Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 9, 2023

925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.16/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 437 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $197.71/cwt +7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 531 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $227.16/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 479 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	925	909	864
Feeder cattle	707	766	732
Slaughter cattle	64	112	92
Replacement cattle	75	11	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.50 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	225.00	$225.00	$776	—
375	375	1	225.00	$225.00	$844	-9.93
400–445	423	3	220.00–225.00	$223.25	$944	-14.77
450–497	479	12	215.00–235.00	$227.16	$1,088	-2.13
505–515	510	2	220.00–230.00	$224.95	$1,147	+6.87
595	595	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,190	-16.59
600–620	608	5	215.00–230.00	$220.02	$1,338	+9.92
673	673	6	213.00	$213.00	$1,433	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340 fancy	340	1	280.00	$280.00	$952	-7.52
355 fancy	355	1	270.00	$270.00	$958	—
355–385	370	5	240.00–265.00	$253.92	$940	+0.01
400–440	421	4	240.00–255.00	$248.59	$1,047	—
460–480	467	3	240.00–245.00	$243.29	$1,136	-11.62
545	545	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,362	-5.48
550–569	566	7	235.00–255.00	$252.22	$1,428	-4.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	210.00	$210.00	$620	—
305–340	328	3	185.00–200.00	$189.64	$622	—
400	400	1	210.00	$210.00	$840	-3.22
455–470	463	2	185.00–200.00	$192.62	$892	-16.11
510–535	523	3	205.00–210.00	$206.67	$1,081	—
630	630	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,228	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	185.00–190.00	$187.53	$428	—
250–295	278	4	190.00–205.00	$199.84	$556	+4.84
325	325	1	195.00	$195.00	$634	—
365–390	373	6	185.00–195.00	$190.83	$712	—
400–435	422	8	185.00–205.00	$192.57	$813	+6.55
460–495	479	4	185.00	$185.00	$886	+1.04
500–540	519	10	175.00–188.00	$182.44	$947	-2.56
555–595	582	9	175.00–185.00	$182.80	$1,064	+2.20
620–640	636	7	175.00–185.00	$176.39	$1,122	-6.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	263	3	210.00–215.00	$213.26	$561	+3.49
305–345	319	4	200.00–210.00	$205.16	$654	+0.10
350–395	371	5	205.00–215.00	$210.89	$782	+3.06
400–445	424	8	205.00–210.00	$208.11	$882	+3.03
450–475	468	8	195.00–205.00	$202.53	$948	-0.29
500	500	1	195.00	$195.00	$975	-5.79
565	565	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,158	+9.98
623–643	633	4	185.00–187.50	$186.23	$1,179	-8.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	326	5	220.00–230.00	$226.03	$737	-3.91
365	365	2	220.00–230.00	$225.00	$821	-1.04
402–448	437	22	215.00–226.00	$224.16	$980	+5.80
455	455	1	215.00	$215.00	$978	-6.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220	215	2	195.00	$195.00	$419	—
255–295	268	3	195.00–200.00	$198.42	$532	-9.84
300–340	325	3	185.00–205.00	$192.87	$627	-13.59
350–390	371	4	200.00–210.00	$207.64	$770	+1.52
400–445	423	10	185.00–210.00	$201.85	$854	-0.92
450–495	472	11	175.00–205.00	$191.74	$905	-5.73
505–543	531	13	185.00–210.00	$197.71	$1,050	+7.66
550–595	571	4	192.00–210.00	$201.83	$1,152	+10.94
600–635	609	7	185.00–205.00	$194.93	$1,187	+3.07
665	665	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,297	+15.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290 fancy	290	1	285.00	$285.00	$826	+5.00
295	295	1	245.00	$245.00	$723	-22.40
300–340	323	3	245.00–267.50	$259.69	$839	-5.26
305–340 fancy	323	4	270.00–275.00	$271.32	$876	—
392	392	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,000	+6.01
407–435	414	4	245.00–250.00	$246.31	$1,020	+2.75
465–470	466	8	230.00–245.00	$231.89	$1,081	-10.54
645	645	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,435	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	225.00–235.00	$229.91	$644	-7.39
335	335	1	220.00	$220.00	$737	-14.70
380–390	385	2	215.00–225.00	$219.94	$847	-8.82
410–440	426	5	215.00–230.00	$222.99	$950	-3.92
450–485	470	6	215.00–230.00	$219.89	$1,033	+2.09
510	510	3	215.00–220.00	$216.67	$1,105	+10.47
550–595	565	3	210.00–215.00	$213.38	$1,206	+7.14
605–620	613	2	205.00–215.00	$209.94	$1,287	+8.97
690	690	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,518	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1715	1715	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,140.00	$2,140.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1510	1152	80-85%	13	70.00–87.00	$82.81	$954	—
945–1735	1229	80-85%	25	89.00–100.00	$92.18	$1,133	+0.14

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1460	1345	75-80%	7	89.00–95.00	$90.65	$1,219	—
1300–1635	1433	75-80%	6	81.00–87.00	$85.12	$1,220	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1245	1044	85-90%	7	69.00–80.00	$75.28	$786	—
1130–1340	1215	85-90%	5	86.00–93.00	$88.75	$1,078	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1910	1910	1	127.00	$127.00	$2,426	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–822	821	(<2 yrs)	Open	19	164.00–168.00	$166.74	$1,369
820–1000	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	119.00–125.00	$121.70	$1,107

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–890	833	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	140.00–161.00	$152.00	$1,266
945–1005	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	105.00–120.00	$112.27	$1,095

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–770	711	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	90.00–100.00	$94.76	$674

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$532
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	81.00	$81.00	$575
820	820	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$656

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–770	738	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	60.00–77.00	$68.87	$508

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905	905	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	72.00	$72.00	$652

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1230	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,216.21
1170–1280	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,198.50
1030–1360	1234	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,416.82

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–120	110	2	102.00–104.00	$103.09	$113	—
220	220	1	40.00	$40.00	$88	—
205–245	225	2	85.00–87.00	$85.91	$193	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	42.00	$42.00	$86	—
440	440	1	10.00	$10.00	$44	—
545	545	1	13.00	$13.00	$71	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	90.00	$90.00	-60.00
70	70	1	90.00	$90.00	-60.00
80	80	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	+7.50
80	80	5	110.00–125.00	$120.00	-30.00
80	80	2	130.00–145.00	$137.50	-12.50
100	100	2	155.00–190.00	$172.50	—
100	100	1	135.00	$135.00	—
100–120	110	4	170.00–220.00	$197.50	-82.50

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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
875–1035	966	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,275.00–1,525.00	$1,426.66	—
1035–1055	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,150.48	—
970–1255	1069	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,225.00–1,400.00	$1,352.08	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135–1185	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,324.46	—
1380	1380	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1335	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	5	150.00	$150.00	$558	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	50.00–55.00	$51.67	-8.33
40	40	4	70.00–75.00	$71.25	-18.75
50	50	2	80.00	$80.00	-65.00
50	50	13	70.00–95.00	$79.23	-65.77
50	50	1	60.00	$60.00	-85.00
50	50	5	110.00–125.00	$114.00	-31.00
60	60	1	95.00	$95.00	-50.00
70	70	1	105.00	$105.00	-40.00
70	70	1	85.00	$85.00	-60.00
70	70	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	-7.50
80	80	3	145.00–155.00	$150.00	+5.00
80	80	2	120.00	$120.00	-25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	155.00	$155.00	—
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	—
100	100	1	45.00	$45.00	—
100	100	1	135.00	$135.00	—
100–130	110	5	140.00–165.00	$156.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–355	335	2	58.00–79.00	$69.13	$232	—
370	370	1	35.00	$35.00	$130	—
390	390	1	52.00	$52.00	$203	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	190.00	$190.00	—

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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.