Cattle Market Pulse

Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $192.96/cwt +14.19 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 380 lb · 15 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $192.11/cwt +10.94 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 324 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.11/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 571 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 450 746 671
Feeder cattle 309 600 538
Slaughter cattle 117 77 95
Replacement cattle 4 17 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offerings 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
200–245 220 6 185.00–200.00 $191.13 $420 +6.13
250–290 263 6 180.00–195.00 $186.80 $491 +11.80
305–340 324 11 175.00–200.00 $188.61 $611 +8.60
305–345 fancy 325 2 210.00–212.50 $211.33 $687 +16.33
360–385 fancy 373 3 205.00–210.00 $206.61 $771 +11.61
355–395 382 12 180.00–200.00 $189.55 $724 +11.94
400 fancy 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 +2.59
425–445 433 3 180.00–195.00 $185.96 $805 +4.75
455–480 463 3 180.00–195.00 $187.33 $867 +15.84
530–540 535 2 172.50–180.00 $176.21 $943 +4.25
615–625 620 2 164.00–170.00 $166.98 $1,035 +21.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 237 3 165.00–170.00 $168.31 $399 —
255–290 269 7 155.00–170.00 $161.78 $435 +3.55
310–345 329 4 155.00–165.00 $160.77 $529 +1.95
350–380 361 5 155.00–175.00 $164.78 $595 +5.83
435–440 438 2 155.00–165.00 $159.97 $701 +5.01
520–545 535 6 150.00–161.00 $153.29 $820 +2.56
605 605 1 132.00 $132.00 $799 +2.36
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 277 5 140.00–150.00 $144.98 $402 -0.02
300–325 313 2 140.00–150.00 $145.20 $454 +5.38
355–390 376 5 140.00–150.00 $145.33 $546 +6.14
630–645 638 2 115.00–125.00 $119.94 $765 +9.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 236 4 145.00–160.00 $150.05 $354 -8.77
290–295 291 5 145.00–155.00 $152.51 $444 -2.41
310–345 327 5 145.00–157.50 $151.03 $494 +1.38
355–390 371 5 145.00–160.00 $152.06 $564 +3.02
400–440 418 6 137.50–152.50 $144.74 $605 +1.58
450–480 460 9 135.00–150.00 $142.37 $655 +3.80
500–540 514 6 130.00–140.00 $133.07 $684 -1.74
550–595 571 10 125.00–133.00 $129.11 $737 +0.92
605–640 623 8 124.00–130.00 $125.62 $783 +1.54
705 705 1 118.00 $118.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 2 130.00–135.00 $132.53 $302 -5.02
255–270 262 3 125.00–132.50 $129.24 $339 -4.82
315–340 328 2 120.00–130.00 $124.81 $409 -6.53
400–445 420 4 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $515 -6.55
455–475 466 4 115.00–125.00 $121.29 $565 -6.90
515–545 532 3 115.00–125.00 $120.40 $641 -0.86
565–595 581 4 110.00–120.00 $115.05 $668 -2.72
605–625 616 4 110.00–116.00 $113.00 $696 -3.47
650–685 671 5 110.00–115.00 $112.41 $754 -1.80
770–785 778 3 105.00–109.00 $106.32 $827 -4.18
800–835 818 3 105.00–107.00 $106.32 $870 -3.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–585 570 2 100.00–105.00 $102.43 $584 —
675–685 680 3 100.00–105.00 $103.32 $703 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 110.00–115.00 $112.43 $422 —
400–430 415 2 110.00–115.00 $112.41 $467 -5.61

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 429 4 150.00–165.00 $156.17 $670 +4.83
450–495 473 5 140.00–150.00 $143.95 $681 -4.06
500–545 523 2 130.00–145.00 $137.18 $717 -4.63
550–595 571 8 120.00–136.00 $127.25 $727 -3.63
605–635 623 4 120.00–130.00 $125.21 $780 +0.02
650–665 657 3 120.00–125.00 $123.00 $808 —
700–735 721 4 111.00–121.00 $115.70 $834 -4.31
775 775 2 110.00–114.00 $112.00 $868 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 420 9 170.00–185.00 $177.51 $746 +8.90
450–490 468 3 170.00–181.00 $176.84 $828 +9.32
500–510 505 2 165.00–166.00 $165.50 $836 +8.80
620 620 1 132.00 $132.00 $818 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 433 3 125.00–140.00 $131.44 $569 -0.27
450–470 460 3 120.00–130.00 $124.15 $571 -9.01
550–575 563 2 112.00–116.00 $114.04 $642 —
695 695 1 108.00 $108.00 $751 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1435 1146 80-85% 7 63.00–75.00 $70.35 $806 —
1025–2100 1309 80-85% 62 79.00–92.00 $85.98 $1,125 +7.73
1255–1620 1454 80-85% 4 95.00–96.00 $95.47 $1,388 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–865 781 85-90% 8 55.00–68.00 $62.59 $489 -6.38
620–995 869 85-90% 11 74.00–87.00 $79.22 $688 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–2050 1549 75-80% 18 75.00–86.00 $81.37 $1,260 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1970 1585 5 96.00–115.00 $106.19 $1,683 —
1785–2210 1998 2 120.00–125.00 $122.23 $2,442 —

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–905 808 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 450.00–670.00 $573.28
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
730 730 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 99.00 $99.00 $723

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 11.00 $11.00 $59 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120–130 125 2 230.00–240.00 $235.00 —
160 160 1 300.00 $300.00 -30.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840 840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 910.00 $910.00 +295.84

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 3 100.00–115.00 $108.33 -2.17
30 30 1 85.00 $85.00 -25.50
40 40 6 125.00–130.00 $126.67 -10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 75.00 $75.00 —
50 50 1 170.00 $170.00 +60.00
70 70 1 195.00 $195.00 -7.50
90 90 1 220.00 $220.00 +17.50
115 115 1 205.00 $205.00 —

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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.