Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.17/cwt +7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 515 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.60/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 475 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.94/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 415 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	376	548	804
Feeder cattle	278	360	662
Slaughter cattle	28	100	86
Replacement cattle	17	40	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls to few too trend. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower. .Slaughter bulls to few too trend. Average offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	272	3	175.00–185.00	$180.00	$490	—
310–315 fancy	313	2	210.00	$210.00	$657	—
310–340	327	3	170.00–180.00	$174.85	$572	-1.43
355–380	365	3	175.00–180.00	$176.62	$645	-0.92
363–393 fancy	382	8	195.00–210.00	$201.47	$770	-0.14
400–410 fancy	407	3	190.00–200.00	$195.80	$797	-0.71
405–440	423	2	175.00–185.00	$179.79	$761	+2.40
468 value added	468	8	170.00	$170.00	$796	—
560	560	3	164.00	$164.00	$918	-6.00
642	642	3	143.00	$143.00	$918	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	375	4	160.00–170.00	$167.50	$628	+5.87
465	465	1	155.00	$155.00	$721	-11.23
497 value added	497	3	165.00	$165.00	$820	—
505–510	508	2	155.00–162.50	$158.73	$806	-1.27
655	655	1	134.00	$134.00	$878	—
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	-1.00
765–795	780	2	114.00–126.00	$119.88	$935	-10.12
875	875	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,032	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	140.00	$140.00	$378	—
305–335	320	2	135.00–142.50	$138.93	$445	-8.62
350–370	359	5	132.50–155.00	$145.80	$523	-0.57
450–490	473	3	130.00–140.00	$134.17	$635	—
550	550	1	132.50	$132.50	$729	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	208	2	162.50	$162.50	$338	—
280–290	285	2	152.50–155.00	$153.73	$438	+6.23
300–340	321	4	152.50–155.00	$153.16	$492	+5.74
376–395	382	9	147.50–152.50	$148.40	$567	-0.55
400–440	415	15	140.00–155.00	$146.94	$610	+2.08
450–495	474	19	140.00–152.50	$147.37	$699	+3.13
476 value added	476	18	154.00	$154.00	$733	—
504 value added	504	9	153.00	$153.00	$771	+11.00
500–545	518	33	135.00–151.00	$146.85	$761	+6.97
550–588	570	7	134.00–150.00	$140.24	$799	+1.12
600	600	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$825	+5.10
788	788	4	125.00	$125.00	$985	+4.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	275	3	132.50–140.00	$137.32	$378	-2.68
375–380	378	3	130.00–135.00	$133.33	$504	-4.22
400–430	413	4	125.00–135.00	$127.42	$526	-9.42
455–470	465	3	127.50–132.50	$130.65	$608	-1.85
555–580	570	3	120.00–126.00	$123.71	$705	-6.19
640	640	1	116.00	$116.00	$742	+5.00
670–675	673	2	113.00–115.00	$114.00	$767	+3.49
750–785	770	3	111.00–118.00	$113.27	$872	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	110.00–115.00	$112.57	$313	—
355–360	358	2	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$403	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–475	463	3	102.50–106.00	$103.70	$480	-21.30

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	421	4	142.50–150.00	$145.63	$613	-10.58
458–495	468	9	142.00–155.00	$151.53	$709	-1.65
515–540	525	5	132.50–145.00	$140.74	$739	-5.48
550–585	559	5	122.00–136.00	$128.18	$717	-18.17
625–645	638	3	119.00–124.00	$121.01	$772	—
655–670	663	2	122.00–128.00	$124.97	$829	-0.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	418	5	160.00–165.00	$162.48	$679	-9.08
450–470	460	2	160.00–162.50	$161.22	$742	-4.46

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	418	3	127.50–135.00	$131.72	$551	—
475–480	478	3	115.00–135.00	$125.99	$602	-2.83

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1120	1090	80-85%	3	54.00–64.00	$59.90	$653	—
1000–1685	1209	80-85%	16	70.00–82.00	$75.00	$907	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–975	898	85-90%	3	69.00–76.00	$71.86	$645	—
935–950	943	85-90%	2	53.00–55.00	$53.99	$509	-9.33

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1690	1690	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,910	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	640.00	$640.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625	625	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	62.50	$62.50	$391

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	455.00	$455.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–695	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	620.00	$620.00
685–925	776	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	560.00–710.00	$635.78
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
1035–1110	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–825.00	$760.31
1085–1250	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$776.77

↑ Back to top

Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	+31.67
70	70	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	-20.83
80	80	1	165.00	$165.00	+31.67
160–180	170	2	235.00–270.00	$252.50	+90.83

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715–800	758	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–625.00	$589.60	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

↑ Back to top

Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	5	70.00–75.00	$72.00	+3.67
30	30	1	30.00	$30.00	-45.00
30–35	31	8	90.00–102.50	$94.38	+19.38
40	40	2	60.00–75.00	$67.50	-7.50
40	40	8	115.00–125.00	$121.25	+46.25
50	50	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	+27.50

↑ Back to top

Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	+65.00
50	50	1	135.00	$135.00	+55.00
70	70	1	185.00	$185.00	+57.50
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	-30.00
100–120	104	5	155.00–180.00	$164.00	-31.00

↑ Back to top

Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	25.00	$25.00	—

↑ Back to top

Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160	160	1	290.00	$290.00	—

↑ 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.