Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

931 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.04/cwt -14.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 435 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $192.02/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 426 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $189.61/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 520 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	931	879	677
Feeder cattle	720	566	396
Slaughter cattle	99	176	155
Replacement cattle	38	33	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Moderate 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
270–290 fancy	280	2	240.00–250.00	$245.18	$687	-24.75
280–295	289	4	222.50–227.50	$225.02	$650	-11.20
300–340 fancy	322	3	242.50–245.00	$243.34	$784	-10.41
305–345	328	4	230.00–240.00	$234.89	$770	+9.57
355–390	379	6	225.00–240.00	$233.32	$884	+6.39
400–448	434	12	220.00–235.00	$227.90	$989	-0.43
436 fancy	436	10	248.00	$248.00	$1,081	—
450–485	472	5	220.00–235.00	$226.98	$1,071	-0.48
500 fancy	500	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,155	—
500–538	526	14	200.00–230.00	$222.86	$1,172	+4.82
555–595	572	7	215.00–227.50	$221.43	$1,267	-8.57
605–635	615	7	210.00–225.00	$218.42	$1,343	+7.48
655	655	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,441	+10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–238	229	3	190.00–200.00	$193.27	$443	-16.73
265–290	274	8	200.00–220.00	$207.43	$568	+2.34
300–345	322	13	197.50–220.00	$208.38	$671	+13.38
350–395	375	16	190.00–220.00	$203.28	$762	-1.38
425–445	433	5	210.00–220.00	$215.49	$933	+25.46
450–490	477	7	190.00–212.50	$204.60	$976	+2.03
508–545	525	7	187.50–210.00	$193.36	$1,015	-6.52
568 value added	568	4	211.00	$211.00	$1,198	—
555–585	571	5	182.50–210.00	$200.13	$1,143	—
605–635	620	4	190.00–210.00	$201.37	$1,248	+6.37
725	725	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,323	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	180.00	$180.00	$360	—
290	290	1	180.00	$180.00	$522	—
330–340	337	3	180.00–190.00	$185.79	$626	-4.21
375–388	384	4	185.00–195.00	$190.68	$732	+7.35
445	445	1	190.00	$190.00	$846	—
465–485	472	3	170.00–185.00	$179.04	$845	-5.96

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	165.00–167.50	$166.33	$541	—
355–360	358	2	170.00–175.00	$172.52	$618	+17.52
420–435	428	2	160.00–175.00	$167.63	$717	—
520–525	523	2	160.00–170.00	$164.98	$863	—
585	585	1	160.00	$160.00	$936	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	185.00	$185.00	$370	—
260–280	274	7	187.50–200.00	$191.00	$523	-9.00
300–345	328	10	185.00–205.00	$193.83	$636	-1.71
360–395	381	8	185.00–205.00	$195.79	$746	-5.09
400–445	426	21	182.50–205.00	$192.02	$818	+2.76
450–495	473	15	180.00–200.00	$188.85	$893	+3.70
505–545	520	21	182.50–195.00	$189.61	$986	+4.38
550–580	561	6	185.00–195.00	$189.99	$1,066	+8.71
605–635	624	8	180.00–192.50	$187.78	$1,172	+12.78
660	660	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,254	+22.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	205.00	$205.00	$574	-6.76
310–330	318	8	210.00–220.00	$214.68	$683	+0.68
370 fancy	370	1	227.50	$227.50	$842	-0.54
350–395	372	13	207.50–227.50	$215.33	$801	+5.43
400–440	415	8	207.50–220.00	$212.24	$881	-0.24
408–445 fancy	427	12	221.00–225.00	$222.91	$952	-4.59
455–492	486	6	205.00–207.00	$206.69	$1,005	+1.04
548	548	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,123	+5.90
565	565	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,186	+12.52
660	660	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,320	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	5	162.50	$162.50	$366	—
320	320	1	160.00	$160.00	$512	—
360–390	375	2	167.50–170.00	$168.80	$633	—
410–440	425	2	170.00–177.50	$173.88	$739	+18.88
470	470	1	160.00	$160.00	$752	—
510–540	525	2	162.50–167.50	$165.07	$867	+13.07
560–570	563	3	165.00–170.00	$168.31	$948	—
645	645	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,064	+40.00
660–670	665	2	160.00–170.00	$165.04	$1,098	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	177.50	$177.50	$470	—
315	315	1	180.00	$180.00	$567	—
395	395	1	170.00	$170.00	$672	-5.56
455–475	466	4	170.00–175.00	$172.48	$804	-0.01
545	545	1	175.00	$175.00	$954	—
550–575	563	2	175.00–177.50	$176.22	$992	—
625	625	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,094	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	403	—	—	3	210.00–220.00	$215.00	$866	-6.58
413–433 fancy	418	—	—	8	234.00	$234.00	$978	—
450–493	476	—	—	11	210.00–220.00	$212.90	$1,013	-3.05
450–495 fancy	483	—	—	4	225.00–235.00	$227.33	$1,098	-5.96
500–505 fancy	501	—	—	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,127	-5.00
500–540	519	—	—	12	210.00–215.00	$211.90	$1,100	+0.37
570–595	586	—	—	4	202.50–210.00	$206.84	$1,212	-5.09
610–620	615	—	—	2	205.00–210.00	$207.52	$1,276	-1.23
1380	1380	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,697	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	432	6	190.00–200.00	$194.09	$838	-7.17
460–490	475	10	180.00–200.00	$191.71	$911	-8.24
500–535	520	11	180.00–200.00	$190.46	$990	-5.55
555–590	567	7	190.00–197.50	$193.22	$1,096	-2.76
600–645	618	6	185.00–197.50	$191.68	$1,185	+1.68
660–675	668	2	193.00–195.00	$193.99	$1,296	+8.17
700–705	703	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,301	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–436	433	5	177.50–180.00	$179.51	$777	+4.51
485	485	1	180.00	$180.00	$873	-2.50
500–540	524	6	175.00–185.00	$177.93	$932	-7.07
600	600	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,065	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	172.50	$172.50	$733	—
450–495	472	3	160.00–170.00	$166.50	$786	+1.50
535	535	1	170.00	$170.00	$910	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1375	1166	80-85%	12	79.00–94.00	$87.15	$1,016	+0.39
975–1495	1242	80-85%	45	95.00–112.00	$107.04	$1,329	—
1320–1760	1540	80-85%	2	118.00–129.00	$124.29	$1,914	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1165	968	85-90%	22	72.00–92.00	$84.00	$813	—
960–1290	1093	85-90%	9	93.00–103.00	$98.75	$1,079	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1865	1533	75-80%	10	99.00–114.00	$108.64	$1,665	—
1570	1570	75-80%	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,334	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,315	—
1495–2155	1810	10	113.00–129.00	$122.81	$2,223	—
1830–1880	1855	2	133.00–134.00	$133.49	$2,476	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–1085	925	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	118.00–157.00	$138.46	$1,281
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,222

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,056
800–895	848	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	106.00–120.00	$113.39	$962
850–1020	907	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	86.00–90.00	$88.75	$805

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$588
720–895	796	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	84.00–95.00	$92.00	$732

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	73.00	$73.00	$548

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00
850–1070	973	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	955.00–1,000.00	$975.86
970–1095	1033	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,060.00	$984.84
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1215	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,325.00	$1,241.26
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1315	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	87.00	$87.00	$144	-0.94
200–225	212	6	85.00–87.00	$85.35	$181	—
425	425	1	65.00	$65.00	$276	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	3	130.00–155.00	$138.33	+8.33
100	100	6	160.00–195.00	$181.67	-113.33

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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
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625–725	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,257.87	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	—
660	660	1	110.00	$110.00	$726	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	4	30.00–40.00	$33.75	-41.25
30	30	3	40.00–45.00	$41.67	-33.33
40	40	6	50.00–60.00	$54.17	-33.33
50	50	8	65.00–90.00	$76.25	-95.42
50	50	2	50.00	$50.00	-121.67
50	50	8	100.00–115.00	$110.00	-61.67
60	60	2	115.00	$115.00	-25.00
60	60	1	75.00	$75.00	-65.00
70	70	1	135.00	$135.00	-5.00

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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	—	—	1	75.00	$75.00	-61.00
70–75	73	—	—	2	70.00–95.00	$82.50	-82.50
80	80	—	—	2	130.00	$130.00	-35.00
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	3	180.00–200.00	$186.67	+21.67
100	100	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	185.00	$185.00	+45.00
100	100	—	—	2	105.00–115.00	$110.00	-30.00
100–120	110	—	—	2	165.00–180.00	$172.50	+32.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	40.00	$40.00	$182	±0.00
735	735	1	71.00	$71.00	$522	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	—
80	80	1	135.00	$135.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	-110.00
120	120	2	225.00–270.00	$247.50	-7.50

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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.