Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

977 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $243.15/cwt +18.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 506 lb · 34 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $196.29/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 521 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $209.03/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 428 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	977	925	806
Feeder cattle	761	707	653
Slaughter cattle	120	64	66
Replacement cattle	47	75	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. moderate offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.** A 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
260	260	1	265.00	$265.00	$689	—
317	317	3	255.00	$255.00	$808	—
350–398	391	18	255.00–270.00	$258.77	$1,012	+4.85
400–445	418	18	250.00–260.00	$255.09	$1,066	+6.50
455–485	475	5	250.00–265.00	$258.93	$1,230	+15.64
520–545	526	8	250.00–262.00	$259.10	$1,363	+9.10
578	578	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,474	+2.78
605–620	613	2	240.00–250.00	$244.94	$1,501	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	240.00	$240.00	$708	—
305–338	331	5	235.00–245.00	$243.16	$805	+18.16
360–375	368	4	235.00–245.00	$238.83	$879	+13.83
465–485	473	4	230.00–245.00	$236.22	$1,117	+9.06
504 value added	504	22	246.00	$246.00	$1,240	—
505–513	511	12	230.00–240.00	$237.93	$1,216	+12.98
610–645	633	6	220.00–230.00	$226.19	$1,432	+6.17
660–680	670	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,407	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	225.00	$225.00	$518	—
315–345	330	2	205.00–210.00	$207.39	$684	+17.75
360	360	2	200.00	$200.00	$720	—
425–440	433	2	220.00–225.00	$222.46	$963	+12.46
460	460	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,012	+27.38
503–530	513	5	195.00–210.00	$205.03	$1,052	-1.64
560–575	568	2	210.00–215.00	$212.53	$1,207	—
600–605	603	3	195.00–210.00	$201.67	$1,216	+6.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	210.00–215.00	$212.33	$467	—
280–295	288	2	200.00	$200.00	$576	-13.26
320–345	338	6	200.00–215.00	$205.06	$693	-0.10
350–395	369	9	200.00–215.00	$205.70	$759	-5.19
405–440	428	25	195.00–210.00	$209.03	$895	+0.92
455–490	478	20	190.00–205.00	$196.23	$938	-6.30
505–545	521	26	190.00–205.00	$196.29	$1,023	+1.29
550–570	558	4	190.00–205.00	$196.32	$1,095	-8.68
615	615	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,168	+3.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	2	185.00–190.00	$187.33	$403	-0.20
325–345	333	3	185.00	$185.00	$616	-10.00
365–390	378	3	180.00–190.00	$184.96	$699	-5.87
420–445	433	5	185.00–195.00	$187.98	$814	-4.59
470–495	483	6	175.00–185.00	$180.86	$874	-4.14
503–541	522	12	175.00–185.00	$182.54	$953	+0.10
550–595	563	10	175.00–185.00	$179.21	$1,009	-3.59
600–640	609	7	175.00–185.00	$176.41	$1,074	+0.02
655–695	674	4	170.00–175.00	$171.22	$1,154	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	230.00	$230.00	$639	—
310–340	330	10	220.00–230.00	$227.06	$749	+1.03
360–395	382	18	220.00–230.00	$224.37	$857	-0.63
400–425	417	9	215.00–230.00	$220.03	$918	-4.13
510–540	523	6	215.00–232.50	$223.69	$1,170	—
565	565	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,201	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	225.00	$225.00	$495	—
305–340	318	3	220.00–235.00	$226.65	$721	+6.65
350–398	377	14	225.00–240.00	$230.39	$869	+10.45
400–435	417	14	225.00–240.00	$229.93	$959	+6.94
450–490	472	15	220.00–235.00	$224.35	$1,059	+4.46
500–530	511	22	205.00–220.00	$213.31	$1,090	-3.36
550–595	567	7	210.00–225.00	$216.37	$1,227	+2.99
600–640	614	13	200.00–215.00	$211.92	$1,301	+1.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	210.00–215.00	$212.42	$484	+17.42
260–290	277	3	200.00–210.00	$206.51	$572	+8.09
315–340	334	5	200.00–215.00	$206.06	$688	+13.19
355–395	375	11	200.00–215.00	$205.99	$772	-1.65
400–440	423	16	195.00–210.00	$202.78	$858	+0.93
450–495	476	21	195.00–212.50	$204.70	$974	+12.96
510–540	525	9	185.00–200.00	$190.60	$1,001	-7.11
550–570	560	3	180.00–195.00	$185.09	$1,037	-16.74
600–635	620	5	175.00–190.00	$185.96	$1,153	-8.97
660–665	663	2	175.00–185.00	$179.98	$1,193	-15.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	255.00	$255.00	$638	—
270–280 fancy	275	2	285.00–300.00	$292.36	$804	+7.36
305–345	322	5	245.00–255.00	$249.84	$804	-9.85
380–385	383	2	245.00–250.00	$247.48	$948	-7.52
490	490	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,250	+23.11
640	640	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,504	+12.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1345	1121	80-85%	10	80.00–87.00	$84.26	$945	—
1005–1475	1185	80-85%	36	90.00–103.00	$94.94	$1,125	+12.13

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–995	902	85-90%	13	75.00–84.00	$79.74	$719	—
660–985	915	85-90%	6	89.00–102.50	$93.06	$851	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1360	1348	75-80%	2	85.00–87.00	$86.01	$1,159	-4.64
1360–2100	1604	75-80%	16	92.00–102.00	$96.09	$1,541	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1995	1675	4	95.00–117.00	$106.36	$1,782	—
1430–1865	1683	4	122.00–127.00	$124.40	$2,094	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,092

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1150	1051	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	950.00–1,115.00	$1,025.56
1025–1480	1109	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	900.00–1,300.00	$1,156.10
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–950	833	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	600.00–1,050.00	$890.66
850–995	924	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–1,050.00	$949.07

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	77.00	$77.00	$273	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	5	80.00–90.00	$84.00	-6.00
80	80	1	145.00	$145.00	-12.50
90	90	1	120.00	$120.00	-37.50
100–130	115	2	165.00–180.00	$172.50	-25.00

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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
735–1040	911	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,286.11	—
830–1285	1091	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,425.00	$1,311.96	-40.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	20.00	$20.00	-31.67
30	30	2	80.00	$80.00	+28.33
30	30	3	50.00–60.00	$53.33	+1.66
40	40	5	75.00–80.00	$76.00	+4.75
50	50	6	95.00–110.00	$100.83	+20.83
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	+70.00
60	60	1	125.00	$125.00	+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	3	120.00–125.00	$121.67	-33.33
50	50	3	50.00–65.00	$60.00	-95.00
60	60	3	140.00–150.00	$143.33	-11.67
80	80	3	80.00–85.00	$83.33	-71.67
100	100	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	+82.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	20.00	$20.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	250.00	$250.00	+60.00
140	140	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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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.