Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 27, 2023

792 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $212.53/cwt -13.26 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 427 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $195.48/cwt -2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 430 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $177.10/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 574 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	792	704	737
Feeder cattle	561	520	554
Slaughter cattle	142	97	95
Replacement cattle	13	11	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for holiday last week. Moderate offering of average 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	327	3	235.00	$235.00	$768	+0.11
360–370	365	2	215.00–235.00	$224.86	$821	-10.07
400–425	421	7	230.00–237.50	$236.48	$996	+11.40
455–495	479	4	200.00–215.00	$208.73	$1,000	-16.19
500–537	518	8	205.00–225.00	$214.74	$1,112	+14.74
590	590	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,150	-20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	200.00	$200.00	$680	+15.00
355–365	360	3	180.00–205.00	$193.26	$696	-9.14
623–630	624	7	185.00	$185.00	$1,154	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	255.00	$255.00	$854	—
405	405	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,053	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	6	180.00–190.00	$184.91	$607	-0.09
360–375	370	3	180.00–185.00	$183.31	$678	-1.69
400–440	423	15	175.00–185.00	$180.98	$766	+0.74
455–495	479	11	175.00–185.00	$179.75	$861	+3.51
503–540	524	12	173.00–180.00	$178.00	$933	+3.55
550–585	574	21	175.00–180.00	$177.10	$1,017	+1.65
610	610	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,068	—
655–694	679	8	167.50–170.00	$169.10	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	200.00–210.00	$205.04	$601	+5.04
300–345	325	7	195.00–210.00	$201.33	$654	-0.35
350–395	379	14	195.00–205.00	$199.00	$754	-9.88
400–440	430	21	190.00–197.50	$195.48	$841	-2.59
460–495	484	12	187.00–195.00	$190.65	$923	-3.28
500–545	518	11	185.00–190.00	$186.39	$966	-0.13
555–595	575	2	185.00–190.00	$187.59	$1,079	+2.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	220.00	$220.00	$616	-5.00
325	325	1	225.00	$225.00	$731	+7.06
350	350	1	220.00	$220.00	$770	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	230.00	$230.00	$483	-20.00
265–270	268	2	225.00–230.00	$227.52	$610	-17.84
325–335	330	4	215.00–230.00	$221.29	$730	-19.80
350–395	378	20	215.00–235.00	$222.45	$841	-9.96
400–448	427	21	200.00–225.00	$212.53	$908	-13.26
455–495	475	18	200.00–220.00	$205.14	$974	-11.17
500–545	517	20	190.00–205.00	$197.77	$1,022	-8.97
550–575	563	5	190.00–200.00	$195.01	$1,098	-4.99
600–630	615	4	190.00–195.00	$192.53	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	215.00	$215.00	$484	-10.00
270–298	288	5	200.00–210.00	$205.02	$590	-14.98
305–340	325	6	195.00–210.00	$201.67	$655	-9.71
350–380	368	7	195.00–210.00	$201.42	$741	-8.60
405–445	431	8	180.00–195.00	$186.78	$805	-14.91
450–465	456	5	180.00–185.00	$184.01	$839	-13.36
500–545	520	6	170.00–180.00	$176.66	$919	-12.32
570–585	578	3	175.00–180.00	$176.64	$1,021	-4.88
640	640	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,120	+0.70
670–680	675	2	165.00–170.00	$167.48	$1,130	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	260.00	$260.00	$624	-5.00
300–325	311	4	255.00–267.50	$261.85	$814	-2.49
350 fancy	350	1	275.00	$275.00	$962	—
365–395	386	9	250.00–265.00	$255.64	$987	-9.31
400–415	409	4	240.00–250.00	$245.03	$1,002	-7.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1610	1144	80-85%	17	81.00–96.00	$88.54	$1,013	—
1000–1885	1250	80-85%	61	99.00–116.00	$107.65	$1,346	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–970	901	85-90%	8	75.00–88.00	$84.40	$760	—
745–995	918	85-90%	12	90.00–105.00	$95.71	$879	+16.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1570	1433	75-80%	10	100.00–109.00	$102.83	$1,474	+6.40
1385–1730	1558	75-80%	2	85.00–88.00	$86.67	$1,350	—
1670	1670	75-80%	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,954	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1630	1460	5	90.00–119.00	$108.95	$1,591	—
1065–2220	1776	5	122.00–134.00	$126.06	$2,239	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–950	843	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	135.00–145.00	$139.36	$1,175

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1050	1023	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,112.84

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–905	888	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	910.00–975.00	$943.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	1	94.00	$94.00	$103	—
210	210	1	85.00	$85.00	$178	+29.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	42.00	$42.00	$59	—
225	225	1	35.00	$35.00	$79	—
250	250	1	15.00	$15.00	$38	-21.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	5	50.00–65.00	$57.00	-66.00
70	70	6	75.00–85.00	$80.00	-43.00
70	70	3	75.00–80.00	$76.67	-46.33
80	80	1	175.00	$175.00	+52.00
80	80	1	140.00	$140.00	+17.00
100	100	2	125.00	$125.00	-29.55
100	100	4	100.00–115.00	$107.50	-47.05

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–975	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,475.00	$1,369.23	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695	695	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	132.50	$132.50	$537	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	40.00	$40.00	+20.00
40	40	5	50.00–55.00	$52.00	-58.00
50	50	9	70.00–85.00	$81.11	-38.89

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	50.00–65.00	$55.00	-80.00
80	80	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	+8.75
80	80	1	80.00	$80.00	-31.25

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	40.00	$40.00	-12.50
60	60	1	90.00	$90.00	-30.00
75	75	2	107.50	$107.50	-12.50
80	80	1	87.50	$87.50	-32.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–385	370	3	50.00–64.00	$59.36	$220	—
400	400	1	53.00	$53.00	$212	—
500–565	537	3	68.00–78.00	$72.01	$387	-7.99

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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.