Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 20, 2023

743 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.31/cwt -2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 370 lb · 28 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $160.93/cwt -8.21 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 577 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $220.07/cwt +9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 374 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	743	493	660
Feeder cattle	566	347	493
Slaughter cattle	104	85	86
Replacement cattle	20	27	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. 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
240 fancy	240	1	230.00	$230.00	$552	—
240	240	1	210.00	$210.00	$504	—
250–270	262	3	210.00–225.00	$216.78	$568	+16.78
270–285 fancy	279	4	230.00	$230.00	$642	-11.60
300–345	326	4	215.00–225.00	$222.47	$725	+14.37
325–345 fancy	335	3	235.00–240.00	$237.45	$795	+0.80
350–390 fancy	365	6	230.00–245.00	$235.00	$858	-1.50
360–395	377	17	200.00–220.00	$214.80	$810	+14.76
400–440	414	4	210.00–225.00	$218.91	$906	+12.74
421 fancy	421	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,010	-1.50
455–480 fancy	468	4	225.00–250.00	$237.55	$1,112	+15.05
455–495	474	7	200.00–215.00	$209.26	$992	—
500 fancy	500	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,125	+10.00
500–535	511	5	195.00–210.00	$200.89	$1,027	-9.11
600	600	2	185.00–195.00	$190.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	315	5	180.00–195.00	$186.86	$589	+11.86
355–395	373	11	180.00–195.00	$185.88	$693	-1.56
450–490	467	3	175.00–185.00	$178.50	$834	—
513–545	522	4	172.50–180.00	$175.58	$917	-9.42
550–570	560	2	170.00–180.00	$174.91	$979	—
600–645	615	5	155.00–165.00	$162.03	$996	-30.53
650–655	653	2	150.00–160.00	$154.98	$1,012	—
785–790	788	2	130.00–136.00	$133.01	$1,048	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	270	3	155.00–165.00	$161.73	$437	—
330–335	333	2	165.00	$165.00	$549	—
360–385	368	3	150.00–155.00	$153.37	$564	—
455–495	475	2	132.50–145.00	$138.49	$658	+18.49

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	175.00	$175.00	$394	—
270–285	278	2	170.00–175.00	$172.43	$479	+12.43
350–395	375	6	165.00–175.00	$170.88	$641	+20.88
615	615	1	130.00	$130.00	$800	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	271	4	175.00–185.00	$180.02	$488	-0.07
300–325	310	10	175.00–185.00	$178.95	$555	-6.05
350–395	378	10	170.00–185.00	$177.98	$673	-2.02
400–445	423	14	170.00–185.00	$175.69	$743	-2.63
450–495	471	18	160.00–175.00	$167.23	$788	-5.48
500–543	523	16	155.00–170.00	$161.88	$847	-5.55
550–594	577	28	155.00–167.50	$160.93	$929	-8.21
600–645	629	7	145.00–155.00	$151.38	$952	-16.12
650–675	662	3	135.00–140.00	$136.70	$905	—
705–725	715	2	130.00–140.00	$134.93	$965	-15.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	195.00	$195.00	$390	—
320–345	334	5	195.00–205.00	$199.52	$666	+4.52
350–395	370	19	195.00–205.00	$198.57	$735	-1.71
355–376 value added	371	9	207.00–207.50	$207.11	$768	—
400–405 fancy	403	2	205.00–207.50	$206.24	$831	+2.37
405–440	423	20	190.00–200.00	$193.12	$817	+1.84
450–490	468	20	180.00–190.00	$184.36	$863	-3.11
508–525	514	3	175.00–180.00	$176.70	$908	-5.79

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	155.00–160.00	$157.34	$430	-2.66
305–340	317	7	155.00–165.00	$162.88	$516	-2.12
350–375	361	8	155.00–165.00	$158.69	$573	-6.31
415–445	433	7	150.00–160.00	$154.26	$668	-5.72
465–485	477	8	140.00–150.00	$145.66	$695	-6.84
505–525	516	4	135.00–145.00	$138.74	$716	-17.72
550–590	569	6	135.00–145.00	$141.65	$806	-2.07
600–640	621	4	125.00–135.00	$128.84	$800	-31.20
680	680	1	125.00	$125.00	$850	-30.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	312	3	140.00–145.00	$143.37	$447	-4.13
355–365	360	2	135.00–140.00	$137.47	$495	—
410–440	425	2	135.00–140.00	$137.41	$584	+2.41
500–540	520	2	120.00–125.00	$122.40	$636	-12.60

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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	426	9	180.00–190.00	$185.03	$788	+0.65
450–470	457	11	175.00–185.00	$179.74	$821	-1.97
500–540	521	15	165.00–175.00	$169.31	$882	-7.56
550–590	573	9	165.00–175.00	$169.67	$972	-0.25
600–635	618	6	150.00–160.00	$153.30	$947	-14.14
650–690	663	5	150.00–160.00	$156.92	$1,040	-0.59
760	760	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,026	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	425	8	165.00–175.00	$167.88	$713	-0.39
450–490	474	6	160.00–170.00	$164.97	$782	-0.01
505–540	516	4	150.00–160.00	$153.75	$793	-5.30
550–575	565	8	144.00–155.00	$147.66	$834	-17.34
730	730	1	115.00	$115.00	$840	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	11	195.00–205.00	$199.96	$840	+6.19
450–490	462	12	190.00–205.00	$194.33	$898	+1.85
600	600	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,065	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	2	145.00–150.00	$147.49	$624	+12.49
460–490	475	3	145.00–150.00	$146.72	$697	—
500–525	512	3	135.00–145.00	$138.26	$708	—
565–580	573	3	125.00–135.00	$130.01	$745	-11.22

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1420	1117	80-85%	21	65.00–87.00	$79.02	$883	—
1000–1650	1264	80-85%	36	90.00–110.00	$99.44	$1,257	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–985	835	85-90%	9	64.00–77.00	$69.93	$584	—
830–980	930	85-90%	8	84.00–95.00	$87.33	$812	—
965	965	85-90%	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,004	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1790	1569	75-80%	9	90.00–104.00	$97.96	$1,537	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–2045	1329	7	90.00–109.00	$101.16	$1,344	—
1185–2065	1675	11	115.00–128.00	$123.07	$2,061	—
1860–1950	1905	2	130.00–131.00	$130.51	$2,486	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–970	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	115.00–120.00	$117.56	$1,058

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
640	640	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	$768

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–825	818	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	760.00–900.00	$830.64
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1265	1148	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,140.00	$1,077.17

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635	635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	2	60.00	$60.00	$114	-5.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	+20.00
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	-35.00
120	120	1	245.00	$245.00	+50.00
200	200	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
715–1325	928	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,080.00–1,675.00	$1,287.92	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	112.50	$112.50	$326	—
350	350	1	105.00	$105.00	$368	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–363	362	16	115.00–125.00	$123.15	$446	+2.63
410	410	1	125.00	$125.00	$512	—
470–485	475	3	107.50–117.50	$114.10	$542	-1.87
520–525	523	2	115.00–117.50	$116.26	$608	—
640	640	1	112.50	$112.50	$720	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	14	45.00–85.00	$65.36	+40.36
50	50	10	115.00–135.00	$124.50	+44.50
50	50	2	150.00–172.50	$161.25	+81.25

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	2	145.00	$145.00	—
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	180.00–200.00	$190.00	—
50	50	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	—
70	70	—	—	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	—
80	80	—	—	4	115.00–125.00	$120.00	—
130	130	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	65.00	$65.00	+20.00
95	95	4	100.00	$100.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	54.00	$54.00	$232	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	155.00	$155.00	+23.75

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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.