Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 3, 2024

711 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Saluda Stockyards report →

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $335.29/cwt +11.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 370 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $283.86/cwt +3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,345/hd at 474 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $248.50/cwt -20.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 519 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	711	567	1,163
Feeder cattle	534	360	881
Slaughter cattle	56	86	152
Replacement cattle	40	49	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 8.00 lower, feeder heifers too few to trend, feeder bulls 6.00 lower, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. 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
250–295	273	2	310.00–320.00	$314.59	$859	+9.59
350–395	376	7	285.00–315.00	$302.30	$1,137	—
400–440	419	8	280.00–300.00	$290.10	$1,216	-4.90
450–485	469	15	285.00–300.00	$293.97	$1,379	+5.68
500–545	524	11	275.00–295.00	$285.85	$1,498	-1.22
550–595	568	19	260.00–285.00	$271.27	$1,541	-17.55
605–625	613	4	255.00–265.00	$261.26	$1,602	-3.74

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	355.00	$355.00	$987	+35.00
340	340	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,122	—
345 fancy	345	2	365.00–370.00	$367.50	$1,268	—
353–395	366	7	320.00–350.00	$334.06	$1,223	+16.58
400–433	422	7	315.00–325.00	$317.07	$1,338	-9.52
455–488	475	4	305.00–310.00	$306.24	$1,455	-13.31
500–525	513	4	305.00–320.00	$311.23	$1,597	+1.31
575	575	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,696	-13.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,072	+30.00
430	430	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,182	+25.00
470–485	478	5	255.00–275.00	$267.01	$1,276	+17.06
500–545	524	5	242.50–265.00	$255.77	$1,340	-9.23
560–595	573	3	245.00–255.00	$251.72	$1,442	-5.78
600–630	618	3	230.00–255.00	$240.12	$1,484	+15.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	223	3	265.00–290.00	$276.04	$616	-3.96
250–285	270	5	275.00–295.00	$284.96	$769	-7.43
305–345	323	6	265.00–280.00	$272.70	$881	-6.18
350–380	364	7	265.00–275.00	$272.17	$991	-10.71
405–445	421	12	255.00–275.00	$264.16	$1,112	-13.91
450	450	1	205.00	$205.00	$922	-67.44
455–485	473	8	255.00–265.00	$258.12	$1,221	-14.32
500–540	519	20	245.00–255.00	$248.50	$1,290	-20.95
550–595	563	7	245.00–250.00	$246.41	$1,387	-16.93
610	610	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,098	-52.41
600–630	615	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,476	+7.59
685	685	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,524	+2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	235.00–255.00	$244.82	$698	-7.68
305–345	323	4	235.00–255.00	$245.08	$792	-9.92
350–395	369	5	230.00–255.00	$238.89	$882	+4.20
400–430	416	7	225.00–245.00	$237.16	$987	-2.70
450–495	484	7	225.00–245.00	$234.39	$1,134	-10.70
505–545	529	7	217.50–240.00	$233.28	$1,234	-6.73
550–595	566	5	225.00–235.00	$233.02	$1,319	-9.44
605–635	620	4	217.50–225.00	$221.89	$1,376	+3.48
690	690	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,380	-8.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	3	300.00–320.00	$313.16	$824	—
280 fancy	280	1	325.00	$325.00	$910	—
300–340	321	5	285.00–295.00	$288.83	$927	-27.75
355–395	381	13	280.00–290.00	$284.98	$1,086	-19.88
435	435	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,218	-32.50
555	555	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,498	—

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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
230–245	238	—	—	2	290.00–295.00	$292.42	$696	-7.58
250–290	273	—	—	6	285.00–300.00	$293.96	$803	+18.96
300–340	318	—	—	3	285.00–310.00	$293.25	$933	+4.34
350–390	373	—	—	6	285.00–305.00	$293.30	$1,094	+15.90
410–445	430	—	—	14	270.00–300.00	$283.88	$1,221	-6.99
450–490	474	—	—	21	275.00–300.00	$283.86	$1,345	+3.44
500–540	521	—	—	17	265.00–285.00	$274.14	$1,428	-11.85
550–590	564	—	—	6	260.00–285.00	$270.16	$1,524	-8.87
565	565	—	—	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,300	-49.03
620	620	—	—	3	240.00–245.00	$243.33	$1,509	+1.34
650	650	—	—	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,592	—
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,456	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	255.00	$255.00	$586	—
270	270	1	240.00	$240.00	$648	-12.46
320	320	1	255.00	$255.00	$816	-3.11
360–395	380	3	255.00–265.00	$261.62	$994	—
405	405	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,053	—
450–480	465	7	250.00–265.00	$257.86	$1,199	+2.81
500–545	520	8	235.00–255.00	$245.04	$1,274	-2.93
550–595	568	15	235.00–255.00	$243.61	$1,384	-16.44
600–640	618	5	225.00–235.00	$232.99	$1,440	—
660–670	666	4	227.50–235.00	$231.25	$1,540	+6.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	265	—	—	2	330.00–335.00	$332.36	$881	-7.23
285–295 fancy	290	—	—	2	365.00–375.00	$370.09	$1,073	—
310–345	326	—	—	5	315.00–350.00	$337.24	$1,099	+13.23
355–370 fancy	363	—	—	3	355.00–370.00	$361.72	$1,313	—
350–385	371	—	—	19	310.00–345.00	$331.12	$1,228	+7.64
400–440	413	—	—	6	300.00–315.00	$305.90	$1,263	-22.92
505	505	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,515	-2.54
615	615	—	—	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,722	+5.00
1225	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,058	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1155	1023	80-85%	4	127.00–132.00	$130.61	$1,336	—
930–1315	1188	80-85%	6	134.00–147.00	$140.07	$1,664	-0.66
1255–1570	1413	80-85%	2	157.00–159.00	$158.11	$2,234	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–995	868	85-90%	4	64.00–103.00	$89.30	$775	-22.40
885–1360	1110	85-90%	4	125.00–129.00	$126.23	$1,401	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1580	1399	75-80%	8	136.00–158.00	$147.54	$2,064	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055	1055	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,350	—
1340–1615	1469	5	163.00–178.00	$170.40	$2,503	—
1490–1970	1730	6	183.00–188.00	$185.48	$3,209	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675–1030	866	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	109.00–135.00	$122.19	$1,058
815–1045	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	99.00–132.00	$113.46	$1,055

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1165–1175	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	142.00–167.50	$154.70	$1,810

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,237

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,356

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1100	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,376.25
1110–1140	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,275.00–1,625.00	$1,452.33

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–980	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,144.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1500	1500	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925	925	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,166

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	80.00	$80.00	$156	—
240–260	250	3	60.00–79.00	$72.09	$180	—
290	290	1	46.00	$46.00	$133	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–50	45	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	6	80.00–140.00	$110.83	+1.83
50	50	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-20.00
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	145.00	$145.00	-12.50
100–120	110	—	—	2	170.00–235.00	$202.50	-4.17
150	150	—	—	3	200.00	$200.00	-80.00
200	200	—	—	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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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
955–1175	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00–2,425.00	$2,324.12	—
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	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
20	20	4	30.00–50.00	$38.75	-16.25
30	30	12	35.00–75.00	$52.08	-15.42
40	40	6	50.00–85.00	$72.50	-50.00
50	50	3	60.00–90.00	$75.00	+25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	55.00	$55.00	-28.33
40	40	—	—	1	65.00	$65.00	-18.33
50	50	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-11.67
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	+8.33
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	+3.33
60	60	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-20.00
60	60	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-40.00
70	70	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	±0.00
70	70	—	—	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	-30.00
70	70	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	95.00	$95.00	-60.00
80	80	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	±0.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	105.00	$105.00	+15.00
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	120.00–145.00	$132.50	+42.50
100	100	—	—	2	150.00–190.00	$170.00	+80.00
100–120	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	150.00–165.00	$157.50	+67.50
150	150	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	-10.00
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	140.00	$140.00	-40.00
150	150	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Bred	1	140.00	$140.00	-40.00
150–180	165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	175.00	$175.00	-5.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	8	62.50	$62.50	—
50	50	3	82.50	$82.50	+2.95

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	90.00	$90.00	—
70	70	1	160.00	$160.00	—
80	80	1	135.00	$135.00	—

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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.