Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 19, 2024

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $249.81/cwt +2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 486 lb · 14 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $341.00/cwt +38.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 329 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $245.92/cwt -1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,286/hd at 523 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	266	337	1,022
Feeder cattle	188	285	783
Slaughter cattle	33	19	167
Replacement cattle	5	1	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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
253	253	2	270.00	$270.00	$683	—
485	485	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,358	—
516	516	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,290	-30.00
570	570	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,354	-32.50
650	650	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,495	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	200.00	$200.00	$770	-66.42
410	410	1	225.00	$225.00	$922	-32.73
575–595	579	5	227.50–237.50	$235.44	$1,363	—
670–690	680	2	210.00–217.50	$213.81	$1,454	-16.19

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,337	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	230.00	$230.00	$678	—
315	315	1	220.00	$220.00	$693	—
355–380	368	2	240.00–250.00	$245.17	$902	-5.35
405	405	1	200.00	$200.00	$810	—
400–435	413	4	230.00–255.00	$242.35	$1,001	-15.15
470–495	486	14	220.00–255.00	$249.81	$1,214	+2.26
505–543	523	11	230.00–252.50	$245.92	$1,286	-1.08
630	630	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,323	—
785	785	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,334	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	227.50	$227.50	$637	—
340	340	1	230.00	$230.00	$782	+7.12
360–370	365	2	230.00–250.00	$239.86	$875	+15.74
445	445	1	220.00	$220.00	$979	-11.21
468–495	475	4	227.50–235.00	$229.45	$1,090	-0.82
515	515	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,069	—
565	565	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,271	+5.00
628–640	633	5	180.00–195.00	$188.01	$1,190	—
675–690	683	2	170.00–182.50	$176.18	$1,203	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506	506	8	261.00	$261.00	$1,321	—
525	525	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,312	—
551	551	6	256.00	$256.00	$1,411	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	285.00–290.00	$287.61	$800	—
305	305	1	260.00	$260.00	$793	-22.46
355–385	370	3	250.00–270.00	$261.10	$966	-12.68
405	405	1	222.50	$222.50	$901	-50.00
430	430	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,236	+15.00
455–465	458	5	242.50–280.00	$271.99	$1,246	+6.99
518–543	524	8	240.00–242.50	$241.85	$1,267	—
555	555	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,235	—
592	592	5	249.00	$249.00	$1,474	—
640	640	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,350	—
735	735	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,250	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	220.00–232.50	$226.20	$663	-28.80
375–395	386	7	200.00–230.00	$218.76	$844	-21.24
405–430	418	2	215.50–237.50	$226.17	$945	-22.02
460–495	478	2	220.00–222.50	$221.20	$1,057	-25.64
505–535	521	5	210.00–222.50	$214.48	$1,117	-22.52
570–585	578	3	212.50–230.00	$222.58	$1,287	-7.12
613–625	617	3	200.00–222.50	$214.90	$1,326	-3.15
670	670	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,139	-22.41
675	675	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,282	-2.41
700	700	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,400	+15.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	—	—	2	302.50	$302.50	$696	-7.50
325	325	—	—	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,097	+35.04
319–340 fancy	329	—	—	11	340.00–342.50	$341.32	$1,123	—
1385	1385	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	157.00	$157.00	$2,174	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1370	1212	80-85%	20	138.00–164.00	$150.67	$1,826	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	85-90%	1	103.00	$103.00	$742	—
740–1110	984	85-90%	4	125.00–141.00	$136.93	$1,347	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	75-80%	1	158.00	$158.00	$2,236	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,306	—
1530–1860	1648	3	183.00–186.00	$184.87	$3,047	—
1535–1760	1678	3	156.00–178.00	$169.91	$2,851	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	105.00	$105.00	$814

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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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	55.00	$55.00	-50.00
30	30	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	+30.00
30	30	—	—	1	60.00	$60.00	-45.00
40	40	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	+25.00
50	50	—	—	5	130.00–150.00	$143.00	+13.00
50	50	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-30.00
60	60	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	+5.00
60	60	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-20.00
80	80	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-40.00
100	100	—	—	1	270.00	$270.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	4	35.00–60.00	$46.25	+11.25
20	20	9	40.00–60.00	$51.39	+10.76
30	30	3	45.00–75.00	$61.67	-8.33

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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	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	60.00	$60.00	-62.50
30	30	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	+22.50
40	40	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	115.00–147.50	$131.25	+8.75
50	50	—	—	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	—
60	60	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	135.00	$135.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	250.00	$250.00	—
120	120	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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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.