Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.12/cwt -4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 533 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $151.84/cwt -6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 477 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.60/cwt -3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 472 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	912	682	663
Feeder cattle	638	523	511
Slaughter cattle	128	36	113
Replacement cattle	15	25	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of mostly plain to average 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
245	245	1	160.00	$160.00	$392	+10.00
280–295	285	3	157.50–165.00	$161.68	$461	—
305–345	330	11	150.00–167.50	$160.15	$528	-0.85
360–390	375	13	130.00–167.50	$159.79	$599	+2.68
400–445	427	10	150.00–167.50	$157.75	$674	-1.58
454–462 value added	458	9	160.00	$160.00	$733	—
455–495	468	5	153.00–157.50	$155.58	$728	-3.72
539 value added	539	10	155.00	$155.00	$835	—
530–548	543	4	143.00–159.00	$149.21	$810	—
570	570	1	151.00	$151.00	$861	-3.84
620–640	633	3	138.00–154.00	$146.33	$926	-7.67
653	653	9	143.00	$143.00	$934	—
840	840	1	115.00	$115.00	$966	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	292	3	172.50–180.00	$176.69	$516	-0.81
300–345	332	10	170.00–182.50	$173.32	$575	-1.64
350–395	379	8	170.00–177.50	$173.09	$656	-1.19
400 value added	400	3	172.00	$172.00	$688	—
400–410	406	4	170.00–175.00	$172.48	$700	+2.48
503 value added	503	2	160.00	$160.00	$805	—
515–525	520	7	161.00–163.00	$162.72	$846	-2.69
552 value added	552	3	161.00	$161.00	$889	—
560–585	570	4	162.00–164.00	$162.99	$929	+0.11
600–610	603	3	156.00–165.00	$159.98	$965	+3.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	140.00–150.00	$145.38	$331	—
255–295	281	5	140.00–152.50	$147.27	$414	+17.41
300–340	318	9	132.50–157.50	$145.79	$464	+24.93
360–395	381	5	120.00–157.50	$132.34	$504	+5.72
420–435	428	3	127.50–150.00	$140.14	$600	—
490	490	1	135.00	$135.00	$662	—
505	505	1	119.00	$119.00	$601	-1.00
600	600	1	108.00	$108.00	$648	-14.47
670	670	1	132.00	$132.00	$884	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	135.00–150.00	$142.90	$333	—
265–280	273	3	128.00–152.50	$141.23	$386	-2.14
300–345	329	7	120.00–150.00	$139.30	$458	-2.69
355–365	359	5	120.00–132.50	$126.49	$454	-18.28
460	460	1	125.00	$125.00	$575	-17.48
640	640	1	117.50	$117.50	$752	-13.50

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	120.00	$120.00	$264	—
270–295	277	5	70.00–120.00	$104.82	$290	—
300–325	310	4	82.50–115.00	$105.83	$328	—
350–390	378	5	107.50–122.50	$113.36	$429	—
400	400	1	120.00	$120.00	$480	—
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	—
575	575	1	100.00	$100.00	$575	—
675	675	1	55.00	$55.00	$371	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$378	+0.80
305–345	325	3	132.50–142.50	$137.60	$447	-0.42
355–390	375	7	125.00–137.00	$131.10	$492	-6.46
400–435	426	7	127.50–137.50	$134.91	$575	-1.33
450–490	470	13	130.00–138.00	$133.75	$629	-4.18
515–535	527	9	127.50–134.00	$130.45	$687	-6.20
520–547 value added	540	8	134.00	$134.00	$724	—
552 value added	552	8	136.00	$136.00	$751	—
565–590	578	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$754	-3.31
600–640	627	6	111.00–126.00	$120.60	$756	-4.38
650	650	1	105.00	$105.00	$682	—
685	685	1	90.00	$90.00	$616	-46.00
725	725	1	108.00	$108.00	$783	-12.15
775	775	1	114.00	$114.00	$884	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	323	8	142.50–155.00	$147.17	$475	-5.46
355–385	375	5	145.00–157.50	$149.92	$562	-0.53
376 value added	376	6	147.00	$147.00	$553	—
400–445	427	11	140.00–150.00	$143.77	$614	-5.24
450–465	456	5	140.00–147.00	$142.91	$652	-2.09
480 value added	480	11	141.00	$141.00	$677	—
600–610	605	2	128.00–132.00	$129.98	$786	-3.25
860	860	1	90.00	$90.00	$774	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	216	4	120.00–135.00	$124.08	$268	—
250–285	268	3	120.00–130.00	$123.11	$330	—
335	335	1	135.00	$135.00	$452	—
355–395	370	6	110.00–125.00	$117.66	$435	—
400–440	422	3	110.00–128.00	$119.05	$502	—
450–480	464	7	110.00–127.50	$119.01	$552	+9.01
525	525	1	126.00	$126.00	$662	+10.00
555–575	564	6	110.00–135.00	$117.37	$662	+0.37
610	610	1	90.00	$90.00	$549	-11.96
645	645	1	110.00	$110.00	$710	+8.04

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	120.00	$120.00	$264	—
275	275	1	132.50	$132.50	$364	+12.50
310	310	1	130.00	$130.00	$403	+7.50
370–390	380	3	110.00–130.00	$117.32	$446	—
410–420	415	2	120.00–130.00	$124.94	$519	-3.06
490–495	493	2	117.50–124.00	$120.73	$595	-5.26
530–540	535	2	111.00–132.00	$121.60	$651	-1.63
555–590	573	2	112.00–120.00	$116.12	$665	-10.39
695	695	1	104.00	$104.00	$723	-8.20

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	266	4	97.50–110.00	$102.46	$273	—
315–335	325	2	87.50–110.00	$99.10	$322	—
350–395	371	4	87.50–102.50	$96.99	$360	—
455–465	460	2	100.00–112.50	$106.32	$489	—
550	550	1	108.00	$108.00	$594	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	100.00	$100.00	$290	—
555	555	1	105.00	$105.00	$583	—

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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	430	12	150.00–165.00	$155.21	$667	-3.95
450–495	477	16	144.00–157.50	$151.84	$724	-6.25
505–545	525	4	142.50–150.00	$146.29	$768	-6.81
550–565	558	2	140.00–146.00	$143.04	$798	-7.61
635	635	1	139.00	$139.00	$883	-0.84
655–665	660	2	126.00–127.00	$126.50	$835	-5.49
700–745	722	3	104.00–113.00	$107.32	$775	-15.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	406	6	167.50–175.00	$170.01	$690	+0.01
450–495	477	10	157.50–167.50	$160.47	$765	—
500–540	519	14	155.00–165.00	$159.37	$827	-0.52
570–580	573	4	152.50–158.00	$154.86	$887	-5.14
605	605	1	156.00	$156.00	$944	+2.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	429	4	125.00–140.00	$133.06	$571	+9.30
455–490	474	8	110.00–155.00	$136.47	$647	+20.19
500–545	523	5	120.00–135.00	$127.72	$668	+9.04
565	565	1	120.00	$120.00	$678	+7.41
600–645	623	2	105.00–120.00	$112.77	$703	+2.53
690–695	693	2	120.00–123.00	$121.49	$842	+13.03
720–730	725	2	90.00–115.00	$102.59	$744	—
795	795	1	100.00	$100.00	$795	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	429	5	115.00–142.50	$125.61	$539	-17.30
450	450	1	100.00	$100.00	$450	-41.98
475–495	485	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$594	-19.53
515–540	523	3	120.00–135.00	$125.16	$655	-6.67
555–560	556	5	110.00–132.00	$119.60	$665	-9.15
605–615	610	3	110.00–133.00	$123.95	$756	-7.06
655–685	668	3	105.00–118.00	$112.04	$748	-6.96

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	100.00	$100.00	$470	—
585	585	1	98.00	$98.00	$573	—
675	675	1	83.00	$83.00	$560	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1335	1072	85-90%	24	57.00–70.00	$64.66	$693	—
935–1610	1196	85-90%	28	71.00–84.00	$75.79	$906	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1625	1302	80-85%	30	75.00–88.00	$83.13	$1,082	—
1175–1485	1333	80-85%	5	90.00–94.00	$92.05	$1,227	—
1265–1505	1363	80-85%	5	63.00–73.00	$69.45	$947	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1635	1583	75-80%	2	66.00–70.00	$68.07	$1,078	-15.62
1510–1750	1623	75-80%	6	74.00–87.00	$82.39	$1,337	—
1690–2035	1837	75-80%	3	90.00–94.00	$92.03	$1,691	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,335	—
1495–2085	1696	6	94.00–110.00	$103.97	$1,763	-3.66
1630–1965	1782	3	115.00–120.00	$116.84	$2,082	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	49.00	$49.00	$375

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	570.00	$570.00
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235	1235	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–295	265	6	65.00–82.00	$75.92	$201	+25.92
315–350	333	2	75.00–79.00	$76.89	$256	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–290	263	2	25.00	$25.00	$66	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–65	63	3	125.00–165.00	$140.00	-19.17
65	65	2	120.00	$120.00	-39.17
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	+10.83
70–75	73	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	-3.75
175	175	1	185.00	$185.00	-120.00
200–225	213	4	225.00–265.00	$245.00	—
250	250	2	245.00–280.00	$262.50	—

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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
860–945	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,052.25	—
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,240.00	$1,240.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	880.00	$880.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	110.00	$110.00	$226	—
255	255	1	95.00	$95.00	$242	—
355	355	1	70.00	$70.00	$248	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	82.50	$82.50	$268	—
365	365	1	110.00	$110.00	$402	—
410	410	1	85.00	$85.00	$348	—
460	460	1	112.50	$112.50	$518	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	11	50.00–120.00	$76.82	-8.18
30–35	33	16	70.00–105.00	$91.25	-2.08
40	40	1	75.00	$75.00	-18.33
40–45	43	18	75.00–145.00	$114.17	-13.33
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	-58.00
50	50	10	105.00–135.00	$115.50	-17.50
50–55	53	2	135.00–155.00	$145.00	+12.00
60	60	1	160.00	$160.00	+60.00
65	65	1	140.00	$140.00	+40.00
70	70	1	185.00	$185.00	+85.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-35.00
60–65	63	7	105.00–160.00	$126.43	-48.57
65	65	1	105.00	$105.00	-70.00
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	-65.00
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	-45.00
85	85	2	115.00	$115.00	+15.00
100–125	113	2	125.00–145.00	$135.00	-32.44
100–125	113	2	140.00–230.00	$185.00	+17.56
150	150	2	165.00–175.00	$170.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	11	55.00–65.00	$59.55	—
50	50	3	5.00	$5.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	70.00	$70.00	$486	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	—
70	70	1	167.50	$167.50	—
80	80	1	175.00	$175.00	—
200	200	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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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.