Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 15, 2024

265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $252.49/cwt +14.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 522 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $261.23/cwt +31.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,242/hd at 476 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $324.95/cwt -60.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 374 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	265	312	646
Feeder cattle	222	197	490
Slaughter cattle	29	88	101
Replacement cattle	10	23	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255 fancy	255	1	350.00	$350.00	$892	—
415	415	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,245	—
410–449 fancy	441	5	322.50–327.50	$323.43	$1,426	—
459 fancy	459	4	323.00	$323.00	$1,483	—
452–495	474	6	290.00–305.00	$298.37	$1,414	—
545–547	547	7	292.50–302.50	$301.08	$1,647	+6.88
555	555	4	297.50–302.50	$301.25	$1,672	-1.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,012	+10.00
475	475	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,188	+12.54
565	565	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,036	—
625	625	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,594	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	280.00	$280.00	$756	+7.61
305–340	328	3	255.00–270.00	$265.36	$870	+2.82
345	345	1	255.00	$255.00	$880	—
375–388	383	6	250.00–275.00	$267.64	$1,025	+67.64
410–445	419	12	250.00–271.00	$256.13	$1,073	+8.83
470	470	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,093	-22.50
450–495	476	14	250.00–269.00	$263.28	$1,253	+8.28
500–545	522	19	240.00–260.00	$252.49	$1,318	+10.74
550–585	566	4	230.00–242.50	$238.65	$1,351	-1.35
595	595	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,368	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	302.50	$302.50	$741	—
255 fancy	255	1	305.00	$305.00	$778	—
262–295	270	4	295.00–300.00	$298.64	$806	—
325	325	1	297.50	$297.50	$967	—
330	330	1	280.00	$280.00	$924	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	210.00	$210.00	$735	+3.47
410–440	426	4	212.50–240.00	$225.91	$962	+20.69
465	465	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,070	+20.00
520–530	525	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,208	+18.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	285.00–295.00	$289.92	$957	+29.92
385–390	388	2	280.00–295.00	$287.45	$1,115	+7.45
468–490	478	6	250.00–280.00	$268.34	$1,283	+60.84
500–540	513	9	250.00–267.50	$259.36	$1,331	—
555–565	560	2	250.00–262.50	$256.31	$1,435	+3.03
630	630	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,323	—
655	655	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,670	—
750	750	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,575	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	330.00	$330.00	$874	—
265–280 fancy	273	2	340.00–350.00	$344.86	$941	—
315 fancy	315	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,087	-5.00
305–345	325	2	302.50–320.00	$311.79	$1,013	-15.67
365–380 fancy	373	3	335.00–345.00	$340.02	$1,268	—
350–395	374	9	310.00–330.00	$319.93	$1,197	—
405–420 fancy	413	2	322.50–327.50	$324.95	$1,342	—
425–445	432	3	300.00–317.50	$309.85	$1,339	—
455	455	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,388	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	370	2	227.50–242.50	$235.41	$871	+2.08
550–590	570	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,311	+40.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1365	1097	80-85%	3	120.00–129.00	$126.32	$1,386	—
940–1440	1174	80-85%	11	138.00–154.00	$144.81	$1,700	—
1290–1745	1518	80-85%	3	158.00–165.00	$161.75	$2,455	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	85-90%	1	90.00	$90.00	$716	—
1050–1100	1075	85-90%	2	124.00–140.00	$131.81	$1,417	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	75-80%	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,594	—
1415	1415	75-80%	1	146.00	$146.00	$2,066	—
1440	1440	75-80%	1	161.00	$161.00	$2,318	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1660	1415	2	155.00–164.00	$160.28	$2,268	—
1405–1495	1450	2	171.00–184.00	$177.70	$2,577	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–870	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	103.00–116.00	$108.34	$872

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,380

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660	660	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	127.50	$127.50	$842

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
850–1110	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,276.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,593

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	92.50	$92.50	$264	—
300	300	1	85.00	$85.00	$255	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	175.00	$175.00	$569	—
410	410	1	152.50	$152.50	$625	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	130.00	$130.00	—
60	60	1	190.00	$190.00	—

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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.