Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $195.44/cwt -7.68 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 374 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $195.57/cwt -2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 422 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $217.47/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 374 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	865	336	652
Feeder cattle	613	207	498
Slaughter cattle	127	76	72
Replacement cattle	32	14	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were steady on a light comparison . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. Average 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
225 fancy	225	2	230.00–235.00	$232.50	$523	—
255–290 fancy	274	6	230.00–250.00	$237.52	$651	+2.48
250–290	276	7	210.00–225.00	$214.86	$593	-0.14
300–345	323	6	200.00–215.00	$206.72	$668	+0.47
313–340 fancy	334	17	225.00–242.50	$232.76	$777	+2.76
355–388 fancy	373	8	225.00–245.00	$233.18	$870	-1.82
350–395	374	16	200.00–215.00	$209.61	$784	-0.39
410–444	431	11	215.00–230.00	$222.27	$958	+17.27
455	455	1	215.00	$215.00	$978	+16.24
525–540	533	2	217.50–220.00	$218.77	$1,166	+28.77
555	555	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,082	—
600	600	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,140	+16.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	-5.00
265–295	278	4	185.00–190.00	$186.22	$518	-3.78
305–345	325	2	185.00	$185.00	$601	—
360–395	380	4	185.00–195.00	$190.10	$722	+11.45
410	410	1	185.00	$185.00	$758	—
465	465	1	180.00	$180.00	$837	—
605	605	1	155.00	$155.00	$938	—
675	675	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,198	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	4	155.00–175.00	$165.39	$529	+45.39
380	380	1	165.00	$165.00	$627	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	165.00–175.00	$170.00	$672	—
420	420	1	165.00	$165.00	$693	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	318	7	190.00–205.00	$196.74	$626	+1.76
350–395	373	25	190.00–205.00	$193.01	$720	-3.73
365–395 fancy	375	3	210.00	$210.00	$788	-25.00
390 value added	390	1	212.50	$212.50	$829	—
405–438	422	24	190.00–200.00	$195.57	$825	+1.81
450–483	474	15	185.00–195.00	$186.29	$883	-5.74
501–535	510	11	175.00–180.00	$177.23	$904	-9.70
531 value added	531	7	190.00	$190.00	$1,009	—
555–585	574	6	175.00–185.00	$177.43	$1,018	—
605	605	2	172.50–175.00	$173.75	$1,051	—
665	665	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,064	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	180.00	$180.00	$405	+5.00
265–285	275	5	170.00–180.00	$174.96	$481	-6.54
300–340	320	5	175.00–185.00	$179.16	$573	+0.79
350–385	374	7	175.00–185.00	$180.95	$677	+1.06
425–445	435	4	175.00–185.00	$178.72	$777	-6.28
450–485	471	10	170.00–180.00	$174.52	$822	-5.68
505–540	523	9	160.00–170.00	$164.46	$860	—
550–570	558	3	155.00–165.00	$160.01	$893	—
600–630	618	5	150.00–162.50	$157.56	$974	-14.94
650–675	660	3	150.00–162.50	$157.57	$1,040	—
715–720	718	2	145.00–147.00	$146.00	$1,048	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	165.00–175.00	$169.87	$481	—
300–325	315	5	155.00–165.00	$160.87	$507	—
360–390	374	4	155.00–165.00	$161.25	$603	—
410–445	425	3	155.00–165.00	$159.86	$679	-2.64
460–495	478	6	155.00–165.00	$160.43	$767	-4.57
505–545	526	6	145.00–155.00	$151.68	$798	—
555–575	569	4	135.00–150.00	$138.79	$790	—
600–640	620	3	130.00–140.00	$135.11	$838	—
650	650	1	135.00	$135.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	282	3	145.00–155.00	$150.06	$423	+15.06
320–345	333	2	135.00–145.00	$140.19	$467	—
410–425	418	2	140.00–145.00	$142.54	$596	+4.95
505–535	520	2	125.00–130.00	$127.43	$663	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	424	12	180.00–190.00	$183.28	$777	-8.51
450–495	477	23	175.00–185.00	$178.95	$854	+3.95
500–540	523	10	170.00–180.00	$174.79	$914	-2.63
550–595	576	5	165.00–175.00	$169.99	$979	—
610–635	623	6	160.00–170.00	$166.23	$1,036	—
650–695	667	11	155.00–165.00	$157.73	$1,052	—
785	785	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,040	—
805	805	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 fancy	410	1	225.00	$225.00	$922	—
400–445	420	19	195.00–210.00	$197.57	$830	-7.43
460–475	467	10	195.00–210.00	$198.51	$927	-6.35
500–545	520	5	185.00–190.00	$186.94	$972	—
550–582	566	11	180.00–190.00	$184.30	$1,043	-0.70
610–645	625	5	180.00–185.00	$182.99	$1,144	—
660–685	673	4	170.00–177.50	$174.34	$1,173	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	419	6	160.00–175.00	$169.35	$710	—
475–495	484	4	160.00–170.00	$163.76	$793	—
500–525	515	6	155.00–165.00	$160.80	$828	—
560–595	583	3	140.00–150.00	$145.10	$846	-32.40
610–640	625	2	135.00–140.00	$137.44	$859	—
650–695	672	3	130.00–135.00	$131.61	$884	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–460	458	2	125.00–135.00	$130.03	$596	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1405	1118	80-85%	16	70.00–89.00	$83.73	$936	—
1020–1400	1181	80-85%	43	91.00–106.00	$97.80	$1,155	+8.96
1115–1390	1254	80-85%	4	108.00–110.00	$108.79	$1,364	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–985	923	85-90%	11	65.00–86.00	$77.20	$713	—
825–995	946	85-90%	9	89.00–95.00	$92.09	$871	—
955	955	85-90%	1	103.00	$103.00	$984	+26.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1570	1396	75-80%	5	87.00–96.00	$92.96	$1,298	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1455	1152	7	85.00–100.00	$93.50	$1,077	—
1355–2210	1785	11	109.00–125.00	$118.80	$2,121	—
1960–2280	2165	3	128.00–134.00	$129.81	$2,810	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810	810	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,012

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	360.00	$360.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1145	1114	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	785.00–995.00	$928.39

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	440.00	$440.00
785–950	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	420.00–590.00	$488.68

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	1	5.00	$5.00	$44	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	10	150.00–165.00	$155.50	+40.50
100–140	124	5	185.00–230.00	$205.50	+38.00

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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
875–1070	979	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,500.00–2,025.00	$1,745.68	—
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835–975	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	920.00–1,200.00	$1,112.09	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
198	198	9	154.00	$154.00	$305	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	6	20.00–30.00	$26.67	-18.33
30	30	13	55.00–65.00	$60.00	+15.00
50	50	4	140.00–145.00	$142.50	+52.50
50	50	3	75.00–100.00	$85.00	-5.00
60	60	5	115.00–130.00	$120.00	+30.00

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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	—	—	9	55.00–75.00	$67.22	—
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	185.00–195.00	$190.00	—
50	50	—	—	5	115.00–130.00	$122.00	—
100	100	—	—	4	150.00–165.00	$155.00	+65.00
120–140	133	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	305.00–330.00	$320.75	+153.25
150	150	—	—	4	180.00–200.00	$190.00	+42.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	4	50.00–60.00	$52.50	—
65	65	6	75.00	$75.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	64.00	$64.00	$384	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	205.00	$205.00	+30.00
150	150	1	245.00	$245.00	—

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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.