Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.13/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 660 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	391	711	876
Feeder cattle	249	512	707
Slaughter cattle	59	117	117
Replacement cattle	26	39	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable with heavy rains in the area. Moderate offering 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
230–235 fancy	233	2	230.00	$230.00	$536	—
270	270	1	205.00	$205.00	$554	+16.72
290 fancy	290	1	225.00	$225.00	$652	+5.11
320–343	337	4	190.00–195.00	$193.81	$653	+0.77
345 fancy	345	1	227.50	$227.50	$785	+12.50
360	360	1	192.50	$192.50	$693	+2.99
361 value added	361	1	230.00	$230.00	$830	+5.00
360–390 fancy	378	4	212.50–225.00	$216.95	$820	+4.70
460	460	1	185.00	$185.00	$851	+0.10
460–473 fancy	469	3	210.00	$210.00	$985	+6.67
510	510	2	190.00	$190.00	$969	+5.00
515 fancy	515	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,107	+5.00
555–570	563	2	190.00–192.50	$191.23	$1,077	+15.22
651–670	660	13	166.00–170.00	$168.13	$1,110	+3.13
755	755	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,151	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	165.00	$165.00	$478	-10.00
335–345	338	3	165.00–175.00	$170.05	$575	+0.05
375–390	383	2	170.00–175.00	$172.45	$660	+6.43
470–475	473	2	177.50–180.00	$178.76	$846	+12.05
545	545	1	175.00	$175.00	$954	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	2	145.00–155.00	$149.77	$559	+4.77
410	410	1	160.00	$160.00	$656	+19.88
495	495	1	145.00	$145.00	$718	—
560	560	1	149.00	$149.00	$834	—
680	680	1	132.50	$132.50	$901	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	145.00	$145.00	$290	—
305	305	1	135.00	$135.00	$412	+5.00
615	615	1	135.00	$135.00	$830	—
725	725	1	137.50	$137.50	$997	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	321	6	155.00–167.50	$162.87	$523	+13.79
350–390	373	6	150.00–165.00	$159.05	$593	+3.21
410–425	418	6	145.00–160.00	$156.25	$653	+7.99
455–490	470	7	145.00–160.00	$151.76	$713	+6.77
500–530	512	6	142.50–155.00	$149.18	$764	+14.66
570–585	577	3	140.00–145.00	$143.31	$827	+9.48
600	600	1	139.00	$139.00	$834	+13.52
660–675	665	3	125.00–138.00	$130.95	$871	+8.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	273	3	180.00–185.00	$181.80	$496	+2.50
390	390	2	180.00	$180.00	$702	+9.57
400–430	416	4	165.00–177.50	$172.45	$717	+3.31
450–495	466	7	165.00–175.00	$170.05	$792	+3.72
505 fancy	505	1	190.00	$190.00	$960	—
535–545	542	3	155.00–157.50	$156.66	$849	-0.09
570	570	1	155.00	$155.00	$884	+7.50
580 fancy	580	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,044	—
600–640	620	2	142.50–147.50	$145.08	$899	+5.90
680	680	2	145.00	$145.00	$986	—
705–735	720	2	135.00–143.00	$138.92	$1,000	+7.92

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	140.00	$140.00	$336	—
255–275	265	2	130.00–140.00	$135.19	$358	—
305–340	322	3	130.00–145.00	$137.34	$442	+10.66
360	360	1	135.00	$135.00	$486	+10.02
425	425	1	127.50	$127.50	$542	+3.74
450	450	1	135.00	$135.00	$608	+10.00
550–590	567	3	125.00–135.00	$128.47	$728	+13.47
610	610	1	130.00	$130.00	$793	—
740	740	1	135.00	$135.00	$999	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	125.00–130.00	$127.44	$418	+12.44
355	355	1	120.00	$120.00	$426	—
500–545	529	4	115.00–122.50	$120.34	$637	—
600	600	1	115.00	$115.00	$690	+10.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425 fancy	415	3	195.00–200.00	$196.61	$816	-10.86
425–430	428	2	180.00–190.00	$184.97	$792	-7.97
450 fancy	450	1	200.00	$200.00	$900	—
455–480	466	5	180.00–192.50	$187.93	$876	+3.24
515–540	528	2	185.00–190.00	$187.44	$990	—
575–590	583	2	165.00–175.00	$169.94	$991	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	422	5	165.00–180.00	$173.61	$733	+5.84
475–490	483	2	167.50–172.50	$169.96	$821	+0.01
505–545	526	5	167.50–175.00	$171.50	$902	+6.47
575	575	1	170.00	$170.00	$978	+10.71
660	660	1	135.00	$135.00	$891	-7.77

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	2	145.00–155.00	$150.00	$742	-3.39
510–540	521	6	140.00–155.00	$147.52	$769	+0.17
585	585	1	145.00	$145.00	$848	±0.00
605	605	1	139.00	$139.00	$841	+14.00
660	660	1	143.00	$143.00	$944	+26.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	127.50	$127.50	$542	+2.50
500–510	505	3	130.00–135.00	$133.32	$673	+18.32
575–580	578	2	122.50–127.50	$125.01	$723	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1280	1118	80-85%	7	63.00–81.00	$74.74	$836	+3.55
855–1500	1238	80-85%	18	82.00–94.00	$87.19	$1,079	—
1145–1380	1263	80-85%	2	94.00–97.00	$95.36	$1,204	+7.07

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1055	971	85-90%	7	60.00–73.00	$66.55	$646	—
780–1415	1066	85-90%	9	75.00–83.00	$79.17	$844	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1840	1840	75-80%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,748	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1850	1499	6	95.00–112.00	$104.07	$1,560	—
1850–2030	1940	2	119.00	$119.00	$2,309	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–885	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	122.00–125.00	$123.53	$1,075

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	570.00	$570.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1055	876	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	790.00–950.00	$842.79

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–725	708	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00–670.00	$660.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	930.00	$930.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	5.00	$5.00	$26	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	1	95.00	$95.00	-35.00
75	75	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	180.00	$180.00	+50.00
75	75	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	+30.00
100	100	—	—	4	170.00–190.00	$175.00	—
175	175	—	—	1	295.00	$295.00	+80.00

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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
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,290.00	$1,290.00	—
895–1080	966	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,010.00–1,375.00	$1,214.02	—
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	885.00	$885.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00	—
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1315	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,165.00	$1,165.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	5	60.00–75.00	$68.00	-3.67
50	50	2	85.00–95.00	$90.00	-55.00
75	75	1	155.00	$155.00	+10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	1	145.00	$145.00	-7.50
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	160.00–170.00	$166.67	+14.17
100	100	—	—	3	140.00–150.00	$145.00	-7.50
100	100	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-22.50
100–125	117	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	3	200.00–500.00	$310.00	+157.50
150–175	163	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	2	250.00–400.00	$325.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	7	35.00–50.00	$37.14	—
50	50	6	40.00	$40.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	2	25.00–30.00	$27.45	$71	-22.46
280	280	1	52.00	$52.00	$146	+2.09
280	280	1	58.00	$58.00	$162	+8.09
355	355	1	39.00	$39.00	$138	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	3	130.00–150.00	$141.67	—

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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.