Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 28, 2023

793 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $248.67/cwt -3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,437/hd at 578 lb · 40 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.98/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 432 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.00/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 539 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	793	1,022	764
Feeder cattle	596	783	596
Slaughter cattle	106	167	98
Replacement cattle	12	2	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	255.00	$255.00	$701	—
335	335	1	265.00	$265.00	$888	+10.12
375–395	379	5	247.50–260.00	$252.58	$957	+0.80
437–445	439	4	245.00–255.00	$247.53	$1,087	—
470–493	488	8	240.00–250.00	$242.46	$1,183	-7.54
510–535	522	8	245.00–255.00	$251.25	$1,312	-2.15
560–590	578	40	245.00–255.00	$248.67	$1,437	-3.55
605–625	618	15	235.00–250.00	$242.82	$1,501	+0.91
667	667	8	244.00	$244.00	$1,627	+4.00
712	712	8	226.00	$226.00	$1,609	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	3	225.00–240.00	$231.93	$749	—
370–390	379	4	230.00–240.00	$235.07	$891	+4.50
404–430	413	9	220.00–245.00	$236.41	$976	+3.58
450–475	463	13	217.50–240.00	$227.88	$1,055	+6.42
515	515	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,133	-10.95
555–580	572	3	225.00–235.00	$231.62	$1,325	+14.14
620–625	624	4	218.00–230.00	$220.98	$1,379	+9.87
650–690	683	13	222.50–230.00	$224.40	$1,533	+10.62
705	705	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,551	+28.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	205.00	$205.00	$574	—
340	340	1	215.00	$215.00	$731	—
450–480	465	6	205.00–215.00	$210.00	$976	+3.78
645	645	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,274	+7.50
690	690	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,414	+20.00
700–744	738	10	185.00–195.00	$193.45	$1,428	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	215.00	$215.00	$613	±0.00
320–330	325	2	225.00	$225.00	$731	+1.24
360–390	378	7	220.00–230.00	$222.50	$841	+1.32
410–445	432	29	220.00–225.00	$222.98	$963	+0.10
450–475	463	5	215.00–230.00	$223.98	$1,037	+0.45
510–542	539	28	210.00	$210.00	$1,132	-1.24
554–590	561	22	200.00–217.50	$204.97	$1,150	+1.00
600–638	618	5	210.00–217.50	$213.43	$1,319	+8.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	215.00	$215.00	$598	+5.32
300–345	324	6	200.00–220.00	$210.12	$681	+2.20
370–395	382	3	215.00–217.50	$215.86	$825	+8.42
410–435	423	6	210.00–215.00	$213.30	$902	+6.63
450–490	469	9	200.00–215.00	$210.27	$986	+5.40
500–545	522	5	195.00–205.00	$199.98	$1,044	+5.55
585	585	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,258	+20.96
660	660	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,320	+12.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	327	3	195.00	$195.00	$638	+6.43
360–385	373	2	195.00	$195.00	$727	+6.44
405–440	418	4	190.00–195.00	$191.32	$800	+1.86
565–570	568	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,051	+3.79
605–640	623	2	180.00–185.00	$182.43	$1,137	—
675	675	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,316	+20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	230.00	$230.00	$678	-13.83
300–330	316	6	225.00–245.00	$232.49	$735	-1.51
350–375	365	3	220.00–240.00	$229.82	$839	+6.78
400–430	418	6	220.00–235.00	$228.41	$955	+14.19
450–490	470	13	215.00–220.00	$215.76	$1,014	+8.89
500	500	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,100	+17.25
555–565	560	2	200.00–205.00	$202.48	$1,134	+9.99
605–640	623	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,308	+24.61

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	215.00	$215.00	$705	+11.02
350–395	373	4	205.00–215.00	$211.33	$788	+8.26
415–445	428	5	205.00–215.00	$211.09	$903	+16.10
470–490	479	5	200.00–210.00	$206.99	$991	+23.95
500–545	518	8	200.00–210.00	$204.41	$1,059	+19.41
565–595	580	3	195.00–200.00	$196.71	$1,141	+15.71
600–630	615	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,261	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	255.00	$255.00	$676	-12.49
280 fancy	280	1	295.00	$295.00	$826	—
300–340	322	3	245.00–255.00	$249.87	$805	-5.06
350–355 fancy	353	2	270.00–275.00	$272.52	$962	—
355–385	370	4	245.00–250.00	$247.50	$916	+4.17
405–415	410	2	235.00–245.00	$239.94	$984	—
475	475	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,116	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1350	1093	80-85%	14	88.00–99.00	$95.61	$1,045	—
925–1815	1189	80-85%	42	100.00–115.00	$108.31	$1,288	—
1165–1490	1328	80-85%	2	119.00–122.00	$120.32	$1,598	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1265	983	85-90%	20	71.00–95.00	$85.17	$837	—
845–1305	1093	85-90%	6	97.00–102.00	$98.95	$1,082	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1600	1490	75-80%	4	109.00–115.00	$111.63	$1,663	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	1	100.00	$100.00	$835	—
1205–2050	1716	8	121.00–138.00	$131.90	$2,263	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
620–730	675	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	85.00–90.00	$87.70	$592
875–1025	937	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	90.00–98.00	$93.24	$874

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,085.00	$1,085.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	3	125.00–140.00	$135.00	+35.00
100–130	123	4	145.00–200.00	$185.00	-45.00
150	150	2	255.00	$255.00	-45.00

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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	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	940.00	$940.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,410.00	$1,410.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	3	35.00–50.00	$43.33	-12.92
30	30	4	35.00–50.00	$40.63	-15.62
40	40	15	45.00–55.00	$47.67	-33.58
50	50	1	40.00	$40.00	-70.00
50	50	11	50.00–65.00	$54.09	-55.91
60	60	7	70.00–85.00	$73.57	-56.43

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	-65.00
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	+16.67
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	-13.33
80	80	2	70.00–85.00	$77.50	-35.83
100	100	3	110.00–125.00	$115.00	-85.00
100–120	103	6	130.00–155.00	$136.67	-63.33

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	4	72.50	$72.50	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	70.00	$70.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	2	145.00–175.00	$160.00	—

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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.