Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 20, 2022

695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.17/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 423 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.39/cwt -13.14 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 471 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.95/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $539/hd at 369 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	695	1,050	399
Feeder cattle	396	833	270
Slaughter cattle	155	132	37
Replacement cattle	30	20	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, there were too few comparable feeder steer and feeder bull sales to establish trends. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were up to 5.00 higher. There were light offerings of mostly 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
210	210	1	155.00	$155.00	$326	—
290	290	1	155.00	$155.00	$450	+3.00
305–320	313	5	145.00–152.50	$148.02	$463	-4.57
350–390	365	11	142.50–157.50	$150.47	$549	+2.04
415–420	419	4	135.00–150.00	$143.78	$602	-3.42
455–490	475	7	145.00–157.50	$147.88	$702	+2.33
505–545	528	5	140.00–147.50	$144.47	$763	+2.29
570–585	574	5	145.00–150.00	$146.49	$841	+6.49
600–615	607	6	125.00–140.00	$133.33	$809	+0.36
655	655	1	125.00	$125.00	$819	-5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	125.00	$125.00	$300	-10.00
265	265	1	145.00	$145.00	$384	+9.39
325	325	1	135.00	$135.00	$439	+4.67
370–395	384	7	130.00–145.00	$138.60	$532	+2.47
405–430	419	4	125.00–140.00	$133.64	$560	+6.01
450–490	468	7	125.00–140.00	$130.80	$612	-5.88
510–540	525	2	135.00	$135.00	$709	+13.81
570	570	1	135.00	$135.00	$770	+7.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	167.50	$167.50	$402	—
290	290	1	170.00	$170.00	$493	+5.00
305–345	330	7	160.00–170.00	$163.88	$541	-1.12
355–375	365	2	165.00–167.50	$166.22	$607	—
530	530	3	155.00	$155.00	$822	+5.00
700–745	718	3	125.00–135.00	$129.92	$933	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	125.00	$125.00	$450	+2.55
425–440	435	3	105.00	$105.00	$457	-15.09
480	480	1	117.50	$117.50	$564	+2.50

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	2	85.00–102.50	$93.46	$349	-24.04
545	545	1	75.00	$75.00	$409	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	1	73.00	$73.00	$555	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263	263	2	135.00	$135.00	$355	+5.99
300–335	319	5	130.00–137.50	$133.46	$426	-0.06
355–395	373	8	125.00–137.50	$133.63	$498	+2.50
400–445	423	21	120.00–135.00	$132.17	$559	+2.08
450–495	468	15	120.00–135.00	$129.48	$606	+4.25
500–540	522	8	125.00–132.50	$129.09	$674	+6.39
550–585	569	9	125.00–130.00	$128.60	$732	+9.21
640	640	1	122.50	$122.50	$784	+12.15
650	650	1	120.00	$120.00	$780	+6.95
710–725	718	2	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$808	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	145.00	$145.00	$399	±0.00
310–345	325	11	140.00–152.50	$145.84	$474	+6.85
350–395	369	15	140.00–152.50	$145.95	$539	+4.68
410–445	422	3	140.00–145.00	$141.62	$598	—
450–495	471	17	135.00–145.00	$135.56	$638	-0.25
475	475	1	132.50	$132.50	$629	-3.31
500–545	521	7	135.00–137.50	$135.36	$705	+5.36
555–595	570	3	132.50–135.00	$133.31	$760	+3.30
625–630	628	2	125.00–130.00	$127.51	$801	+2.51
850	850	1	107.50	$107.50	$914	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	125.00	$125.00	$422	+17.11
370–380	375	2	112.50–127.50	$119.90	$450	+4.93
415–425	420	3	115.00–125.00	$121.71	$511	+11.71
470	470	1	117.50	$117.50	$552	+18.15
545	545	1	105.00	$105.00	$572	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	105.00	$105.00	$488	+0.27
505–545	531	4	115.00–125.00	$117.56	$624	+17.14
550	550	1	122.50	$122.50	$674	+15.00
605–630	618	2	95.00–105.00	$99.90	$617	-0.10

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	95.00	$95.00	$470	—

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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	423	13	135.00–145.00	$141.86	$600	+0.21
450–490	474	9	135.00–147.50	$141.96	$673	-0.60
510–530	523	3	135.00–140.00	$137.47	$719	-0.79
565–590	576	4	137.50–145.00	$140.63	$810	+11.51
600–625	610	4	120.00–127.50	$123.16	$751	+0.23
690	690	1	120.00	$120.00	$828	+0.04
770	770	1	112.50	$112.50	$866	-2.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–485	475	2	152.50–155.00	$153.78	$730	—
500–545	525	10	145.00–152.50	$147.22	$773	—
565–580	573	2	147.50	$147.50	$845	+2.50
680	680	1	132.50	$132.50	$901	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	430	3	122.50–135.00	$127.43	$548	-2.55
450–495	465	5	120.00–140.00	$130.54	$607	+5.03
500–515	508	2	125.00–127.50	$126.27	$641	-1.65
555–585	570	2	106.00–125.00	$115.75	$660	-9.59
600	600	1	135.00	$135.00	$810	+10.00
670–690	680	2	115.00–120.00	$117.46	$799	+2.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	115.00–130.00	$122.55	$500	-4.89
510–535	523	2	100.00–115.00	$107.68	$563	-12.79

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–485	483	2	100.00–117.50	$108.80	$526	—
620	620	1	100.00	$100.00	$620	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1200	1149	80-85%	4	69.00–76.00	$73.59	$846	+5.77
800–1700	1200	80-85%	63	78.00–91.00	$85.02	$1,020	+2.17
1165–1585	1294	80-85%	15	93.00–105.00	$97.67	$1,264	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1215	987	85-90%	15	51.00–69.00	$62.49	$617	+1.61
725–1130	1003	85-90%	23	70.00–79.00	$74.91	$751	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1375	1358	75-80%	2	79.00–85.00	$81.96	$1,113	—
1500–1675	1588	75-80%	2	92.00–93.00	$92.53	$1,469	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1205	917	5	63.00–78.00	$70.63	$648	—
1130–1790	1365	4	104.00–116.00	$112.12	$1,530	—
1520–1720	1649	4	120.00–127.00	$122.82	$2,025	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1005	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–830.00	$768.27
915–1140	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	780.00–900.00	$832.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–920	818	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	644.00–679.00	$659.31
780–925	867	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	680.00–740.00	$713.35
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–810	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	375.00–450.00	$416.05

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–175	135	12	64.00–85.00	$74.32	$100	—
210–255	233	5	66.00–76.00	$68.68	$160	-14.96
370	370	1	65.00	$65.00	$240	—

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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	-25.00
65	65	3	155.00–175.00	$161.67	-3.33
75	75	2	135.00–170.00	$152.50	-12.50
75	75	10	145.00–165.00	$161.00	-4.00
85	85	1	130.00	$130.00	-35.00
125–145	135	2	190.00–280.00	$235.00	+52.50
160	160	1	205.00	$205.00	-10.00
250	250	1	275.00	$275.00	-30.00

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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
1060–1150	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	930.00–1,340.00	$1,126.65	—
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730–850	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	690.00–790.00	$743.80	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	890.00	$890.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
640	640	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	780.00	$780.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	75.00	$75.00	$518	+15.00

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160	160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	590.00	$590.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	22	6	45.00–70.00	$55.83	-10.84
30–35	34	9	65.00–100.00	$80.56	-13.61
40–45	41	5	60.00–135.00	$101.00	+6.83
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	±0.00
70–75	73	4	160.00	$160.00	+35.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–55	53	4	70.00–175.00	$108.75	-21.25
55	55	2	60.00–90.00	$75.00	-55.00
60–65	64	4	95.00–210.00	$141.25	-33.75
70–75	73	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	-22.50
85	85	1	165.00	$165.00	+35.00
125	125	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	45.00	$45.00	+10.00
50	50	5	45.00–55.00	$51.00	-2.33
60–65	60	11	45.00–75.00	$47.93	-5.40

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	59.00	$59.00	$165	+8.46

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	110.00	$110.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	165.00	$165.00	—

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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.