Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 30, 2022

493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.39/cwt -3.36 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 477 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.95/cwt -5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 573 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	493	912	584
Feeder cattle	331	638	430
Slaughter cattle	49	128	67
Replacement cattle	17	15	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate offering 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
255–295	273	3	162.50–172.50	$168.57	$460	-8.12
335–345	340	3	165.00–172.50	$169.14	$575	-4.18
350–395	375	7	160.00–175.00	$165.74	$622	-7.35
405	405	1	170.00	$170.00	$688	-2.48
460–465	463	2	160.00–165.00	$162.49	$752	—
515–520	518	3	160.00–167.00	$163.18	$845	+0.46
555–585	570	2	160.00–165.00	$162.57	$927	-0.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	145.00–152.50	$148.83	$350	-11.17
270	270	1	145.00	$145.00	$392	-16.68
310–340	322	3	145.00–152.50	$150.05	$483	-10.10
355–375	364	6	145.00–157.50	$149.97	$546	-9.82
400–440	420	4	142.00–155.00	$148.51	$624	-9.24
600	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	-6.33

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	287	3	132.50–147.50	$137.65	$395	-3.58
310	310	2	137.50–140.00	$138.75	$430	-0.55
350–395	376	6	130.00–140.00	$137.08	$515	+10.59
400–430	418	5	135.00–140.00	$139.03	$581	—
725	725	1	129.00	$129.00	$935	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	110.00–112.50	$111.29	$317	-35.98
305–335	315	4	110.00–122.50	$116.76	$368	-29.03
350–390	367	5	110.00–127.50	$117.25	$430	-15.09
505	505	1	117.50	$117.50	$593	-1.50
640	640	1	129.00	$129.00	$826	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	127.50	$127.50	$338	-7.50
320–330	325	2	130.00–135.00	$132.46	$430	-5.14
360–380	368	3	130.00–137.50	$133.27	$490	+2.17
405–435	420	2	135.00–139.00	$137.07	$576	+2.16
460–490	477	16	122.50–135.00	$130.39	$622	-3.36
500–535	514	7	124.00–134.00	$130.15	$669	-0.30
560–580	573	12	127.50–130.00	$128.95	$739	-1.54
600–610	605	2	120.00–128.00	$124.03	$750	+3.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	269	4	145.00–150.00	$148.81	$400	—
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	-7.17
350–390	369	5	140.00–155.00	$143.68	$530	-6.24
420	420	1	140.00	$140.00	$588	-3.77
450–465	457	3	138.00–145.00	$140.65	$643	-2.26
615	615	1	130.00	$130.00	$800	+0.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	120.00	$120.00	$408	-10.00
355–395	375	2	120.00	$120.00	$450	+2.68
435–445	440	2	117.50–127.50	$122.44	$539	-2.50
470–495	482	3	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$590	+1.75
710	710	1	115.00	$115.00	$816	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	2	109.00–113.00	$110.98	$538	-8.03
505	505	1	110.00	$110.00	$556	-16.00
550	550	1	107.00	$107.00	$588	-10.37
655	655	1	105.00	$105.00	$688	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	425	—	—	4	160.00–170.00	$163.84	$696	-6.17
450–490	472	—	—	7	160.00–170.00	$164.51	$776	+4.04
520–545	532	—	—	9	152.50–159.00	$155.17	$826	-4.20
550–585	563	—	—	8	150.00–161.00	$154.38	$869	-0.48
600–630	615	—	—	2	138.00–142.00	$139.95	$861	-16.05
895	895	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	73.00	$73.00	$653	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	418	3	150.00–157.50	$155.05	$648	-0.16
475–495	488	4	145.00–155.00	$150.01	$732	-1.83
525	525	1	132.50	$132.50	$696	-13.79
590–595	593	2	130.00–133.00	$131.49	$780	-11.55
612–625	615	5	132.50–136.00	$134.70	$828	-4.30
675	675	1	123.00	$123.00	$830	-3.50
710	710	1	119.00	$119.00	$845	+11.68

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	424	6	122.50–140.00	$130.48	$553	+4.87
450–495	472	3	125.00–130.00	$126.66	$598	+4.21
520	520	1	125.00	$125.00	$650	-0.16
580	580	1	125.00	$125.00	$725	+5.40
630	630	1	125.00	$125.00	$788	+1.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	428	2	110.00–115.00	$112.57	$482	-20.49
455–495	475	2	110.00–115.00	$112.61	$535	-23.86
500	500	1	115.00	$115.00	$575	-12.72
600–610	605	2	111.00–115.00	$113.02	$684	+0.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1255	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,220.00	$1,220.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1370	1113	80-85%	6	59.00–74.00	$64.88	$722	—
1105–1305	1205	80-85%	2	89.00–90.00	$89.46	$1,078	—
1045–1560	1281	80-85%	14	75.00–85.00	$81.03	$1,038	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1340	1122	85-90%	11	50.00–68.00	$57.89	$650	—
990–1615	1415	85-90%	5	72.00–77.00	$74.50	$1,054	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570	1570	75-80%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,366	+18.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1680	1058	5	66.00–88.00	$78.58	$831	—
1300–1720	1408	5	97.00–106.00	$101.62	$1,431	—
1385–2125	1755	2	115.00–117.00	$116.21	$2,039	-0.63

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	380.00	$380.00
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	360.00	$360.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	±0.00
75	75	2	150.00–165.00	$157.50	-2.50
85	85	1	120.00	$120.00	-40.00
85	85	1	140.00	$140.00	-20.00
85	85	2	180.00–195.00	$187.50	+27.50
85	85	1	185.00	$185.00	+25.00
100	100	1	145.00	$145.00	—
100	100	2	180.00	$180.00	—
100–135	118	8	180.00–260.00	$229.38	—
150	150	3	285.00–325.00	$303.33	+118.33

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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
1100–1130	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,380.00–1,440.00	$1,409.60	—
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,230.00	$1,230.00	—
1015–1060	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,360.00	$1,257.28	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	640.00	$640.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	45.00	$45.00	-31.82
25	25	3	55.00–85.00	$65.00	-11.82
35	35	9	60.00–100.00	$68.89	-22.36
45	45	1	75.00	$75.00	-39.17
45	45	1	110.00	$110.00	-4.17
50	50	13	120.00–135.00	$128.08	+53.08
50	50	5	85.00–110.00	$100.00	+25.00
65	65	8	140.00–155.00	$149.38	+9.38
75	75	1	245.00	$245.00	+60.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	160.00	$160.00	+50.00
85	85	1	55.00	$55.00	-60.00
100–125	106	4	170.00–180.00	$175.00	+40.00
100–125	108	3	75.00–80.00	$76.67	-58.33
135	135	1	140.00	$140.00	+5.00
150	150	2	245.00–250.00	$247.50	+77.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	200.00	$200.00	+32.50
85	85	1	170.00	$170.00	-5.00
100	100	1	220.00	$220.00	—
150	150	1	260.00	$260.00	—

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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.