Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

772 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.52/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 468 lb · 24 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $155.91/cwt -3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 432 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.63/cwt -4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 370 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	772	660	322
Feeder cattle	507	493	229
Slaughter cattle	168	86	52
Replacement cattle	34	20	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were steady, feeder heifers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 lower. Average 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	219	4	175.00–180.00	$178.63	$391	-1.37
265–290	273	4	180.00–192.50	$185.49	$506	-2.73
300–330	315	6	175.00–187.50	$181.24	$571	-5.04
315–345 fancy	330	2	200.00–210.00	$204.77	$676	-5.23
350–360 fancy	355	5	195.00–210.00	$204.52	$726	—
353–395	372	16	175.00–187.50	$181.06	$674	-4.77
400 fancy	400	1	195.00	$195.00	$780	—
415–433	423	9	175.00–190.00	$182.08	$770	+1.65
450–480	463	6	175.00–187.50	$178.28	$825	-0.49
500–540	523	10	167.00–177.00	$173.60	$908	-0.39
555–565	560	2	165.00–174.00	$169.54	$949	-1.46
655	655	1	148.00	$148.00	$969	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	3	160.00–170.00	$164.97	$396	+14.97
255–295	275	2	160.00–170.00	$165.36	$455	-2.59
300–345	321	9	155.00–165.00	$160.33	$515	-4.77
350–395	375	10	155.00–170.00	$163.14	$612	-3.94
450–495	479	11	150.00–165.00	$161.28	$773	+8.86
505–545	523	3	145.00–157.50	$150.17	$785	+1.44

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–344	330	8	135.00–145.00	$143.81	$475	+9.42
350–395	365	6	130.00–150.00	$138.03	$504	-4.44
455–495	478	3	125.00–140.00	$130.07	$622	—
515–535	525	3	125.00–136.00	$130.37	$684	+0.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	269	4	120.00–127.00	$123.63	$333	—
350–380	368	3	115.00–125.00	$120.92	$445	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	150.00–165.00	$157.34	$378	—
255–290	279	6	145.00–155.00	$150.00	$418	—
310–347	338	20	145.00–160.00	$149.13	$504	-1.45
350–395	370	21	145.00–155.00	$147.63	$546	-4.69
400–445	431	20	145.00–155.00	$146.85	$633	+1.08
450–495	468	24	138.00–150.00	$144.52	$676	+4.06
500–535	521	14	135.00–145.00	$139.94	$729	+3.26
555–595	572	9	134.00–140.00	$136.37	$780	+0.12
610–630	622	3	130.00–135.00	$131.68	$819	-3.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	219	5	125.00–135.00	$129.20	$283	-3.38
255–290	277	5	125.00–135.00	$132.48	$367	-5.09
305–340	323	8	125.00–140.00	$134.06	$433	-0.98
350–395	371	12	125.00–140.00	$134.80	$500	-0.72
400–445	422	10	120.00–135.00	$125.28	$529	-5.98
450–475	460	5	120.00–130.00	$125.64	$578	-0.88
525–535	529	4	118.00–125.00	$121.00	$640	—
555–580	568	2	115.00–125.00	$120.11	$682	—
615–635	625	2	120.00–124.00	$122.03	$763	-1.29
685	685	1	119.00	$119.00	$815	+0.53
760	760	1	108.00	$108.00	$821	-0.99

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	268	5	110.00–115.00	$112.42	$301	—
330	330	1	117.50	$117.50	$388	—
405–425	415	2	110.00–115.00	$112.44	$467	-4.20
520–545	535	3	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$594	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–645	625	3	101.00–105.00	$102.98	$644	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–447	432	23	145.00–165.00	$155.91	$674	-3.66
450–495	474	17	145.00–160.00	$153.32	$727	-0.07
500–545	530	6	135.00–150.00	$144.95	$768	+0.80
550–590	569	5	135.00–150.00	$143.89	$819	+2.35
600–645	624	5	122.00–135.00	$125.58	$784	-3.55
653–682	669	5	121.00–135.00	$127.69	$854	+1.37
705–740	719	4	117.50–124.00	$119.87	$862	+1.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	416	4	170.00–180.00	$175.08	$728	-3.41
465	465	1	170.00	$170.00	$790	-6.91
510–535	524	4	155.00–160.00	$156.84	$822	-2.20
550–555	553	4	155.00–160.00	$158.12	$874	-0.34

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	421	7	125.00–140.00	$131.29	$553	-4.31
455–485	469	4	125.00–140.00	$132.35	$621	-1.92
625–645	635	2	110.00–114.00	$111.97	$711	-5.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1655	1655	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1335	1121	80-85%	29	57.00–79.00	$71.71	$804	+5.69
1010–1700	1235	80-85%	69	80.00–95.00	$87.00	$1,074	-2.08

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1045	903	85-90%	15	57.50–71.00	$65.73	$594	—
895–1015	957	85-90%	10	75.00–86.00	$78.03	$747	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1455	1327	75-80%	3	63.00–75.00	$67.97	$902	—
1215–1690	1470	75-80%	20	80.00–92.00	$86.31	$1,269	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1410	1332	3	80.00–94.00	$85.60	$1,140	—
1195–2250	1665	13	99.00–120.00	$111.19	$1,851	-5.23
1685	1685	1	122.00	$122.00	$2,056	+5.58

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–995	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	93.00–107.50	$101.05	$923

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025–1260	1143	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	93.00–97.00	$94.79	$1,083

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	$720

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1165–1260	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	940.00–990.00	$965.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1240–1245	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
109–165	128	6	53.00–78.00	$67.23	$86	—
115–180	159	7	86.00–95.00	$89.09	$142	—
240–245	243	2	83.00–85.00	$84.01	$204	+18.53
235–265	250	2	74.00–77.00	$75.59	$189	—
310	310	1	79.00	$79.00	$245	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	100.00	$100.00	-55.00
60	60	2	115.00	$115.00	-40.00
70	70	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	-32.50
90	90	3	140.00	$140.00	-42.50
100	100	3	165.00–185.00	$175.00	-20.00
100	100	1	215.00	$215.00	+20.00
210	210	2	370.00	$370.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955–1240	1076	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,475.00	$1,334.70	—
980–1400	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	975.00–1,350.00	$1,191.07	—
900–1435	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–1,525.00	$1,350.69	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740–900	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–875.00	$863.72	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	9	80.00–95.00	$88.33	+3.33
30	30	2	60.00	$60.00	-58.13
30	30	6	100.00–110.00	$105.83	-12.30
40	40	3	120.00–125.00	$121.67	-15.12
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	-13.33
60	60	3	160.00–165.00	$161.67	+8.34

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	235.00	$235.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	+85.00

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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.