Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.12/cwt -1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 515 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.82/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 531 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.19/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 471 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	786	832	659
Feeder cattle	564	633	554
Slaughter cattle	127	119	56
Replacement cattle	24	41	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were steady.Salughter bulls were 2.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	268	3	175.00–185.00	$178.60	$479	+0.68
285 fancy	285	1	195.00	$195.00	$556	—
300–345	324	11	170.00–180.00	$173.63	$563	-2.17
375–380 fancy	378	2	190.00–195.00	$192.52	$728	-4.06
350–398	381	11	170.00–186.00	$179.82	$685	+1.40
400–435	413	8	170.00–180.00	$175.56	$725	-4.22
480–495	488	2	170.00–175.00	$172.54	$842	-2.67
495 value added	495	6	175.00	$175.00	$866	—
500–525 value added	513	32	164.00–168.00	$165.79	$851	—
505–540	521	9	165.00–173.00	$167.31	$872	+0.03
555–595	577	17	155.00–165.00	$158.87	$917	-2.96
605–625	613	5	155.00–160.00	$157.41	$965	+2.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	231	9	150.00–160.00	$155.21	$359	—
260–290	272	3	150.00–160.00	$155.03	$422	-5.78
305–340	316	6	150.00–165.00	$160.90	$508	-0.08
350–385	371	5	150.00–165.00	$157.88	$586	-4.65
410–445	434	6	155.00–165.00	$160.77	$698	+3.76
465–485	479	10	155.00–164.00	$159.71	$765	-0.67
515–545	534	11	150.00–155.00	$151.62	$810	+0.39
555–570	565	3	135.00–147.00	$142.06	$803	-6.93
600–645	618	3	140.00–145.00	$143.36	$886	+1.87
631 value added	631	9	152.00	$152.00	$959	—
680–685	683	2	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$867	-7.84
700–720	710	3	130.00–136.00	$132.99	$944	+1.47
750	750	3	125.00–131.00	$128.67	$965	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	270	3	130.00–145.00	$136.45	$368	-5.89
330–345	338	6	130.00–145.00	$135.79	$459	-4.08
400–445	425	3	135.00–145.00	$140.99	$599	+13.39
475–485	480	3	135.00–145.00	$141.63	$680	—
500–530	512	6	125.00–140.00	$130.92	$670	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	269	5	145.00–155.00	$149.96	$403	+0.77
305–345	329	8	145.00–152.50	$147.52	$485	-4.20
350–395	379	16	145.00–157.50	$149.47	$566	-0.62
400–440	421	16	140.00–155.00	$148.03	$623	+3.46
450–495	466	14	140.00–152.00	$143.29	$668	+1.32
482 value added	482	7	155.00	$155.00	$747	—
505–545	528	12	135.00–145.00	$139.15	$735	-3.57
535 value added	535	11	151.00	$151.00	$808	—
550–595	575	15	134.00–145.00	$137.26	$789	-3.41
622 value added	622	8	147.00	$147.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	3	125.00–140.00	$133.26	$350	-3.00
315–345	329	9	125.00–140.00	$132.71	$437	-1.44
355–395	374	6	125.00–140.00	$133.76	$500	-2.30
420–435	428	6	122.50–135.00	$129.71	$555	-2.65
450–495	468	11	120.00–135.00	$128.15	$600	-3.26
510–535	526	4	120.00–130.00	$124.99	$657	+0.21
575–595	586	8	118.00–130.00	$124.55	$730	-2.11
605–645	620	6	115.00–128.00	$122.17	$757	-0.37
710–735	725	4	105.00–119.00	$112.27	$814	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	260	2	117.50–120.00	$118.70	$309	—
305–345	325	2	117.50–120.00	$118.83	$386	-2.21
350–385	363	3	110.00–115.00	$113.39	$412	-8.98
410–440	425	2	110.00–115.00	$112.41	$478	-2.59
510–535	523	2	110.00–112.00	$111.02	$581	—
610–645	632	3	102.00–105.00	$104.03	$657	—

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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	13	145.00–155.00	$151.92	$641	-4.27
450–490	470	11	145.00–155.00	$152.29	$716	-2.90
500–535	515	5	140.00–150.00	$144.72	$745	-5.39
580–595	588	2	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$779	-11.41
605–630	618	5	125.00–135.00	$131.01	$810	+2.30
650–675	663	3	120.00–132.50	$127.47	$845	-3.04
700–735	722	3	115.00–123.00	$119.66	$864	+2.13
780	780	1	119.00	$119.00	$928	—
810–825	818	2	108.00–110.00	$108.99	$892	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–435	418	12	160.00–170.00	$168.70	$705	+0.56
450–495	471	4	160.00–170.00	$165.55	$780	-1.12
505–545	530	6	158.00–165.00	$160.78	$852	-5.83
575–585	580	3	150.00–158.00	$154.64	$897	-4.86

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	417	5	125.00–135.00	$128.05	$534	-12.06
460–475	468	2	120.00–130.00	$124.92	$585	-13.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1375	1140	80-85%	12	51.00–66.00	$59.62	$680	—
1000–1845	1231	80-85%	57	70.00–88.00	$77.64	$956	-4.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–915	834	85-90%	7	50.00–60.00	$54.28	$453	-4.11
625–995	841	85-90%	14	65.00–76.00	$71.33	$600	+12.94

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1515	1488	75-80%	2	61.00–65.00	$63.04	$938	—
1375–1690	1493	75-80%	8	79.00–86.00	$82.60	$1,233	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–2145	1681	11	100.00–114.00	$108.31	$1,821	-2.64
1570–2510	1895	3	88.00–94.00	$90.80	$1,721	-32.54

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675–755	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	90.00–105.00	$98.10	$697

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–985	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	112.00–118.00	$114.71	$1,030

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	83.00	$83.00	$581

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1325	1132	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	750.00–850.00	$795.80

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	640.00–790.00	$715.00
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1310–1335	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,020.00	$1,009.91

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–670	660	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	470.00–480.00	$475.08

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	52.50	$52.50	$71	—
105–188	153	13	78.00–99.00	$90.68	$139	—
400	400	1	45.00	$45.00	$180	—
565	565	1	48.00	$48.00	$271	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	185.00–190.00	$187.50	+17.50
100–125	111	7	200.00–255.00	$232.14	—

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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
830–1250	991	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,060.00–1,250.00	$1,145.91	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635	635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	285.00	$285.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	5	80.00–85.00	$82.00	+22.00
30	30	11	100.00–110.00	$103.64	+23.64
40	40	5	135.00–145.00	$139.00	+59.00
55	55	1	130.00	$130.00	+30.00
60	60	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	+45.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	75.00–85.00	$80.00	-115.00
80	80	3	200.00–215.00	$210.00	+15.00
110	110	1	125.00	$125.00	-30.00
120	120	1	255.00	$255.00	+100.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	3	80.00	$80.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–295	235	3	51.00–53.00	$52.16	$123	—
325	325	1	41.00	$41.00	$133	—

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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.