 2 135.00–139.00 $136.99 $973 +4.05
770–775 773 2 134.00–138.00 $136.01 $1,051 +4.18
805 805 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,119 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 3 165.00–170.00 $166.68 $430 +7.46
300–330 316 7 160.00–175.00 $166.43 $526 +11.45
350–395 379 14 150.00–175.00 $163.20 $619 +6.60
400–440 415 4 160.00–175.00 $166.20 $690 +17.89
450–490 471 7 155.00–170.00 $162.03 $763 +15.30
520–530 525 5 150.00–160.00 $154.79 $813 +17.24
565–585 574 4 145.00–149.00 $146.52 $841 +9.20
625–645 638 3 120.00–130.00 $124.95 $797 —
650–680 670 4 118.00–125.00 $122.01 $817 -5.51
705–745 721 6 118.00–125.00 $121.97 $879 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 150.00 $150.00 $472 +15.15
350–395 375 5 135.00–145.00 $139.08 $522 +6.63
400–430 415 2 130.00–135.00 $132.59 $550 —
475–495 486 5 125.00–135.00 $131.04 $637 —
540–545 543 3 120.00–135.00 $126.67 $688 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 155.00–170.00 $162.50 $325 +15.64
260–290 274 4 150.00–160.00 $153.88 $422 +10.28
300–345 325 14 145.00–165.00 $154.14 $501 +11.31
350–395 370 22 145.00–165.00 $152.23 $563 +6.87
400–445 421 20 145.00–165.00 $153.69 $647 +8.77
450–495 470 32 135.00–145.00 $138.90 $653 +1.65
500–545 521 21 134.00–145.00 $139.72 $728 +6.42
550–595 574 23 132.50–145.00 $140.51 $807 +7.98
610–635 620 3 125.00–130.00 $127.32 $789 +1.43
700–725 710 7 120.00–126.00 $122.72 $871 +7.22
750–765 758 2 118.00–124.00 $120.97 $917 +7.97
800–840 820 2 118.00–123.00 $120.56 $989 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 233 4 132.50–145.00 $136.94 $319 +4.57
250–295 273 10 130.00–142.50 $134.96 $368 +3.24
305–345 320 7 130.00–140.00 $133.53 $427 +5.59
350–395 376 10 130.00–140.00 $135.78 $511 +6.41
400–440 420 11 130.00–140.00 $135.99 $571 +10.70
455–495 472 12 119.00–131.00 $126.30 $596 +2.64
515–545 531 8 115.00–130.00 $121.76 $647 +1.16
550–590 568 12 115.00–125.00 $120.66 $685 +1.15
600–645 617 6 115.00–118.00 $117.17 $723 -0.08
665–685 676 5 110.00–115.00 $111.79 $756 +1.79
710–730 720 2 111.00–114.00 $112.48 $810 —
760–795 775 4 108.00–111.00 $109.28 $847 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–625 618 2 98.00–105.00 $101.46 $627 —
650–678 667 7 95.00–105.00 $99.18 $662 —
705 705 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 328 3 120.00–125.00 $123.27 $404 —
405–440 420 5 110.00–120.00 $116.89 $491 —
575–595 585 2 105.00–110.00 $107.46 $629 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 18 145.00–160.00 $152.95 $647 +5.30
450–495 473 25 135.00–155.00 $147.62 $698 +4.02
500–545 518 15 130.00–145.00 $136.90 $709 +2.02
550–590 573 13 130.00–145.00 $137.22 $786 +2.18
630–640 635 2 123.00–124.00 $123.50 $784 -5.09
705–740 724 7 111.00–119.00 $115.54 $837 —
805 805 1 107.00 $107.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 fancy 415 5 185.00–190.00 $187.54 $778 —
400–445 421 14 170.00–180.00 $174.55 $735 +5.01
455–495 475 12 160.00–180.00 $166.55 $791 +1.64
500–535 514 10 155.00–165.00 $157.47 $809 +5.65
625–640 634 4 135.00–141.00 $139.27 $883 —
655–685 677 6 130.00–140.00 $135.99 $921 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 422 3 122.50–125.00 $124.20 $524 +6.79
510–545 531 6 115.00–125.00 $120.63 $641 +7.44
550–585 568 4 115.00–121.00 $118.96 $676 +1.64
615–645 634 4 110.00–115.00 $112.26 $712 —
805 805 1 107.00 $107.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 2 95.00 $95.00 $563 —
647 647 2 90.00 $90.00 $582 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1150 1077 80-85% 5 56.00–70.00 $63.23 $681 +8.17
1005–1655 1254 80-85% 31 77.00–95.00 $88.40 $1,109 —
1435–1500 1457 80-85% 3 97.00–98.00 $97.67 $1,423 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–970 830 85-90% 19 71.00–83.00 $74.67 $620 —
600–970 835 85-90% 10 52.00–67.00 $60.18 $503 —
965–990 978 85-90% 2 90.00–94.00 $91.97 $899 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1960 1619 75-80% 7 81.00–89.00 $85.79 $1,389 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–2080 1396 7 89.00–99.00 $95.01 $1,326 —
1150–2120 1508 18 100.00–119.00 $112.81 $1,701 —
1930–2070 2000 2 121.00–122.00 $121.52 $2,430 —

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 79.00 $79.00 $699

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 300.00 $300.00
855–980 912 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 590.00–690.00 $658.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1145 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–940.00 $874.73
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 65.00 $65.00 $179 —
360 360 1 69.00 $69.00 $248 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 107.50 $107.50 -34.17
80 80 2 200.00 $200.00 +36.67
80 80 1 150.00 $150.00 -13.33
85 85 2 150.00 $150.00 -13.33
100 100 1 240.00 $240.00 +40.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
645–845 745 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 740.00–790.00 $761.64 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 2 107.50–112.50 $110.00 +5.00
40 40 6 120.00–125.00 $124.17 -25.83
40 40 1 95.00 $95.00 -55.00
50 50 3 140.00–150.00 $146.67 -63.33
60 60 2 160.00 $160.00 -10.83
60 60 2 240.00–245.00 $242.50 +71.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 80.00 $80.00 —
50 50 1 110.00 $110.00 -15.00
60 60 5 160.00–175.00 $163.00 +38.00
80 80 2 140.00–150.00 $145.00 -70.00
85 85 1 220.00 $220.00 +5.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 4 57.50 $57.50 -7.50
80 80 1 65.00 $65.00 -10.00

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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.