Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

660 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.34/cwt +6.90 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 514 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.46/cwt -3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 469 lb · 21 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $144.45/cwt +21.89 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 653 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	660	385	628
Feeder cattle	493	298	498
Slaughter cattle	86	52	51
Replacement cattle	20	5	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	150.00	$150.00	$338	—
260–290	278	5	160.00–170.00	$167.95	$467	+6.09
300–345	326	7	160.00–170.00	$165.10	$538	+2.54
350–390	373	6	160.00–170.00	$167.08	$623	+7.13
410–445	428	2	150.00–160.00	$155.20	$664	+5.08
485–495	490	2	145.00–160.00	$152.42	$747	+7.60
505–525	521	7	145.00–162.00	$148.73	$775	+5.70
555–565	561	5	145.00–155.00	$151.40	$849	+16.40
600–630	616	7	140.00–145.00	$141.29	$870	+11.72
650 value added	650	15	147.50	$147.50	$959	—
655–690	666	4	131.00–135.00	$132.99	$886	+10.43
750 value added	750	7	141.50	$141.50	$1,061	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	180.00	$180.00	$432	—
265–270 fancy	268	2	200.00–207.50	$203.71	$546	—
275–290	281	4	180.00–197.50	$188.22	$529	—
310–345	330	8	180.00–195.00	$186.28	$615	+3.84
345 fancy	345	1	210.00	$210.00	$724	+7.67
350–395	381	15	180.00–195.00	$185.83	$708	+3.53
400–425	413	6	175.00–185.00	$180.43	$745	-0.92
455–465	463	4	175.00–180.00	$178.77	$828	+1.17
525–535	532	3	171.00–176.00	$173.99	$926	-0.01
585	585	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,000	+11.07

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	270	5	130.00–145.00	$137.81	$372	+2.86
300–345	331	7	130.00–140.00	$134.39	$445	-0.81
385–395	390	2	140.00–145.00	$142.47	$556	—
525	525	1	130.00	$130.00	$682	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	120.00–125.00	$122.54	$398	+4.21

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	5	145.00–160.00	$150.58	$497	+2.79
350–395	369	12	145.00–156.00	$152.32	$562	+3.55
400–445	423	12	140.00–152.50	$145.77	$617	+3.54
450–495	469	21	135.00–147.50	$140.46	$659	-0.54
506 value added	506	16	152.00	$152.00	$769	—
500–540	521	16	133.00–141.00	$136.68	$712	-0.76
553–595	571	14	130.00–140.00	$136.25	$778	+1.67
600–615	612	9	130.00–138.00	$135.00	$826	+2.00
683	683	2	130.00	$130.00	$888	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	130.00–135.00	$132.58	$309	—
250–295	273	4	130.00–140.00	$137.57	$376	+8.70
310–325	315	4	130.00–140.00	$135.04	$425	+0.80
350–395	372	10	130.00–140.00	$135.52	$504	-1.08
405–445	424	8	125.00–135.00	$131.26	$557	—
455–490	470	6	120.00–130.00	$126.52	$595	+0.47
620–630	625	3	120.00–125.00	$123.32	$771	+1.30
650–670	659	4	115.00–121.00	$118.47	$781	-0.01
700–730	715	2	110.00–121.00	$115.38	$825	—
755–765	760	2	108.00–110.00	$108.99	$828	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	363	3	115.00–125.00	$120.07	$436	+7.64
430–440	437	3	115.00–120.00	$116.64	$510	—
575–590	583	2	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$656	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	368	2	105.00–110.00	$107.38	$395	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	426	17	150.00–170.00	$159.57	$680	+5.16
450–485	466	12	145.00–162.50	$153.39	$715	+2.87
510–530	523	7	135.00–150.00	$144.15	$754	+1.58
550–590	578	7	135.00–147.00	$141.54	$818	-0.43
605–630	620	3	125.00–132.50	$129.13	$801	+4.07
650–695	668	3	125.00–129.00	$126.32	$844	+4.86
715–745	730	2	115.00–122.00	$118.43	$865	—
775–795	785	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$883	-2.53
835	835	1	105.00	$105.00	$877	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–439	420	17	175.00–185.00	$178.49	$750	-1.22
450–485	468	8	175.00–182.50	$176.91	$828	+4.71
500–545	519	8	155.00–165.00	$159.04	$825	-2.24
560–590	569	5	155.00–165.00	$158.46	$902	—
600–620	610	2	144.00–145.00	$144.49	$881	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	424	5	130.00–145.00	$135.60	$575	-3.55
455–495	471	7	130.00–140.00	$134.27	$632	+1.74
500–520	510	2	125.00–130.00	$127.55	$651	—
625–645	635	2	115.00–120.00	$117.46	$746	—
765–780	773	2	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$831	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,295.00	$1,295.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1120	1118	80-85%	2	59.00–73.00	$66.02	$738	-5.35
1020–1845	1208	80-85%	37	80.00–96.00	$89.08	$1,076	—
1145–1590	1280	80-85%	12	98.00–105.00	$100.79	$1,290	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–940	855	85-90%	11	50.00–70.00	$59.48	$509	—
645–975	867	85-90%	5	75.00–84.00	$80.10	$694	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1560	1389	75-80%	6	85.00–91.00	$88.02	$1,223	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1945	1650	7	109.00–125.00	$116.42	$1,921	—
1195–2305	1750	2	82.00–99.00	$93.20	$1,631	—
1715–2110	1913	2	130.00–132.00	$131.10	$2,508	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
530–650	590	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	250.00–350.00	$305.08

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–920	804	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	570.00–650.00	$614.79
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00–890.00	$870.00
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,070.00	$1,070.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580–720	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	350.00–390.00	$367.85
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,102

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–255	233	2	60.00–70.00	$65.48	$153	-8.52

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	30.00	$30.00	$84	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	-17.50
75	75	1	135.00	$135.00	-37.50
80	80	2	145.00–155.00	$150.00	-22.50
90	90	2	180.00–185.00	$182.50	+10.00
120	120	1	195.00	$195.00	—
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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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
855–1055	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,320.00	$1,157.05	—
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	490.00	$490.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	3	80.00	$80.00	$424	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	7	80.00–95.00	$85.00	-54.38
30	30	8	115.00–125.00	$118.13	-21.25
40	40	7	135.00–142.50	$136.79	-24.64
40	40	4	90.00–110.00	$100.00	-61.43
50	50	3	150.00–160.00	$153.33	-26.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	155.00	$155.00	—
50	50	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-37.50
70	70	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	+10.00
80	80	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-90.00
80	80	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	+20.00
90	90	—	—	1	235.00	$235.00	+45.00
110–130	120	—	—	2	255.00–270.00	$262.50	-72.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	30.00	$30.00	—
50	50	3	45.00–55.00	$51.67	—
70	70	1	25.00	$25.00	—

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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.