Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 26, 2023

967 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $197.38/cwt -7.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 518 lb · 25 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.49/cwt +6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 375 lb · 22 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $186.93/cwt -8.86 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 371 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	967	931	995
Feeder cattle	701	720	624
Slaughter cattle	138	99	200
Replacement cattle	45	38	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were steady. There were heavy offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation, and light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	225.00–255.00	$239.68	$563	—
255	255	1	240.00	$240.00	$612	+14.98
285–295 fancy	290	2	260.00–265.00	$262.54	$761	+17.36
300–330	311	9	220.00–255.00	$230.81	$718	-4.08
320–345 fancy	333	6	255.00–270.00	$262.61	$874	+19.27
355–390 fancy	368	6	255.00–275.00	$264.79	$974	—
350–395	378	16	220.00–240.00	$230.00	$869	-3.32
400–445	421	12	220.00–235.00	$224.99	$947	-2.91
460 fancy	460	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,127	—
453–475	463	5	217.50–235.00	$225.08	$1,042	-1.90
508–535	517	7	205.00–220.00	$214.58	$1,109	-8.28
555–575	568	3	205.00–215.00	$211.63	$1,202	-9.80
600–635	617	5	195.00–215.00	$204.05	$1,259	-14.37
650	650	2	195.00–200.00	$197.50	$1,284	-22.50
725–745	733	3	184.00–195.00	$191.35	$1,403	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	200.00–205.00	$202.61	$476	+9.34
250–285	272	9	190.00–220.00	$201.25	$547	-6.18
310–345	327	10	195.00–215.00	$202.14	$661	-6.24
350–395	371	19	195.00–215.00	$206.03	$764	+2.75
385	385	1	210.00	$210.00	$808	+6.72
410–445	426	9	200.00–215.00	$206.06	$878	-9.43
450–495	475	11	185.00–215.00	$202.46	$962	-2.14
500–535	511	6	180.00–210.00	$195.70	$1,000	+2.34
550–565	560	3	195.00–210.00	$199.91	$1,119	-0.22
610–625	618	3	190.00–197.50	$194.19	$1,200	-7.18
695	695	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,147	—
715	715	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,251	-7.50
775	775	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,201	—
845	845	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,352	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	274	4	160.00–185.00	$172.83	$474	-7.17
330–345	338	2	180.00–185.00	$182.44	$617	-3.35
350–375	363	4	165.00–190.00	$181.29	$658	-9.39
405–440	423	2	145.00–165.00	$155.41	$657	-34.59
460–495	480	7	170.00–185.00	$179.20	$860	+0.16
500–525	513	2	145.00–165.00	$154.76	$794	—
550	550	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,018	—
655–690	673	2	137.50–165.00	$150.89	$1,015	—
800	800	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	175.00	$175.00	$411	—
295	295	1	175.00	$175.00	$516	—
300–345	325	6	140.00–185.00	$166.14	$540	-0.19
375–385	382	3	160.00–170.00	$164.96	$630	-7.56
450–485	462	3	160.00–170.00	$165.13	$763	—
615–625	620	2	155.00–175.00	$165.08	$1,023	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	155.00–180.00	$166.83	$389	—
280	280	1	135.00	$135.00	$378	—
305–335	319	4	140.00–165.00	$157.71	$503	—
400	400	1	135.00	$135.00	$540	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	200.00–210.00	$203.33	$559	-1.67
300–345	326	11	200.00–225.00	$209.51	$683	-5.17
375 fancy	375	1	230.00	$230.00	$862	+2.50
355–395	377	15	200.00–217.50	$209.74	$791	-5.59
405–435	419	14	200.00–215.00	$206.08	$863	-6.16
450–490	468	17	185.00–215.00	$195.29	$914	-11.40
505–540	518	25	180.00–215.00	$197.38	$1,022	-7.62
550–595	573	14	180.00–215.00	$205.13	$1,175	-4.87
600–645	616	6	180.00–205.00	$195.23	$1,203	—
660	660	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,188	-20.00
725–745	733	3	160.00–170.00	$165.86	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	182.00	$182.00	$446	—
250–295	273	6	175.00–190.00	$180.64	$493	-10.36
300–340	321	7	180.00–205.00	$188.74	$606	-5.09
350–395	371	20	175.00–195.00	$186.93	$694	-8.86
405–445	430	20	165.00–200.00	$186.51	$802	-5.51
450–495	474	13	180.00–195.00	$190.86	$905	+2.01
483 thin fleshed	483	3	195.00	$195.00	$942	—
500–545	517	9	175.00–195.00	$188.82	$976	-0.79
550–595	573	4	165.00–195.00	$187.19	$1,073	-2.80
600–645	624	4	165.00–190.00	$178.99	$1,117	-8.79
675	675	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,114	-25.00
750	750	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,238	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	145.00–155.00	$149.89	$352	—
235	235	1	175.00	$175.00	$411	—
250–290	272	3	155.00	$155.00	$422	-22.50
310–325	318	2	130.00–165.00	$147.91	$470	-32.09
310–340	326	6	145.00–170.00	$152.28	$496	-27.72
355–390	370	6	130.00–160.00	$144.22	$534	-25.78
387 thin fleshed	387	7	142.50	$142.50	$551	—
425	425	1	175.00	$175.00	$744	—
405–445	428	14	135.00–160.00	$147.91	$633	—
450–490	468	8	125.00–165.00	$146.18	$684	-26.30
450–495	473	2	175.00	$175.00	$828	+2.52
500–510	505	2	130.00–175.00	$152.28	$769	—
515	515	1	145.00	$145.00	$747	-30.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	420	2	145.00–160.00	$152.41	$640	—
465–495	478	4	135.00–155.00	$143.65	$687	—
500–540	521	6	130.00–165.00	$143.14	$746	—
570–595	584	5	125.00–150.00	$140.08	$818	—
670–690	678	4	125.00–165.00	$146.20	$991	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	175.00–185.00	$180.16	$568	+20.16
580–595	588	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,029	+6.69
645	645	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,129	+10.00
710	710	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,118	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	155.00–165.00	$160.00	$456	—
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	—
350	350	1	170.00	$170.00	$595	—
470	470	2	115.00	$115.00	$540	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	140.00	$140.00	$616	—
485	485	1	155.00	$155.00	$752	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	426	14	190.00–210.00	$200.45	$854	+6.36
450–480	466	8	185.00–200.00	$194.96	$909	+3.25
505–525	514	8	175.00–195.00	$186.23	$957	-4.23
575	575	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,121	+1.78
600–610	604	5	175.00–195.00	$184.04	$1,112	-7.64
715	715	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,198	-17.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	5	215.00–235.00	$226.70	$959	+11.70
475–485	480	2	205.00–220.00	$212.58	$1,020	-0.32
505–545	528	8	200.00–220.00	$209.40	$1,106	-2.50
555–595	573	6	200.00–215.00	$206.78	$1,185	-0.06
600–645	623	8	190.00–210.00	$202.78	$1,263	-4.74
650–665	655	3	192.50–205.00	$200.87	$1,316	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	175.00	$175.00	$621	—
400–440	416	7	173.00–185.00	$179.19	$745	-0.32
460–490	473	6	152.50–185.00	$168.93	$799	-11.07
505–535	518	4	165.00–185.00	$175.14	$907	-2.79
595	595	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,101	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	175.00	$175.00	$490	—
400	400	1	185.00	$185.00	$740	+12.50
465	465	1	180.00	$180.00	$837	+13.50
535	535	1	165.00	$165.00	$883	-5.00
595	595	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,041	—
720	720	1	115.00	$115.00	$828	—
780	780	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,150	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	155.00	$155.00	$651	—
450	450	1	145.00	$145.00	$652	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1590	1194	80-85%	4	85.00–88.00	$86.15	$1,029	-1.00
995–1630	1274	80-85%	14	89.00–100.00	$95.07	$1,211	—
1085–1635	1337	80-85%	24	101.00–110.00	$104.38	$1,396	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1235	1016	85-90%	24	70.00–88.00	$79.24	$805	—
865–1205	1051	85-90%	9	85.00–95.00	$89.94	$945	—
910–1340	1180	85-90%	4	98.00–105.00	$101.19	$1,194	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1470	1333	75-80%	3	77.00–88.00	$80.81	$1,077	—
1305–1595	1420	75-80%	7	101.00–109.00	$104.32	$1,481	—
1280–1535	1448	75-80%	3	96.00–99.00	$97.24	$1,408	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1505	1271	6	104.00–116.00	$111.79	$1,421	—
1215–2090	1702	14	116.00–132.00	$125.11	$2,129	—
1645–2080	1840	5	133.00–135.00	$133.73	$2,461	+10.92

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–970	893	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	79.00–99.00	$87.54	$782

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–890	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	94.00	$94.00	$808

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–925	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	72.50–76.00	$74.22	$674

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	92.50	$92.50	$634

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–960	842	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	530.00–750.00	$683.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–975	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	630.00–980.00	$835.57
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–920	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	820.00–920.00	$870.55
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–890	853	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	810.00–1,040.00	$897.30

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–895	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–840.00	$791.60

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790	790	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	100.00	$100.00	$790

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	97.00	$97.00	$126	—
210–229	226	9	71.00–95.00	$76.75	$173	-8.60
375	375	1	82.00	$82.00	$308	—
460	460	1	30.00	$30.00	$138	—
535–555	545	2	27.00–29.00	$28.02	$153	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	7.00	$7.00	$44	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	-28.33
85	85	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	+41.67
120–135	128	2	205.00–210.00	$207.65	+25.98

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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
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
950–1060	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,180.00	$1,154.00	—
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	960.00	$960.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	152.50	$152.50	$419	—
323	323	2	150.00	$150.00	$484	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	3	30.00–50.00	$43.33	+9.58
15	15	6	20.00–40.00	$35.00	+1.25
20–25	23	6	25.00–80.00	$43.39	+9.64
30	30	3	40.00–55.00	$45.00	+3.33
40–45	43	7	40.00–80.00	$60.42	+6.25
50–55	53	3	55.00–95.00	$80.78	+4.53
60–65	61	7	50.00–145.00	$107.59	-7.41

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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	60.00	$60.00	-15.00
60–65	63	—	—	2	105.00–115.00	$109.80	+27.30
80–85	83	—	—	2	100.00–150.00	$125.76	-4.24
90	90	—	—	2	175.00–180.00	$177.50	+47.50
100–105	103	—	—	2	160.00–200.00	$180.49	-4.51
160	160	—	—	1	230.00	$230.00	—
200	200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	265.00	$265.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	9.00–35.00	$22.00	$102	-18.00
605	605	1	37.00	$37.00	$224	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	275.00	$275.00	—

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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.