Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 20, 2024

669 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.47/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 507 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $269.16/cwt +8.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 468 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $241.26/cwt +6.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,257/hd at 521 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	669	546	640
Feeder cattle	520	354	463
Slaughter cattle	43	68	88
Replacement cattle	26	48	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower 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
330–340	337	3	285.00–310.00	$298.47	$1,006	+13.47
375–385	379	4	275.00–305.00	$291.29	$1,104	—
415–440	428	2	295.00–305.00	$299.85	$1,283	+14.97
450–483	474	6	285.00–305.00	$297.70	$1,411	+22.91
540–545	543	2	285.00–290.00	$287.49	$1,561	—
575–585	577	10	255.00–275.00	$268.99	$1,552	+13.99
610–620	614	4	235.00–245.00	$241.25	$1,481	-13.75
720	720	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,548	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	3	320.00–335.00	$326.57	$1,078	—
355–380	363	3	315.00–330.00	$325.11	$1,180	-24.89
400–435	413	3	325.00–335.00	$331.73	$1,370	-3.27
450–495	487	19	310.00–340.00	$314.27	$1,530	—
505–540	525	3	295.00–325.00	$311.95	$1,638	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	260.00	$260.00	$780	—
445	445	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,090	+2.47
460–475	468	3	250.00–265.00	$258.29	$1,209	+15.10
545	545	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,390	+10.00
572–595	577	6	250.00–260.00	$257.44	$1,485	+12.44
665–670	669	4	240.00–245.00	$241.24	$1,614	+16.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	245.00–255.00	$250.23	$551	+0.23
280	280	1	255.00	$255.00	$714	—
310–345	332	7	220.00–235.00	$228.47	$759	+1.82
355–395	373	3	225.00–245.00	$232.99	$869	+17.89
400–445	428	10	210.00–245.00	$230.98	$989	+13.65
455	455	1	205.00	$205.00	$933	-18.54
450–495	470	9	200.00–240.00	$219.57	$1,032	-3.97
505–540	523	12	210.00–240.00	$230.36	$1,205	+6.56
550–595	567	15	185.00–235.00	$223.44	$1,267	+9.69
625–640	634	5	205.00–220.00	$215.96	$1,369	+20.96
655–695	679	6	205.00–215.00	$212.05	$1,440	+13.85
700–710	708	6	210.00–217.50	$212.07	$1,501	—
767	767	8	195.00	$195.00	$1,496	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	280.00	$280.00	$686	+10.00
285	285	1	265.00	$265.00	$755	±0.00
300–345	311	14	255.00–285.00	$266.47	$829	+16.45
350–390	374	7	255.00–285.00	$267.41	$1,000	+16.43
400–445	432	6	255.00–265.00	$261.61	$1,130	+23.32
450–495	474	18	245.00–265.00	$250.86	$1,189	+10.52
510	510	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,250	+5.91
550–595	577	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,414	—
600–630	615	7	225.00–245.00	$234.36	$1,441	+4.39
650	650	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,560	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	295.00	$295.00	$870	+10.00
358–390	369	7	290.00–305.00	$297.21	$1,097	+17.21
400–425	417	16	275.00–295.00	$284.00	$1,184	-8.50
455	455	2	270.00–275.00	$272.50	$1,240	—
500–540	507	21	245.00–255.00	$246.47	$1,250	-0.20

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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
290	290	—	—	1	295.00	$295.00	$856	±0.00
300–345	317	—	—	3	285.00–305.00	$295.42	$936	+12.88
355–395	379	—	—	11	275.00–305.00	$292.31	$1,108	+12.15
400–445	434	—	—	17	265.00–295.00	$288.44	$1,252	+11.84
450–495	468	—	—	19	260.00–285.00	$269.16	$1,260	+8.42
500–535	520	—	—	8	250.00–265.00	$256.95	$1,336	+7.98
550–575	562	—	—	3	255.00–275.00	$261.82	$1,471	+11.82
610–645	625	—	—	5	235.00–255.00	$247.84	$1,549	+2.98
670	670	—	—	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,574	—
740	740	—	—	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,739	±0.00
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,183	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	3	260.00–275.00	$268.30	$765	+18.26
315	315	1	265.00	$265.00	$835	+10.00
355–395	372	5	245.00–260.00	$253.83	$944	+13.83
415–425	420	2	240.00–250.00	$245.06	$1,029	+25.23
455–490	474	11	230.00–255.00	$250.47	$1,187	+10.35
500–545	521	19	225.00–247.50	$241.26	$1,257	+6.26
555–580	563	6	230.00–250.00	$244.21	$1,375	+12.16
600–640	627	3	230.00–250.00	$241.60	$1,515	+32.91
705–730	718	2	222.50–225.00	$223.77	$1,607	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	—	—	1	310.00	$310.00	$760	-9.78
290	290	—	—	1	315.00	$315.00	$914	+13.43
305 fancy	305	—	—	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,052	-20.00
305–340	327	—	—	10	315.00–335.00	$324.10	$1,060	+4.31
365–390	376	—	—	8	310.00–330.00	$316.84	$1,191	-10.15
400–405	403	—	—	2	300.00–310.00	$305.03	$1,229	-21.27
510	510	—	—	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,454	—
1350–1435	1383	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	118.00–134.00	$123.61	$1,710	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	80-85%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,065	—
1020–1420	1165	80-85%	10	118.00–138.00	$127.66	$1,487	—
1040–1870	1312	80-85%	14	141.00–149.00	$144.52	$1,896	+5.52

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1150	949	85-90%	7	104.00–123.00	$112.65	$1,069	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1595	1595	75-80%	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,978	—
1530–1750	1640	75-80%	2	143.00–148.00	$145.67	$2,389	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1615	1449	4	139.00–157.00	$148.06	$2,145	—
1750–1995	1873	2	167.00–173.00	$169.80	$3,180	+5.66

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1330	1330	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,902
1875	1875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	123.00	$123.00	$2,306

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1190	1103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	115.00–120.00	$117.30	$1,294

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
560	560	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00
610	610	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	560.00	$560.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
555	555	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	132.50	$132.50	$735

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	670.00	$670.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	121.00	$121.00	$805

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–925	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,089.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,293

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
113–190	138	9	64.00–106.00	$89.23	$123	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	4	75.00–100.00	$86.25	-58.75
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	130.00	$130.00	-15.00
60–70	68	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	5	115.00–130.00	$122.00	-58.00
70	70	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-110.00
70	70	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	-75.00
70	70	—	—	2	130.00–180.00	$155.00	-25.00
90	90	—	—	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	+35.00
100	100	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-65.00
100	100	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-95.00
100	100	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	145.00	$145.00	-40.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,840.00	$1,840.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	2	20.00–25.00	$22.50	-30.83
20	20	7	30.00–55.00	$42.86	-10.47
30	30	14	30.00–110.00	$55.36	-7.77
40	40	5	55.00–80.00	$67.00	-53.00
50	50	3	110.00–120.00	$113.33	-21.67
50	50	1	90.00	$90.00	-45.00
60	60	1	125.00	$125.00	-30.00

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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	—	—	2	50.00–70.00	$60.00	-15.00
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	40.00	$40.00	-35.00
100–120	110	—	—	2	120.00	$120.00	-40.00
140	140	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-10.00
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	140.00	$140.00	—
150–180	160	—	—	3	130.00–150.00	$140.00	—
180	180	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	2	70.00	$70.00	—
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	-2.50
80	80	1	85.00	$85.00	+69.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	56.00	$56.00	$182	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	30.00	$30.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	150.00	$150.00	—
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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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.