Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

966 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.33/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 382 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $152.09/cwt +11.08 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 524 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.25/cwt -3.36 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 415 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	966	794	1,037
Feeder cattle	779	583	873
Slaughter cattle	110	163	74
Replacement cattle	35	15	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week. Heavy offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	5	195.00	$195.00	$448	—
265–285	273	3	185.00–195.00	$191.71	$523	+11.71
270–295 fancy	283	2	215.00	$215.00	$608	-5.04
330–340 fancy	337	5	197.50–207.50	$203.55	$686	-9.45
325–345	340	5	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$629	-2.63
360–395	375	14	175.00–192.50	$184.64	$692	-4.56
350–390 fancy	377	6	195.00–210.00	$201.96	$761	-8.16
400–446	433	18	175.00–192.50	$178.14	$771	-5.89
460–483	473	4	172.00–177.50	$174.69	$826	-3.18
525–530	529	14	161.00–165.00	$161.57	$855	-7.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	165.00–170.00	$167.48	$440	+7.53
300–320	310	6	155.00–165.00	$161.69	$501	-4.58
353–395	367	16	152.50–170.00	$162.76	$597	-0.31
400–430	417	6	155.00–170.00	$162.53	$678	—
450–490	479	7	157.50–165.00	$161.84	$775	+1.88
500–545	529	6	145.00–157.50	$152.08	$805	-0.89
550–595	566	18	135.00–155.00	$145.48	$823	-8.67
642–645	643	4	142.50–145.00	$143.13	$920	-1.88
655–695	675	2	142.50–145.00	$143.71	$970	-1.29

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	270	4	140.00–145.00	$142.62	$385	+0.12
330	330	1	135.00	$135.00	$446	-2.52
350–370	360	2	142.50–145.00	$143.78	$518	+7.13
415	415	1	135.00	$135.00	$560	—
505–515	512	3	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$704	+5.54
605	605	1	132.50	$132.50	$802	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	117.50	$117.50	$335	—
370–395	379	4	117.50–135.00	$125.78	$477	+10.78
400–420	410	2	115.00–125.00	$120.12	$492	—
510	510	1	125.00	$125.00	$638	—
610	610	1	127.50	$127.50	$778	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	228	5	130.00–145.00	$140.04	$319	—
275–298	289	4	145.00	$145.00	$419	+4.73
300–340	320	9	135.00–147.50	$140.92	$451	—
355–395	375	6	137.50–147.50	$145.04	$544	+3.45
400–440	416	15	130.00–145.00	$139.80	$582	+1.00
450–495	476	22	132.50–155.00	$137.79	$656	-1.96
500–535	511	21	130.00–142.50	$135.81	$694	+4.08
550–590	569	15	130.00–139.00	$134.45	$765	+0.81
620–645	626	4	125.00–130.00	$126.24	$790	+7.30
688	688	3	130.00	$130.00	$894	+11.66
700	700	2	123.00–130.00	$126.50	$886	+6.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	157.50	$157.50	$433	—
305–345	332	9	150.00–157.50	$154.69	$514	+0.64
370 fancy	370	1	172.50	$172.50	$638	—
365–395	382	28	152.50–162.50	$156.79	$599	-0.12
400–440	415	28	147.50–162.50	$154.25	$640	-3.36
455–488	479	14	147.50–155.00	$150.90	$723	-3.52
515	515	1	150.00	$150.00	$772	+0.59
610–625	618	2	135.00	$135.00	$834	-0.71

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	125.00–135.00	$130.11	$440	—
370–395	378	5	120.00–130.00	$125.52	$474	+7.29
405–430	415	4	125.00–130.00	$126.23	$524	+9.17
455–495	475	9	120.00–130.00	$125.32	$595	+4.87
505–545	526	5	125.00	$125.00	$658	+11.31
565–590	573	3	120.00–125.00	$121.64	$697	—
605–625	615	2	115.00	$115.00	$707	—
650	650	1	120.00	$120.00	$780	—
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	115.00	$115.00	$270	—
300–340	322	3	117.50–120.00	$119.16	$384	—
370	370	1	112.50	$112.50	$416	—
420–440	426	5	112.50–120.00	$116.54	$496	—
460–495	478	6	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$538	—
505–540	524	6	105.00–117.50	$112.93	$592	—
565–570	568	2	112.50–115.00	$113.74	$646	+9.75
650–665	658	2	115.00	$115.00	$757	—
700	700	1	122.50	$122.50	$858	—

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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	422	11	150.00–165.00	$157.52	$665	-1.07
450–490	473	15	145.00–162.50	$153.73	$727	-0.60
500–545	524	28	140.00–157.50	$152.09	$797	+11.08
550–555	553	2	140.00–150.00	$144.98	$802	+4.77
600–620	610	4	130.00–135.00	$132.53	$808	+2.85
650	650	1	137.50	$137.50	$894	+15.02
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	+10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	19	170.00–185.00	$176.73	$748	+2.35
455–475	463	13	165.00–175.00	$169.77	$786	+0.90
500–515	508	2	160.00–165.00	$162.46	$825	-2.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	6	132.50–145.00	$138.28	$585	+3.27
480–485	483	3	135.00	$135.00	$652	+4.04
500–545	518	3	132.50–140.00	$135.73	$703	+12.20
550–595	574	9	125.00–137.50	$132.49	$760	—
610–640	621	5	125.00	$125.00	$776	—
665–695	680	2	120.00	$120.00	$816	—
715	715	1	115.00	$115.00	$822	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	408	2	115.00–125.00	$119.91	$489	—
450–480	470	3	115.00–125.00	$121.81	$573	—
505–545	526	8	112.50–125.00	$119.29	$627	—
570	570	1	120.00	$120.00	$684	—
635	635	1	115.00	$115.00	$730	—
660–695	678	2	115.00	$115.00	$780	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1420	1068	80-85%	21	61.00–78.00	$70.33	$751	—
920–1795	1228	80-85%	32	79.00–90.00	$84.20	$1,034	+0.25
1340–1375	1353	80-85%	3	92.00–94.00	$92.66	$1,254	-0.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1155	1021	85-90%	10	60.00–67.00	$64.35	$657	—
900–1310	1066	85-90%	13	68.00–79.00	$75.22	$802	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1555	1433	75-80%	4	78.00–89.00	$84.40	$1,209	—
1715–1770	1747	75-80%	3	92.00–94.00	$93.33	$1,630	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	1	85.00	$85.00	$994	—
1105–2075	1419	7	93.00–111.00	$104.62	$1,485	+1.54
1625–1855	1740	2	117.00–118.00	$117.47	$2,044	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–990	947	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–119.00	$112.38	$1,064
905–1230	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	91.00–106.00	$97.36	$1,040
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	$859

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	77.00	$77.00	$728
880–1058	999	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	97.00–115.00	$109.71	$1,096
955–1140	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	85.00–105.00	$94.12	$986

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–665	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	69.00–76.00	$72.53	$479
715–940	828	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	58.00–63.00	$60.16	$498

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755	755	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	96.00	$96.00	$725

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1000	934	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	620.00–720.00	$670.95
905–1095	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	940.00–970.00	$956.43

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
855	855	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	490.00	$490.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–195	175	3	97.00–127.00	$116.71	$204	+6.46
290	290	1	108.00	$108.00	$313	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	3	155.00–170.00	$163.33	-41.67
100–125	119	4	185.00–195.00	$192.50	—
150	150	2	200.00	$200.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
605–685	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	560.00–680.00	$623.72	—
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	470.00	$470.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1050	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,210.00–1,250.00	$1,229.61	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	3	50.00–70.00	$61.67	-3.33
50	50	4	85.00–90.00	$86.25	-22.08
50	50	1	55.00	$55.00	-53.33
50	50	10	105.00–135.00	$118.50	+10.17

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	2	135.00	$135.00	+52.50
75	75	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-5.00
75	75	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	+30.00
100–125	113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00–225.00	$213.89	—
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	295.00	$295.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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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.