Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 10, 2024

737 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.21/cwt -12.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 421 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $248.06/cwt -4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 472 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $286.36/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,458/hd at 509 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	737	711	879
Feeder cattle	511	534	566
Slaughter cattle	98	56	176
Replacement cattle	27	40	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 1.50 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. 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
275–290	283	2	285.00	$285.00	$807	-29.59
300–320	310	2	290.00–300.00	$294.84	$914	—
360–395	372	3	295.00–305.00	$300.16	$1,117	-2.14
420–435	425	4	272.50–295.00	$286.74	$1,219	-3.36
455–499	478	11	275.00–290.00	$280.37	$1,340	-13.60
500–540	509	17	275.00–295.00	$286.36	$1,458	+0.51
550–585	565	11	265.00–285.00	$271.83	$1,536	+0.56
670	670	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,675	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	250.00	$250.00	$850	—
430	430	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,140	-10.00
465–480	470	3	245.00–265.00	$256.76	$1,207	-10.25
520	520	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,274	-10.77
550–585	568	2	227.50–230.00	$228.71	$1,299	-23.01
605–630	618	2	235.00–240.00	$237.55	$1,468	-2.57
660–685	673	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,649	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	362	3	315.00–320.00	$318.27	$1,152	-15.79
400–444	433	7	305.00–325.00	$314.21	$1,361	-2.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	275.00–300.00	$286.95	$812	-26.21
305–345	329	11	275.00–285.00	$280.94	$924	-7.89
355–398	383	14	265.00–275.00	$271.40	$1,039	-13.58
400–443	421	33	255.00–275.00	$267.21	$1,125	-12.79
450–495	474	7	250.00–265.00	$255.03	$1,209	—
500–505	504	5	250.00–260.00	$255.00	$1,285	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	255.00–260.00	$257.45	$618	-18.59
290	290	1	260.00	$260.00	$754	-24.96
310–325	320	4	245.00–265.00	$254.96	$816	-17.74
385–390	388	4	245.00–255.00	$250.03	$970	-22.14
400–445	427	10	245.00–255.00	$249.00	$1,063	-15.16
455–490	472	21	240.00–255.00	$248.06	$1,171	-10.06
505–545	530	8	245.00–255.00	$246.27	$1,305	-2.23
535	535	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,257	-13.50
550–595	569	7	235.00–245.00	$238.58	$1,358	-7.83
570	570	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,311	-16.41
600–615	608	3	225.00–235.00	$228.29	$1,388	+48.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	270	4	225.00–235.00	$232.55	$628	-12.27
300–345	327	5	217.50–235.00	$226.56	$741	-18.52
360–380	370	2	225.00–235.00	$230.14	$852	-8.75
445	445	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,024	-7.16
450–495	472	8	215.00–235.00	$229.91	$1,085	-4.48
525–545	535	3	225.00–235.00	$230.03	$1,231	-3.25
550–580	566	4	215.00–230.00	$223.70	$1,266	-9.32
595	595	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,339	-8.02
605	605	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,361	+3.11

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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
215–245	230	—	—	2	280.00–310.00	$295.98	$681	+3.56
260–295	277	—	—	3	275.00–305.00	$286.51	$794	-7.45
300–345	321	—	—	9	275.00–310.00	$292.50	$939	-0.75
360–388	379	—	—	15	270.00–305.00	$292.72	$1,109	-0.58
410–440	422	—	—	12	270.00–295.00	$283.39	$1,196	-0.49
430	430	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,075	-33.88
460–495	477	—	—	14	260.00–285.00	$275.72	$1,315	-8.14
500–540	519	—	—	6	255.00–275.00	$262.45	$1,362	-11.69
600–645	621	—	—	4	245.00–265.00	$254.88	$1,583	+11.55
650–690	670	—	—	2	250.00–255.00	$252.43	$1,691	+7.43
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,427	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	237.50	$237.50	$570	-17.50
255–275	269	4	240.00–265.00	$251.42	$676	+11.42
305–310	308	2	250.00–255.00	$252.52	$778	-2.48
360–385	373	2	235.00–257.50	$245.87	$917	-15.75
420–445	434	4	230.00–255.00	$240.13	$1,042	-19.87
450–495	479	9	225.00–255.00	$238.78	$1,144	-19.08
500–545	522	9	225.00–255.00	$245.53	$1,282	+0.49
550–595	569	8	220.00–250.00	$240.69	$1,370	-2.92
600–640	620	7	235.00–245.00	$241.39	$1,497	+8.40
685	685	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,610	+3.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270 fancy	270	1	350.00	$350.00	$945	-20.09
302 fancy	302	5	362.50	$362.50	$1,095	—
300–345	325	4	335.00	$335.00	$1,089	-2.24
360–370	365	4	325.00–335.00	$332.53	$1,214	+1.41
422–425	422	12	295.00	$295.00	$1,245	-10.90
455–495	481	6	290.00–295.00	$294.14	$1,415	—
540	540	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,485	-25.00
595	595	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,547	—
610	610	2	270.00–280.00	$275.00	$1,678	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
640–720	677	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,058.87	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1070	982	85-90%	9	96.00–119.00	$110.92	$1,089	—
870–1470	1119	85-90%	16	123.00–140.00	$129.70	$1,451	+3.47

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1325	1193	80-85%	8	127.00–139.00	$135.71	$1,619	-4.36
1105–1475	1303	80-85%	11	140.00–150.00	$144.88	$1,888	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1480	1373	75-80%	3	129.00–138.00	$132.20	$1,815	-15.34
1405	1405	75-80%	1	159.00	$159.00	$2,234	—
1330–1635	1491	75-80%	10	140.00–158.00	$148.30	$2,211	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1280	1224	4	133.00–147.00	$141.88	$1,737	—
1150–2200	1560	10	156.00–170.00	$162.73	$2,539	—
1645–2150	1889	8	175.00–184.00	$177.76	$3,358	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–930	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	109.00–120.00	$113.84	$945
685–1050	913	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	90.00–101.00	$97.48	$890

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1000	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	129.00–135.00	$132.10	$1,279

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,869

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	$780

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1045	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,475.00	$1,277.14
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–990	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,200.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1320	1320	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1225	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,568

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
620	620	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	74.00	$74.00	$111	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	30.00	$30.00	-80.83
40	40	—	—	2	120.00	$120.00	+9.17
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	42.50	$42.50	-68.33
40–50	45	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	100.00–125.00	$112.50	+1.67
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	85.00	$85.00	-35.00
50	50	—	—	3	120.00–150.00	$130.00	+10.00
50	50	—	—	2	100.00–115.00	$107.50	-12.50
60	60	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	-5.00
60	60	—	—	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	-2.50
80	80	—	—	2	130.00–160.00	$145.00	±0.00
80	80	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	+55.00
90	90	—	—	1	230.00	$230.00	+85.00
100	100	—	—	1	230.00	$230.00	+27.50
100–120	110	—	—	2	120.00–160.00	$140.00	-62.50

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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
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	20.00	$20.00	-18.75
20	20	9	30.00–45.00	$39.44	+0.69
30	30	4	47.50–60.00	$54.38	+2.30
30	30	1	20.00	$20.00	-32.08
40	40	3	105.00	$105.00	+32.50
40	40	14	65.00–95.00	$76.07	+3.57
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	+40.00
50	50	1	85.00	$85.00	+10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	+10.00
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	55.00	$55.00	±0.00
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	37.50–42.50	$40.00	-15.00
50	50	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	+60.00
60	60	—	—	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-15.00
60	60	—	—	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	-32.50
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	77.50	$77.50	-42.50
60–70	64	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	50.00–80.00	$69.00	-51.00
80	80	—	—	2	60.00–65.00	$62.50	-27.50
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	+10.00
80	80	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	+30.00
80	80	—	—	3	90.00	$90.00	±0.00
80–90	83	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	40.00–80.00	$60.00	-30.00
100–140	113	—	—	3	130.00–150.00	$140.00	-17.50
140	140	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-67.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	7	77.50	$77.50	-5.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	+15.00
200	200	2	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.