Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

713 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $194.26/cwt +14.66 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 424 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $190.19/cwt +11.01 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 370 lb · 27 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $221.10/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 321 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	713	700	784
Feeder cattle	537	533	604
Slaughter cattle	104	64	107
Replacement cattle	19	36	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 higher, feeder bulls were 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows unevenly , salughter bulls steady. Moderate offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–248	239	3	200.00–210.00	$206.93	$495	—
235–245 fancy	240	2	235.00–240.00	$237.55	$570	—
250–270 fancy	260	6	230.00–240.00	$233.40	$607	-0.31
265–295	280	10	200.00–215.00	$208.98	$585	+13.09
300–345	321	11	200.00–215.00	$206.62	$663	+8.65
300–345 fancy	321	13	225.00–250.00	$233.36	$749	+7.91
350–380 fancy	366	7	225.00–250.00	$237.08	$868	+13.41
350–390	369	12	200.00–220.00	$211.19	$779	+12.02
400–430 fancy	413	3	225.00–245.00	$236.41	$976	+9.81
405–430	418	4	200.00–220.00	$207.34	$867	+2.34
450–470	456	4	200.00–215.00	$207.42	$946	+0.46
460–475 fancy	467	3	225.00–245.00	$233.29	$1,089	+15.74
500–535 fancy	518	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,166	+11.68
510–545	529	4	205.00–215.00	$210.15	$1,112	+20.15
550–560	553	6	200.00–215.00	$212.47	$1,175	—
565 fancy	565	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,271	—
600–625	615	3	190.00–200.00	$195.79	$1,204	+8.31
685	685	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,250	—
715	715	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	274	7	185.00–190.00	$187.17	$513	+4.58
315–340	328	6	180.00–190.00	$185.06	$607	+1.88
370–395	384	11	180.00–195.00	$185.40	$712	+6.61
400	400	1	185.00	$185.00	$740	+5.00
450–470	460	2	170.00–180.00	$175.11	$806	-2.35
515	515	1	175.00	$175.00	$901	±0.00
575–598	590	3	165.00	$165.00	$974	-12.48
620	620	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,054	—
655	655	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,081	—
760	760	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,254	—
810	810	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,215	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	215	2	155.00–165.00	$160.12	$344	+25.12
345	345	1	155.00	$155.00	$535	+27.50
350–375	367	3	150.00–155.00	$153.41	$563	+28.41

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	165.00–175.00	$169.96	$549	+4.96
365–375	368	4	165.00–175.00	$171.21	$630	+18.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	200.00–205.00	$202.58	$462	—
255–290 fancy	273	2	195.00–202.50	$198.99	$543	—
310–330 fancy	322	3	205.00–210.00	$206.68	$666	+10.43
300–340	323	12	182.50–200.00	$194.12	$627	+15.78
355–360 fancy	357	3	202.00–210.00	$204.82	$731	—
350–395	372	24	180.00–197.50	$188.36	$701	+9.18
400–443	423	19	180.00–195.00	$189.43	$801	+12.03
410–428 fancy	425	9	200.00–205.00	$204.46	$869	+9.46
450–493	475	9	180.00–192.50	$184.44	$876	+8.99
500–545	523	10	170.00–185.00	$176.41	$923	+7.38
560–590	578	6	155.00–172.50	$164.69	$952	+6.28
585 value added	585	6	182.50	$182.50	$1,068	—
600–640	624	8	155.00–180.00	$169.64	$1,059	+19.64
685	685	1	137.50	$137.50	$942	-19.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	278	4	172.50–175.00	$174.39	$485	+9.39
300–345	322	9	165.00–175.00	$169.49	$546	+2.85
350–395	365	9	165.00–175.00	$167.79	$612	+3.08
405–445	421	7	160.00–175.00	$168.53	$710	+10.12
450–495	475	8	160.00–175.00	$168.76	$802	+7.44
500–530	514	7	155.00–165.00	$162.15	$833	+3.33
550–575	564	5	145.00–155.00	$150.00	$846	+0.06
610–636	632	7	137.00–145.00	$138.10	$873	-9.40

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	145.00–150.00	$147.31	$336	+8.36
275	275	1	147.50	$147.50	$406	+7.32
355–395	376	5	145.00–155.00	$151.12	$568	+14.45
400–435	420	4	140.00–150.00	$143.88	$604	-2.36
450–495	476	8	140.00–155.00	$149.03	$709	-0.07
515–540	533	4	135.00–145.00	$140.05	$746	-2.39
645	645	1	115.00	$115.00	$742	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	378	3	120.00–125.00	$121.70	$460	-2.07
400–440	420	3	115.00–120.00	$118.25	$497	-1.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440 fancy	420	2	220.00	$220.00	$924	—
400–440	424	8	200.00–210.00	$204.34	$866	+17.17
450–485	464	6	195.00–205.00	$200.91	$932	+11.58
470–485 fancy	480	3	210.00–215.00	$211.63	$1,016	—
500–530 fancy	513	4	215.00–235.00	$223.89	$1,149	—
505–545	527	5	200.00–210.00	$205.04	$1,081	+15.16
560–590	573	4	190.00–200.00	$196.18	$1,124	+14.91
600–630	610	6	185.00–195.00	$188.76	$1,151	+11.93
650–670	660	2	175.00–180.00	$177.46	$1,171	+16.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	13	180.00–190.00	$184.66	$781	+9.70
450–475	456	11	175.00–185.00	$180.47	$823	+4.04
500–545	519	7	170.00–185.00	$177.83	$923	-2.25
575–585	582	5	170.00–185.00	$178.99	$1,042	+4.50
610–645	628	2	155.00–165.00	$159.86	$1,004	-0.14
695	695	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,112	—
730	730	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,168	+20.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	422	9	160.00–175.00	$168.33	$710	+8.33
465–490	477	5	145.00–155.00	$151.98	$725	-7.84
505–525	513	5	150.00–160.00	$156.01	$800	-6.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1225	1102	80-85%	3	70.00–78.00	$74.42	$820	—
970–1460	1135	80-85%	8	104.00–106.00	$104.88	$1,190	—
908–1615	1169	80-85%	44	85.00–102.00	$92.44	$1,081	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1530	1365	75-80%	8	85.00–93.00	$88.73	$1,211	—
1485–1595	1539	75-80%	4	96.00–100.00	$96.97	$1,492	+1.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–910	843	85-90%	2	68.00	$68.00	$573	—
855–955	899	85-90%	5	83.00–93.00	$88.51	$796	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	1	95.00	$95.00	$978	—
1315–1695	1474	5	102.00–115.00	$109.13	$1,609	—
1400–1920	1589	5	119.00–127.00	$123.79	$1,967	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1235	1124	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,060.00–1,180.00	$1,105.87
1140–1205	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,110.00–1,200.00	$1,153.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1115	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–645	643	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–560.00	$530.12

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	215	2	75.00	$75.00	$161	—
280	280	1	55.00	$55.00	$154	-11.68
335	335	1	61.00	$61.00	$204	-19.41
320–385	353	2	49.00–53.00	$51.18	$181	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	10.00	$10.00	$47	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	+45.00
70	70	3	130.00–135.00	$133.33	+53.33
70	70	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	+85.00
70	70	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	+65.00
150	150	1	270.00	$270.00	-25.00

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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
955–1245	1034	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,550.00	$1,321.74	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	970.00	$970.00	—
800–905	853	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	690.00–700.00	$695.31	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	1	102.50	$102.50	$733	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	8	165.00–245.00	$192.50	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	6	65.00–75.00	$73.33	+12.33
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	+45.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	120.00–145.00	$128.33	+48.33
50	50	1	95.00	$95.00	+15.00
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	+35.00
75	75	3	175.00–185.00	$180.00	+100.00
80	80	1	145.00	$145.00	+65.00
100	100	2	205.00–225.00	$215.00	+52.50
150	150	2	255.00–275.00	$265.00	+20.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	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
415–425	420	2	54.00–56.00	$55.01	$231	—

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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.