Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 29, 2023

687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $226.28/cwt +11.25 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 427 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $196.64/cwt -5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 524 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $208.97/cwt -1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 421 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	687	640	493
Feeder cattle	514	463	331
Slaughter cattle	82	88	49
Replacement cattle	22	24	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 higher, feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. Average offering 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
210–220	215	2	220.00–225.00	$222.44	$478	+2.44
270	270	2	225.00	$225.00	$608	-21.19
305–335 fancy	320	2	245.00–250.00	$247.62	$792	-12.30
310–335	323	3	220.00–230.00	$225.05	$727	-14.95
350–380 fancy	361	7	245.00–267.50	$249.60	$901	+0.32
360–395	377	10	220.00–240.00	$233.43	$880	+12.77
400 fancy	400	2	250.00–255.00	$252.50	$1,010	-1.10
410–445	436	4	225.00–240.00	$229.80	$1,002	+14.51
460–490	475	5	220.00–235.00	$226.01	$1,074	+14.91
520–525 fancy	523	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,177	—
510–545	533	14	200.00–220.00	$207.67	$1,107	-7.44
550 value added	550	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,210	—
550–590	578	6	195.00–210.00	$201.20	$1,163	-3.03
605–640	623	16	195.00–208.00	$203.25	$1,266	-4.25
655	655	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,294	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	195.00	$195.00	$439	+10.00
320–325	323	2	200.00–210.00	$205.04	$662	—
355–390	369	7	195.00–215.00	$209.95	$775	—
525	525	1	175.00	$175.00	$919	-10.00
605	605	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,059	-19.77
665–685	678	9	175.00–187.50	$180.83	$1,226	-2.28
735	735	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,305	—
775	775	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,318	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	185.00	$185.00	$407	+10.00
305	305	1	175.00	$175.00	$534	—
360–385	372	3	175.00–185.00	$178.45	$664	—
425	425	1	175.00	$175.00	$744	±0.00
515	515	1	160.00	$160.00	$824	—
550–555	553	2	155.00	$155.00	$857	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	339	5	215.00–225.00	$218.04	$739	+17.16
350–398	370	18	205.00–225.00	$214.85	$795	+9.84
400–445	421	31	205.00–225.00	$208.97	$880	+2.00
455–485	469	14	200.00–215.00	$205.65	$964	+9.17
510–545	524	34	190.00–205.00	$196.64	$1,030	-3.91
550–570	558	6	190.00–202.50	$194.59	$1,086	+4.59
605	605	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,119	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	185.00	$185.00	$440	—
255–295	278	5	185.00–195.00	$190.07	$528	—
355–380	368	2	180.00–185.00	$182.59	$672	+2.59
455–490	477	11	180.00–195.00	$188.22	$898	+0.22
525–540	535	5	175.00–185.00	$178.98	$958	-7.78
555–585	574	5	175.00–185.00	$178.03	$1,022	-8.26
625–640	635	3	167.50–170.00	$168.34	$1,069	-11.66
670–695	682	3	162.50–165.00	$164.15	$1,120	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	2	165.00–175.00	$169.91	$702	—
470–495	485	3	165.00–175.00	$169.93	$824	-5.07
505–535	520	2	155.00–165.00	$159.86	$831	-13.74
580	580	1	155.00	$155.00	$899	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	155.00	$155.00	$666	±0.00
645	645	1	140.00	$140.00	$903	—

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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	406	5	240.00–245.00	$242.98	$986	+26.73
405–445	430	32	215.00–235.00	$223.67	$962	+18.60
450–490	478	11	215.00–230.00	$218.66	$1,045	+14.05
500–515 fancy	508	2	225.00–230.00	$227.54	$1,156	—
500–540	519	10	200.00–220.00	$206.10	$1,070	+6.66
550 fancy	550	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,238	—
550–585	565	16	195.00–205.00	$199.06	$1,125	-3.43
600–645	617	7	190.00–197.50	$193.23	$1,192	-1.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	428	4	200.00–210.00	$202.57	$867	—
455–490	470	9	195.00–210.00	$200.52	$942	+13.95
500–540	522	5	185.00–190.00	$186.97	$976	+1.64
550–580	565	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,045	-0.83
620–645	633	2	175.00–182.50	$178.82	$1,132	-11.18
665–690	675	3	175.00–185.00	$179.95	$1,215	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	180.00	$180.00	$783	—
460–485	474	5	185.00–190.00	$185.98	$882	—
500	500	1	175.00	$175.00	$875	—
635	635	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,048	-12.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1355	1159	80-85%	9	82.00–92.00	$87.03	$1,009	-21.93
1000–1560	1229	80-85%	31	95.00–118.00	$107.11	$1,316	—
1110–1465	1260	80-85%	10	121.00–128.00	$123.40	$1,555	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–965	893	85-90%	4	82.00–90.00	$85.22	$761	—
680–990	922	85-90%	7	93.00–106.00	$99.06	$913	+19.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1600	1420	75-80%	6	109.00–114.00	$111.70	$1,586	—
1420–1585	1518	75-80%	3	120.00–129.00	$125.51	$1,905	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1900	1520	5	121.00–138.00	$132.68	$2,017	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–818	779	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	132.50–162.50	$152.30	$1,186

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–925	783	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	670.00–870.00	$796.07
795–985	903	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	680.00–895.00	$819.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1080	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	950.00–1,060.00	$1,010.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,260.00	$1,260.00
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,380.00	$1,380.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–183	149	4	78.00–84.00	$80.32	$120	-6.99
150	150	1	80.00	$80.00	$120	—
285–293	290	10	59.00–62.00	$60.18	$175	—
309–370	319	6	54.00–56.00	$54.39	$174	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	-200.00
80	80	4	150.00–160.00	$156.25	-143.75
140	140	2	220.00–240.00	$230.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
550	550	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00	—
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	970.00	$970.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	8	167.50	$167.50	$327	—
200–245	230	3	155.00–160.00	$156.45	$360	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	9	50.00–65.00	$58.89	+28.89
30	30	1	37.50	$37.50	+7.50
40	40	7	70.00–85.00	$73.57	+43.57
50	50	1	160.00	$160.00	+102.50
50	50	3	105.00–125.00	$116.67	+59.17
50	50	2	65.00	$65.00	+7.50
60	60	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	+72.50
60	60	3	135.00	$135.00	+77.50

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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	140.00	$140.00	+80.00
50	50	—	—	2	50.00–55.00	$52.50	-7.50
50	50	—	—	3	95.00–105.00	$100.00	+40.00
125	125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	235.00	$235.00	+20.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	175.00	$175.00	—
80	80	1	80.00	$80.00	—

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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.