Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

806 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.51/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 730 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.39/cwt -3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 569 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $143.59/cwt -3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 459 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	806	868	698
Feeder cattle	653	732	559
Slaughter cattle	66	92	76
Replacement cattle	17	23	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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
290	290	1	165.00	$165.00	$478	-15.24
315–340	331	8	165.00–177.50	$174.13	$576	-0.69
350 fancy	350	2	180.00	$180.00	$630	-15.00
355–390	371	10	162.50–177.00	$169.79	$630	-13.74
400	400	2	162.50	$162.50	$650	-16.21
450–495	465	7	160.00–175.00	$164.54	$765	-7.27
505–535	522	3	150.00–155.00	$151.68	$792	-3.71
555	555	1	155.00	$155.00	$860	+3.79
615	615	1	145.00	$145.00	$892	-2.04
716–744	730	16	135.00–136.00	$135.51	$989	+0.76
750–765	763	7	135.00–136.00	$135.86	$1,037	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	4	145.00–157.50	$151.21	$519	-4.75
360–390	373	6	147.50–155.00	$152.13	$567	-2.57
425	425	1	150.00	$150.00	$638	-11.29
490	490	1	145.00	$145.00	$710	-9.43
505–545	529	5	135.00–145.00	$139.48	$738	-0.52
560–595	582	3	135.00–140.00	$137.46	$800	-0.05
650	650	1	130.00	$130.00	$845	+8.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	125.00–127.50	$126.23	$360	+3.77
325–345	338	5	105.00–120.00	$113.05	$382	—
375–395	385	2	112.50	$112.50	$433	-8.66
480–495	488	2	105.00	$105.00	$512	—
525	525	1	107.50	$107.50	$564	—
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	—
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	125.00–140.00	$132.43	$362	—
310	310	1	125.00	$125.00	$388	-9.94
360–370	364	4	125.00–137.50	$131.89	$480	-1.10
405–415	410	2	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$543	—
450–465	458	2	125.00–127.50	$126.27	$578	-3.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	125.00	$125.00	$325	-1.94
325	325	1	127.50	$127.50	$414	-0.56
375–395	386	5	125.00–130.00	$126.00	$486	-1.43
410–440	428	4	125.00–132.50	$126.91	$543	+2.41
455–495	481	9	120.00–130.00	$125.55	$604	+0.49
500–535	524	4	120.00–125.00	$123.72	$648	+3.23
560–595	569	13	115.00–125.00	$120.39	$685	-3.54
650–685	659	4	115.00–117.50	$115.65	$762	+0.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	105.00–107.50	$106.24	$258	—
270–280	273	4	105.00–107.50	$105.62	$288	—
340–345	341	4	105.00–115.00	$110.64	$377	—
375–390	383	3	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$412	—
410–425	419	4	105.00–115.00	$110.67	$464	—
450–490	462	5	105.00–115.00	$109.13	$504	+5.51
505–530	515	4	105.00–112.50	$107.47	$553	—
605–625	618	3	105.00	$105.00	$649	—
650–680	665	2	100.00–105.00	$102.56	$682	-0.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	388	6	145.00	$145.00	$563	+1.40
400–435	421	8	135.00–145.00	$136.88	$576	-1.31
450–480	469	5	132.50–135.00	$133.50	$626	-2.88
620–630	625	2	122.50–125.00	$123.76	$774	+0.84
665	665	1	135.00	$135.00	$898	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	117.50	$117.50	$317	—
315	315	1	120.00	$120.00	$378	+4.70
370–380	375	2	122.50–125.00	$123.77	$464	+8.86
440	440	1	117.50	$117.50	$517	+3.74
485	485	1	120.00	$120.00	$582	+7.21
500–545	524	6	115.00–117.50	$115.40	$605	—
555	555	2	115.00	$115.00	$638	+4.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	420	3	105.00–115.00	$111.71	$469	+6.71
450–490	478	7	105.00–120.00	$113.30	$542	—
500–545	531	7	110.00–115.00	$114.27	$607	+9.93
550–590	565	5	105.00–117.50	$111.52	$630	+7.54
605–640	620	7	105.00–110.00	$107.85	$669	—
670–685	678	2	100.00–102.50	$101.24	$686	—
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	430	4	147.50–152.50	$149.98	$645	+0.70
458–465	459	12	143.00–150.00	$143.59	$659	-3.11
510–535	523	2	135.00–140.00	$137.56	$719	+4.56
565–570	568	2	125.00–130.00	$127.51	$724	-0.66

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	2	127.50–135.00	$131.25	$551	+0.05
480–485	483	2	122.50–135.00	$128.72	$622	+4.07
500–510	505	2	122.50	$122.50	$619	+3.26
585	585	1	115.00	$115.00	$673	+1.40
600–625	614	4	115.00–125.00	$117.51	$722	+10.84
675–685	680	2	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$765	+7.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	424	7	155.00–160.00	$156.82	$665	-14.39
460	460	2	157.50	$157.50	$724	-5.05
535	535	1	145.00	$145.00	$776	-5.83
570–575	573	2	135.00–147.50	$141.28	$810	+5.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1160	1135	80-85%	2	61.00–65.00	$63.04	$716	+1.69
1120–1385	1248	80-85%	5	66.00–75.00	$69.62	$869	-3.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–985	965	85-90%	2	52.00–57.00	$54.55	$526	—
1045–1140	1082	85-90%	3	62.00–66.00	$64.34	$696	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1555	1327	75-80%	3	66.00–70.00	$67.92	$901	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1055	980	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	85.00–98.00	$91.40	$896

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–1085	963	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	104.00–110.00	$106.62	$1,027

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	69.00	$69.00	$535

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	960.00	$960.00

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
855–920	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	460.00–465.00	$461.60
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	570.00	$570.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	95.00	$95.00	$128	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	135.00	$135.00	-15.00
75	75	1	115.00	$115.00	-35.00
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	-115.00
100	100	1	110.00	$110.00	-125.00
125	125	1	125.00	$125.00	-110.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	740.00	$740.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	55.00	$55.00	-20.00
25	25	2	60.00–65.00	$62.50	-12.50
50	50	1	55.00	$55.00	-90.00
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	-40.00
50	50	2	55.00	$55.00	-90.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	-55.00
75	75	2	125.00	$125.00	-30.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	13	32.50	$32.50	+22.50
25	25	7	55.00	$55.00	+45.00
50	50	8	60.00–70.00	$62.50	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	60.00	$60.00	$114	—
240	240	1	71.00	$71.00	$170	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	25.00	$25.00	—
50	50	1	60.00	$60.00	—
50	50	1	55.00	$55.00	—
50	50	2	45.00–50.00	$47.50	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	70.00	$70.00	-107.50

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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.