Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

737 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $164.37/cwt +9.37 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 497 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.82/cwt +4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 427 lb · 24 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.53/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 327 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	737	857	894
Feeder cattle	554	686	697
Slaughter cattle	95	83	111
Replacement cattle	14	25	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for thanksgiving holiday. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	190.00–195.00	$192.55	$443	+12.55
281–290	284	6	175.00–185.00	$181.65	$516	+11.65
305–345	327	21	172.50–185.00	$176.53	$577	+6.53
350–390	375	11	170.00–182.50	$174.95	$656	+4.95
400–445	426	4	170.00–180.00	$175.76	$749	+6.54
460 fancy	460	1	185.00	$185.00	$851	—
450–498	471	13	170.00–181.00	$173.91	$819	+8.45
510–525	520	3	165.00–170.00	$166.63	$866	-0.87
605–630	616	5	155.00–160.00	$157.99	$973	+10.49
675	675	1	145.00	$145.00	$979	-10.00
705–730	718	5	140.00–147.50	$141.47	$1,016	+3.97
750–775	769	4	132.50–140.00	$134.96	$1,038	—
805	805	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,055	—
915	915	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,153	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	224	4	155.00–160.00	$156.31	$350	—
255–270	263	2	155.00–160.00	$157.43	$414	-3.33
310–340	327	5	150.00–165.00	$157.05	$514	-3.67
350–390	375	7	150.00–165.00	$159.56	$598	-2.10
400–415	408	2	155.00–165.00	$160.09	$653	+4.88
460–499	497	26	150.00–165.00	$164.37	$817	+9.37
530–548	544	7	145.00–155.00	$153.61	$836	+3.59
575–595	585	6	140.00–155.00	$150.82	$882	+8.42
605–640	629	5	135.00–149.00	$139.84	$880	+1.46
675	675	1	125.00	$125.00	$844	-16.66
700–730	713	3	120.00–125.00	$122.37	$872	-0.13

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	216	4	135.00–145.00	$140.14	$303	—
370–395	383	5	137.50–145.00	$140.93	$540	-0.08
480–495	488	2	125.00–135.00	$130.08	$635	-6.92
530–540	535	2	115.00–117.50	$116.26	$622	-14.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	115.00–125.00	$120.16	$274	—
255	255	1	115.00	$115.00	$293	±0.00
360–390	380	3	110.00–125.00	$117.03	$445	-1.09
410	410	1	120.00	$120.00	$492	+15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	145.00	$145.00	$399	—
305–320	313	3	145.00–155.00	$150.05	$470	+10.05
350–395	365	14	140.00–160.00	$151.09	$551	+6.09
400–435	427	24	140.00–152.50	$146.82	$627	+4.35
450–499	484	17	140.00–147.50	$144.06	$697	+8.48
505–530	519	13	140.00–147.50	$141.52	$734	+9.01
565	565	1	145.00	$145.00	$819	+14.18
600–645	628	4	124.00–125.00	$124.49	$782	-3.18
655–690	668	3	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$818	—
715–735	728	3	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$892	—
838	838	2	127.00	$127.00	$1,064	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
231–235	232	7	132.50	$132.50	$307	—
265–275	270	5	120.00–137.50	$131.52	$355	—
315–343	330	6	127.50–135.00	$129.53	$427	-0.44
380–395	386	7	125.00–135.00	$128.61	$496	-4.83
400–445	425	11	120.00–135.00	$129.39	$550	-4.09
450–495	470	11	120.00–135.00	$130.32	$613	+2.43
500–545	530	10	120.00–135.00	$129.48	$686	+2.40
560–595	581	9	120.00–135.00	$129.68	$753	+5.23
610–635	623	2	115.00–117.50	$116.22	$724	-3.66
650–685	672	3	110.00–116.00	$113.65	$764	-7.19
715	715	1	110.00	$110.00	$786	-9.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	115.00	$115.00	$274	-10.00
330	330	1	117.50	$117.50	$388	-6.79
360	360	1	115.00	$115.00	$414	-11.93
400–420	409	5	112.50–115.00	$114.51	$468	-7.33
450–495	475	5	110.00–115.00	$113.97	$541	-6.03
505–510	508	3	110.00–115.00	$112.49	$571	-5.05
560–580	572	3	110.00–112.50	$110.84	$634	-5.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	105.00	$105.00	$373	-7.95
450–475	463	3	100.00–105.00	$103.33	$478	-7.45
500	500	2	105.00–107.00	$106.00	$530	-3.96
560–595	584	4	105.00–107.50	$105.63	$617	—
645	645	1	105.00	$105.00	$677	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	417	6	145.00–160.00	$151.15	$630	-6.29
450–485	467	5	145.00–155.00	$149.95	$700	-6.43
510–545	534	12	125.00–145.00	$134.42	$718	-6.48
570–595	584	7	125.00–145.00	$134.70	$787	+1.82
605–630	617	6	115.00–135.00	$123.36	$761	+2.11
650–690	670	6	115.00–125.00	$120.07	$804	+0.07
705–735	720	2	115.00–122.50	$118.83	$856	+1.33
750–795	764	5	110.00–117.50	$113.95	$871	—
890	890	1	100.00	$100.00	$890	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 fancy	415	1	182.50	$182.50	$757	—
410–430	419	6	165.00–175.00	$168.32	$705	-2.59
450–485	464	7	165.00–175.00	$169.27	$785	-1.47
510–520	515	2	162.50	$162.50	$837	+13.31
585	585	1	155.00	$155.00	$907	—
605	605	2	135.00–147.50	$141.25	$855	+10.43
725–735	730	2	130.00	$130.00	$949	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	426	5	125.00–137.50	$130.59	$556	-2.16
465–490	476	5	120.00–135.00	$127.01	$605	-3.07
535–540	538	3	115.00–120.00	$117.50	$632	-5.09
580–590	585	3	110.00–120.00	$116.70	$683	-9.98
630	630	1	110.00	$110.00	$693	-6.09
705	705	1	107.50	$107.50	$758	-7.50
785	785	1	105.00	$105.00	$824	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	115.00	$115.00	$500	-2.59
500–540	520	2	105.00–110.00	$107.40	$558	-5.92
640	640	1	105.00	$105.00	$672	-7.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1330	1125	80-85%	16	48.00–65.00	$58.08	$653	-6.65
1030–1555	1269	80-85%	37	67.00–78.00	$72.28	$917	—
1485–1575	1530	80-85%	2	83.00	$83.00	$1,270	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	85-90%	1	48.00	$48.00	$425	—
860–980	928	85-90%	5	65.00–70.00	$67.34	$625	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1535	1418	75-80%	4	66.00–72.00	$69.12	$980	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1895	1245	5	75.00–84.00	$79.49	$990	—
1260–1800	1484	13	97.00–108.00	$102.67	$1,524	—
1710	1710	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,881	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	95.00	$95.00	$960

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
915–1135	999	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	690.00–770.00	$730.11
915–1180	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	760.00–880.00	$810.52
1075–1115	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–860.00	$823.64

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	95.00	$95.00	$124	—
140	140	1	76.00	$76.00	$106	—
200	200	1	82.00	$82.00	$164	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	120.00	$120.00	-20.00
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	-15.00
70	70	3	90.00–100.00	$96.67	-43.33
80	80	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	-25.00
100–120	107	3	135.00–145.00	$138.33	-67.92
100–125	119	6	150.00–165.00	$157.50	-48.75

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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
845–850	848	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	760.00–810.00	$784.93	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–263	259	3	85.00–110.00	$101.95	$264	—
300–348	323	6	100.00–132.50	$121.45	$392	—
410–413	412	4	134.00–139.00	$137.76	$568	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	30.00	$30.00	±0.00
30	30	4	70.00–85.00	$76.25	+46.25
40	40	1	55.00	$55.00	+25.00
40	40	3	90.00–105.00	$95.00	+65.00
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00	+50.00
60	60	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	+67.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	-25.00
50	50	4	135.00–140.00	$137.50	+37.50
60	60	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	+60.00
65	65	1	125.00	$125.00	+25.00
80	80	1	145.00	$145.00	+45.00
100	100	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	+40.00
100	100	1	155.00	$155.00	+10.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	45.00	$45.00	+3.85
30	30	6	65.00	$65.00	+23.85
45	45	17	80.00–95.00	$87.94	+46.79

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	92.00	$92.00	$501	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	3	115.00	$115.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	175.00	$175.00	—
120	120	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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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.