Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 10, 2023

298 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $221.16/cwt -4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 327 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $196.50/cwt +10.21 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 465 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	298	865	547
Feeder cattle	206	613	360
Slaughter cattle	42	127	100
Replacement cattle	11	32	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average to good 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
255–290	270	4	225.00–230.00	$227.64	$615	+12.78
265–285 fancy	275	3	235.00–242.50	$237.59	$653	+0.07
305–345 fancy	321	7	220.00–255.00	$229.20	$736	-3.56
315–343	334	6	200.00–215.00	$211.78	$707	+5.06
355–385 fancy	373	3	230.00–245.00	$238.53	$890	+5.35
370–390	381	6	200.00–225.00	$214.17	$816	+4.56
400 fancy	400	1	225.00	$225.00	$900	—
405–440	428	3	200.00–210.00	$204.86	$877	-17.41
465–475	470	2	200.00–220.00	$209.89	$986	-5.11
477 value added	477	3	212.50	$212.50	$1,014	—
500–525	513	4	202.50–215.00	$208.05	$1,067	-10.72
520 fancy	520	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,144	—
542 value added	542	3	217.50	$217.50	$1,179	—
565	565	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,243	+25.00
600	600	3	190.00–205.00	$200.00	$1,200	+10.00
890	890	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,402	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	185.00	$185.00	$610	±0.00
380–395	389	5	185.00–195.00	$187.99	$731	-2.11
400	400	1	190.00	$190.00	$760	+5.00
460–468	465	3	165.00–195.00	$185.11	$861	+5.11
555	555	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,054	—
610	610	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,128	+30.00
670	670	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,199	+1.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	160.00	$160.00	$352	—
260	260	1	175.00	$175.00	$455	—
300–330	315	2	175.00–180.00	$177.38	$559	—
510–530	520	2	157.50–160.00	$158.77	$826	—
600	600	1	135.00	$135.00	$810	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	326	4	195.00	$195.00	$636	-1.74
355–395	378	5	195.00–200.00	$197.96	$748	+4.95
400 fancy	400	1	220.00	$220.00	$880	—
405–435	420	4	195.00–205.00	$201.26	$845	+5.69
450–475	464	5	190.00–205.00	$197.00	$914	+10.71
466 value added	466	5	196.00	$196.00	$913	—
523 value added	523	6	193.00	$193.00	$1,009	+3.00
505–545	525	2	190.00	$190.00	$998	+12.77
550–555	553	2	180.00	$180.00	$995	+2.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	170.00	$170.00	$408	-10.00
265–295	284	4	175.00–185.00	$178.77	$508	+3.81
350–380	370	3	185.00–190.00	$188.29	$697	+7.34
405–430	422	7	185.00–192.50	$188.60	$796	+9.88
530	530	1	175.00	$175.00	$928	+10.54
610	610	1	155.00	$155.00	$946	-2.56
680–685	683	2	147.50–165.00	$156.28	$1,067	-1.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	275	4	145.00–155.00	$152.41	$419	+2.35
300	300	1	145.00	$145.00	$435	+4.81
435–440	438	3	135.00–155.00	$148.31	$650	+5.77
480	480	1	155.00	$155.00	$744	—
525	525	1	145.00	$145.00	$761	+17.57
550–580	565	2	130.00–135.00	$132.57	$749	—
660–690	675	2	90.00–105.00	$97.67	$659	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	155.00	$155.00	$333	—
305	305	1	175.00	$175.00	$534	+14.13
420	420	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	$704	+7.64
470	470	1	165.00	$165.00	$776	+4.57
500	500	1	155.00	$155.00	$775	+3.32

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	115.00	$115.00	$322	—
470	470	1	107.50	$107.50	$505	—
510–535	523	2	120.00–122.50	$121.28	$634	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	125.00–135.00	$130.19	$345	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	427	3	175.00–195.00	$186.64	$797	+3.36
468–485	475	4	175.00–182.50	$178.69	$849	-0.26
500–525	512	3	175.00–187.50	$180.78	$926	+5.99
650–670	661	4	162.50–175.00	$169.33	$1,119	+11.60
745	745	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	—
790	790	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,047	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	429	4	205.00–210.00	$206.28	$885	+8.71
465–495	485	5	200.00–215.00	$205.00	$994	+6.49
530	530	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,034	+8.06
560	560	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,064	+5.70

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	175.00	$175.00	$718	+5.65
500	500	1	165.00	$165.00	$825	+4.20
560	560	1	135.00	$135.00	$756	-10.10
710–725	718	2	145.00–155.00	$149.95	$1,077	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	145.00	$145.00	$870	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1120	1044	80-85%	4	75.00–87.00	$83.04	$867	—
1045–1315	1172	80-85%	11	92.00–106.00	$100.70	$1,180	+2.90
1035–1410	1216	80-85%	4	109.00–112.00	$110.37	$1,342	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–990	983	85-90%	2	79.00–82.00	$80.49	$791	-22.51
1000–1265	1097	85-90%	5	84.00–93.00	$87.66	$962	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1510	1500	75-80%	2	97.00	$97.00	$1,455	—
1610	1610	75-80%	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,723	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–935	895	2	75.00–88.00	$81.79	$732	—
955–1630	1341	4	90.00–114.00	$106.11	$1,423	—
1525–1885	1705	2	127.00–131.00	$129.21	$2,203	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	72.00	$72.00	$518

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1040	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–1,140.00	$904.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	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
150–195	173	2	57.00–69.00	$62.22	$108	—
230–255	243	2	62.00–67.00	$64.37	$156	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	70.00	$70.00	-85.50
75	75	1	130.00	$130.00	-25.50
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	-55.50
100–125	108	3	125.00–170.00	$153.33	-52.17

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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	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	-495.68
950–1145	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00–1,700.00	$1,411.41	-38.59

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	120.00	$120.00	$672	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	23	2	25.00–37.50	$31.25	+4.58
20–25	24	4	35.00–65.00	$50.00	+23.33
35	35	6	55.00–60.00	$56.67	-3.33
40	40	6	70.00–75.00	$71.67	+11.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	180.00	$180.00	+112.78
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	+32.78
125	125	1	150.00	$150.00	-170.75

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	42.00	$42.00	$105	—
345	345	1	48.00	$48.00	$166	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	150.00	$150.00	—
85	85	1	150.00	$150.00	—
300	300	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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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.