Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.76/cwt -2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 475 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.77/cwt -0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 421 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.64/cwt -7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 476 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	442	786	484
Feeder cattle	329	564	405
Slaughter cattle	54	127	40
Replacement cattle	15	24	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder heifers and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. 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
265	265	1	180.00	$180.00	$477	+1.40
305	305	1	195.00	$195.00	$595	+21.37
370–380 fancy	375	2	205.00–210.00	$207.53	$778	+15.01
355–395	382	11	175.00–192.50	$180.24	$689	+0.42
400–438	428	9	170.00–181.00	$177.34	$759	+1.78
450–493	476	17	165.00–175.00	$166.64	$793	-5.90
515–545	535	15	160.00–167.00	$163.66	$876	-3.65
563–595	579	16	160.00–165.00	$161.37	$934	+2.50
610–645	626	5	155.00–165.00	$158.14	$990	+0.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	170.00	$170.00	$502	+14.97
300–325	315	3	150.00–165.00	$158.25	$498	-2.65
350–390	366	5	150.00–165.00	$155.83	$570	-2.05
410–440	421	6	145.00–165.00	$156.32	$658	-4.45
450–490	468	8	145.00–160.00	$153.75	$720	-5.96
500–548	530	9	145.00–156.00	$151.02	$800	-0.60
550–575	563	2	145.00–155.00	$149.89	$844	+7.83
605–625	614	4	140.00–152.00	$146.17	$897	+2.81
650–695	677	3	135.00–145.00	$141.24	$956	+14.24
730	730	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,022	+7.01

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	137.50–142.50	$139.93	$396	+3.48
325–330	328	2	135.00–140.00	$137.52	$451	+1.73
350–355	352	3	135.00–137.50	$135.84	$478	—
470–495	483	2	130.00–135.00	$132.56	$640	-9.07
530–540	535	2	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$655	-8.44
750	750	1	117.00	$117.00	$878	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	145.00–150.00	$147.47	$358	—
315–345	331	5	145.00–155.00	$148.07	$490	+0.55
370–395	383	10	145.00–152.50	$147.27	$564	-2.20
400–445	421	19	140.00–155.00	$147.77	$622	-0.26
460–495	475	20	140.00–150.00	$144.76	$688	+1.47
500–545	514	7	140.00–150.00	$145.05	$746	+5.90
556–590	575	13	140.00–149.00	$143.88	$827	+6.62
600–630	623	4	130.00–135.00	$131.96	$822	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	140.00	$140.00	$357	+6.74
310–335	325	7	130.00–140.00	$136.10	$442	+3.39
365–395	381	4	130.00–140.00	$136.23	$519	+2.47
405–445	426	4	125.00–135.00	$131.83	$562	+2.12
455–495	470	5	122.50–128.00	$125.33	$589	-2.82
505–535	515	4	128.00–135.00	$130.80	$674	+5.81
550–575	565	3	120.00–125.00	$123.30	$697	-1.25
655–695	672	5	115.00–121.00	$117.76	$791	—
715	715	1	120.00	$120.00	$858	+7.73

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–390	388	2	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$475	+9.13
430–445	438	2	118.00–120.00	$119.02	$521	+6.61
510–540	525	3	110.00–115.00	$112.01	$588	+0.99
625–645	635	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$702	+6.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	415	4	170.00–180.00	$173.01	$718	+4.31
450–480	463	3	165.00–170.00	$168.27	$779	+2.72
500–545	521	8	155.00–165.00	$159.50	$831	-1.28
550–595	570	9	155.00–165.00	$159.59	$910	+4.95
600–625	613	3	155.00–160.00	$158.03	$969	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	430	3	150.00–165.00	$156.74	$674	+4.82
455–480	470	3	150.00–160.00	$156.63	$736	+4.34
500–525	515	5	140.00–150.00	$145.53	$749	+0.81
655–685	670	2	135.00–136.00	$135.51	$908	+8.04
700	700	1	123.00	$123.00	$861	+3.34

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	2	130.00–140.00	$134.88	$580	+6.83
455–465	460	2	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$609	+7.55
515–530	523	2	125.00–130.00	$127.54	$667	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1100	1058	80-85%	2	58.00–65.00	$61.64	$652	—
1010–1655	1255	80-85%	30	70.00–88.00	$79.74	$1,001	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1550	1365	75-80%	6	73.00–83.00	$79.26	$1,082	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–870	805	85-90%	2	54.00–65.00	$59.94	$483	+5.66
635–985	818	85-90%	3	70.00–76.00	$72.76	$595	+18.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	1	83.00	$83.00	$851	—
1285–1825	1483	4	95.00–109.00	$101.69	$1,508	—
1510–1890	1740	3	118.00–120.00	$118.58	$2,063	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–995	782	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	80.00–91.00	$84.67	$662

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–995	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	104.00–115.00	$108.95	$986

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–950	829	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	510.00–700.00	$618.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1275–1395	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	880.00–890.00	$885.22

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	280.00	$280.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	70.00	$70.00	$119	-20.68
230–255	243	2	70.00–78.00	$73.79	$179	—
395	395	1	20.00	$20.00	$79	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	90.00–100.00	$95.00	-92.50
80	80	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	-62.50
90	90	1	145.00	$145.00	-42.50
100–120	113	6	150.00–170.00	$162.50	-69.64
170	170	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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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
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	680.00	$680.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	4	75.00–80.00	$76.25	-5.75
30	30	6	90.00–95.00	$93.33	-10.31
30	30	1	55.00	$55.00	-48.64
40	40	7	125.00–130.00	$126.43	-12.57
50	50	1	85.00	$85.00	-45.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	-5.00
50	50	3	135.00–145.00	$138.33	+58.33
60	60	1	165.00	$165.00	+85.00
80	80	3	150.00–155.00	$151.67	-58.33

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	145.00	$145.00	—

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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.