Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

711 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $206.37/cwt +9.97 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 373 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.14/cwt +14.85 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 423 lb · 29 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.43/cwt +9.92 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 370 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	711	766	635
Feeder cattle	512	558	498
Slaughter cattle	117	111	76
Replacement cattle	39	21	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers steady , feeder heifers 4.00 higher, feeder bulls too few to trend. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Average offerings of average to plain 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
260–290 fancy	274	5	215.00–230.00	$219.89	$602	—
265–285	277	3	185.00–190.00	$188.28	$522	—
305–340 fancy	323	7	205.00–220.00	$215.00	$694	+5.68
305–345	331	14	185.00–202.50	$193.04	$639	-0.86
350–385	372	10	185.00–195.00	$189.51	$705	-3.64
350–385 fancy	373	16	205.00–227.50	$212.25	$792	+0.66
373 value added	373	4	225.00	$225.00	$839	—
405–435	415	4	185.00–195.00	$191.31	$794	+8.74
400–430 fancy	418	3	215.00–225.00	$218.43	$913	+4.39
450–490	476	6	182.00–187.50	$184.90	$880	-5.10
495 fancy	495	3	200.00–210.00	$203.33	$1,006	-1.67
500	500	1	185.00	$185.00	$925	—
520 fancy	520	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,092	—
575–590	584	5	175.00–177.50	$176.01	$1,028	—
645	645	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,096	—
679	679	4	165.00	$165.00	$1,120	+10.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	218	6	165.00–175.00	$169.10	$369	—
265	265	1	175.00	$175.00	$464	+2.39
345	345	1	170.00	$170.00	$586	-3.91
370–390	378	5	160.00–170.00	$166.02	$628	-3.88
465–485	473	3	165.00–170.00	$166.71	$789	-10.03
590	590	1	145.00	$145.00	$856	-16.55
685	685	1	135.00	$135.00	$925	-14.26
705	705	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,058	-2.50
790	790	1	122.50	$122.50	$968	-25.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	155.00	$155.00	$310	+10.00
270	270	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	$425	+17.50
325	325	1	145.00	$145.00	$471	-7.54
355	355	1	145.00	$145.00	$515	-7.53
405–425	415	2	135.00–145.00	$140.12	$581	+0.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	$348	±0.00
325	325	1	130.00	$130.00	$422	+3.75
350–365	358	2	125.00–130.00	$127.45	$456	+12.45

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	7	175.00–180.00	$178.56	$389	—
250–295	267	8	175.00–185.00	$179.30	$479	+21.59
300–335	320	7	165.00–180.00	$173.13	$554	+17.31
350–395	370	28	160.00–180.00	$170.43	$631	+11.74
400–445	423	29	160.00–177.50	$169.14	$715	+14.85
450–495	474	16	160.00–175.00	$166.33	$788	+9.08
500–540	519	8	150.00–165.00	$156.75	$814	+4.53
560	560	1	147.50	$147.50	$826	-8.74
600–615	607	3	135.00–142.50	$139.18	$845	-0.79
730	730	1	131.00	$131.00	$956	—
815	815	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	2	150.00–155.00	$152.67	$328	+10.81
300–345	327	5	145.00–160.00	$149.08	$487	+6.58
350–385	367	7	145.00–165.00	$155.84	$572	+11.96
405–445	426	6	140.00–155.00	$148.26	$632	+5.17
450–480	463	5	140.00–150.00	$144.99	$671	+1.81
515–545	534	5	132.50–135.00	$134.52	$718	-4.11
550–595	580	11	130.00–136.00	$133.83	$776	-0.07
610–640	626	5	120.00–130.00	$125.48	$786	+0.52
665–690	678	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$830	-4.56

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	342	3	125.00–130.00	$126.68	$433	-3.42
360–390	381	4	120.00–130.00	$124.98	$476	-6.47
420–445	434	8	115.00–130.00	$123.76	$537	-2.48
465	465	1	125.00	$125.00	$581	-6.58
500–520	513	3	115.00–120.00	$116.62	$598	-12.80
555–570	563	2	115.00	$115.00	$647	-9.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	115.00	$115.00	$314	—
320–345	333	2	115.00	$115.00	$383	±0.00
600–630	615	2	104.00–105.00	$104.51	$643	-7.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	427	7	165.00–175.00	$167.77	$716	+2.77
450–495	473	14	165.00–177.50	$169.95	$804	+4.96
500–545	522	10	160.00–170.00	$165.03	$861	+6.88
550–585	569	7	150.00–165.00	$159.29	$906	+2.07
600–640	615	4	142.50–157.50	$150.55	$926	—
670–685	679	4	137.50–146.00	$142.77	$969	—
705–735	715	3	130.00–142.50	$136.57	$976	—
750–770	761	4	130.00–142.50	$136.22	$1,037	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425 fancy	420	4	200.00–210.00	$207.47	$871	+8.10
425–440	435	12	185.00–195.00	$192.94	$839	+16.32
450–490	470	6	180.00–195.00	$184.69	$868	+7.62

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	420	6	142.50–155.00	$148.77	$625	+8.69
450–495	474	5	145.00–157.50	$153.39	$727	-0.31
500–530	513	3	140.00–155.00	$147.35	$756	-5.14
550	550	1	145.00	$145.00	$798	+3.71
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	-17.52
655–680	668	2	115.00–117.50	$116.23	$776	-24.78
720–745	733	2	115.00–120.00	$117.46	$861	—
790–795	793	2	112.50–117.00	$114.74	$910	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	125.00	$125.00	$544	+15.00
480	480	1	120.00	$120.00	$576	—
505	505	1	115.00	$115.00	$581	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1250	1125	80-85%	14	60.00–78.00	$71.19	$801	—
1035–1685	1270	80-85%	47	80.00–100.00	$88.29	$1,121	-3.59
1330	1330	80-85%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,396	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–950	858	85-90%	9	50.00–68.00	$62.35	$535	+1.70
885–990	931	85-90%	10	75.00–82.00	$78.06	$727	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1620	1457	75-80%	12	81.00–95.00	$88.71	$1,293	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–2065	1610	13	97.00–119.00	$107.73	$1,734	-7.39
1750	1750	1	124.00	$124.00	$2,170	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615–875	748	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	470.00–645.00	$548.52

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	110.00	$110.00	$896

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	855.00	$855.00
875–960	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	750.00–970.00	$861.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,085.00	$1,085.00
1270–1390	1319	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,130.00–1,240.00	$1,176.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	890.00	$890.00
970–1140	1072	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	820.00–940.00	$884.70

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–840	833	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	545.00–630.00	$587.12
780–925	858	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	560.00–720.00	$676.08
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	380.00	$380.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	84.00	$84.00	$130	—
150–173	162	4	60.00–74.00	$70.05	$113	—
200	200	2	67.00–72.00	$69.50	$139	—
220	220	1	79.00	$79.00	$174	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	130.00	$130.00	+61.00
70	70	1	170.00	$170.00	+101.00
150	150	1	215.00	$215.00	—
150	150	1	140.00	$140.00	—
200	200	1	375.00	$375.00	+190.00

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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
1030–1055	1043	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,080.00–1,285.00	$1,181.27	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	50.00–100.00	$71.67	+1.67
50	50	1	145.00	$145.00	+40.00
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	+5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	6	75.00–85.00	$77.50	—
50	50	5	115.00–135.00	$126.00	—
100	100	4	150.00–160.00	$152.50	+107.50
100	100	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	+57.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–280	272	3	44.00–53.00	$49.91	$136	+39.91
525	525	1	69.00	$69.00	$362	—

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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.