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Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 4, 2024

799 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $301.61/cwt -7.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 470 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.17/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 430 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $320.90/cwt -4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,184/hd at 369 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 799 893 713
Feeder cattle 514 663 537
Slaughter cattle 141 137 104
Replacement cattle 98 25 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 273 5 320.00–325.00 $323.96 $884 —
305–330 318 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,049 +5.00
365–397 386 14 315.00–325.00 $321.66 $1,242 -11.40
400–430 415 5 315.00–325.00 $320.00 $1,328 -12.58
450–490 468 6 295.00–305.00 $300.76 $1,408 -11.75
505 fancy 505 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,616 —
505–540 516 7 285.00–300.00 $288.53 $1,489 -21.44
570–580 575 2 280.00–285.00 $282.48 $1,624 —
600–615 610 3 265.00–280.00 $273.28 $1,667 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 305.00 $305.00 $946 -5.00
355–375 365 2 285.00–310.00 $297.16 $1,085 -12.92
400–430 414 5 280.00–305.00 $298.16 $1,234 -5.56
450–495 478 5 270.00–290.00 $280.91 $1,343 -3.72
500–545 531 6 260.00–280.00 $268.40 $1,425 -4.98
560–595 574 8 245.00–265.00 $254.45 $1,461 -13.08
600–630 618 6 230.00–245.00 $237.04 $1,465 -12.96
665–695 678 3 230.00–245.00 $239.05 $1,621 —
720 720 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,548 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 265.00 $265.00 $676 —
365–390 378 2 250.00–265.00 $257.25 $972 —
435 435 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,109 -25.09
520 520 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,274 +15.00
600 600 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,350 +20.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 250.00 $250.00 $500 -2.39
250–295 269 4 250.00–260.00 $253.70 $682 -9.43
305–345 326 9 255.00–270.00 $265.07 $864 +13.29
350–389 375 7 250.00–260.00 $251.35 $943 -4.30
405–445 430 18 240.00–255.00 $245.17 $1,054 +0.99
450–480 456 17 237.50–250.00 $240.77 $1,098 +4.73
500–535 515 7 230.00–245.00 $234.90 $1,210 +5.93
555–575 563 3 220.00–235.00 $226.67 $1,276 -2.74
600–610 605 4 215.00–230.00 $223.76 $1,354 +2.62
610 fancy 610 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,434 —
665 665 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,430 -7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 235.00 $235.00 $559 +8.42
269 269 4 240.00 $240.00 $646 +1.94
305–345 328 5 220.00–240.00 $229.91 $754 -6.52
360–395 382 5 230.00–235.00 $234.01 $894 -2.54
400–440 420 9 225.00–235.00 $230.03 $966 -4.25
450–460 457 7 220.00–235.00 $228.55 $1,044 -2.73
505–535 519 5 215.00–220.00 $216.96 $1,126 +5.55
570–585 578 2 210.00–215.00 $212.53 $1,228 -3.42
650–655 653 2 195.00–205.00 $200.02 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 215.00 $215.00 $570 -3.30
370–390 380 2 210.00–215.00 $212.57 $808 -4.37
420 420 1 205.00 $205.00 $861 -7.00
470 470 1 195.00 $195.00 $916 -8.86
585 585 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,112 -7.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–283 271 5 315.00–330.00 $326.09 $884 +6.23
310–340 325 2 320.00–335.00 $327.85 $1,066 +8.55
355–395 369 17 315.00–330.00 $320.90 $1,184 -4.04
400–445 413 12 305.00–325.00 $314.87 $1,300 -5.12
450–495 470 18 295.00–310.00 $301.61 $1,418 -7.65
500–545 521 8 285.00–300.00 $289.33 $1,507 -5.63
565–575 570 2 275.00–285.00 $279.96 $1,596 —
605–630 618 2 255.00–270.00 $262.35 $1,621 —
705 705 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,713 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 272 3 290.00–305.00 $298.25 $811 -6.79
310–335 324 4 295.00–310.00 $302.47 $980 +6.13
350–398 377 10 285.00–300.00 $291.45 $1,099 -7.75
405–445 427 9 285.00–300.00 $290.56 $1,241 -6.74
460–494 476 3 265.00–285.00 $278.09 $1,324 -11.79
500–545 525 6 245.00–275.00 $266.83 $1,401 -18.07
565–595 580 5 245.00–265.00 $255.16 $1,480 -11.06
605–625 617 3 225.00–235.00 $228.35 $1,409 -6.65
695 695 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,564 +5.00
790 790 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 216 4 245.00–260.00 $252.43 $545 +7.43
250–290 273 4 255.00–275.00 $269.68 $736 -0.79
335 335 1 275.00 $275.00 $921 +6.73
355–380 367 6 255.00–275.00 $265.14 $973 +1.79
415–430 423 2 255.00–265.00 $259.91 $1,099 -6.34
455–490 470 3 250.00–265.00 $258.51 $1,215 +0.47
500–535 518 2 235.00–245.00 $239.83 $1,242 +6.73
605 605 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,361 +14.96
735 735 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,507 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1150–1375 1263 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,575.00–1,700.00 $1,643.07 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1295 1128 80-85% 3 100.00–107.00 $104.02 $1,173 —
740–1655 1181 80-85% 60 110.00–128.00 $118.30 $1,397 —
1100–1580 1311 80-85% 6 131.00–137.00 $134.04 $1,757 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1255 984 85-90% 21 100.00–115.00 $106.83 $1,051 —
620–1210 989 85-90% 8 81.00–95.00 $88.95 $880 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1735 1439 75-80% 11 110.00–121.00 $115.95 $1,669 —
1310–1815 1534 75-80% 4 125.00–127.00 $125.47 $1,925 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1535 1353 3 115.00–122.00 $117.65 $1,592 —
1310–1785 1596 11 131.00–145.00 $139.55 $2,227 +6.22
1740–2075 1896 6 147.00–153.00 $149.82 $2,841 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
725–875 793 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 157.50–185.00 $168.34 $1,335
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,028
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 101.00 $101.00 $853

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1280 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,400.00–1,700.00 $1,556.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1035 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,170.00 $1,124.16
815–1190 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,075.00–1,400.00 $1,279.89
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
123–160 135 3 84.00 $84.00 $113 -1.00
325 325 1 52.00 $52.00 $169 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140 140 1 175.00 $175.00 -85.00
200 200 1 380.00 $380.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970–1005 988 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,975.00–2,150.00 $2,060.95 —
855–1110 1014 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,825.00–2,050.00 $1,903.84 —
760–1275 1019 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 1,525.00–1,975.00 $1,767.37 —
1015–1055 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,950.00–2,025.00 $1,988.22 —
855–1380 1039 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 34 1,675.00–1,925.00 $1,781.99 —
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875–1035 957 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,150.00–1,600.00 $1,426.72 +176.72
880–1095 973 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,275.00–1,650.00 $1,541.65 +291.65

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 210.00 $210.00 $441 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 2 85.00–90.00 $87.50 -42.50
40 40 1 135.00 $135.00 -65.00
40 40 1 100.00 $100.00 -100.00
40–45 44 4 55.00–65.00 $57.50 -57.50
50 50 3 115.00–120.00 $116.67 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 —— 3 145.00–155.00 $148.33 +18.33
50–55 53 —— 3 70.00–95.00 $78.33 -51.67
80 80 —— 1 140.00 $140.00 -60.00
135 135 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 1 310.00 $310.00 +28.33

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 6 10.00 $10.00 -40.45
25 25 4 30.00 $30.00 -20.45
60 60 4 60.00 $60.00 +2.50
70 70 3 80.00 $80.00 +22.50
80 80 1 75.00 $75.00 +17.50
90 90 1 90.00 $90.00 +32.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 50.00 $50.00 $170 -16.00

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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.