Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

889 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.58/cwt +8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 377 lb · 37 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $216.85/cwt -5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 371 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.07/cwt +23.18 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 428 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	889	298	376
Feeder cattle	559	206	278
Slaughter cattle	164	42	28
Replacement cattle	53	11	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average 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
225–235	230	2	215.00–230.00	$222.34	$511	—
250–295	271	9	215.00–230.00	$223.38	$605	-4.26
300–345 value added	322	3	245.00–255.00	$250.60	$807	—
300–345 fancy	323	8	225.00–235.00	$229.96	$743	+0.76
310–340	326	8	205.00–220.00	$213.06	$695	+1.28
360–370 value added	365	2	255.00	$255.00	$931	—
350–395	370	25	205.00–220.00	$211.72	$783	-2.45
350–395 fancy	379	4	225.00–235.00	$229.85	$871	-8.68
426 value added	426	13	239.00	$239.00	$1,018	—
425–435	430	3	205.00–210.00	$208.31	$896	+3.45
415–440 fancy	431	5	230.00–235.00	$232.51	$1,002	+7.51
455–495	474	11	205.00–220.00	$214.84	$1,018	+4.95
460–495 fancy	479	7	225.00–230.00	$225.69	$1,081	—
505–540 fancy	520	5	220.00–225.00	$224.00	$1,165	+4.00
500–540	524	5	200.00–215.00	$206.41	$1,082	-1.64
544 value added	544	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,251	+12.50
550–575 fancy	563	3	222.50–225.00	$224.16	$1,262	—
555–594	588	13	200.00–210.00	$207.72	$1,221	-12.28
600–645	615	3	190.00–192.50	$190.87	$1,174	-9.13
680	680	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,258	—
760 fancy	760	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,387	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	6	180.00–195.00	$186.09	$499	—
340	340	1	195.00	$195.00	$663	+10.00
350	350	1	190.00	$190.00	$665	—
450–475	464	4	180.00–190.00	$185.01	$858	-0.10
500–510	505	2	175.00–180.00	$177.52	$896	—
555–570	565	4	175.00–185.00	$181.23	$1,024	-8.77
600–625	613	2	167.50–180.00	$173.88	$1,066	-11.12
815	815	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,365	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	175.00	$175.00	$368	+15.00
320	320	1	175.00	$175.00	$560	-2.38
385–390	388	2	165.00–175.00	$169.97	$659	—
495	495	1	150.00	$150.00	$742	—
510	510	1	155.00	$155.00	$790	-3.77
590	590	1	165.00	$165.00	$974	—
610	610	1	160.00	$160.00	$976	+25.00
655	655	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,064	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	378	3	155.00–160.00	$156.72	$592	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	268	6	195.00–210.00	$205.97	$552	—
265–285 fancy	278	4	215.00–220.00	$218.72	$608	—
305–345	324	8	195.00–210.00	$204.98	$664	+9.98
315–345 fancy	332	3	215.00–220.00	$216.58	$719	—
350–380 fancy	365	6	215.00	$215.00	$785	—
350–395	379	31	195.00–210.00	$204.95	$777	+6.99
405–445	420	13	195.00–210.00	$202.10	$849	+0.84
450–495	465	14	195.00–210.00	$201.95	$939	+4.95
500–545	517	9	190.00–205.00	$199.09	$1,029	+9.09
570–595	583	2	190.00–195.00	$192.45	$1,122	+12.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	3	180.00–190.00	$184.85	$601	—
350	350	1	190.00	$190.00	$665	+1.71
405–420	413	2	185.00–190.00	$187.55	$775	-1.05
450–480	469	11	180.00–190.00	$185.31	$869	—
505–540	524	8	175.00–185.00	$178.27	$934	+3.27
550–580	569	7	175.00–182.50	$179.67	$1,022	—
635	635	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,111	+20.00
655–660	658	2	165.00–170.00	$167.51	$1,102	+11.23

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–360	355	2	165.00–175.00	$169.93	$603	—
405–440	423	2	165.00–170.00	$167.40	$708	-0.10
480–495	488	2	165.00–175.00	$170.08	$830	+5.08
505–540	518	6	155.00–165.00	$160.01	$829	+5.01
565–580	573	3	150.00–157.50	$154.20	$884	—
600–620	612	5	150.00–160.00	$155.52	$952	—
680–690	685	2	150.00–155.00	$152.48	$1,044	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	155.00	$155.00	$333	—
275	275	1	160.00	$160.00	$440	+7.59
315	315	1	155.00	$155.00	$488	+10.00
410	410	1	150.00	$150.00	$615	+1.69
455–470	463	3	145.00–155.00	$148.38	$687	-6.62
535–540	538	3	140.00–145.00	$143.33	$771	-1.67
630–640	635	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$809	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410 fancy	405	2	230.00–235.00	$232.47	$942	—
400–445	423	18	210.00–225.00	$216.17	$914	+9.89
450–490	466	17	205.00–220.00	$209.80	$978	+4.80
485 fancy	485	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,091	—
505–540	520	9	195.00–215.00	$204.74	$1,065	+9.74
550–565	559	7	195.00–210.00	$199.63	$1,116	+9.63
600–625	615	7	190.00–195.00	$193.22	$1,188	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	428	10	190.00–205.00	$197.03	$843	+10.39
455–490	470	7	190.00–200.00	$196.48	$923	+17.79
500–545	514	7	180.00–190.00	$186.45	$958	+5.67
550–590	559	7	185.00–190.00	$185.70	$1,038	—
620–630	625	2	170.00–180.00	$174.96	$1,094	—
659	659	7	180.00	$180.00	$1,186	+10.67

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	440	3	175.00–185.00	$180.06	$792	+5.06
480–490	482	5	175.00–185.00	$181.51	$875	—
500–540	520	2	165.00–175.00	$169.81	$883	+4.81
570–590	579	4	165.00–175.00	$171.26	$992	+36.26
630–635	633	2	145.00–155.00	$149.98	$949	—
675–690	683	2	145.00–155.00	$149.95	$1,024	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1275	1055	80-85%	18	73.00–87.00	$81.67	$862	—
960–1660	1225	80-85%	71	91.00–111.00	$100.20	$1,227	-10.17
1150–1325	1238	80-85%	2	116.00–119.00	$117.39	$1,453	+7.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–965	831	85-90%	9	70.00–80.00	$75.69	$629	—
705–1090	925	85-90%	18	85.00–95.00	$88.74	$821	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,126	—
1275–2030	1494	75-80%	16	98.00–109.00	$104.06	$1,555	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1770	1499	4	106.00–122.00	$114.21	$1,712	—
1635–1660	1648	2	127.00–128.00	$127.50	$2,101	—
1495–2635	2065	2	88.00–91.00	$89.09	$1,840	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–765	737	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	125.00–140.00	$129.04	$951
810–923	893	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	119.00–137.50	$123.19	$1,100

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–760	731	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	102.50–115.00	$108.72	$795

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1275	1164	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,260.28
1115–1275	1191	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,575.00	$1,410.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1110	1004	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	910.00–1,100.00	$1,005.43
860–1150	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,010.00	$969.89

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–760	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–760.00	$708.06
875–905	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	760.00–920.00	$841.35
985–995	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	830.00–850.00	$840.05

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	66.00	$66.00	$106	+3.78
145–195	171	5	76.00–84.00	$80.35	$137	+18.13
220–245	233	2	50.00–67.00	$58.04	$135	-6.33
228–263	246	4	73.00–74.00	$73.54	$181	+9.17

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	62.50	$62.50	$159	—
385	385	1	5.00	$5.00	$19	—
735	735	1	7.00	$7.00	$51	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	6	85.00–100.00	$91.67	-38.33
80	80	3	120.00–130.00	$125.00	+25.00
100–120	116	9	145.00–170.00	$162.22	+8.89
120	120	1	190.00	$190.00	+36.67

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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
685–955	771	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	930.00–1,030.00	$989.29	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	+475.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
173	173	7	170.00–182.50	$175.36	$303	—
570	570	1	125.00	$125.00	$712	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	22	35.00–50.00	$44.43	+13.18
35	35	17	60.00–75.00	$66.18	+9.51
40 fancy	40	1	160.00	$160.00	—
50	50	5	100.00–115.00	$112.00	—

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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	—	—	4	120.00–125.00	$122.50	-57.50
50	50	—	—	7	65.00–75.00	$67.86	-112.14
70	70	—	—	3	135.00–145.00	$140.00	-40.00
80	80	—	—	2	85.00–95.00	$90.00	-10.00
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	420.00	$420.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	7	65.00	$65.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	51.00	$51.00	$145	+9.00
345	345	1	55.00	$55.00	$190	+7.00

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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.