Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

652 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $151.06/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 472 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $147.87/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 519 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.63/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 481 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	652	772	469
Feeder cattle	498	507	415
Slaughter cattle	72	168	35
Replacement cattle	32	34	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls to few too trend, feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering of average to plain 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
275–295	285	2	160.00–170.00	$164.82	$470	-0.54
300–340	323	4	155.00–165.00	$159.92	$517	-0.41
350–395	376	18	150.00–170.00	$157.86	$594	-5.28
400–445	419	8	150.00–165.00	$158.91	$666	—
475–490	477	15	147.00–165.00	$163.43	$780	+2.15
505–545	533	6	145.00–158.00	$151.44	$807	+1.27
550–590	571	7	145.00–153.00	$147.86	$844	—
610–624	622	18	135.00–138.00	$137.84	$857	—
675	675	1	131.00	$131.00	$884	—
700–745	723	2	122.00–123.00	$122.52	$886	—
811–830	821	2	115.00–123.00	$119.05	$977	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	277	3	175.00–180.00	$177.55	$492	-7.94
310–340	325	3	175.00–187.50	$180.91	$588	-0.33
350–390	372	10	175.00–185.00	$177.50	$660	-3.56
400–430	416	5	170.00–175.00	$172.01	$716	-10.07
455–460	458	2	170.00–175.00	$172.51	$790	-5.77

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	145.00	$145.00	$348	—
250–270	260	2	135.00–145.00	$139.81	$364	—
310–345	333	3	140.00–145.00	$141.73	$472	-2.08
350–395	373	13	130.00–145.00	$136.12	$508	-1.91
445	445	1	130.00	$130.00	$578	—
525	525	1	125.00	$125.00	$656	-5.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	147.50–150.00	$148.67	$335	-8.67
250–290	267	3	145.00–150.00	$146.81	$392	-3.19
300–340	324	8	145.00–157.50	$147.08	$477	-2.05
350–395	366	15	145.00–155.00	$148.45	$543	+0.82
405–445	420	10	140.00–150.00	$143.51	$603	-3.34
450–495	481	23	140.00–155.00	$149.63	$720	+5.11
500–545	519	20	135.00–150.00	$141.09	$732	+1.15
550–595	568	9	135.00–141.00	$137.24	$780	+0.87
600–640	612	7	128.00–134.00	$130.72	$800	-0.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	130.00	$130.00	$260	+0.80
260	260	1	140.00	$140.00	$364	+7.52
300–330	315	2	130.00–132.50	$131.19	$413	-2.87
350–395	375	12	130.00–140.00	$135.18	$507	+0.38
405–425	413	4	125.00–130.00	$128.14	$529	+2.86
480–495	488	2	121.00–122.50	$121.74	$594	-3.90
505–545	525	3	115.00–122.00	$118.94	$624	-2.06
565–575	570	2	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$698	+2.41
600–625	615	4	112.00–123.00	$117.81	$725	-4.22
650–675	661	7	110.00–122.00	$113.61	$751	-5.39
700–715	705	3	106.00–118.00	$112.70	$795	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	420	2	110.00–115.00	$112.41	$472	-0.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	422	22	145.00–160.00	$154.07	$650	-1.84
450–495	472	27	145.00–157.50	$151.06	$713	-2.26
505–545	519	23	140.00–155.00	$147.87	$767	+2.92
550–595	567	15	140.00–151.00	$147.13	$834	+3.24
605–640	618	3	130.00–141.00	$136.08	$841	+10.50
650–685	657	6	120.00–136.00	$128.59	$845	+0.90
705–745	725	2	118.00–122.00	$119.94	$870	+0.07
785	785	1	115.00	$115.00	$903	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	425	12	125.00–140.00	$132.10	$561	+0.81
455–475	466	6	125.00–140.00	$132.86	$619	+0.51
510–540	524	4	120.00–135.00	$129.26	$677	—
550–595	579	7	120.00–130.00	$126.44	$732	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	2	170.00–175.00	$172.41	$733	-2.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$545	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1515	1194	80-85%	20	78.00–93.00	$83.84	$1,001	—
1005–1600	1197	80-85%	7	55.00–70.00	$61.71	$739	—
1235–1405	1305	80-85%	3	96.00–97.00	$96.36	$1,257	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1685	1378	75-80%	10	75.00–89.00	$83.19	$1,146	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–960	838	85-90%	6	71.00–83.00	$74.80	$627	—
945–975	960	85-90%	2	55.00–61.00	$57.95	$556	-20.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1710	1410	2	84.00–87.00	$85.18	$1,201	—
1525–2105	1801	10	101.00–118.00	$111.79	$2,013	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–900	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–770.00	$692.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,129

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1215	1101	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	775.00–980.00	$900.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1425	1217	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,160.00–1,200.00	$1,178.44

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–840	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	610.00–730.00	$667.78
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135–170	144	4	60.00–79.00	$65.62	$94	-1.61
170	170	1	90.00	$90.00	$153	+0.91

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	5.00	$5.00	$21	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	3	160.00–170.00	$163.33	+40.83
120	120	4	190.00–200.00	$195.00	+20.00
165	165	1	265.00	$265.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815–975	899	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	965.00–1,300.00	$1,113.15	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1140	1034	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,025.00–1,340.00	$1,132.12	—
1010–1170	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,390.00	$1,348.30	+13.60

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720–885	803	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	790.00–870.00	$825.89	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	92.50–95.00	$93.74	$214	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	120.00	$120.00	+60.00
30	30	6	90.00–110.00	$95.83	+35.83
40	40	14	115.00–125.00	$121.07	-0.60
40	40	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	+15.83
50	50	1	155.00	$155.00	+15.00
50	50	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	-2.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	165.00	$165.00	—
70	70	1	185.00	$185.00	—
70	70	2	55.00–85.00	$70.00	—
100	100	1	210.00	$210.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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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.