Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 27, 2022

1,005 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.87/cwt -2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $552/hd at 425 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.24/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 471 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.83/cwt -3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 524 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,005	695	785
Feeder cattle	624	396	552
Slaughter cattle	200	155	139
Replacement cattle	39	30	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were to few too trend, feeder heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher . Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Heavy 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	230	4	145.00–155.00	$152.83	$352	-2.17
260–280	270	2	150.00–157.50	$153.61	$415	-1.39
315–345	332	6	145.00–157.50	$153.78	$511	+5.76
350–395	376	21	145.00–157.50	$152.87	$575	+2.40
405–445	427	15	140.00–155.00	$151.11	$645	+7.33
470–495	483	6	135.00–150.00	$144.09	$696	-3.79
500–545	521	10	130.00–145.00	$139.69	$728	-4.78
550–595	572	6	135.00–145.00	$141.72	$811	-4.77
610–630	618	3	120.00–135.00	$130.07	$804	-3.26
650	650	1	135.00	$135.00	$878	+10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	177.50	$177.50	$408	+10.00
275–295	285	3	172.50–175.00	$174.17	$496	+4.17
305–340	333	10	165.00–175.00	$172.06	$573	+8.18
350–395	367	9	165.00–175.00	$167.46	$615	+1.24
450–475	458	5	160.00–165.00	$161.02	$737	—
500–530	514	8	150.00–160.00	$154.43	$794	-0.57
580–590	583	3	150.00–157.50	$153.36	$894	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	285	3	135.00–140.00	$136.61	$389	-8.39
300–345	325	3	130.00–137.50	$134.00	$436	-1.00
365–395	376	5	130.00–135.00	$131.46	$494	-7.14
450–485	469	8	115.00–130.00	$121.26	$569	-9.54
515–530	523	2	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$640	-12.54

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	325	3	115.00–125.00	$121.51	$395	—
355–390	373	8	110.00–125.00	$117.55	$438	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	115.00	$115.00	$259	—
270–285	279	4	120.00–135.00	$131.30	$366	-3.70
305–345	327	11	125.00–135.00	$130.86	$428	-2.60
350–390	372	15	115.00–135.00	$127.48	$474	-6.15
400–445	425	32	125.00–135.00	$129.87	$552	-2.30
450–495	471	28	120.00–135.00	$129.24	$609	-0.24
505–545	524	24	117.50–130.00	$125.83	$659	-3.26
550–590	570	9	125.00–130.00	$127.81	$729	-0.79
600–635	620	5	115.00–125.00	$119.48	$741	-3.02
655–695	674	7	115.00–120.00	$117.13	$789	-2.87
700–745	713	6	110.00–117.50	$114.16	$814	+1.63
755–795	777	3	110.00–120.00	$115.05	$894	—
820	820	1	115.00	$115.00	$943	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	280	3	140.00–145.00	$143.45	$402	-1.55
310–340	327	5	140.00–145.00	$141.23	$462	-4.61
350–395	374	11	140.00–145.00	$142.07	$531	-3.88
405–440	425	5	140.00–145.00	$141.55	$602	-0.07
450–495	473	6	140.00–145.00	$141.60	$670	+6.04
500–530	514	7	135.00–140.00	$136.77	$703	+1.41
551–565	553	8	134.00–135.00	$134.13	$742	+0.82
610	610	1	132.50	$132.50	$808	+4.99
675	675	1	130.00	$130.00	$878	—
760	760	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,007	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	369	4	110.00–120.00	$113.66	$419	-6.24
415–445	433	4	110.00–120.00	$112.51	$487	-9.20
450–485	471	5	110.00–115.00	$111.01	$523	-6.49
500–545	527	3	110.00–112.50	$111.65	$588	+6.65
655–680	670	3	105.00–110.00	$106.63	$714	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	332	3	105.00–107.50	$105.82	$351	—
360–395	378	2	102.50–105.00	$103.69	$392	—
500–525	513	2	102.50–105.00	$103.72	$532	-13.84
565–580	572	3	100.00–105.00	$103.34	$591	-19.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	414	10	135.00–150.00	$142.21	$589	+0.35
450–495	472	16	135.00–150.00	$141.71	$669	-0.25
500–545	518	17	130.00–150.00	$139.73	$724	+2.26
550–595	573	14	130.00–145.00	$138.00	$791	-2.63
610–645	627	13	120.00–135.00	$126.90	$796	+3.74
650–695	674	12	115.00–125.00	$118.44	$798	-1.56
700–725	714	4	110.00–120.00	$116.09	$829	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	10	115.00–130.00	$123.25	$528	-4.18
450–495	473	12	115.00–130.00	$121.20	$573	-9.34
505–545	524	10	110.00–125.00	$116.27	$609	-10.00
550–580	567	6	110.00–125.00	$118.32	$671	+2.57
650–660	655	2	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$704	-9.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	425	9	155.00–167.50	$161.42	$686	—
450–470	460	2	155.00–160.00	$157.45	$724	+3.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	2	105.00–110.00	$107.60	$450	-14.95
500–540	520	2	102.50–105.00	$103.70	$539	-3.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1280	1082	80-85%	24	53.00–75.00	$65.86	$713	—
1005–1520	1179	80-85%	63	78.00–98.00	$87.14	$1,027	—
1145–1565	1398	80-85%	10	101.00–110.00	$104.59	$1,462	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–995	872	85-90%	31	53.00–71.00	$62.42	$544	—
890	890	85-90%	1	95.00	$95.00	$846	—
690–995	897	85-90%	28	75.00–87.00	$78.54	$705	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1670	1384	75-80%	20	81.00–92.00	$86.85	$1,202	+4.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1535	1342	8	99.00–117.50	$106.36	$1,427	—
1760	1760	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,443	—
1570–2030	1879	5	119.00–127.00	$122.27	$2,297	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600–640	620	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	90.00–97.50	$93.63	$581

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–840	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	115.00–132.50	$123.64	$1,026

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–700	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	430.00–540.00	$485.80

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1000	902	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	550.00–920.00	$765.70
825–965	909	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	650.00–860.00	$780.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1035–1155	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	870.00–1,000.00	$938.56

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	390.00	$390.00
735–745	740	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	450.00–490.00	$470.14

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	51.00	$51.00	$150	—
380	380	1	25.00	$25.00	$95	-40.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	+8.33
70	70	3	130.00–135.00	$133.33	-28.34
80	80	1	180.00	$180.00	+27.50
80	80	3	145.00–155.00	$151.67	-0.83
125–140	133	2	200.00–230.00	$215.00	-20.00
150–180	160	5	280.00–365.00	$319.00	+114.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–875	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–990.00	$851.85	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	21	14	45.00–60.00	$55.00	-0.83
30	30	32	70.00–110.00	$91.25	+10.69
30	30	10	40.00–55.00	$51.50	-29.06
40	40	15	120.00–135.00	$124.33	+23.33
40	40	4	65.00–75.00	$70.00	-31.00
50	50	8	140.00–155.00	$146.88	+21.88
50	50	2	90.00–100.00	$95.00	-30.00
60	60	3	160.00–170.00	$163.33	+38.33
60	60	1	210.00	$210.00	+85.00
70	70	1	185.00	$185.00	+60.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	8	130.00–150.00	$141.25	+32.50
50	50	4	65.00–95.00	$77.50	-31.25
60	60	4	160.00–170.00	$165.00	+23.75
60	60	1	105.00	$105.00	-36.25
70	70	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	+70.00
80	80	1	210.00	$210.00	+45.00
80	80	2	135.00	$135.00	-30.00
115	115	2	250.00	$250.00	+110.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	45	10	72.50–85.00	$73.75	+28.75

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
155	155	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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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.