Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

849 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.40/cwt +6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 422 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.05/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 473 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.45/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 612 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	849	493	982
Feeder cattle	624	331	760
Slaughter cattle	103	49	110
Replacement cattle	27	17	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average 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
200–245	224	6	150.00–165.00	$155.08	$347	+6.25
260–290	279	6	150.00–165.00	$158.42	$442	+13.42
305–340	322	7	150.00–165.00	$158.46	$510	+8.41
360–395	384	12	145.00–165.00	$157.32	$604	+7.35
400–445	423	8	145.00–155.00	$150.23	$635	+1.72
465–495	478	6	140.00–155.00	$149.58	$715	—
530–545	540	3	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$783	—
550–580	572	8	140.00–150.00	$146.90	$840	—
600–640	609	11	124.00–135.00	$128.85	$785	-11.15
655–685	667	3	120.00–125.00	$123.29	$822	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	3	170.00–177.50	$174.08	$496	+5.51
330–340	338	5	170.00–175.00	$172.99	$585	+3.85
350–390	370	17	165.00–175.00	$172.04	$637	+6.30
400–440	425	9	165.00–175.00	$169.95	$722	-0.05
450–480	466	7	165.00–175.00	$167.85	$782	+5.36
500–535	521	5	155.00–165.00	$158.96	$828	-4.22
550–590	574	7	155.00–160.00	$155.68	$894	-6.89
605–630	612	8	145.00–155.00	$150.57	$921	—
675	675	1	145.00	$145.00	$979	—
750	750	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,069	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	317	3	130.00–140.00	$134.87	$428	-3.88
360–385	370	5	130.00–140.00	$135.01	$500	-2.07
425–445	435	2	130.00–135.00	$132.44	$576	-6.59
535–540	538	2	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$659	—
550–595	570	4	110.00–120.00	$113.64	$648	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	337	3	115.00–125.00	$118.37	$399	+1.61
365–395	377	3	110.00–125.00	$116.53	$439	-0.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	125.00–135.00	$129.68	$354	+2.18
310–345	330	4	120.00–135.00	$126.14	$416	-6.32
360–395	384	8	120.00–135.00	$127.41	$489	-5.86
410–445	429	10	125.00–135.00	$130.99	$562	-6.08
450–495	473	23	120.00–135.00	$131.05	$620	+0.66
500–545	519	8	120.00–130.00	$126.62	$657	-3.53
550–595	573	10	125.00–130.00	$127.45	$730	-1.50
600–640	612	23	120.00–127.50	$124.45	$762	+0.42
660–665	662	3	110.00–115.00	$113.34	$750	—
700–725	708	4	112.50–115.00	$114.38	$810	—
755–775	765	2	107.50–110.00	$108.73	$832	—
810	810	1	115.00	$115.00	$932	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	261	5	145.00–155.00	$148.91	$389	+0.10
300–345	319	10	140.00–155.00	$149.45	$477	+9.45
350–395	379	20	140.00–155.00	$146.55	$555	+2.87
400–445	422	23	140.00–155.00	$146.40	$618	+6.40
453–495	466	15	140.00–152.50	$146.88	$684	+6.23
500–530	517	12	135.00–140.00	$137.93	$713	—
550–590	570	8	135.00–140.00	$135.61	$773	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	228	3	110.00–120.00	$116.50	$266	—
305	305	1	110.00	$110.00	$336	-10.00
365–395	380	3	110.00–120.00	$114.93	$437	-5.07
455–470	462	3	110.00–115.00	$111.70	$516	-10.78
550–565	558	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$628	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	2	102.50–105.00	$103.77	$374	—
460–475	465	3	100.00–105.00	$103.30	$480	-7.68

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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	425	17	140.00–155.00	$150.21	$638	-4.84
450–495	472	16	140.00–155.00	$148.28	$700	-1.73
500–545	533	19	135.00–150.00	$146.38	$780	+13.88
550–595	573	12	135.00–150.00	$141.19	$809	+9.70
605–645	625	14	110.00–137.50	$125.82	$786	-8.88
650–670	659	11	125.00–135.00	$129.24	$852	+6.24
710–735	723	5	115.00–125.00	$120.17	$869	+1.17
750	750	1	117.50	$117.50	$881	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	420	20	165.00–175.00	$167.62	$704	+3.78
450–485	462	16	160.00–170.00	$165.76	$766	+1.25
500–545	519	7	155.00–157.00	$155.28	$806	+0.11
555	555	1	155.00	$155.00	$860	+0.62

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	422	9	125.00–135.00	$130.05	$549	-0.43
455–495	475	16	125.00–135.00	$127.83	$607	+1.17
500–540	524	7	115.00–130.00	$125.00	$655	±0.00
550–595	568	10	115.00–130.00	$123.45	$701	-1.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	473	2	110.00–120.00	$115.13	$545	+2.52
645	645	1	105.00	$105.00	$677	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1295	1100	80-85%	10	54.00–71.00	$61.80	$680	-3.08
1005–1415	1154	80-85%	41	75.00–90.00	$82.07	$947	—
1285–1745	1434	80-85%	8	92.00–97.00	$94.21	$1,351	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–980	879	85-90%	9	50.00–70.00	$63.66	$560	—
645–995	901	85-90%	9	74.00–83.00	$77.53	$699	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1520	1384	75-80%	9	75.00–85.00	$81.17	$1,123	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1300	1290	2	82.00–88.00	$85.02	$1,097	—
1360–2220	1629	9	97.00–117.00	$107.84	$1,757	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
970–1100	1026	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	750.00–850.00	$804.16

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–180	162	3	64.00–65.00	$64.69	$105	—
193	193	2	38.00	$38.00	$73	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	36.00	$36.00	$79	—
345	345	1	12.00	$12.00	$41	—
480	480	1	79.00	$79.00	$379	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–135	128	2	235.00–290.00	$262.50	+33.12
175	175	1	325.00	$325.00	+21.67

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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
785–980	874	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,020.00–1,400.00	$1,149.61	—
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,395.00	$1,395.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–885	828	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	845.00–1,000.00	$935.69	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	960.00	$960.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	840.00	$840.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	65.00	$65.00	$224	—
395	395	2	87.50	$87.50	$346	—
415	415	1	65.00	$65.00	$270	—
695	695	1	92.00	$92.00	$639	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	3	35.00–50.00	$41.67	-3.33
30	30	2	45.00–50.00	$47.50	+2.50
30	30	16	60.00–85.00	$70.94	+25.94
40	40	14	100.00–125.00	$114.29	+45.40
50	50	12	135.00–147.50	$140.21	+12.13
60	60	5	155.00–165.00	$161.00	+11.62
70	70	3	185.00–195.00	$191.67	+42.29
80	80	1	217.50	$217.50	-27.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	-37.50
60	60	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	-20.00
60	60	4	100.00–105.00	$102.50	-57.50
70	70	5	155.00–165.00	$162.00	+2.00
80	80	1	185.00	$185.00	+25.00
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	-40.00
120	120	1	235.00	$235.00	+158.33

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	15.00	$15.00	—
40	40	3	17.50–20.00	$18.33	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	37.00	$37.00	$117	—
415–440	428	2	40.00–45.00	$42.43	$182	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	3	160.00–170.00	$165.00	-35.00

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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.