Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

546 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $326.30/cwt +16.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 419 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $240.34/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 475 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $260.74/cwt -4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 480 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	546	507	683
Feeder cattle	354	368	541
Slaughter cattle	68	68	79
Replacement cattle	48	16	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. 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
330	330	1	285.00	$285.00	$940	+10.00
400–410	405	2	275.00–295.00	$284.88	$1,154	+4.48
475–495	485	2	265.00–285.00	$274.79	$1,333	+0.88
578	578	7	255.00	$255.00	$1,474	-9.82
630	630	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,606	-1.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	415	2	240.00–245.00	$242.53	$1,006	-17.41
450–495	474	5	230.00–250.00	$243.19	$1,153	—
530	530	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,298	-10.00
550	550	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,348	—
690	690	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,552	-12.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245 fancy	245	1	385.00	$385.00	$943	—
380	380	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,330	+35.60
410	410	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,374	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	265.00–275.00	$270.00	$662	—
290	290	1	265.00	$265.00	$768	±0.00
305–345	322	5	240.00–260.00	$250.02	$805	+0.02
365–385	378	3	242.50–255.00	$250.98	$949	-10.60
400–445	429	9	235.00–245.00	$238.29	$1,022	-21.02
450–490	475	15	235.00–245.00	$240.34	$1,142	-1.24
503–540	526	11	235.00–240.00	$239.09	$1,258	-5.91
600–620	610	3	225.00–235.00	$229.97	$1,403	-5.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	250.00	$250.00	$612	—
300–335	313	3	220.00–235.00	$226.65	$709	-13.35
370–395	381	7	205.00–225.00	$215.10	$820	-34.90
410–445	427	9	200.00–230.00	$217.33	$928	-23.79
450–495	465	5	215.00–230.00	$223.54	$1,039	-7.66
510–545	521	6	215.00–235.00	$223.80	$1,166	-1.12
550–575	560	4	200.00–225.00	$213.75	$1,197	-21.25
640	640	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,248	—
655–685	672	3	190.00–210.00	$198.20	$1,332	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	285.00	$285.00	$770	—
315–340	325	3	275.00–295.00	$285.21	$927	+0.26
398	398	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,114	-5.46
405	405	2	290.00–295.00	$292.50	$1,185	+16.03
510–530	520	3	245.00–250.00	$246.67	$1,283	—
570–585	576	4	220.00–245.00	$237.40	$1,367	-5.01
615	615	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,507	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	—	—	2	315.00–325.00	$319.78	$720	—
265–295	282	—	—	3	300.00–305.00	$301.57	$850	-31.89
275–295 fancy	283	—	—	3	355.00–360.00	$356.62	$1,009	-3.38
300 fancy	300	—	—	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,095	—
300–330	318	—	—	6	300.00–340.00	$319.79	$1,017	-9.74
350–390	371	—	—	12	300.00–345.00	$326.99	$1,213	-1.37
400–440	419	—	—	18	305.00–345.00	$326.30	$1,367	+16.40
450–480	460	—	—	4	285.00–295.00	$291.17	$1,339	+6.17
1290	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,496	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	—	—	1	280.00	$280.00	$588	+4.89
295	295	—	—	1	295.00	$295.00	$870	—
330–340	335	—	—	2	280.00–285.00	$282.54	$947	+7.54
355–390	372	—	—	6	265.00–295.00	$280.16	$1,042	-9.84
400–440	424	—	—	10	265.00–285.00	$276.60	$1,173	-5.38
450–495	480	—	—	14	255.00–280.00	$260.74	$1,252	-4.87
500–545	518	—	—	10	245.00–255.00	$248.97	$1,290	+0.67
585	585	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,462	+2.86
610–645	628	—	—	2	240.00–250.00	$244.86	$1,538	+1.06
720–725	723	—	—	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,699	—
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	—	—	2	245.00–255.00	$250.04	$708	—
330	330	—	—	1	255.00	$255.00	$842	—
390	390	—	—	1	240.00	$240.00	$936	-16.93
410–445	430	—	—	3	210.00–225.00	$219.83	$945	-26.85
455–495	473	—	—	8	230.00–245.00	$240.12	$1,136	-4.88
500–520	513	—	—	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,206	-1.47
555–595	566	—	—	5	215.00–240.00	$232.05	$1,313	+3.68
605–618	615	—	—	4	205.00–220.00	$208.69	$1,283	-22.93
680–695	690	—	—	3	200.00–220.00	$210.82	$1,455	—
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	130.00	$130.00	$982	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1145	1100	80-85%	2	104.00–112.00	$108.16	$1,190	—
1020–1380	1202	80-85%	22	114.00–134.00	$123.50	$1,484	—
1345	1345	80-85%	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,870	+14.71

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	85-90%	1	98.00	$98.00	$818	—
710–1175	986	85-90%	8	105.00–118.00	$111.94	$1,104	+18.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1605	1367	75-80%	5	116.00–131.00	$122.75	$1,678	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,594	—
1475–2295	1788	8	142.00–157.00	$150.97	$2,699	-14.26
1380–2210	1875	4	160.00–170.00	$164.14	$3,078	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
540–605	573	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	115.00–120.00	$117.64	$674
760–840	799	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	90.00–109.00	$99.31	$793

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1315	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	117.00–129.00	$122.88	$1,370

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–885	813	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	119.00–127.00	$122.64	$997

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1135	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	120.00–128.00	$123.54	$1,258
1020–1135	1087	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	122.00–123.00	$122.35	$1,330

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1105	1087	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,276.73
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1330	1330	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1265–1470	1368	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,425.00–1,475.00	$1,448.13

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,421

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	10	91.00	$91.00	$141	—
265	265	1	66.00	$66.00	$175	—
300–390	345	2	65.00–67.00	$66.13	$228	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	145.00	$145.00	+45.00
60	60	1	160.00	$160.00	+50.00
60	60	1	55.00	$55.00	-55.00
70	70	3	150.00–205.00	$180.00	+55.00
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	+5.00
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	+25.00
90	90	1	70.00	$70.00	-55.00
90	90	1	130.00	$130.00	+5.00
100	100	1	185.00	$185.00	+45.00
150	150	2	185.00–245.00	$215.00	—

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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
1115–1315	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–1,925.00	$1,913.53	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625	625	Middle Aged (5-8 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
20	20	6	45.00–65.00	$53.33	+13.33
30	30	8	50.00–75.00	$63.13	-46.87
30	30	1	135.00	$135.00	+25.00
40	40	1	120.00	$120.00	+20.00
40	40	4	75.00–95.00	$87.50	-12.50
50	50	1	135.00	$135.00	+33.75
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	+8.75
60	60	1	155.00	$155.00	+53.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	1	75.00	$75.00	-15.00
60	60	—	—	2	145.00	$145.00	+55.00
60	60	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-10.00
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	-15.00
90	90	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	+30.00
100	100	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	+37.50
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	95.00	$95.00	-27.50
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	-2.50
100–140	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	140.00–160.00	$150.00	+27.50
120	120	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	-62.50
140	140	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	82.50	$82.50	-5.00
90	90	1	16.00	$16.00	-83.17
95	95	1	77.50	$77.50	-21.67
97	97	10	92.50	$92.50	-6.67

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	160.00	$160.00	—

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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.