Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $286.34/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,446/hd at 505 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $291.02/cwt ≈ $1,487/hd at 511 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $280.07/cwt -16.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,328/hd at 474 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	438	661	865
Feeder cattle	288	421	613
Slaughter cattle	81	115	127
Replacement cattle	23	57	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	315.00	$315.00	$788	—
345	345	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,000	—
447 value added	447	9	332.50	$332.50	$1,486	—
455–465	460	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,334	-4.75
503 value added	503	12	290.00	$290.00	$1,459	—
510–515	513	3	265.00–275.00	$271.69	$1,394	-16.54
565–585	569	7	250.00–265.00	$261.79	$1,490	-13.21
645	645	2	235.00–245.00	$240.00	$1,548	—
655–660	658	2	235.00–250.00	$242.53	$1,596	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	340.00	$340.00	$969	-10.00
315–320	318	2	340.00–345.00	$342.48	$1,089	—
365–370	368	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,251	+1.53
410 fancy	410	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,435	—
425–445	438	10	315.00–335.00	$320.47	$1,404	-12.38
555	555	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,637	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,246	-35.00
583	583	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,399	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	265	3	260.00–280.00	$271.89	$721	+11.98
310–345	325	3	260.00–275.00	$266.51	$866	+0.62
380–395	384	5	245.00–260.00	$252.64	$970	-10.09
400–445	433	4	245.00–252.50	$249.29	$1,079	-7.33
455–498	482	9	230.00–250.00	$244.60	$1,179	-10.40
505–535	521	5	225.00–235.00	$231.02	$1,204	-12.28
570–595	581	4	215.00–235.00	$221.17	$1,285	-18.03
675–680	678	2	200.00–215.00	$207.47	$1,407	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	300.00	$300.00	$780	±0.00
305–345	324	4	285.00–295.00	$288.53	$935	-1.45
415–440	426	7	265.00–275.00	$267.88	$1,141	+12.88
450–470	464	4	255.00–265.00	$260.05	$1,207	-0.63
500–545	521	4	240.00–255.00	$244.81	$1,275	-10.19
550–595	563	7	240.00–245.00	$240.71	$1,355	-24.29
610–615	613	2	235.00–240.00	$237.49	$1,456	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	245.00	$245.00	$662	+18.41
345	345	1	245.00	$245.00	$845	+9.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	300.00	$300.00	$615	-20.00
250–285	264	4	275.00–315.00	$305.52	$807	-9.48
310–340	324	5	270.00–315.00	$292.24	$947	-27.62
350–365	358	3	290.00–315.00	$298.99	$1,070	-22.59
400–430	421	11	255.00–300.00	$280.91	$1,183	-23.58
450–490	474	12	265.00–290.00	$280.07	$1,328	-16.99
525	525	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,470	-5.79
550–595	566	8	255.00–275.00	$265.51	$1,503	-9.29
600–645	616	11	235.00–250.00	$244.47	$1,506	-10.53
665–680	673	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,514	-10.82

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	272	3	320.00–335.00	$328.68	$894	-11.32
315–345	332	3	320.00–325.00	$321.58	$1,068	—
345 fancy	345	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,208	—
350–378	369	8	330.00–345.00	$339.96	$1,254	+3.98
375 fancy	375	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,331	—
400–405	403	2	320.00–330.00	$324.97	$1,310	-11.22
415–430 fancy	423	2	345.00–350.00	$347.46	$1,470	—
450–490	464	7	295.00–305.00	$297.90	$1,382	—
500–530	511	12	289.00–300.00	$291.02	$1,487	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,139	-34.50
510–530	520	2	235.00–240.00	$237.45	$1,235	—
550	550	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,265	-6.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1375	1167	80-85%	12	110.00–120.00	$115.06	$1,343	—
1045–1490	1265	80-85%	20	125.00–136.00	$128.65	$1,627	—
1360	1360	80-85%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,904	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–920	860	85-90%	4	96.00–105.00	$100.04	$860	—
845–1080	999	85-90%	5	115.00–125.00	$119.57	$1,195	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1395	1319	75-80%	5	126.00–135.00	$130.86	$1,726	—
1355–1535	1445	75-80%	2	118.00–120.00	$118.94	$1,719	-20.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–2300	1405	7	128.00–141.00	$136.68	$1,920	—
1130–2010	1584	13	144.00–162.00	$153.36	$2,429	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	790.00–855.00	$822.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–1285	1072	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,600.00	$1,474.35
1050–1130	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,325.00–1,700.00	$1,458.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655–780	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,020.00–1,100.00	$1,049.42
845–895	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,087.86

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
148	148	3	48.00	$48.00	$71	—
150–170	160	2	91.00–93.00	$91.94	$147	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	±0.00
80	80	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	+15.00
120	120	1	235.00	$235.00	+85.00

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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
720–1270	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,475.00–1,825.00	$1,742.98	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	250.00	$250.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	70.00–95.00	$82.50	+22.50
40	40	1	65.00	$65.00	+20.00
40	40	3	110.00–115.00	$111.67	+66.67
50	50	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	+75.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	90.00	$90.00	—
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	-67.50
100	100	1	200.00	$200.00	+50.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	4	40.00	$40.00	-80.00
70	70	4	80.00	$80.00	-40.00
70	70	3	45.00	$45.00	-75.00
70	70	1	37.50	$37.50	-82.50
80	80	2	82.50	$82.50	-37.50
80	80	1	52.50	$52.50	-67.50
100	100	4	70.00–72.50	$70.63	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	155.00	$155.00	—
80	80	1	160.00	$160.00	—
100	100	1	185.00	$185.00	—
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	—

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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.