Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

746 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.16/cwt -10.53 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 421 lb · 25 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.04/cwt -3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $560/hd at 376 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.57/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 470 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	746	876	448
Feeder cattle	600	707	252
Slaughter cattle	77	117	114
Replacement cattle	17	10	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	268	3	155.00–165.00	$158.23	$424	-8.45
300–340	323	9	150.00–165.00	$158.82	$513	-7.61
350–395	372	12	150.00–165.00	$158.95	$591	-4.25
405–430	417	3	150.00–160.00	$154.96	$646	-11.24
450–490	468	3	145.00–158.00	$152.02	$711	-10.01
500–540	523	6	144.00–155.00	$150.73	$788	-4.06
570–594	589	6	136.00–150.00	$147.18	$867	+0.66
600–645	628	7	125.00–135.00	$129.64	$814	+4.69
705–730	715	4	118.00–127.00	$121.99	$872	+0.02
775	775	1	118.00	$118.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	185.00	$185.00	$416	±0.00
285	285	1	175.00	$175.00	$499	-15.03
300 fancy	300	1	195.00	$195.00	$585	—
305–340	325	12	175.00–190.00	$180.01	$585	-8.44
350–395	373	14	175.00–185.00	$177.61	$662	-9.94
375 fancy	375	1	195.00	$195.00	$731	-9.91
400–445	421	4	175.00–185.00	$181.21	$763	-6.91
410–440 fancy	425	2	195.00–200.00	$197.41	$839	—
465–475	471	5	170.00–175.00	$171.49	$808	-11.78
510–530	520	2	170.00–174.00	$171.96	$894	-1.39
635	635	1	145.00	$145.00	$921	-3.99
650–675	670	7	138.00–141.00	$139.13	$932	-2.55
735	735	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,000	-0.99

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	145.00	$145.00	$406	—
310–345	332	3	135.00–145.00	$139.82	$464	-10.18
350–395	371	6	135.00–145.00	$139.19	$516	+0.11
500–540	513	3	120.00–130.00	$125.13	$642	-1.54
640	640	1	110.00	$110.00	$704	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	5	150.00–165.00	$158.82	$357	-3.68
255–295	269	5	150.00–160.00	$154.92	$417	+1.04
310–345	327	8	145.00–155.00	$149.65	$489	-4.49
350–395	376	24	145.00–155.00	$149.04	$560	-3.19
400–445	421	25	140.00–150.00	$143.16	$603	-10.53
450–495	470	23	135.00–150.00	$138.57	$651	-0.33
500–545	513	21	130.00–145.00	$134.81	$692	-4.91
550–595	570	17	125.00–135.00	$128.19	$731	-12.32
600–640	622	11	121.00–125.00	$124.08	$772	-3.24
750–755	753	2	115.00–118.00	$116.50	$877	-4.47
885	885	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,009	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	135.00–140.00	$137.55	$316	+0.61
275–295	283	3	130.00–140.00	$134.06	$379	-0.90
300–345	319	7	130.00–140.00	$131.34	$419	-2.19
370–390	381	7	130.00–140.00	$134.28	$512	-1.50
410–445	428	11	125.00–135.00	$129.08	$552	-6.91
455–495	473	10	120.00–130.00	$128.19	$606	+1.89
500–545	530	8	117.00–125.00	$121.26	$643	-0.50
570–595	581	5	115.00–120.00	$117.77	$684	-2.89
620–645	633	2	115.00–118.00	$116.47	$737	-0.70
650–680	669	5	112.00–118.00	$114.21	$764	+2.42
700–730	715	2	112.00–115.00	$113.47	$811	+0.99
750–760	755	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$834	+1.22
800	800	1	110.00	$110.00	$880	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	210	2	120.00–125.00	$122.56	$257	—
300–345	323	6	115.00–125.00	$120.12	$388	-3.15
430–440	437	3	115.00–120.00	$118.02	$516	+1.13
550–555	553	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$611	+3.04

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	419	15	145.00–160.00	$151.34	$634	-1.61
450–495	475	12	145.00–160.00	$148.01	$703	+0.39
500–540	522	20	135.00–150.00	$141.81	$740	+4.91
550–595	568	20	125.00–140.00	$130.88	$743	-6.34
615–635	627	5	120.00–130.00	$125.19	$785	+1.69
705–710	708	2	118.00–122.00	$120.01	$850	+4.47
775	775	1	116.00	$116.00	$899	—
820	820	1	117.00	$117.00	$959	+10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	421	7	165.00–177.50	$168.61	$710	-5.94
440 fancy	440	1	185.00	$185.00	$814	-2.54
450–480	464	7	165.00–175.00	$167.52	$777	+0.97
500–525	509	8	155.00–160.00	$156.70	$798	-0.77
655–690	668	5	130.00–137.00	$132.67	$886	-3.32
745	745	1	121.00	$121.00	$901	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	10	125.00–140.00	$131.71	$564	+7.51
450–480	461	7	125.00–140.00	$133.16	$614	—
505–545	524	6	115.00–127.00	$121.99	$639	+1.36
625–640	633	2	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$712	+0.27

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1150	1103	80-85%	3	55.00–65.00	$59.46	$656	—
1020–1735	1319	80-85%	49	70.00–88.00	$78.25	$1,032	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–800	767	85-90%	3	68.00–70.00	$68.97	$529	—
730–910	818	85-90%	4	55.00–60.00	$56.92	$466	-17.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1680	1467	75-80%	7	68.00–76.00	$72.22	$1,059	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1305	1233	2	85.00–92.00	$88.71	$1,094	—
1160–2165	1792	18	95.00–114.00	$105.23	$1,886	—
2065	2065	1	116.00	$116.00	$2,395	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
510–700	630	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	410.00–450.00	$439.21

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
530	530	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	520.00	$520.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	116.00	$116.00	$754

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
540	540	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
805–970	888	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–650.00	$627.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1120	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00–725.00	$699.55

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	103.00	$103.00	$793

↑ Back to top

Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
118–170	139	4	50.00–52.00	$50.54	$70	—
200	200	1	50.00	$50.00	$100	—

↑ Back to top

Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	4	170.00–180.00	$173.75	-26.25
80	80	4	200.00–215.00	$206.25	+6.25
80	80	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	-22.50
180	180	1	330.00	$330.00	—
200	200	1	350.00	$350.00	—

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730–955	817	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	540.00–650.00	$614.16	—

↑ Back to top

Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	90.00	$90.00	-20.00
30	30	10	100.00–120.00	$110.50	+0.50
40	40	6	130.00–145.00	$136.67	+12.50
50	50	2	155.00–157.50	$156.25	+9.58
50	50	1	170.00	$170.00	+23.33
60	60	1	165.00	$165.00	+5.00

↑ Back to top

Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	±0.00
50	50	3	170.00–180.00	$175.00	+65.00
60	60	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	-23.00
60	60	2	190.00	$190.00	+27.00
70	70	2	200.00–205.00	$202.50	+39.50

↑ Back to top

Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	180.00	$180.00	—
120	120	1	250.00	$250.00	—

↑ Back to top

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.