Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

736 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $156.66/cwt +13.07 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 469 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.93/cwt -4.62 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 474 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.14/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $507/hd at 362 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	736	806	695
Feeder cattle	556	653	528
Slaughter cattle	129	66	67
Replacement cattle	10	17	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, bulls steady. Average offering 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
283	283	2	150.00	$150.00	$424	—
300–345	330	8	150.00–165.00	$156.61	$517	+5.40
350–395	370	14	150.00–165.00	$158.18	$585	+6.05
405–425	413	3	145.00–160.00	$153.39	$634	+3.39
450–482	474	9	140.00–157.50	$150.95	$716	+5.95
500–545	523	14	140.00–160.00	$148.60	$777	+9.12
550–580	560	5	130.00–150.00	$140.44	$786	+2.98
631–640	634	7	122.50–138.00	$133.12	$844	—
825	825	1	115.00	$115.00	$949	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–396	380	12	170.00–180.00	$173.70	$660	+3.91
400 fancy	400	1	187.50	$187.50	$750	—
430	430	1	175.00	$175.00	$752	+12.50
472–485	475	4	165.00–172.50	$166.91	$793	+2.37
610–648	640	9	142.00–150.00	$143.17	$916	-1.83
688	688	10	142.00	$142.00	$977	—
700–745	728	3	132.50–146.00	$137.92	$1,004	+2.41
750–790	767	3	135.00–149.00	$142.87	$1,096	+7.01
845	845	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,056	—
920	920	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,132	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	277	3	135.00–140.00	$138.25	$383	+5.82
340–345	343	2	130.00–140.00	$134.96	$463	+9.96
360–395	383	4	130.00–140.00	$136.23	$522	+4.34
405–435	420	3	125.00–132.50	$127.50	$536	-4.97
500–540	520	2	120.00–135.00	$127.21	$661	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	325	3	120.00–125.00	$123.28	$401	+10.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266	266	8	135.00	$135.00	$359	+10.00
305–330	317	3	125.00–130.00	$126.74	$402	-0.76
355–390	369	5	125.00–130.00	$126.49	$467	+0.49
405–445	432	7	115.00–130.00	$122.86	$531	-4.05
450–495	474	15	115.00–127.50	$120.93	$573	-4.62
500–535	518	5	115.00–125.00	$119.13	$617	-4.59
550–595	575	7	115.00–125.00	$119.94	$690	-0.45
605–645	627	7	115.00–120.00	$116.43	$730	—
660–670	665	2	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$748	-3.17
705–730	718	2	110.00–115.00	$112.54	$808	—
755–770	763	2	110.00	$110.00	$839	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	145.00–150.00	$147.57	$425	—
305–325	317	3	135.00–145.00	$139.92	$444	—
350–390	362	14	135.00–145.00	$140.14	$507	-4.86
410–425	416	5	135.00–145.00	$140.97	$586	+4.09
475–499	491	7	135.00–140.00	$135.69	$666	+2.19
500–540	523	10	127.50–135.00	$130.03	$680	—
550–575	565	6	127.00–135.00	$131.60	$744	—
600–645	625	10	125.00–132.00	$127.66	$798	+3.90
660–675	667	3	120.00–125.00	$121.69	$812	-13.31
730–740	735	2	120.00–122.50	$121.26	$891	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	110.00–115.00	$112.44	$352	-7.56
365–380	369	4	112.50–115.00	$114.36	$422	-9.41
445	445	1	110.00	$110.00	$490	-7.50
470–495	488	4	110.00	$110.00	$537	-10.00
515–530	523	2	110.00	$110.00	$575	-5.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	415	3	102.00–105.00	$103.99	$432	-6.68
535–545	540	2	105.00	$105.00	$567	-2.47
550–580	562	3	103.00–105.00	$104.34	$586	—

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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	423	6	150.00–160.00	$155.61	$658	+5.63
455–480	469	15	150.00–160.00	$156.66	$735	+13.07
500–545	527	5	145.00–155.00	$147.98	$780	+10.42
550–580	565	11	135.00–145.00	$137.73	$778	+10.22
600–640	617	13	115.00–125.00	$118.77	$733	—
655–680	664	6	115.00–123.00	$119.24	$792	—
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	426	5	130.00–140.00	$136.61	$582	+5.36
450–495	476	11	130.00–145.00	$136.86	$651	+8.14
505–545	524	7	125.00–140.00	$132.92	$697	+10.42
550–590	577	8	120.00–125.00	$123.10	$710	+8.10
660–675	670	4	100.00–110.00	$107.54	$721	-4.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	429	5	115.00–125.00	$119.07	$511	+7.36
460–490	473	6	110.00–125.00	$118.33	$560	+5.03
500–535	519	7	105.00–115.00	$111.62	$579	-2.65
550–570	560	4	105.00–115.00	$112.04	$627	+0.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	5	165.00–175.00	$170.59	$713	+13.77
460–485	472	5	165.00–177.50	$169.42	$800	+11.92

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1360	1136	80-85%	40	50.00–65.00	$58.74	$667	-4.30
1015–1535	1282	80-85%	30	67.00–78.00	$71.43	$916	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–970	905	85-90%	4	65.00–70.00	$67.44	$610	—
820–995	931	85-90%	16	48.00–62.00	$54.35	$506	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1585	1481	75-80%	6	51.00–62.00	$56.42	$836	—
1235–1985	1608	75-80%	12	65.00–71.00	$67.50	$1,085	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–2550	1669	8	80.00–92.00	$86.30	$1,440	—
1305–2050	1715	3	98.00–103.00	$100.50	$1,724	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1000	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	95.00–96.00	$95.55	$863

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
650–670	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	90.00–92.50	$91.27	$602

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	104.00	$104.00	$858

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1005	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–660.00	$631.57

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	340.00	$340.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	65.00	$65.00	$127	—
230	230	1	98.00	$98.00	$225	—
300–305	303	2	106.00–111.00	$108.52	$329	—
375	375	1	59.00	$59.00	$221	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150–180	165	2	195.00–250.00	$222.50	—

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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
650	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	830.00	$830.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	90.00	$90.00	$264	—
675	675	1	92.50	$92.50	$624	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	5	95.00–100.00	$99.00	+44.00
40	40	3	120.00–130.00	$126.67	+71.67
50	50	3	145.00	$145.00	+90.00
50	50	1	165.00	$165.00	+110.00
60	60	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	+97.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	150.00	$150.00	+50.00
60	60	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	+62.50
70	70	4	170.00–180.00	$175.00	+50.00
80	80	2	195.00	$195.00	+70.00
110	110	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	9	12.00–20.00	$18.22	-14.28

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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.