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Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.51/cwt -7.63 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 372 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $191.35/cwt -11.12 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 374 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.31/cwt -5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 426 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 557 902 502
Feeder cattle 355 714 374
Slaughter cattle 141 102 68
Replacement cattle 33 30 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 higher , feeder bulls 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Average offerings 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 fancy 225 2 220.00–230.00 $224.78 $506 +1.64
200–245 232 7 185.00–210.00 $195.23 $453 +10.23
250–255 fancy 253 2 215.00 $215.00 $544 +5.21
260–295 282 5 175.00–205.00 $190.64 $538 —
300–340 319 7 185.00–205.00 $196.05 $625 +6.60
320–330 fancy 325 2 215.00 $215.00 $699 -0.25
350–395 374 18 180.00–210.00 $191.35 $716 +3.57
400–430 fancy 415 2 215.00–225.00 $219.82 $912 +9.01
410–440 428 4 180.00–200.00 $192.43 $824 +8.03
451–495 466 8 190.00–210.00 $198.76 $926 +10.31
510–525 518 2 180.00–185.00 $182.54 $946 +5.08
518 value added 518 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,041 +16.00
565 565 2 175.00 $175.00 $989 -12.53
605–635 620 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,038 +13.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 2 160.00–175.00 $167.66 $386 —
280 280 1 160.00 $160.00 $448 -5.00
300–345 323 6 165.00–175.00 $167.56 $541 +4.12
350–380 363 7 160.00–175.00 $167.17 $607 -2.81
400 400 1 175.00 $175.00 $700 +4.26
480 480 1 165.00 $165.00 $792 +1.43
500–515 504 4 145.00–157.50 $151.90 $766 -6.87
740 740 1 123.00 $123.00 $910 -0.77
810 810 1 115.00 $115.00 $932 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 145.00 $145.00 $471 +6.29
385 385 1 145.00 $145.00 $558 +5.91
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 -18.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 125.00–135.00 $130.18 $365 —
370 370 1 115.00 $115.00 $426 -36.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 175.00 $175.00 $385 —
225 225 1 165.00 $165.00 $371 -3.38
250 fancy 250 1 175.00 $175.00 $438 ±0.00
250–295 273 6 155.00–160.00 $156.52 $427 -0.09
305–325 318 3 155.00 $155.00 $493 -8.02
350–395 372 18 145.00–160.00 $151.51 $564 -6.47
405 fancy 405 1 170.00 $170.00 $688 +5.00
400–440 428 14 145.00–165.00 $149.98 $642 -6.45
455–480 474 14 145.00–165.00 $153.23 $726 +1.90
500 fancy 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
505–540 516 11 140.00–155.00 $149.23 $770 +3.13
555–570 567 5 145.00–149.00 $148.22 $840 +8.91
620 620 2 135.00 $135.00 $837 +5.66
675–695 685 2 132.50–135.00 $133.73 $916 +1.87
775 775 1 127.00 $127.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 3 140.00–145.00 $143.30 $394 —
300–335 316 4 125.00–140.00 $133.87 $423 +8.87
360–390 369 6 125.00–140.00 $129.89 $479 -15.10
415–448 436 7 125.00–140.00 $135.35 $590 -0.10
455–490 473 2 125.00–135.00 $129.81 $614 -3.94
505–545 516 10 120.00–136.00 $131.81 $680 -0.03
550–595 578 6 120.00–135.00 $129.62 $749 +0.76
600–645 617 5 115.00–125.00 $120.46 $743 +5.46
650 650 1 122.50 $122.50 $796 +4.96
760 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 218 2 125.00 $125.00 $272 —
275–280 278 2 120.00 $120.00 $334 —
330 330 1 115.00 $115.00 $380 -7.50
365 365 1 115.00 $115.00 $420 -20.00
605–635 620 2 105.00–110.00 $107.44 $666 +2.44
665 665 1 107.00 $107.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 115.00 $115.00 $259 -10.00
445 445 1 112.50 $112.50 $501 -5.06
465 465 1 110.00 $110.00 $512 -7.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 5 155.00–170.00 $162.06 $705 -4.26
475–490 483 3 152.50–165.00 $159.18 $769 +1.68
500–545 530 4 145.00–160.00 $155.63 $825 +9.41
550–595 567 11 140.00–160.00 $152.43 $864 +14.93
620 620 1 140.00 $140.00 $868 +17.00
650–690 664 4 125.00–135.00 $131.21 $871 +11.22
720–725 723 3 122.50–130.00 $125.84 $910 +13.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 fancy 418 2 195.00–210.00 $202.72 $847 —
400–445 433 10 175.00–185.00 $176.03 $762 -11.43
470–495 485 3 170.00–185.00 $176.72 $857 -6.42
505–540 520 7 165.00–180.00 $172.95 $899 -0.26
550–570 558 3 165.00–180.00 $173.37 $967 -6.63
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 530 2 127.50–135.00 $131.36 $696 -0.57
565–585 575 2 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $762 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 115.00 $115.00 $586 —
550 550 1 115.00 $115.00 $632 —
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1300 1138 80-85% 6 90.00–96.00 $91.88 $1,046 —
1000–1600 1139 80-85% 23 52.00–72.00 $65.48 $746 —
1015–1760 1233 80-85% 62 74.00–88.00 $79.14 $976 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–955 842 85-90% 16 50.00–65.00 $59.42 $500 —
870–975 941 85-90% 5 70.00–79.00 $73.76 $694 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1650 1458 75-80% 10 74.00–85.00 $79.44 $1,158 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1515 1366 4 79.00–83.00 $81.54 $1,114 —
1365–2045 1622 5 95.00–105.00 $101.98 $1,654 —
1450–1875 1663 2 111.00–112.00 $111.44 $1,853 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740–950 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 85.00–107.50 $93.12 $815
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–855 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 122.50–124.00 $123.23 $1,023

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–930 725 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 330.00–580.00 $454.87
870 870 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 410.00 $410.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
138 138 3 88.00 $88.00 $121 —
211–239 228 10 82.00–83.00 $82.37 $188 —
200–290 234 6 52.00–74.00 $65.62 $154 —
300–323 315 3 64.00–70.00 $68.10 $215 +23.10

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 2 180.00–185.00 $182.50 +37.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
720–780 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 600.00–870.00 $740.40 —
735–900 836 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 730.00–890.00 $804.25 —
800–950 882 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 610.00–820.00 $735.50 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785–805 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,075.00 $1,011.71 —
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00 —
1035–1115 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,233.85 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
860 860 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 480.00 $480.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 120.00 $120.00 $360 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 25.00 $25.00 -40.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 56.00 $56.00 $216 -28.00
410–415 413 2 45.00–55.00 $49.97 $206 —

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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.