Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 1, 2022

632 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.67/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 426 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.81/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 472 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.07/cwt +6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 522 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	632	777	541
Feeder cattle	520	572	389
Slaughter cattle	59	107	70
Replacement cattle	9	20	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison made this week due to sale not reported last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	5	170.00–175.00	$173.00	$493	+0.56
310–345	331	8	170.00–185.00	$178.06	$589	—
335–345 fancy	337	7	190.00–195.00	$193.91	$653	—
353 fancy	353	3	196.00	$196.00	$692	—
365–390	382	8	170.00–185.00	$176.93	$676	+6.43
416 fancy	416	9	190.00	$190.00	$790	—
415–440	430	6	175.00–185.00	$181.25	$779	+15.61
450–489	482	15	170.00–180.00	$176.68	$852	+6.69
505–545	523	9	160.00–175.00	$168.04	$879	+3.69
555–595	572	5	160.00–170.00	$165.49	$947	+6.71
605–645	626	10	160.00–170.00	$166.77	$1,044	+6.21
683	683	4	164.00	$164.00	$1,120	—
700–745	706	8	145.00–152.00	$150.83	$1,065	+8.74
810–825	818	2	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$1,100	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	160.00–162.50	$161.32	$452	+3.83
305–340	333	6	150.00–160.00	$153.82	$512	-4.94
365–390	380	5	150.00–165.00	$157.88	$600	+2.25
415–435	425	2	150.00–155.00	$152.44	$648	+0.06
460–495	481	4	145.00–160.00	$152.52	$734	+4.66
505–525	513	3	140.00–155.00	$146.75	$753	+4.66
555–595	575	2	145.00	$145.00	$834	+7.23
600–630	612	5	135.00–146.00	$142.56	$872	+12.63
707–745	710	11	125.00–138.00	$136.76	$971	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	2	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$642	+2.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	145.00	$145.00	$312	—
273–290	282	4	145.00–150.00	$147.42	$416	+2.42
305–345	320	5	140.00–150.00	$144.17	$461	-3.36
360–395	381	11	140.00–155.00	$149.15	$568	+2.75
390 fancy	390	1	160.00	$160.00	$624	—
400–445	424	28	140.00–155.00	$149.71	$635	+3.26
448 fancy	448	3	170.00	$170.00	$762	—
450–495	472	30	140.00–154.00	$147.81	$698	+4.13
500–545	522	27	140.00–150.00	$144.07	$752	+6.60
550–585	571	15	140.00–145.00	$142.76	$815	+7.13
600–635	617	9	130.00–135.00	$134.44	$829	±0.00
650–695	664	10	125.00–136.00	$132.46	$880	+4.96
700–735	710	4	125.00–132.50	$128.14	$910	+0.14
850	850	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	6	122.50–135.00	$126.28	$332	-1.24
330	330	1	130.00	$130.00	$429	+5.09
360–390	375	2	122.50–125.00	$123.80	$464	-4.88
410–435	420	3	125.00–135.00	$128.45	$539	+3.20
450–495	474	7	120.00–135.00	$129.94	$616	-0.48
500–540	524	6	125.00–135.00	$131.72	$690	+6.30
550–595	579	15	125.00–135.00	$131.86	$763	+6.10
625–635	632	3	120.00–125.00	$121.65	$769	+10.43

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	110.00–112.50	$111.28	$371	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	1	105.00	$105.00	$808	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	424	4	150.00–160.00	$154.99	$657	+8.72
475–495	487	15	145.00–160.00	$154.33	$752	+8.48
500–545	533	15	135.00–145.00	$140.09	$747	+5.58
550–590	572	14	135.00–145.00	$137.09	$784	+8.20
600–640	618	18	120.00–135.00	$130.24	$805	+11.46
660–695	674	4	120.00–125.00	$123.13	$830	—
705–725	715	2	122.50–125.00	$123.77	$885	+6.21
760	760	1	122.50	$122.50	$931	+7.50
860	860	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,075	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	434	7	170.00–182.50	$174.64	$758	+10.43
455 fancy	455	1	180.00	$180.00	$819	—
450–490	464	6	165.00–175.00	$170.09	$789	+10.13
500–545	516	6	150.00–160.00	$154.57	$798	+6.82
600	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	+5.57
660–670	665	2	135.00	$135.00	$898	+6.02
735	735	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,011	+9.97

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	5	125.00–140.00	$132.54	$567	+3.53
470–495	482	7	120.00–135.00	$129.33	$623	+1.44
500–540	519	8	120.00–130.00	$124.36	$645	+2.77
550–585	563	3	115.00–125.00	$121.54	$684	+6.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1425	1110	80-85%	10	58.00–72.00	$66.61	$739	—
1110	1110	80-85%	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,043	—
1000–1435	1145	80-85%	21	75.00–90.00	$82.62	$946	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–965	888	85-90%	7	58.00–71.00	$65.15	$579	—
700–985	906	85-90%	8	75.00–85.00	$77.90	$706	+23.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1750	1512	75-80%	3	80.00–89.00	$85.90	$1,299	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1925	1651	4	103.00–116.00	$110.36	$1,822	+6.24
2000	2000	1	121.00	$121.00	$2,420	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	89.00	$89.00	$783

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00
1160–1250	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–995.00	$971.66
1360	1360	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–865	838	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	470.00–540.00	$506.15

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140–180	160	2	85.00–90.00	$87.81	$140	+22.81
275	275	1	87.00	$87.00	$239	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70–75	71	—	—	4	160.00–170.00	$165.00	-4.00
70–75	73	—	—	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	-51.50
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	260.00–265.00	$262.50	+114.17
100	100	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	-77.14
100–115	105	—	—	3	200.00–225.00	$211.67	-15.47
155	155	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	+15.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–900	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	620.00–750.00	$692.67	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	21	4	45.00–55.00	$52.50	+5.83
30	30	7	65.00–85.00	$72.86	+26.19
50–55	51	4	75.00–85.00	$78.75	-51.25
50–55	53	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	+5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	140.00–155.00	$147.50	+35.00
60	60	1	165.00	$165.00	+35.00
70	70	1	185.00	$185.00	+55.00
80–85	83	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	+41.25
140	140	1	200.00	$200.00	+5.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	125.00	$125.00	+60.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	195.00	$195.00	—
120	120	1	185.00	$185.00	-60.00

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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.