Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

703 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.06/cwt -3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $521/hd at 420 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.98/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 518 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.30/cwt -2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 572 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	703	735	779
Feeder cattle	525	569	655
Slaughter cattle	73	76	86
Replacement cattle	18	19	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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
255–290	279	5	150.00–165.00	$157.13	$438	+2.13
300–345	333	6	150.00–165.00	$156.74	$522	-3.24
350–395	379	12	150.00–165.00	$156.64	$594	-3.20
400–430	417	3	140.00–155.00	$147.44	$615	-9.93
505–545	519	8	140.00–155.00	$150.01	$779	-0.01
550–595	579	4	140.00–155.00	$149.99	$868	+2.08
605–623	617	3	116.00–130.00	$120.58	$744	-16.95
735	735	1	135.00	$135.00	$992	+1.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	170.00	$170.00	$450	-5.00
300–310	305	2	175.00–180.00	$177.54	$541	+7.54
335–345 fancy	340	2	195.00–197.50	$196.23	$667	+1.23
355 fancy	355	1	195.00	$195.00	$692	—
355–375	364	6	170.00–180.00	$176.29	$642	—
420–445	433	6	170.00–182.50	$176.19	$763	—
445 fancy	445	1	185.00	$185.00	$823	—
450–490	468	3	165.00–177.50	$170.05	$796	-6.05
510–540	525	2	167.50	$167.50	$879	-4.58
600–645	617	3	145.00–155.00	$150.12	$926	+5.13
650–655	653	2	145.00–155.00	$149.98	$979	+7.55
765	765	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,128	—
805–840	814	4	127.00–132.50	$128.42	$1,045	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	130.00–145.00	$137.30	$389	-6.42
305–315	310	3	135.00–145.00	$141.72	$439	+3.32
355–395	379	9	130.00–145.00	$137.68	$522	-4.12
405–425	415	2	120.00–130.00	$124.88	$518	—
475–490	483	3	125.00–135.00	$130.84	$632	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–388	377	6	110.00–120.00	$117.17	$442	-7.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	270	3	125.00–132.50	$128.97	$348	—
300–325	313	4	125.00–130.00	$126.26	$395	-3.74
350–395	373	10	122.50–130.00	$125.21	$467	-4.39
400–445	420	16	120.00–130.00	$124.06	$521	-3.81
450–495	466	9	115.00–130.00	$119.73	$558	-5.92
500–545	520	10	115.00–125.00	$123.06	$640	-5.63
550–590	572	13	115.00–125.00	$122.30	$700	-2.77
610–635	628	4	110.00–117.50	$113.72	$714	-11.27
655–695	670	3	112.50–115.00	$114.14	$765	-9.95
710–740	725	2	114.00–115.00	$114.49	$830	—
785	785	1	117.50	$117.50	$922	-1.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	374	7	140.00–150.00	$144.63	$541	+6.52
420 fancy	420	1	150.00	$150.00	$630	—
410–435	425	10	137.50–145.00	$140.23	$596	-0.47
450–482	467	11	135.00–140.00	$135.69	$634	-4.88
505–540	518	15	130.00–140.00	$134.98	$699	-2.57
550–590	566	8	130.00–135.00	$131.55	$745	-3.49
600–625	608	3	125.00–130.00	$126.64	$770	-5.00
680	680	1	132.50	$132.50	$901	+3.50
717	717	3	135.00	$135.00	$968	+11.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	269	4	115.00	$115.00	$309	—
315–345	329	6	110.00–115.00	$113.34	$373	-11.66
355–383	376	6	110.00–115.00	$112.04	$421	-7.96
435–445	442	3	110.00–112.50	$111.68	$494	-6.82
525	525	1	110.00	$110.00	$578	—
585	585	1	110.00	$110.00	$644	—
605	605	2	105.00	$105.00	$635	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–441	436	10	105.00	$105.00	$458	-2.43
455–490	475	4	100.00–105.00	$103.75	$493	-7.02
515–535	528	4	101.00–105.00	$103.99	$549	-3.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	426	7	145.00–160.00	$150.06	$639	—
450–495	469	9	140.00–155.00	$144.69	$679	-2.32
505–545	520	11	125.00–140.00	$129.50	$673	-10.01
550–595	572	9	120.00–132.50	$124.94	$715	-22.56
600–640	622	11	115.00–125.00	$119.73	$745	-5.27
670	670	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$821	—
725	725	1	117.50	$117.50	$852	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	426	8	115.00–135.00	$122.43	$522	-1.05
458–495	474	12	115.00–135.00	$124.92	$592	-9.61
510–545	522	9	110.00–120.00	$114.18	$596	-14.30
550–590	575	7	112.50–115.00	$114.27	$657	-14.16
605–645	630	5	105.00–110.00	$107.97	$680	-10.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	422	11	165.00–180.00	$173.16	$731	+10.65
450–480	464	4	165.00–175.00	$169.34	$786	+0.26
620	620	1	130.00	$130.00	$806	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–525	513	2	105.00	$105.00	$539	—
580–590	585	2	105.00–107.50	$106.24	$622	-9.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	80-85%	1	82.00	$82.00	$890	—
990–1275	1125	80-85%	7	55.00–61.00	$58.39	$657	-28.28
1025–1705	1269	80-85%	24	68.00–75.00	$71.13	$903	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–990	835	85-90%	10	49.00–60.00	$52.38	$437	—
720–1025	942	85-90%	20	65.00–76.00	$69.75	$657	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1725	1570	75-80%	5	65.00–69.00	$66.68	$1,047	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1215	1114	4	67.00–80.00	$72.22	$805	—
1300–1795	1539	7	91.00–102.00	$95.59	$1,471	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1170	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	740.00–800.00	$771.91
1090–1465	1301	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	760.00–1,050.00	$954.44

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	115.00	$115.00	-30.00
70	70	1	160.00	$160.00	+15.00
85	85	1	210.00	$210.00	+65.00
100	100	1	80.00	$80.00	-55.00
110–130	126	8	125.00–150.00	$141.88	-33.12

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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
1010–1770	1357	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	920.00–1,175.00	$1,130.52	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	770.00	$770.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	15.00	$15.00	—
30	30	3	35.00–45.00	$40.00	—
30	30	3	50.00–65.00	$56.67	—
40	40	1	85.00	$85.00	—
40	40	2	60.00–65.00	$62.50	—
50	50	3	95.00–100.00	$98.33	+13.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	60.00	$60.00	-15.00
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	+65.00
50	50	2	65.00–70.00	$67.50	-7.50
130	130	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	+17.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	10	14.00	$14.00	-41.00
25	25	9	57.50	$57.50	+2.50
40	40	8	37.50	$37.50	-17.50
50	50	1	20.00	$20.00	-22.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	8	195.00–200.00	$196.25	+31.25

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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.