Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

868 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.06/cwt -5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 475 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.67/cwt -3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 570 lb · 20 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.25/cwt ≈ $998/hd at 778 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	868	702	496
Feeder cattle	732	546	320
Slaughter cattle	92	92	64
Replacement cattle	23	21	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were 5.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bull were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate offering of average to plain 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
270–290	280	3	172.50–192.50	$180.24	$505	-14.76
300–345	319	6	170.00–180.00	$174.82	$558	-18.54
325 fancy	325	2	197.50–202.50	$200.00	$650	—
355 fancy	355	1	195.00	$195.00	$692	-12.50
350–395	369	7	170.00–190.00	$183.53	$677	-6.94
415–430	425	4	175.00–185.00	$178.71	$760	-12.41
450–490	463	11	170.00–177.50	$171.81	$795	-5.19
500–540	523	19	150.00–159.00	$155.39	$813	-9.61
550–595	566	4	150.00–155.00	$151.21	$856	-7.48
605–635	620	6	145.00–150.00	$147.04	$912	—
730–740	735	4	134.00–136.00	$134.75	$990	—
815–823	823	18	130.00–133.50	$133.31	$1,097	—
977 fancy	977	3	120.50	$120.50	$1,177	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	145.00	$145.00	$312	-30.00
260–295	274	6	145.00–165.00	$154.12	$422	—
300–340	326	4	145.00–167.50	$155.96	$508	-16.09
350–385	361	11	145.00–165.00	$154.70	$558	-15.84
405–435	420	2	160.00–162.50	$161.29	$677	-8.71
460–490	476	6	150.00–158.00	$154.43	$735	-4.74
505–520	511	6	135.00–145.00	$140.00	$715	-16.77
560–595	576	14	135.00–145.00	$137.51	$792	-16.27
601–625	604	8	130.00–136.00	$135.22	$817	-12.28
650–690	670	3	120.00–125.00	$121.72	$816	—
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	—
780	780	1	120.00	$120.00	$936	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	4	130.00–140.00	$134.94	$439	-20.06
355–385	373	5	130.00–140.00	$132.99	$496	-17.97
455–475	465	2	125.00–135.00	$129.89	$604	-12.61
500–545	523	5	120.00–125.00	$122.02	$638	-19.36
590	590	1	120.00	$120.00	$708	-17.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$343	—
350–380	367	6	117.50–125.00	$121.16	$445	-10.65

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	3	125.00–135.00	$128.41	$283	—
250–295	277	6	125.00–135.00	$126.94	$352	-7.88
300–335	317	9	125.00–130.00	$128.06	$406	-14.44
350–395	375	10	125.00–135.00	$127.43	$478	-8.84
400–448	426	18	120.00–130.00	$124.50	$530	-9.75
450–495	475	29	120.00–130.00	$125.06	$594	-5.82
525–545	534	10	115.00–125.00	$120.49	$643	-10.44
550–595	570	19	115.00–125.00	$123.93	$706	-6.06
605–645	629	10	110.00–115.00	$112.99	$711	-12.01
653–675	662	5	110.00–117.50	$114.97	$761	-5.03
700–735	717	6	110.00–115.00	$112.75	$808	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	323	4	142.50–145.00	$143.11	$462	-6.99
350–380	364	7	140.00–147.50	$143.60	$523	-7.55
400–435	422	7	135.00–140.00	$138.19	$583	-4.90
450–495	483	6	135.00–140.00	$136.38	$659	-3.16
505–545	521	12	130.00–135.00	$131.46	$685	-7.85
569 value added	569	10	138.00	$138.00	$785	—
555–585	570	10	130.00–135.00	$131.34	$749	-6.98
600–633	616	11	120.00–125.00	$122.92	$757	—
778 value added	778	19	128.25	$128.25	$998	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	224	4	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$263	-7.51
305–330	321	5	110.00–120.00	$115.30	$370	—
350–390	374	6	110.00–120.00	$114.91	$430	-10.09
405–430	413	8	110.00–115.00	$113.76	$470	-12.08
450–490	469	9	110.00–115.00	$112.79	$529	-12.21
555–595	576	7	110.00–112.50	$110.36	$636	-13.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	460	3	101.00–105.00	$103.62	$477	-11.38
565–595	580	2	100.00–105.00	$102.56	$595	—
660–680	672	3	100.00–105.00	$103.31	$694	—
715	715	1	105.00	$105.00	$751	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	424	8	140.00–162.50	$149.28	$633	-14.45
465–485	473	3	140.00–152.50	$146.70	$694	-8.28
500–545	525	14	130.00–140.00	$133.00	$698	-5.43
550–595	573	9	125.00–132.00	$128.17	$734	-9.38
600–645	622	16	115.00–125.00	$118.84	$739	-20.74
665–675	670	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$754	—
823	823	4	105.00	$105.00	$864	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	439	6	125.00–135.00	$131.20	$576	-7.53
450–485	470	8	120.00–135.00	$124.65	$586	-14.31
500–535	518	10	115.00–125.00	$119.24	$618	-8.53
550–595	573	7	110.00–120.00	$113.60	$651	-9.67
600–615	608	3	105.00–110.00	$106.67	$649	—
680	680	1	105.00	$105.00	$714	-17.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	2	170.00–172.50	$171.21	$716	-4.67
450–485	468	4	157.50–165.00	$162.55	$761	-6.18
500–520	510	3	150.00–152.50	$150.83	$769	-4.17
550–560	555	3	135.00–137.50	$135.83	$754	—
660	660	1	125.00	$125.00	$825	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	105.00	$105.00	$420	-9.76
505–545	520	4	102.50–105.00	$104.34	$543	-13.09
575–595	585	4	101.00–105.00	$103.98	$608	-11.38

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1570	1108	80-85%	11	55.00–67.00	$61.35	$680	—
1025–1645	1246	80-85%	42	70.00–79.00	$73.48	$916	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1055	914	85-90%	14	53.00–66.00	$59.26	$542	—
855–985	934	85-90%	5	70.00–75.00	$71.93	$672	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1258–1740	1462	75-80%	8	70.00–76.00	$72.43	$1,059	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	1	80.00	$80.00	$908	—
1285–1950	1708	6	95.00–115.00	$106.50	$1,819	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–935	823	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	95.00–100.00	$97.38	$801

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1093	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	101.00	$101.00	$1,104

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785	785	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$667

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	78.00	$78.00	$597

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	665.00	$665.00
1175–1230	1203	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	860.00–910.00	$885.57
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	480.00	$480.00
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	580.00	$580.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	99.00	$99.00	$173	—
200–225	213	3	101.00–103.00	$102.02	$217	-0.43

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	5.00	$5.00	$27	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	150.00	$150.00	+5.00
70	70	1	175.00	$175.00	+30.00
100	100	1	235.00	$235.00	+55.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00	—
1085–1175	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,070.00–1,140.00	$1,106.39	—
1190–1245	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,040.00–1,070.00	$1,055.34	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	485.00	$485.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	75.00	$75.00	+25.00
50	50	1	145.00	$145.00	+35.00
60	60	1	155.00	$155.00	+45.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	155.00	$155.00	±0.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	2	10.00	$10.00	-35.00
45	45	2	30.00	$30.00	-15.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	—
85	85	2	245.00–255.00	$250.00	—

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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.