Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

1,043 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $180.16/cwt +9.81 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 430 lb · 31 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.65/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 579 lb · 27 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $199.86/cwt +23.33 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 324 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,043	737
Feeder cattle	919	554
Slaughter cattle	76	95
Replacement cattle	9	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 6.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 7.00 lower. Heavy 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
240 fancy	240	1	200.00	$200.00	$480	—
263–275	266	5	185.00–195.00	$193.01	$513	+11.36
270–280 fancy	275	3	205.00–210.00	$208.36	$573	—
300–340 fancy	323	13	200.00–217.50	$210.74	$681	—
310–345	325	13	175.00–197.50	$188.98	$614	+12.45
350–395	371	7	182.50–195.00	$188.22	$698	+13.27
350–398 fancy	379	17	200.00–217.50	$207.35	$786	—
405–435 fancy	421	9	200.00–210.00	$205.56	$865	—
420–435	428	3	185.00–195.00	$189.19	$810	+13.43
450–475	460	4	175.00–185.00	$178.67	$822	+4.76
505–545	525	2	167.50–177.50	$172.31	$905	+5.68
560	560	1	165.00	$165.00	$924	—
600–625	613	2	162.50–165.00	$163.72	$1,004	+5.73
660–680	670	4	150.00–157.50	$154.36	$1,034	+9.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	162.50–165.00	$163.76	$455	+6.33
315–345	330	5	160.00–175.00	$169.89	$561	+12.84
355–395	371	13	165.00–177.50	$173.94	$645	+14.38
400–445	422	3	165.00–175.00	$169.04	$713	+8.95
450–490	478	15	160.00–175.00	$167.12	$799	+2.75
505–540	529	9	155.00–170.00	$160.48	$849	+6.87
550–580	571	8	152.50–157.50	$154.06	$880	+3.24
630	630	1	150.00	$150.00	$945	+10.16
675–695	685	2	130.00–140.00	$134.93	$924	+9.93
725	725	1	135.00	$135.00	$979	+12.63

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	2	150.00–155.00	$152.35	$325	+12.21
295	295	1	145.00	$145.00	$428	—
345	345	1	145.00	$145.00	$500	—
360–390	373	4	145.00–157.50	$152.62	$569	+11.69
440	440	1	157.50	$157.50	$693	—
455	455	2	145.00–152.50	$148.75	$677	+18.67
500–540	511	16	140.00–152.50	$148.57	$759	+32.31
550–590	575	5	132.50–142.50	$137.47	$790	—
650–665	658	2	128.00–135.00	$131.54	$866	—
700–705	703	2	125.00–127.50	$126.25	$888	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	213	2	115.00–135.00	$125.35	$267	+5.19
255–280	268	2	125.00	$125.00	$335	+10.00
315	315	1	125.00	$125.00	$394	—
365–388	375	6	127.50–135.00	$132.41	$497	+15.38
420	420	1	115.00	$115.00	$483	-5.00
465–495	484	4	127.50–135.00	$133.20	$645	—
575–585	578	4	117.50–125.00	$123.10	$712	—
600–635	613	3	125.00	$125.00	$766	—
650	650	1	120.00	$120.00	$780	—
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	135.00–140.00	$137.55	$330	+5.05
255–295	278	6	135.00–145.00	$139.62	$388	+8.10
300–345	318	6	135.00–145.00	$140.42	$447	+10.89
350–395	376	19	130.00–145.00	$137.16	$516	+8.55
400–440	422	14	135.00–145.00	$142.82	$603	+13.43
450–498	478	14	132.50–145.00	$139.89	$669	+9.57
500–545	524	23	125.00–140.00	$129.55	$679	+0.07
555–591	579	27	122.50–132.50	$127.65	$739	-2.03
605–645	627	15	120.00–125.00	$123.16	$772	+6.94
650–670	663	6	115.00–125.00	$122.48	$812	+8.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	145.00	$145.00	$406	±0.00
310–340	325	2	152.50	$152.50	$496	+2.45
350–380 fancy	362	5	162.50–165.00	$164.01	$594	—
350–395	372	12	150.00–160.00	$154.34	$574	+3.25
405–445	431	15	147.50–157.50	$153.34	$661	+6.52
460–490	473	10	145.00–155.00	$147.74	$699	+3.68
500–510	505	3	142.50–145.00	$143.33	$724	+1.81
580	580	1	150.00	$150.00	$870	+5.00
640–645	643	2	130.00	$130.00	$836	+5.51
705–710	708	3	122.50–125.00	$123.33	$873	+0.85

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	125.00	$125.00	$294	+10.00
250–295	272	5	125.00	$125.00	$340	—
300–340	316	8	120.00–125.00	$122.77	$388	+5.27
355–395	373	6	120.00–127.50	$125.00	$466	+10.00
405–445	419	4	120.00–125.00	$121.21	$508	+6.70
450–495	473	14	120.00–127.50	$124.10	$587	+10.13
510–530	521	4	122.50–127.50	$124.76	$650	+12.27
570	570	1	122.50	$122.50	$698	+11.66
620	620	1	125.00	$125.00	$775	—
660	660	1	115.00	$115.00	$759	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	2	105.00–110.00	$107.35	$229	—
255–285	266	5	105.00–115.00	$113.01	$301	—
305–340	322	3	105.00–110.00	$107.59	$346	—
365–395	381	6	110.00–117.50	$114.56	$436	+9.56
415–445	431	4	107.50–115.00	$112.44	$485	—
450–475	463	6	105.00–115.00	$112.13	$519	+8.80
500–545	519	5	110.00–117.50	$113.03	$587	+7.03
555–590	573	7	105.00–117.50	$113.53	$651	+7.90
645	645	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$726	+7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440 fancy	426	—	—	8	190.00–205.00	$194.96	$831	+12.46
405–445	431	—	—	23	170.00–182.50	$175.01	$754	+6.69
450–490	474	—	—	12	162.50–175.00	$170.36	$808	+1.09
505–530	517	—	—	3	165.00–167.50	$165.85	$857	+3.35
550–595	570	—	—	8	155.00–167.50	$159.66	$910	+4.66
605–635	615	—	—	9	140.00–157.50	$145.58	$895	+4.33
670–675	673	—	—	2	135.00	$135.00	$909	—
1090	1090	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,068	—
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,156	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	426	10	155.00–167.50	$162.23	$691	+11.08
450–485	464	8	150.00–167.50	$156.97	$728	+7.02
500–545	518	8	145.00–160.00	$156.63	$811	+22.21
550–585	574	10	140.00–150.00	$145.52	$835	+10.82
600–640	621	7	135.00–140.00	$135.70	$843	+12.34
650–670	663	3	125.00–135.00	$129.11	$856	+9.04
725	725	1	122.50	$122.50	$888	+3.67

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	4	135.00–137.50	$135.62	$574	+5.03
450–490	468	11	130.00–145.00	$141.86	$664	+14.85
510–545	525	6	130.00–142.50	$137.46	$722	+19.96
550–585	566	5	125.00–138.00	$128.56	$728	+11.86
615–630	625	6	122.50–130.00	$125.41	$784	+15.41
675	675	1	127.50	$127.50	$861	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	115.00	$115.00	$494	±0.00
475	475	1	125.00	$125.00	$594	—
500–525	508	3	115.00–125.00	$121.56	$618	+14.16
570–575	573	2	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$673	—
600–635	618	2	115.00	$115.00	$711	+10.00
650–680	668	3	115.00–117.50	$115.84	$774	—
710	710	1	117.50	$117.50	$834	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1125	1068	80-85%	6	52.00–66.00	$61.87	$661	—
920–1490	1202	80-85%	30	67.00–83.00	$75.42	$907	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1050	934	85-90%	6	61.00–66.00	$63.40	$592	-3.94
935–1015	966	85-90%	5	50.00–56.00	$52.97	$512	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1430	1300	3	60.00–73.00	$67.70	$880	—
1350–2310	1727	10	87.00–110.00	$94.94	$1,640	-15.06

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–290	272	3	91.00–109.00	$101.15	$275	—
345	345	1	89.00	$89.00	$307	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	32.00	$32.00	$83	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	175.00	$175.00	+50.00
100–125	108	3	160.00–170.00	$166.67	+28.34

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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
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—
860–875	868	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	720.00–830.00	$774.52	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
660–805	748	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–860.00	$759.18	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	45.00	$45.00	+15.00
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	-5.00
50	50	3	130.00–140.00	$133.33	+13.33
50	50	3	80.00–90.00	$83.33	-36.67
50	50	1	65.00	$65.00	-55.00
75	75	1	85.00	$85.00	-52.50

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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	±0.00
100–125	117	3	170.00–215.00	$191.67	+6.67
150	150	1	255.00	$255.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	5	77.00	$77.00	+32.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–385	350	3	78.00–85.00	$81.37	$285	—
470	470	1	83.00	$83.00	$390	—
505	505	1	86.00	$86.00	$434	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	175.00	$175.00	±0.00
100	100	3	165.00–170.00	$166.67	-33.33
150	150	1	230.00	$230.00	—

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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.