Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 27, 2024

567 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $269.45/cwt +24.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,423/hd at 528 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $328.82/cwt +23.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 425 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $242.69/cwt +19.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,401/hd at 577 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	567	669	687
Feeder cattle	360	520	514
Slaughter cattle	86	43	82
Replacement cattle	49	26	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 24.00 higher, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 15.00 higher, slaughter bulls 25.00 higher. Moderate offerings 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
255	255	1	305.00	$305.00	$778	—
445	445	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,313	-4.85
465–485	476	6	280.00–305.00	$288.29	$1,372	-9.41
500–545	516	9	275.00–300.00	$287.07	$1,481	-0.42
560–595	574	5	275.00–295.00	$288.82	$1,658	+19.83
600–620	610	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,616	+23.75
650	650	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,641	—
730	730	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,825	+35.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	315.00	$315.00	$724	—
260	260	1	320.00	$320.00	$832	—
370–375	373	2	315.00–320.00	$317.48	$1,184	-7.63
420–445	435	3	320.00–330.00	$326.59	$1,421	-5.14
450–496	478	9	315.00–337.50	$319.55	$1,527	+5.28
515–540	528	3	305.00–315.00	$309.92	$1,636	-2.03
550–565	559	4	305.00–320.00	$308.72	$1,726	—
600–630	615	2	270.00–275.00	$272.44	$1,676	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	260.00	$260.00	$806	±0.00
385	385	1	245.00	$245.00	$943	—
435	435	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,088	+5.00
455–460	458	2	240.00–260.00	$249.95	$1,145	-8.34
535	535	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,418	+10.00
580	580	2	255.00–260.00	$257.50	$1,494	+0.06
590 value added	590	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,534	—
645	645	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,451	—
670	670	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,675	+8.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	280.00	$280.00	$630	±0.00
265–290	278	2	290.00–295.00	$292.39	$813	+27.39
320–345	334	4	270.00–290.00	$278.88	$931	+12.41
375–395	386	7	275.00–295.00	$282.88	$1,092	+15.47
400–445	423	9	275.00–285.00	$278.07	$1,176	+16.46
450–495	477	10	265.00–280.00	$272.44	$1,300	+21.58
505–545	528	20	255.00–275.00	$269.45	$1,423	+24.45
550–555	553	3	260.00–265.00	$263.34	$1,456	+18.34
600–645	623	2	230.00–235.00	$232.41	$1,448	-1.95
650	650	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,430	-20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	275.00	$275.00	$578	+24.77
280	280	2	250.00–255.00	$252.50	$707	-2.50
325	325	1	255.00	$255.00	$829	+26.53
355–390	377	3	225.00–245.00	$234.69	$885	+1.70
415–430	423	3	230.00–255.00	$239.86	$1,015	+8.88
450–480	460	5	235.00–255.00	$245.09	$1,127	+40.09
500–520	513	5	225.00–250.00	$240.01	$1,231	+9.65
550–595	576	10	230.00–255.00	$242.46	$1,397	+19.02
590	590	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,446	+21.56
600–620	607	3	210.00–225.00	$218.41	$1,326	+2.45
640	640	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,376	-0.96
650–675	663	2	207.50–210.00	$208.73	$1,384	-3.32

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	315.00	$315.00	$677	—
300–320	312	3	310.00–320.00	$316.58	$988	—
355–375	370	7	290.00–325.00	$304.86	$1,128	+7.65
400	400	5	312.50	$312.50	$1,250	+28.50
450–480	473	4	280.00–285.00	$283.73	$1,342	+11.23
500–515	508	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,422	+33.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	300.00	$300.00	$705	—
270–290	280	2	275.00	$275.00	$770	-20.00
310–345	330	8	280.00–305.00	$288.91	$953	-6.51
375–385	380	2	270.00–285.00	$277.40	$1,054	-14.91
400–435	421	5	275.00–300.00	$290.87	$1,225	+2.43
450–485	467	9	275.00–290.00	$280.42	$1,310	+11.26
505–535	516	5	275.00–300.00	$285.99	$1,476	+29.04
550–585	565	10	270.00–285.00	$279.03	$1,577	+17.21
625–645	632	5	240.00–245.00	$241.99	$1,529	-5.85

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	—	—	2	315.00–320.00	$317.58	$724	+7.58
250–295	273	—	—	2	335.00–345.00	$339.59	$927	+24.59
315–345	329	—	—	4	315.00–340.00	$324.01	$1,066	-0.09
360–380	371	—	—	6	310.00–345.00	$323.48	$1,200	+6.64
405–432	425	—	—	12	315.00–345.00	$328.82	$1,397	+23.79
450–475	465	—	—	10	300.00–335.00	$316.37	$1,471	—
510–515	513	—	—	2	295.00–310.00	$302.54	$1,552	+17.54
570–580	575	—	—	2	275.00–280.00	$277.52	$1,596	—
605	605	—	—	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,664	—
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,979	—
1530	1530	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,714	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	—	—	2	250.00–255.00	$252.46	$720	-15.84
305–340	318	—	—	5	255.00–265.00	$258.11	$821	-6.89
440–445	443	—	—	2	255.00–265.00	$260.03	$1,152	+14.97
455–490	473	—	—	4	245.00–265.00	$255.05	$1,206	+4.58
500–545	529	—	—	5	235.00–255.00	$247.97	$1,312	+6.71
555–595	575	—	—	5	245.00–265.00	$260.05	$1,495	+15.84
675	675	—	—	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,519	—
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	125.00	$125.00	$894	-98.77

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1650	1187	80-85%	46	123.00–155.00	$140.73	$1,670	+13.07
1580	1580	80-85%	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,654	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–920	888	85-90%	2	106.00–117.00	$111.70	$992	—
840–1195	1045	85-90%	12	102.00–138.00	$123.96	$1,295	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1500	1350	75-80%	5	145.00–149.00	$146.68	$1,980	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1645	1410	2	127.00–145.00	$137.50	$1,939	—
1380–2100	1696	8	166.00–178.00	$173.62	$2,945	—
2075	2075	1	182.00	$182.00	$3,776	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1040	961	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	120.00–129.00	$124.38	$1,195
950–1005	978	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	130.00–142.00	$136.17	$1,332

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–795	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	118.00–125.00	$121.29	$910
735–770	753	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	90.00–125.00	$107.91	$813

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,484
1255	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,895

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–935	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,425.00	$1,306.65
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
830–1025	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,500.00	$1,394.79
885–1185	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,325.00–1,425.00	$1,387.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,172
925–970	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	114.00–133.00	$123.27	$1,169

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
830–900	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	975.00–1,000.00	$988.01

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	65.00	$65.00	—
40–50	42	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	5	90.00–135.00	$109.00	—
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	140.00	$140.00	+18.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	150.00–160.00	$153.33	+31.33
70	70	—	—	2	140.00–175.00	$157.50	+87.50
80	80	—	—	1	190.00	$190.00	+120.00
100–120	107	—	—	3	185.00–235.00	$206.67	+86.67
180	180	—	—	3	270.00–290.00	$280.00	—

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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
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—
915–1180	1048	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,300.00	$2,125.30	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,072	—

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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	+17.50
20	20	2	45.00–65.00	$55.00	+12.14
30	30	2	65.00–70.00	$67.50	+12.14
40	40	4	115.00–125.00	$122.50	+55.50
40	40	3	65.00–85.00	$71.67	+4.67
50	50	1	50.00	$50.00	-63.33
60	60	1	140.00	$140.00	+15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–50	47	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	75.00–90.00	$83.33	—
50	50	—	—	3	75.00–90.00	$81.67	+21.67
60	60	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	+80.00
60–70	68	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	150.00–170.00	$155.00	+95.00
90	90	—	—	2	85.00–95.00	$90.00	—
100	100	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-30.00
100	100	—	—	2	140.00–165.00	$152.50	+32.50
140	140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	+57.50
150	150	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	+40.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	11	73.00–85.00	$79.55	-0.45

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	70.00	$70.00	$312	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
180	180	1	330.00	$330.00	—

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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.