Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $248.30/cwt -34.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 533 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $236.47/cwt -14.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,249/hd at 528 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $282.76/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 517 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	507	802	909
Feeder cattle	368	608	654
Slaughter cattle	68	105	119
Replacement cattle	16	32	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Light offering of mostly 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	325.00	$325.00	$926	—
300 fancy	300	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,065	—
330	330	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,072	-2.67
350–395	373	2	305.00–325.00	$314.40	$1,173	-2.17
450	450	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,328	±0.00
500–540	517	18	280.00–290.00	$282.76	$1,462	-2.24
550–580	564	7	280.00–287.50	$283.51	$1,599	—
605	605	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,664	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	300.00	$300.00	$735	—
260–265	263	2	290.00–300.00	$294.95	$776	+14.95
335	335	1	275.00	$275.00	$921	-11.25
375	375	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,069	-12.66
410–445	433	3	265.00–290.00	$280.40	$1,214	-4.24
460–485	469	5	265.00–280.00	$273.91	$1,285	-12.78
520–545	536	6	255.00–275.00	$269.19	$1,443	+0.33
555–585	565	3	255.00–275.00	$264.82	$1,496	+3.34
615–630	622	3	240.00–265.00	$256.55	$1,596	-5.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	420	2	255.00–265.00	$259.94	$1,092	+20.00
510	510	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,300	+11.40
685	685	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,627	—
705	705	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,516	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	327	3	280.00–290.00	$284.95	$932	-2.47
365–390	378	9	280.00–300.00	$285.46	$1,079	+4.76
400–425	414	8	270.00–287.50	$276.47	$1,145	-8.53
460–468	465	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,186	—
550–590	570	2	240.00–245.00	$242.41	$1,382	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	265.00	$265.00	$782	+6.06
305–325	315	2	250.00	$250.00	$788	-12.94
380–395	385	3	255.00–265.00	$261.58	$1,007	+3.98
400–419	416	7	255.00–260.00	$259.31	$1,079	+4.05
455–495	465	6	235.00–245.00	$241.58	$1,123	-14.95
520	520	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,274	-5.36
615	615	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,445	-3.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	255.00	$255.00	$709	+20.00
320	320	1	240.00	$240.00	$768	+2.40
390	390	1	250.00	$250.00	$975	+8.97
410–445	433	5	235.00–245.00	$241.12	$1,044	+0.25
450–475	459	4	225.00–235.00	$231.20	$1,061	-3.76
500–545	531	7	215.00–235.00	$224.92	$1,194	-10.73
550	550	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,292	+13.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	—	—	2	265.00–285.00	$275.11	$641	-17.71
330	330	—	—	1	275.00	$275.00	$908	-23.04
375	375	—	—	2	275.00–305.00	$290.00	$1,088	-6.47
405–440	420	—	—	10	265.00–290.00	$281.98	$1,184	-1.04
450–490	472	—	—	16	255.00–275.00	$265.61	$1,254	-3.81
504–546	533	—	—	26	245.00–265.00	$248.30	$1,323	-34.22
565–595	576	—	—	7	240.00–255.00	$247.14	$1,424	-10.87
600–645	626	—	—	4	240.00–245.00	$243.80	$1,526	-3.68
660	660	—	—	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,584	-10.00
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,261	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	235.00	$235.00	$564	-4.83
360–385	375	3	245.00–270.00	$256.93	$963	-0.34
410–445	432	3	240.00–255.00	$246.68	$1,066	-9.55
475–490	485	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,188	-11.09
505–545	528	20	225.00–245.00	$236.47	$1,249	-14.18
580–595	587	3	220.00–235.00	$228.37	$1,341	-13.94
600–645	623	5	225.00–237.50	$231.62	$1,443	-7.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255 fancy	255	—	—	1	360.00	$360.00	$918	+10.00
255–275	265	—	—	3	320.00–345.00	$333.46	$884	+3.38
315–345	331	—	—	8	315.00–345.00	$329.53	$1,091	+7.30
340 fancy	340	—	—	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,224	+20.00
350–375 fancy	363	—	—	2	350.00–370.00	$359.66	$1,306	—
355–395	382	—	—	9	320.00–335.00	$328.36	$1,254	+0.96
420–430	425	—	—	3	295.00–330.00	$309.90	$1,317	-7.19
450–485	462	—	—	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,317	-10.00
500–520	510	—	—	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,402	-12.48
600–625	613	—	—	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,563	—
1805	1805	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	170.00	$170.00	$3,068	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1240	1163	80-85%	8	109.00–117.00	$113.75	$1,323	—
1045–1640	1344	80-85%	20	119.00–130.00	$124.29	$1,670	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1205	954	85-90%	5	89.00–98.00	$93.51	$892	—
910–1190	1054	85-90%	11	101.00–123.00	$109.90	$1,158	+1.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1450	1290	75-80%	2	102.00–113.00	$106.82	$1,378	—
1315–1710	1471	75-80%	5	115.00–137.00	$125.92	$1,852	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1670	1330	4	113.00–123.00	$116.81	$1,554	—
1320–1955	1569	8	133.00–157.00	$145.69	$2,286	—
1640–2000	1797	3	163.00–168.00	$165.23	$2,969	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
525–735	630	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	110.00–112.00	$111.17	$700
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	93.00	$93.00	$618

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1050	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,340.00–1,425.00	$1,383.86
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,354

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
102–130	109	4	77.50–107.50	$86.75	$95	+1.75

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	5.00	$5.00	$33	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	-37.50
60	60	1	110.00	$110.00	+30.00
70	70	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	+35.00
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	-20.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
655	655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1115	1115	Young (2-4 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
10	10	1	40.00	$40.00	-10.00
30	30	1	110.00	$110.00	+50.00
30	30	1	50.00	$50.00	-10.00
40	40	2	100.00	$100.00	±0.00
40	40	2	65.00	$65.00	-35.00
40	40	2	35.00–45.00	$40.00	-60.00
50	50	2	97.50–105.00	$101.25	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-5.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	125.00	$125.00	+30.00
80	80	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	+5.00
80	80	—	—	1	42.50	$42.50	-52.50
100	100	—	—	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	±0.00
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	+5.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	6	60.00–72.50	$68.33	—
50	50	4	82.50–90.00	$84.38	+29.38
60	60	1	87.50	$87.50	+15.83
80	80	6	60.00–75.00	$65.00	-22.50
90	90	9	90.00–110.00	$99.17	+31.67

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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.