Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 12, 2023

879 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $199.10/cwt -8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 524 lb · 27 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $214.98/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 422 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.53/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,255/hd at 540 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	879	1,163	1,050
Feeder cattle	566	881	833
Slaughter cattle	176	152	132
Replacement cattle	33	36	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. 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
230 fancy	230	1	255.00	$255.00	$586	—
265–290 fancy	281	5	265.00–275.00	$269.93	$759	+8.22
280–290	288	4	235.00–240.00	$236.22	$680	—
300–345 fancy	321	9	245.00–270.00	$253.75	$815	+3.70
305–345	330	11	220.00–235.00	$225.32	$744	-5.15
350–395	373	16	220.00–235.00	$226.93	$846	-7.94
355–390 fancy	373	6	245.00–260.00	$249.17	$929	-6.31
415–435	423	3	220.00–235.00	$228.33	$966	-0.98
421–435 value added	423	9	259.00–260.00	$259.11	$1,096	—
453 value added	453	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,155	—
460–465	463	2	220.00–235.00	$227.46	$1,053	-1.33
460–470 fancy	465	2	245.00–250.00	$247.47	$1,151	+2.48
500–540	517	5	210.00–225.00	$218.04	$1,127	-7.16
546–547 value added	546	18	236.00–238.00	$236.56	$1,292	—
558 value added	558	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,311	—
560	560	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,288	+15.00
600–625	607	5	205.00–220.00	$210.94	$1,280	—
675	675	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	210.00	$210.00	$441	+6.14
285–295	290	2	200.00–210.00	$205.09	$595	-2.25
340	340	1	195.00	$195.00	$663	-4.90
355–395	375	14	190.00–210.00	$204.66	$767	+0.59
425–430	428	2	185.00–195.00	$190.03	$813	-17.84
465–490	478	4	200.00–210.00	$202.57	$968	+0.76
500–525	513	2	195.00–205.00	$199.88	$1,025	—
635	635	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,238	—
670	670	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,172	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	190.00	$190.00	$580	+6.95
370–380	375	3	180.00–185.00	$183.33	$687	-4.10
460	460	1	185.00	$185.00	$851	+5.03
535	535	1	185.00	$185.00	$990	±0.00
565	565	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,017	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	155.00	$155.00	$597	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	205.00–215.00	$210.05	$510	-2.45
271–290	274	9	210.00–225.00	$211.76	$580	-0.61
305–325	316	5	210.00–220.00	$214.00	$676	+3.02
355–395 fancy	365	5	225.00–230.00	$228.04	$832	+6.41
350–395	376	11	205.00–220.00	$209.90	$789	-2.66
400–415 fancy	408	4	225.00–230.00	$227.50	$928	+1.41
400–448	425	20	200.00–220.00	$212.48	$903	+2.67
455–495	473	21	195.00–210.00	$205.65	$973	-2.08
503–542	524	27	195.00–210.00	$199.10	$1,043	-6.04
550–560	555	2	195.00–200.00	$197.48	$1,096	-5.50
600–630	617	6	190.00–205.00	$198.40	$1,224	+4.37
660	660	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,254	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	200.00	$200.00	$590	+6.54
330–345	336	10	190.00–205.00	$195.54	$657	+0.54
350–380	362	6	190.00–205.00	$200.88	$727	+12.42
400–445	424	15	185.00–195.00	$189.26	$802	-3.04
475–490	485	7	180.00–195.00	$185.15	$898	-1.47
500–545	519	15	175.00–190.00	$185.23	$961	-4.34
550–590	568	8	175.00–190.00	$181.28	$1,030	-3.80
645	645	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,129	-8.14
675–680	678	2	165.00–170.00	$167.51	$1,136	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	377	8	170.00–185.00	$175.56	$662	—
435	435	1	175.00	$175.00	$761	±0.00
465–470	468	2	170.00–175.00	$172.49	$807	-2.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	155.00	$155.00	$434	-10.00
400	400	1	155.00	$155.00	$620	—
525	525	1	152.00	$152.00	$798	-13.00
620	620	1	125.00	$125.00	$775	-35.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	425	20	215.00–232.50	$221.58	$942	+2.79
450–475 fancy	462	3	230.00–235.00	$233.29	$1,078	+1.18
450–490	473	12	210.00–225.00	$215.95	$1,021	-6.55
505 fancy	505	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,162	-20.00
500–545	525	10	205.00–220.00	$211.53	$1,111	-5.48
550–590	566	10	205.00–220.00	$211.93	$1,200	-1.43
605–630	616	4	205.00–210.00	$208.75	$1,286	+2.00
655–690	673	2	195.00–205.00	$199.87	$1,345	-0.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	429	8	195.00–210.00	$201.26	$863	-0.81
450–485	461	6	195.00–205.00	$199.95	$922	-2.49
500–545	519	10	190.00–200.00	$196.01	$1,017	-2.86
553–575	560	5	190.00–200.00	$195.98	$1,097	+1.87
620	620	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,178	-1.81
650–670	657	3	185.00–187.50	$185.82	$1,221	-0.30

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	175.00	$175.00	$718	-7.34
455–485	465	4	175.00–185.00	$182.50	$849	-2.50
515–540	530	3	185.00	$185.00	$980	+8.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	165.00	$165.00	$776	-0.08
500	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	-0.02
585	585	1	155.00	$155.00	$907	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	80-85%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,373	—
1015–1330	1164	80-85%	13	83.00–91.00	$86.76	$1,010	-23.39
955–1545	1182	80-85%	88	95.00–118.00	$105.65	$1,249	-4.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–985	857	85-90%	18	69.00–90.00	$79.58	$682	—
725–990	909	85-90%	14	94.00–106.00	$98.09	$892	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1935	1459	75-80%	13	98.00–114.00	$108.15	$1,578	+14.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1240	1118	3	102.00–112.00	$108.53	$1,213	—
1280–2165	1725	10	117.00–130.00	$126.82	$2,188	-10.28
1715–1745	1730	2	132.00–135.00	$133.49	$2,309	-3.61

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615–950	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	700.00–930.00	$796.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–840	778	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	160.00–170.00	$165.16	$1,285

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–910	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	130.00–145.00	$138.22	$1,147

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
620	620	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	510.00	$510.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–775	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	790.00–860.00	$825.69
820–945	886	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	675.00–915.00	$804.46
895–960	932	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	810.00–910.00	$847.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,070.00	$1,070.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–185	173	4	86.00–90.00	$87.94	$152	—
279–289	283	18	60.00–65.00	$62.97	$178	-11.38

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-15.00
80	80	—	—	6	190.00–205.00	$196.67	+46.67
100	100	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	295.00	$295.00	+72.50
140	140	—	—	3	240.00–265.00	$251.67	+29.17

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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
770–955	863	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00–1,475.00	$1,461.16	—
840–930	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,185.00–1,725.00	$1,371.74	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880–950	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,075.00	$1,010.11	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	105.00	$105.00	$394	—
415	415	1	100.00	$100.00	$415	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	6	75.00	$75.00	+30.00
40	40	6	85.00–90.00	$87.50	-34.50
50	50	3	170.00–175.00	$171.67	+87.38
50	50	4	100.00–110.00	$102.50	+18.21
60	60	1	140.00	$140.00	+55.71

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	5	135.00–140.00	$136.00	+81.00
50	50	2	80.00–95.00	$87.50	+32.50
80	80	1	165.00	$165.00	+100.00
80	80	6	125.00–135.00	$128.33	+63.33
100	100	2	140.00	$140.00	+75.00
140	140	1	210.00	$210.00	+45.00
160	160	1	240.00	$240.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–45	41	7	40.00–47.50	$42.14	-17.86
50	50	1	55.00	$55.00	—
60	60	4	65.00	$65.00	-75.00
100	100	4	100.00–110.00	$102.50	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	40.00	$40.00	$146	—
475	475	1	40.00	$40.00	$190	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	200.00–220.00	$210.00	—
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	—
80	80	2	225.00–235.00	$230.00	—
100	100	2	250.00–260.00	$255.00	+20.00
100	100	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	-87.50

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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.