Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

682 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.93/cwt +12.60 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 467 lb · 37 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $158.09/cwt +1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 473 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.35/cwt -6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 387 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	682	442	649
Feeder cattle	523	329	545
Slaughter cattle	36	54	56
Replacement cattle	25	15	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers 4.00 higher slaughter cows3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Moderate 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
220	220	1	150.00	$150.00	$330	—
300–330	317	5	155.00–167.50	$161.00	$510	+2.75
360–395	379	7	150.00–167.50	$157.11	$595	+1.28
400–445	419	12	150.00–167.50	$159.33	$668	+3.01
450–490	474	14	150.00–165.00	$159.30	$755	+5.55
500–515	506	4	145.00–160.00	$154.95	$784	+3.93
555–590	566	4	152.50–157.00	$154.84	$876	+4.95
620	620	1	154.00	$154.00	$955	+7.83
755	755	1	131.00	$131.00	$989	—
800	800	1	124.00	$124.00	$992	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	177.50	$177.50	$497	-2.50
320–330	325	2	172.50–177.50	$174.96	$569	-20.04
365–375 fancy	370	2	185.00–187.50	$186.23	$689	-21.30
350–395	383	11	170.00–180.00	$174.28	$667	-5.96
399 value added	399	7	182.50	$182.50	$728	—
415	415	1	170.00	$170.00	$706	-7.34
505–525	517	5	163.00–169.00	$165.41	$855	+1.75
550–570	564	4	162.00–164.00	$162.88	$919	+1.51
605–610	608	2	155.00–157.00	$156.00	$948	-2.14

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	277	3	142.50–145.00	$143.37	$397	+3.44
315–340	329	5	140.00–145.00	$141.99	$467	+4.47
360–395	378	2	140.00–150.00	$144.77	$547	+8.93
400	400	1	145.00	$145.00	$580	—
460–495	478	5	140.00–145.00	$142.48	$681	+9.92
505–545	532	3	135.00–140.00	$137.27	$730	+14.79
565–590	576	4	128.00–140.00	$132.91	$766	—
620	620	1	131.00	$131.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	125.00–135.00	$129.86	$348	—
310–345	333	3	120.00–122.50	$120.86	$402	—
350–390	371	6	120.00–132.50	$126.62	$470	—
525	525	1	120.00	$120.00	$630	—
605–620	613	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$751	—
700	700	1	115.00	$115.00	$805	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	277	3	132.50–135.00	$134.20	$372	-5.80
305–340	328	4	132.50–142.50	$138.02	$453	+1.92
355–380	366	4	135.00–142.50	$137.56	$503	+1.33
405–445	426	14	130.00–140.00	$136.24	$580	+4.41
450–495	467	37	130.00–143.00	$137.93	$644	+12.60
500–540	520	15	132.50–141.00	$136.65	$711	+5.85
550–595	575	15	129.00–139.00	$133.80	$769	+10.50
615–645	630	2	124.00–126.00	$124.98	$787	—
695	695	1	136.00	$136.00	$945	+18.24
705–725	708	7	120.00–121.00	$120.15	$851	+0.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	341	4	147.50–155.00	$152.63	$520	+4.56
350–390	371	11	145.00–155.00	$150.45	$558	+3.18
405 value added	405	2	153.00	$153.00	$620	—
400–430	413	5	145.00–150.00	$149.01	$615	+1.24
460–470	465	2	145.00	$145.00	$674	+0.24
500	500	1	152.50	$152.50	$762	+7.45
515 fancy	515	1	155.00	$155.00	$798	—
565	565	1	147.00	$147.00	$831	+3.12
605–620	614	4	130.00–135.00	$133.23	$818	+1.27
735	735	1	124.00	$124.00	$911	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	120.00	$120.00	$348	—
300–345	323	2	122.50	$122.50	$396	—
430	430	1	128.00	$128.00	$550	+8.98
485–490	488	2	125.00–127.00	$125.99	$615	—
515–545	534	4	118.00–127.50	$123.23	$658	+11.22
585–590	588	2	125.00–128.00	$126.51	$744	—
630	630	1	114.00	$114.00	$718	+3.49
650–670	665	4	109.00–119.00	$112.20	$746	—
700–740	720	2	106.00–109.00	$107.54	$774	—
775–780	778	2	112.00–114.00	$113.00	$879	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	110.00	$110.00	$495	—
510	510	1	116.00	$116.00	$592	—
580	580	1	117.00	$117.00	$679	—
615–640	628	2	100.00–104.00	$101.96	$640	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	424	—	—	13	150.00–169.00	$159.16	$675	+2.42
455–495	473	—	—	20	147.50–165.00	$158.09	$748	+1.46
500–545	516	—	—	13	147.50–160.00	$153.10	$790	+7.57
550–590	569	—	—	7	145.00–158.00	$150.65	$857	—
600–645	621	—	—	7	134.00–145.00	$139.84	$868	—
675–685	680	—	—	2	131.00–133.00	$131.99	$898	-3.52
710	710	—	—	1	123.00	$123.00	$873	±0.00
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,060	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	435	—	—	7	137.50–147.50	$142.91	$622	+8.03
450–495	478	—	—	8	135.00–145.00	$141.98	$679	+9.51
505–535	516	—	—	9	125.00–140.00	$131.83	$680	+4.29
555–595	575	—	—	11	120.00–136.00	$128.75	$740	—
610–645	631	—	—	4	130.00–133.00	$131.01	$827	—
690	690	—	—	1	119.00	$119.00	$821	—
715–745	730	—	—	2	117.00	$117.00	$854	—
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	85.00	$85.00	$897	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	427	6	117.50–130.00	$123.76	$528	—
460–465	463	2	110.00–122.50	$116.28	$538	—
500–545	525	4	110.00–127.50	$118.68	$623	—
550–590	570	2	110.00–115.00	$112.59	$642	—
620–645	633	4	105.00–115.00	$110.24	$698	—
655–665	660	2	103.00–114.00	$108.46	$716	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 fancy	400	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	$710	—
410–435	421	4	170.00	$170.00	$716	-3.01
505 fancy	505	1	170.00	$170.00	$858	—
500–540	520	8	158.00–162.50	$159.89	$831	+0.39
590	590	1	160.00	$160.00	$944	+0.41
600–605	603	2	150.00–157.00	$153.49	$926	-4.54
660	660	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,010	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1190	1064	80-85%	7	67.00–76.00	$71.25	$758	+9.61
1100–1385	1235	80-85%	5	82.00–87.00	$84.54	$1,044	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1055	983	85-90%	6	68.00–78.00	$70.55	$694	—
915–1105	990	85-90%	5	54.00–66.00	$61.07	$605	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1510	1505	75-80%	2	92.00–94.00	$93.00	$1,400	—
1430–1835	1592	75-80%	3	77.00–87.00	$83.69	$1,332	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1925	1664	4	102.00–111.00	$107.63	$1,791	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–845	817	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	107.00–118.00	$113.46	$927
820–945	883	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	62.00–68.00	$64.79	$572
900–1050	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	79.00–100.00	$88.69	$865

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720	720	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	71.00	$71.00	$511
740–915	828	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	58.00–64.00	$61.32	$508

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	540.00	$540.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	570.00	$570.00
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	72.00	$72.00	$155	-1.79
250	250	1	50.00	$50.00	$125	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	6	155.00–160.00	$159.17	+64.17
75	75	4	155.00–180.00	$163.75	+38.75
85	85	1	130.00	$130.00	+5.00
85	85	5	165.00–190.00	$172.00	+47.00
85	85	1	165.00	$165.00	+40.00
100–135	124	4	235.00–290.00	$256.06	+93.56
150	150	2	290.00–320.00	$305.00	+5.00

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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
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	860.00–990.00	$925.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–1025	813	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	640.00–775.00	$725.15	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	55.00	$55.00	$338	—
655–690	673	2	50.00–61.00	$55.64	$374	—
750	750	1	62.00	$62.00	$465	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	165.00	$165.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	85.00	$85.00	+8.75
35	35	6	75.00–110.00	$93.33	±0.00
45	45	4	125.00–135.00	$127.50	+1.07
45	45	4	85.00–115.00	$95.00	-31.43
50	50	5	125.00–150.00	$133.00	+48.00
50	50	4	90.00–110.00	$103.75	+18.75
65	65	1	100.00	$100.00	+15.00
65	65	5	110.00–140.00	$128.00	+43.00
75	75	4	110.00–130.00	$121.25	+36.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	2	160.00	$160.00	+85.00
65	65	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	+10.00
75	75	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	-36.67
85	85	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-51.67
85	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	+48.33
85	85	—	—	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	+23.33
85	85	—	—	5	100.00–145.00	$119.00	-32.67
100	100	—	—	3	100.00–155.00	$123.33	—
100	100	—	—	3	75.00–105.00	$86.67	—
100–125	110	—	—	4	165.00–170.00	$167.44	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	165.00	$165.00	—
100–115	108	2	165.00–170.00	$167.67	—

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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.