Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

716 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $210.19/cwt -5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 482 lb · 30 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $204.66/cwt -3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 374 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $212.90/cwt +4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 520 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	716	920	760
Feeder cattle	533	723	564
Slaughter cattle	124	116	127
Replacement cattle	24	24	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. 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
210 fancy	210	1	235.00	$235.00	$494	—
230	230	1	230.00	$230.00	$529	-0.73
240 value added	240	1	250.00	$250.00	$600	—
265–285 value added	275	2	240.00–250.00	$245.18	$674	—
270–295	286	6	220.00–230.00	$225.01	$644	+5.96
300–345	321	10	210.00–225.00	$216.60	$695	-4.39
310–340 value added	325	5	240.00–245.00	$240.95	$783	—
330–340 fancy	335	2	230.00–235.00	$232.54	$779	-7.54
350–395	363	11	210.00–235.00	$218.13	$792	-0.89
385 value added	385	1	250.00	$250.00	$962	—
375–395 fancy	387	3	235.00	$235.00	$909	-2.60
400–415	408	3	215.00–225.00	$219.98	$898	+5.82
400–445 fancy	427	3	230.00–235.00	$233.44	$997	-0.94
460 fancy	460	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,035	-5.04
450–495	483	29	200.00–225.00	$209.68	$1,013	-1.61
510–545	520	22	200.00–215.00	$212.35	$1,104	+3.81
530 fancy	530	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,192	—
570	570	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,140	-3.34
603	603	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,236	+5.86
665	665	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,303	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	185.00	$185.00	$444	—
260–290	275	3	190.00–205.00	$196.85	$541	+11.85
305–345	324	4	190.00–200.00	$194.94	$632	+4.84
350–390	376	4	195.00–205.00	$201.38	$757	+10.49
420	420	1	200.00	$200.00	$840	+5.97
455–495	472	5	180.00–195.00	$187.94	$887	-1.45
645	645	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,177	-0.70
655–670	663	4	175.00–185.00	$179.34	$1,189	-10.66
740	740	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,147	-22.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	185.00	$185.00	$638	—
375	375	1	185.00	$185.00	$694	+10.00
455–475	468	4	165.00–175.00	$167.54	$784	+7.54
500–540	520	4	160.00–175.00	$167.42	$871	-3.87
575	575	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,006	+22.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	326	4	160.00–165.00	$163.70	$534	-1.30
355–395	375	2	165.00–170.00	$167.37	$628	+7.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	215	3	195.00	$195.00	$419	—
300–345	329	10	195.00–215.00	$205.25	$675	+0.76
350–395	373	28	195.00–210.00	$204.11	$761	+4.74
390 fancy	390	1	220.00	$220.00	$858	+4.88
400–435	413	14	195.00–210.00	$201.93	$834	+3.42
450–490	474	16	195.00–200.00	$196.10	$930	-4.67
500–535	521	12	190.00–200.00	$195.22	$1,017	-4.00
550–560	554	5	192.50–195.00	$194.50	$1,078	-0.50
605–630	618	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,143	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	185.00	$185.00	$444	—
310	310	1	185.00	$185.00	$574	±0.00
360–380	370	2	185.00	$185.00	$684	+2.94
400–445	427	14	180.00–190.00	$184.57	$788	+2.86
450–495	478	9	180.00–190.00	$185.03	$884	+1.41
500–540	521	12	175.00–185.00	$177.89	$927	-3.69
555–595	569	8	175.00–185.00	$181.17	$1,031	-1.35
620–630	625	2	170.00–180.00	$174.96	$1,094	-8.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	165.00	$165.00	$495	+10.00
360–380	375	4	160.00–165.00	$161.20	$604	—
410–423	418	4	155.00–160.00	$156.24	$653	+1.24
450–495	476	5	150.00–160.00	$154.04	$733	-0.96
550–575	562	3	145.00–147.50	$145.83	$820	-3.26
610–615	613	2	140.00–145.00	$142.51	$874	-12.49
675	675	1	130.00	$130.00	$878	-23.74

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	175.00	$175.00	$682	—
430–440	435	2	170.00–175.00	$172.47	$750	+2.47
450–490	475	3	167.50–172.50	$170.06	$808	+4.31
525–545	535	2	152.50–165.00	$158.63	$849	-7.10
565–585	574	4	160.00–165.00	$162.53	$933	-1.65
605–630	621	4	155.00–165.00	$157.52	$978	-4.91
650–680	663	3	150.00–155.00	$153.29	$1,016	—

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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 fancy	400	1	230.00	$230.00	$920	+8.76
410–445	425	8	205.00–220.00	$211.22	$898	+2.44
465 fancy	465	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,046	—
450–490	468	11	205.00–220.00	$210.94	$987	+7.42
500–545	521	12	195.00–215.00	$201.22	$1,048	+6.16
553–585	560	18	195.00–210.00	$203.19	$1,138	+10.62
600–645	618	9	190.00–200.00	$195.47	$1,208	+5.47
665–680	670	3	181.00–190.00	$186.29	$1,248	-9.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	429	10	185.00–200.00	$190.44	$817	+3.45
450–485	463	11	185.00–200.00	$190.05	$880	+5.07
500–545	518	8	180.00–195.00	$186.52	$966	+0.28
560–585	575	4	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$1,064	+3.74
620–640	632	3	175.00–180.00	$177.48	$1,122	-2.24
695	695	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,182	-17.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	418	4	175.00–180.00	$176.23	$737	—
455–470	463	2	170.00–175.00	$172.46	$798	-2.51
555–575	562	3	165.00–170.00	$166.65	$937	-3.35
655	655	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,015	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	155.00	$155.00	$690	—
455–475	467	3	150.00–160.00	$154.95	$724	-5.05
550–575	563	2	150.00–160.00	$154.89	$872	—
655	655	1	135.00	$135.00	$884	-30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1450	1135	80-85%	19	70.00–87.00	$78.09	$886	-9.40
1000–1905	1218	80-85%	41	90.00–107.00	$96.40	$1,174	—
1125–1575	1300	80-85%	3	109.00–113.00	$110.56	$1,437	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–1000	884	85-90%	24	65.00–85.00	$76.54	$677	—
880–970	930	85-90%	3	92.00–94.00	$92.98	$865	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1730	1409	75-80%	5	90.00–105.00	$96.10	$1,354	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1220	1138	4	88.00–105.00	$97.62	$1,111	—
1170–2170	1540	9	110.00–124.00	$117.94	$1,816	—
1820–2255	2017	3	126.00–131.00	$127.93	$2,580	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–760	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	147.50–150.00	$148.80	$1,086

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–855	843	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	123.00–125.00	$124.01	$1,045

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Bred Cows

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	650.00	$650.00
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00
870–910	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	690.00–750.00	$719.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1040	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	790.00–890.00	$843.06
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–780	768	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	450.00–570.00	$510.98

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	3	150.00–165.00	$155.00	+30.00
100	100	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	+65.00

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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
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	+360.00
705–1110	903	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,200.00–1,675.00	$1,451.58	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805–860	833	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	685.00–800.00	$740.60	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	55.00–60.00	$57.50	+9.37
30	30	6	70.00–80.00	$72.50	+24.37
50	50	7	90.00–110.00	$98.57	-20.93
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	+30.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	—
50	50	5	55.00–75.00	$67.00	—
80	80	2	100.00–120.00	$110.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–135	112	3	235.00–295.00	$255.00	+100.00

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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.