Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

777 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.99/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 466 lb · 24 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.45/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 421 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.47/cwt -12.53 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 522 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	777	823	561
Feeder cattle	572	637	427
Slaughter cattle	107	112	68
Replacement cattle	20	33	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. Average offerings 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
245	245	1	155.00	$155.00	$380	±0.00
260–290	278	6	155.00–162.50	$157.49	$438	+8.72
305–340	320	9	150.00–165.00	$158.76	$508	+3.72
350–385	372	15	140.00–165.00	$155.63	$579	+8.56
405–440	423	9	140.00–160.00	$152.38	$645	+3.56
455–495	471	12	140.00–155.00	$147.86	$696	-2.08
500–545	529	16	125.00–155.00	$142.09	$752	-6.07
555–585	573	8	125.00–147.50	$137.77	$789	-4.77
610–635	626	5	120.00–145.00	$129.93	$813	-15.65
660–680	670	3	135.00–140.00	$136.64	$915	-2.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	175.00–180.00	$177.53	$396	—
230 fancy	230	1	190.00	$190.00	$437	—
270–285	279	4	170.00–175.00	$172.44	$481	+7.44
375–385	377	10	170.00–175.00	$170.50	$643	+5.10
400–427	425	11	165.00–172.50	$165.64	$704	-7.66
460–495	477	5	165.00–177.50	$169.99	$811	+6.94
520–540	533	4	160.00–167.50	$164.35	$876	+10.58
555–585	570	2	157.50–160.00	$158.78	$905	—
605–641	629	10	150.00–165.00	$160.56	$1,010	—
700–745	724	6	137.50–147.50	$142.09	$1,029	+5.82
763–765	764	3	135.00–141.00	$139.00	$1,062	+4.00
820–840	830	2	137.50	$137.50	$1,141	—
890	890	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,224	+5.50
925	925	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,272	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	135.00	$135.00	$425	±0.00
370–390	380	2	130.00–135.00	$132.43	$503	-0.90
405	405	1	130.00	$130.00	$526	-6.28
450	450	1	130.00	$130.00	$585	-4.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	2	115.00	$115.00	$423	-5.20
495	495	1	115.00	$115.00	$569	-4.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	145.00	$145.00	$420	±0.00
310–320	313	3	145.00–150.00	$147.53	$462	+2.53
350–395	374	14	140.00–152.50	$146.40	$548	+0.75
400–445	421	22	140.00–152.50	$146.45	$617	+2.25
465 fancy	465	1	175.00	$175.00	$814	—
450–490	466	23	140.00–152.50	$143.68	$670	-1.87
500–545	522	20	135.00–145.00	$137.47	$718	-12.53
555–585	572	8	135.00–140.00	$135.63	$776	+2.31
600–645	619	14	130.00–140.00	$134.44	$832	+0.29
680	680	1	127.50	$127.50	$867	-5.00
745	745	3	128.00	$128.00	$954	—
755	755	1	125.00	$125.00	$944	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	225	3	125.00–135.00	$128.19	$288	—
270–275	273	2	125.00–130.00	$127.52	$348	-2.48
315–345	331	4	120.00–130.00	$124.91	$413	-13.84
350–380	367	8	120.00–135.00	$128.68	$472	-5.28
410–440	424	10	120.00–135.00	$125.25	$531	-7.77
450–495	470	12	120.00–135.00	$130.42	$613	-1.26
500–545	520	12	115.00–130.00	$125.42	$652	-5.04
550–585	566	7	115.00–130.00	$125.76	$712	-1.74
600–625	616	4	110.00–115.00	$111.22	$685	-12.78
650–695	673	2	115.00	$115.00	$774	-11.22
756	756	1	115.00	$115.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	105.00	$105.00	$383	-6.69
485	485	1	105.00	$105.00	$509	-6.20
510	510	1	105.00	$105.00	$536	-10.00
610	610	1	100.00	$100.00	$610	-12.45
660–665	663	2	100.00–105.00	$102.49	$680	-12.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	365	2	110.00–114.00	$111.95	$409	-13.58
505	505	2	110.00–112.50	$111.25	$562	-9.99
555	555	2	110.00–112.50	$111.25	$617	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	427	16	160.00–170.00	$164.21	$701	+7.08
450–485	466	17	155.00–165.00	$159.96	$745	+7.50
500–545	517	12	145.00–155.00	$147.75	$764	+0.25
550–590	566	7	140.00–147.50	$142.83	$808	-2.17
605–635	623	9	130.00–135.00	$134.43	$837	-10.57
650–690	665	5	125.00–135.00	$128.98	$858	—
700–715	708	2	125.00–130.00	$127.53	$903	—
770	770	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,001	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	6	140.00–155.00	$146.27	$626	+2.86
455–490	476	14	140.00–150.00	$145.85	$694	+4.04
505–535	525	10	130.00–140.00	$134.51	$706	-3.33
550–595	568	9	125.00–135.00	$128.89	$732	-3.56
600–620	615	4	115.00–125.00	$118.78	$730	—
710–745	728	2	115.00–120.00	$117.56	$856	—
790	790	1	115.00	$115.00	$908	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	419	5	120.00–135.00	$129.01	$541	-3.21
455–490	476	10	120.00–135.00	$127.89	$609	-1.09
520–540	528	3	115.00–125.00	$121.59	$642	-5.69
570–575	573	2	110.00–120.00	$115.02	$659	-11.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1355	1152	80-85%	14	50.00–65.00	$58.96	$679	—
1010–1780	1212	80-85%	30	68.00–81.00	$74.38	$901	-12.63

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–995	848	85-90%	14	65.00–76.00	$71.73	$608	—
780–1125	906	85-90%	18	50.00–61.00	$54.77	$496	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1530	1429	75-80%	8	68.00–75.00	$71.78	$1,026	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1255	1173	3	87.50–91.00	$89.93	$1,055	—
1350–1910	1675	9	100.00–109.00	$104.12	$1,744	—
1900	1900	1	114.00	$114.00	$2,166	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–915	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	105.00–107.50	$106.57	$877

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
550	550	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	380.00	$380.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1175	1074	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	700.00–830.00	$772.65

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–960	926	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	555.00–730.00	$638.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	440.00	$440.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	65.00	$65.00	$101	—
380	380	1	27.00	$27.00	$103	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	110.00	$110.00	-40.00
60	60	4	95.00–110.00	$103.75	-46.25
70	70	5	160.00–175.00	$169.00	+19.00
70	70	1	135.00	$135.00	-15.00
80	80	3	145.00–155.00	$148.33	-1.67
110–130	124	7	200.00–245.00	$227.14	+32.14
175	175	1	285.00	$285.00	-55.00
200	200	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705	705	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,120.00	$1,120.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
595	595	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	45.00–50.00	$46.67	-13.33
30	30	12	65.00–85.00	$71.25	+11.25
40	40	12	95.00–115.00	$98.33	+38.33
50	50	5	125.00–135.00	$130.00	+57.50
60	60	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	+58.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	-27.50
60	60	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	-10.00
80	80	4	160.00–165.00	$163.75	+23.75
80	80	2	130.00	$130.00	-10.00
110	110	1	195.00	$195.00	+7.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	10.00	$10.00	—
40	40	3	40.00–47.50	$45.00	—
70	70	1	47.50	$47.50	—
75	75	1	65.00	$65.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	42.00	$42.00	$80	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	245.00	$245.00	+56.67

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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.