Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

766 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Saluda Stockyards report →

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.96/cwt +8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 506 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.51/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 382 lb · 20 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $196.40/cwt +5.05 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 370 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	766	557	815
Feeder cattle	558	355	656
Slaughter cattle	111	141	110
Replacement cattle	21	33	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls too few to trend, feeder heifers 4.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate 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
225 fancy	225	1	215.00	$215.00	$484	-9.78
225	225	1	185.00	$185.00	$416	-10.23
300–335	314	4	185.00–200.00	$193.90	$609	-2.15
300–327 fancy	319	9	205.00–220.00	$209.32	$668	-5.68
360–390	366	14	180.00–195.00	$193.15	$707	+1.80
380–395 fancy	387	3	205.00–215.00	$211.59	$819	—
400 value added	400	5	185.00	$185.00	$740	—
415–435 fancy	424	5	205.00–220.00	$214.04	$908	-5.78
420–445	433	2	180.00–185.00	$182.57	$791	-9.86
465	465	1	190.00	$190.00	$884	-8.76
495 fancy	495	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,015	—
500 value added	500	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	-1.00
564 value added	564	8	194.00	$194.00	$1,094	—
665–695	673	6	152.50–160.00	$154.07	$1,037	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	160.00–185.00	$172.61	$488	+12.61
300–345	320	4	165.00–180.00	$173.91	$557	+6.35
365–380	373	2	165.00–175.00	$169.90	$634	+2.73
420	420	1	180.00	$180.00	$756	+5.00
455–495	473	3	175.00–180.00	$176.74	$836	+11.74
510–525	515	3	160.00–175.00	$166.60	$858	+14.70
555–595	575	3	155.00–165.00	$161.55	$929	—
605–640	625	3	152.50–155.00	$154.15	$963	—
660–695	679	7	145.00–155.00	$149.26	$1,013	—
715	715	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,090	+29.50
770	770	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,136	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	3	145.00	$145.00	$334	—
250	250	1	140.00	$140.00	$350	—
335–345	340	2	150.00–155.00	$152.54	$519	+7.54
365–395	380	4	145.00–155.00	$152.53	$580	+7.53
425	425	1	140.00	$140.00	$595	—
495	495	1	145.00	$145.00	$718	+15.00
690	690	1	130.00	$130.00	$897	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	120.00–135.00	$126.74	$283	—
290	290	1	120.00	$120.00	$348	-10.18
300–340	323	6	120.00–137.50	$126.25	$408	—
365	365	1	115.00	$115.00	$420	±0.00
500	500	1	135.00	$135.00	$675	—
625	625	1	125.00	$125.00	$781	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240 fancy	223	2	170.00–175.00	$172.30	$384	-2.70
265–280	273	2	150.00–165.00	$157.71	$431	+1.19
310–315	314	6	155.00–160.00	$155.82	$489	+0.82
370–380 fancy	373	3	167.50–175.00	$170.83	$637	—
355–398	383	17	150.00–164.00	$158.69	$608	+7.18
400–445	425	12	150.00–165.00	$154.29	$656	+4.31
455–490	475	7	150.00–165.00	$157.25	$747	+4.02
500 value added	500	15	163.00	$163.00	$815	—
500–535	516	9	150.00–155.00	$152.22	$785	+2.99
550–560	555	2	155.00–157.50	$156.24	$867	+8.02
600–620	609	4	135.00–145.00	$139.97	$852	+4.97
865	865	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,021	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	228	3	135.00–145.00	$141.86	$323	—
265–295	276	4	145.00–155.00	$147.40	$407	+4.10
300	300	2	135.00–150.00	$142.50	$428	+8.63
355–390	374	4	140.00–150.00	$143.88	$538	+13.99
400–445	425	14	135.00–147.50	$143.09	$608	+7.74
450–490	468	14	135.00–150.00	$143.18	$670	+13.37
480 value added	480	1	150.00	$150.00	$720	—
495 fancy	495	1	150.00	$150.00	$742	—
500–545	518	9	132.50–145.00	$138.63	$718	+6.82
550–590	564	11	130.00–140.00	$133.90	$755	+4.28
625–640	635	3	120.00–130.00	$124.96	$793	+4.50
660–690	672	5	125.00–130.00	$127.01	$854	+4.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	3	125.00–135.00	$130.10	$423	+15.10
350–380	369	7	125.00–135.00	$131.45	$485	+16.45
435–440	438	2	125.00–127.50	$126.24	$553	—
450–490	471	5	125.00–135.00	$131.58	$620	—
515–545	533	8	125.00–140.00	$129.42	$690	—
550–585	568	8	120.00–127.50	$124.11	$705	—
630	630	2	125.00–127.50	$126.25	$795	+18.81
680	680	1	125.00	$125.00	$850	+18.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	218	3	115.00–125.00	$120.00	$262	+5.00
305	305	1	115.00	$115.00	$351	—
465–485	474	4	115.00–125.00	$120.64	$572	+10.64
515	515	1	120.00	$120.00	$618	—
565	565	1	115.00	$115.00	$650	—
615–620	618	2	110.00–115.00	$112.49	$695	—
650–670	660	2	115.00–122.50	$118.81	$784	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–448	438	6	165.00	$165.00	$723	+2.94
455–490	472	5	160.00–170.00	$164.99	$779	+5.81
510–535	518	8	150.00–170.00	$158.15	$819	+2.52
550–595	570	8	150.00–162.50	$157.22	$896	+4.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–440 fancy	411	10	190.00–215.00	$199.37	$819	-3.35
400–445	412	6	175.00–185.00	$176.62	$728	+0.59
455–490	465	6	172.50–185.00	$177.07	$823	+0.35
460–490 fancy	475	2	190.00–195.00	$192.42	$914	—
630	630	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,102	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	433	3	135.00–142.50	$140.08	$607	—
460–495	476	4	150.00–155.00	$153.70	$732	—
520–525	523	2	150.00–155.00	$152.49	$798	+21.13
550–595	570	8	135.00–147.50	$141.29	$805	+8.75
615–625	620	2	140.00–145.00	$142.52	$884	—
650–690	667	5	140.00–145.00	$141.01	$941	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	110.00	$110.00	$473	—
505	505	1	120.00	$120.00	$606	+5.00
595	595	1	115.00	$115.00	$684	—
610–640	620	4	120.00–127.50	$125.01	$775	+15.01
665	665	1	115.00	$115.00	$765	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1410	1176	80-85%	32	75.00–89.00	$84.56	$994	—
990–1565	1268	80-85%	13	90.00–100.00	$91.88	$1,165	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–1225	861	85-90%	17	46.00–69.00	$60.65	$522	—
830–1185	986	85-90%	25	70.00–85.00	$76.33	$753	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1585	1543	75-80%	2	80.00–88.00	$83.89	$1,294	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1685	1391	4	74.00–85.00	$81.83	$1,138	+0.29
1125–1780	1422	3	94.00–95.00	$94.32	$1,341	—
1455–1825	1636	4	110.00–122.00	$115.12	$1,883	+13.14

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,062
1285–1400	1343	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	87.00–94.00	$90.65	$1,217

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
590–730	657	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	300.00–410.00	$370.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	71.00	$71.00	$621

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1105	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	840.00–930.00	$892.13
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
870–1005	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	670.00–720.00	$693.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	79.00	$79.00	$786
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,003

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–165	133	4	65.00–83.00	$73.15	$97	-14.85
255	255	1	10.00	$10.00	$26	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	2	65.00	$65.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	37.00	$37.00	$120	—
435	435	1	33.00	$33.00	$144	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	5	65.00–85.00	$69.00	—
100	100	3	100.00	$100.00	-82.50
125	125	1	130.00	$130.00	-52.50
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	—
275	275	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795–980	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	920.00–1,000.00	$964.17	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	4	65.00–75.00	$70.00	—
40	40	1	30.00	$30.00	—
40	40	7	45.00–70.00	$52.14	—
40–45	43	3	90.00–125.00	$101.67	—
50	50	2	95.00–115.00	$105.00	—
50	50	1	65.00	$65.00	—
50	50	2	85.00	$85.00	—
60	60	3	100.00–125.00	$113.33	—
60–65	63	5	130.00–200.00	$167.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	45.00	$45.00	—
150	150	1	65.00	$65.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	55.00	$55.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	10.00	$10.00	$27	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	100.00–115.00	$107.50	—
80	80	1	165.00	$165.00	—
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	—
150	150	1	180.00	$180.00	—

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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.