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Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

704 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $216.31/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 470 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $193.93/cwt -8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 465 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $197.37/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 478 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 704 678 857
Feeder cattle 520 525 686
Slaughter cattle 97 71 83
Replacement cattle 11 22 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls were 1.00 higher. There was an average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 240.00 $240.00 $624 +5.00
320–335 328 2 230.00–240.00 $234.89 $770 -0.11
375–385 380 2 230.00–240.00 $234.93 $893 -4.96
400–420 410 3 220.00–230.00 $225.08 $923 -1.19
465–480 473 2 220.00–230.00 $224.92 $1,064 +4.88
510 510 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,020 -35.00
546 value added 546 13 225.00 $225.00 $1,228 —
595 595 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,279 -15.00
733 733 2 192.50 $192.50 $1,411 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 4 185.00 $185.00 $646 -30.00
380–390 385 2 195.00–210.00 $202.40 $779 +4.34
400–425 417 5 195.00–210.00 $202.89 $846 +4.60
485 485 1 185.00 $185.00 $897 +5.00
546 546 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,010 —
595 595 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,101 —
650 650 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,170 -5.00
708 708 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,239 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,012 +8.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 205.00 $205.00 $461 -5.00
275 275 1 200.00 $200.00 $550 -5.00
305–315 312 3 200.00–205.00 $201.68 $629 -21.92
355–395 382 13 205.00–210.00 $208.88 $798 +0.66
400–445 425 12 195.00–205.00 $198.07 $842 -8.37
453–490 465 18 190.00–200.00 $193.93 $902 -8.54
505–535 518 10 185.00–195.00 $186.52 $966 -9.83
555–557 557 12 185.00–190.00 $185.42 $1,033 -9.52
600–630 612 5 175.00–185.00 $177.97 $1,089 -19.53
650–685 655 12 175.00–185.00 $177.79 $1,165 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 217 3 180.00–185.00 $183.19 $398 —
305–325 310 4 185.00 $185.00 $574 +5.00
365–395 380 3 185.00 $185.00 $703 -5.99
405–447 435 11 175.00–185.00 $180.24 $784 -6.72
450–495 481 8 170.00–180.00 $176.24 $848 -8.58
500–540 511 14 170.00–180.00 $174.45 $891 -2.95
550–590 571 12 170.00–180.00 $175.45 $1,002 -12.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 220.00 $220.00 $517 -27.44
285 285 1 225.00 $225.00 $641 +2.50
310–345 326 7 215.00–225.00 $217.94 $710 -2.06
405–425 415 2 215.00–235.00 $224.76 $933 +3.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 225.00 $225.00 $472 +10.00
285 285 1 220.00 $220.00 $627 +16.00
310–345 325 4 205.00–220.00 $211.38 $687 +4.92
385–395 390 4 205.00–220.00 $210.02 $819 +2.55
400–440 422 12 195.00–210.00 $201.69 $851 +6.04
450–490 478 17 190.00–205.00 $197.37 $943 +7.49
500–540 519 10 180.00–195.00 $188.98 $981 +1.49
559–595 567 16 175.00–185.00 $181.52 $1,029 -3.48
610–622 619 7 170.00–175.00 $174.30 $1,079 -5.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 250.00 $250.00 $512 +15.00
255–295 275 2 240.00–250.00 $245.36 $675 +15.36
315–345 328 4 235.00–250.00 $241.09 $791 +4.79
360–385 374 4 230.00–240.00 $232.41 $869 -1.01
400–443 422 12 220.00–235.00 $225.79 $953 +10.04
450–495 470 20 210.00–225.00 $216.31 $1,017 +0.28
500–545 521 12 200.00–215.00 $206.74 $1,077 -0.49
550 550 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,100 -2.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 265.00 $265.00 $623 -0.11
310–345 323 7 260.00–270.00 $264.34 $854 -2.30
350–375 363 3 260.00–270.00 $264.95 $962 +0.03
400–410 405 2 250.00–255.00 $252.47 $1,023 +6.26
470 470 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,104 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1545 1161 80-85% 15 75.00–88.00 $83.50 $969 —
1005–1610 1228 80-85% 30 90.00–112.00 $99.40 $1,221 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–985 863 85-90% 12 89.00–93.00 $90.32 $779 —
880–990 942 85-90% 6 72.00–87.00 $79.39 $748 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1625 1421 75-80% 8 90.00–105.00 $96.43 $1,370 +9.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1730 1558 2 117.00–127.00 $121.45 $1,892 —
1240–2400 1708 5 91.00–111.00 $100.15 $1,711 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
884 884 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,193

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–745 728 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 570.00–680.00 $626.32
730–870 785 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 480.00–845.00 $668.81

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120–180 153 3 77.00–92.00 $83.91 $128 —
220 220 1 56.00 $56.00 $123 —
200–250 227 3 88.00–94.00 $91.56 $208 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 36.00 $36.00 $97 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 5 110.00–135.00 $123.00 +73.00
70 70 3 100.00 $100.00 +50.00
100–120 104 11 140.00–180.00 $154.55 +29.55
120 120 1 220.00 $220.00 +55.00
200 200 1 380.00 $380.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
715 715 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 740.00 $740.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 125.00 $125.00 $319 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 1 20.00 $20.00 -31.25
30 30 7 55.00–70.00 $58.57 +7.32
30 30 3 40.00–45.00 $43.33 -7.92
40 40 2 110.00 $110.00 +55.00
50 50 1 120.00 $120.00 +75.00
50 50 4 90.00–95.00 $93.75 +48.75
60 60 3 140.00–150.00 $146.67 +26.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 135.00 $135.00 -7.50
50 50 2 105.00 $105.00 -37.50
50 50 3 70.00–90.00 $83.33 -59.17
80 80 4 110.00–115.00 $111.25 -31.25
110 110 1 135.00 $135.00 -32.50
120 120 2 200.00–230.00 $215.00 +47.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 5 52.50 $52.50 -14.50
80 80 1 120.00 $120.00 +50.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 80.00 $80.00 $436 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120 120 4 225.00–245.00 $235.00 —

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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.