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Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 31, 2023

642 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $205.61/cwt -4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 422 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $218.00/cwt +8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 474 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.01/cwt +0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 464 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 642 802 627
Feeder cattle 481 560 520
Slaughter cattle 93 99 59
Replacement cattle 7 29 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls too few to trend, feeder heifers steady, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 260.00 $260.00 $624 —
330–335 333 2 245.00–250.00 $247.52 $824 -7.40
330–340 value added 335 2 257.50–267.50 $262.57 $880 —
370–395 378 3 255.00–257.50 $256.69 $970 +7.97
400–430 fancy 413 3 255.00–260.00 $258.35 $1,067 —
450–475 fancy 465 3 255.00–260.00 $258.32 $1,201 —
460–495 478 2 240.00–252.50 $246.02 $1,176 +6.06
510–521 519 6 230.00–242.00 $240.04 $1,246 —
513–546 fancy 538 8 254.00–258.00 $254.95 $1,372 —
562–590 578 7 225.00–245.00 $236.67 $1,368 -8.33
565–582 fancy 578 4 249.00–257.50 $251.08 $1,451 —
605 605 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,331 -3.48
610–642 fancy 638 10 235.00–245.00 $242.30 $1,546 —
660 660 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,419 —
700–708 706 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,483 +7.47
745 fancy 745 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,632 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 190.00 $190.00 $580 —
420 420 1 210.00 $210.00 $882 +25.00
460–485 476 5 190.00–210.00 $199.91 $952 —
500–548 532 3 175.00–187.50 $183.58 $977 —
605 605 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,150 —
685 685 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,233 —
720 720 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,404 —
765 765 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,473 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 225.00 $225.00 $652 —
410–445 428 5 220.00–237.50 $226.39 $969 +10.63
470–495 486 4 220.00–235.00 $228.78 $1,112 +12.64
525–540 533 2 217.50–227.50 $222.57 $1,186 +9.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 197.50 $197.50 $444 —
260 260 2 200.00–217.50 $208.75 $543 -13.66
310–335 322 3 200.00–212.50 $207.36 $668 -3.39
355–395 377 11 202.50–217.50 $209.54 $790 +2.99
405–445 422 21 195.00–210.00 $205.61 $868 -4.34
450–495 464 18 200.00–212.50 $208.01 $965 +0.20
500–544 522 11 195.00–210.00 $203.64 $1,063 +4.22
535 fancy 535 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,145 —
560–570 563 3 185.00–200.00 $193.28 $1,088 -1.04
575 fancy 575 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 —
625 625 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,234 +12.50
775 775 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,356 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 261 4 230.00–232.50 $231.87 $605 -0.66
330 value added 330 1 247.50 $247.50 $817 —
315–345 336 4 217.50–232.50 $222.93 $749 -9.63
370–395 383 3 220.00–225.00 $221.61 $849 —
405–435 417 11 215.00–225.00 $217.77 $908 -7.91
445 fancy 445 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,112 —
450–470 465 4 200.00–216.00 $212.13 $986 —
508–515 509 8 215.00–220.00 $218.74 $1,113 +0.40
560–585 573 2 200.00–212.50 $206.11 $1,181 -0.59
605–620 613 2 202.50–207.50 $204.97 $1,256 +8.07
660 660 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,287 +3.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 6 180.00–192.50 $183.92 $598 -8.67
355–380 363 5 180.00–195.00 $190.00 $690 -0.73
400–440 419 8 180.00–192.50 $184.43 $773 -3.26
465–485 477 3 170.00–187.50 $179.29 $855 -6.26
505–545 530 4 175.00–190.00 $184.93 $980 +0.31
550–555 552 3 175.00–180.00 $176.68 $975 -3.30
615 615 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,107 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 220.00 $220.00 $638 —
350–395 371 10 210.00–225.00 $217.69 $808 -4.75
400–440 422 13 210.00–230.00 $220.14 $929 +0.32
450–495 474 19 210.00–225.00 $218.00 $1,033 +8.72
500–545 522 9 200.00–210.00 $205.02 $1,070 -0.05
560–585 570 4 190.00–195.00 $192.51 $1,097 -6.56
605 605 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,150 -1.62
680 680 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,292 —
715 715 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,287 +3.77
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 252.50 $252.50 $581 -12.50
265–295 284 6 242.50–257.50 $251.56 $714 -8.44
318–340 324 5 242.50–250.00 $247.92 $803 -19.60
365–395 379 4 230.00–242.50 $234.32 $888 -23.95
400 400 3 230.00–235.00 $233.33 $933 -24.17
470 470 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,081 -16.63
500–528 521 9 210.00–220.00 $212.17 $1,105 -6.72
570–590 583 3 210.00–217.00 $214.72 $1,252 -3.59
605 605 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,210 -1.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 3 180.00–210.00 $192.97 $618 +2.91
350–375 364 4 180.00–210.00 $199.30 $725 +6.48
405–440 423 8 180.00–200.00 $194.25 $822 +7.23
455–490 478 7 185.00–200.00 $192.81 $922 +10.39
505–540 527 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,001 +7.20
550 550 1 177.50 $177.50 $976 —
650 650 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,105 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $790 —
920–1435 1200 80-85% 27 98.00–120.00 $113.35 $1,360 +4.48
1155–1480 1318 80-85% 5 122.00–124.00 $122.85 $1,619 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1335 998 85-90% 7 64.00–95.00 $79.61 $795 —
1005–1335 1146 85-90% 9 102.00–110.00 $105.48 $1,209 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1590 1537 75-80% 5 110.00–117.00 $114.38 $1,758 —
1455–1770 1641 75-80% 4 124.00–130.00 $126.39 $2,074 +44.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1405 1283 2 110.00–114.00 $111.81 $1,435 —
1415–1770 1608 6 120.00–135.00 $129.79 $2,087 —
1625–1840 1703 3 138.00–141.00 $139.28 $2,372 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
640–670 655 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 73.00–76.00 $74.47 $488
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810 810 (<2 yrs)Open 1 95.00 $95.00 $770

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,003
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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 —
100 100 2 130.00–135.00 $132.50 -120.36
100–130 111 5 155.00–170.00 $163.00 -89.86

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 2 40.00 $40.00 +5.31
20 20 2 20.00–40.00 $30.00 -4.69
30 30 3 50.00–65.00 $56.67 +4.53
30 30 1 20.00 $20.00 -32.14
40 40 1 110.00 $110.00 +47.78
50 50 7 60.00–80.00 $72.14 -1.50
70 70 1 135.00 $135.00 -30.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 105.00 $105.00 -16.25
60 60 1 45.00 $45.00 -95.00
70 70 1 105.00 $105.00 -35.00
80 80 3 60.00–95.00 $78.33 +1.19
120–130 125 2 105.00–135.00 $120.00 —
130 130 1 135.00 $135.00 —
150–170 160 2 205.00–250.00 $227.50 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 12 77.50 $77.50 -2.50

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 80.00–90.00 $85.00 —
50 50 1 130.00 $130.00 —
60 60 1 140.00 $140.00 —
70 70 3 110.00–120.00 $113.33 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100 100 1 130.00 $130.00 —
100–130 119 4 155.00–200.00 $185.00 —

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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.