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Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 26, 2024

472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $238.33/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,322/hd at 555 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 472 266 789
Feeder cattle 355 188 596
Slaughter cattle 70 33 106
Replacement cattle 11 5 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week to few comparable feeder cattle sales to establish trends, slaughter cows 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Moderate offerings of average to poor 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 250.00 $250.00 $982 —
415 415 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,038 —
450 450 1 220.00 $220.00 $990 -60.00
510 510 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,173 -20.00
515 value added 515 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,249 —
500–545 530 3 222.50–232.50 $228.50 $1,211 -21.50
550 550 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,210 -17.50
555 value added 555 11 240.00 $240.00 $1,332 —
655–690 673 2 212.50–213.00 $212.74 $1,432 -17.26
675 675 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,080 -70.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 225.00 $225.00 $772 —
380 thin fleshed 380 1 230.00 $230.00 $874 —
385–395 390 2 230.00–240.00 $234.94 $916 +34.94
410 thin fleshed 410 1 222.50 $222.50 $912 —
435 435 2 210.00–227.50 $218.75 $952 -6.25
485–495 490 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,152 —
500 thin fleshed 500 1 180.00 $180.00 $900 —
565–585 575 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 -35.44
680 680 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,360 -13.81
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 2 305.00–322.50 $313.45 $1,138 —
700 value added 700 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,505 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 200.00 $200.00 $660 -20.00
365–397 389 7 230.00–237.50 $234.65 $913 -10.52
430–445 437 6 212.50–230.00 $221.26 $967 -21.09
440 thin fleshed 440 1 200.00 $200.00 $880 —
465–485 473 8 220.00–238.00 $232.43 $1,099 -17.38
522–526 525 8 225.00–238.00 $229.85 $1,207 -16.07
550–565 555 6 235.00–242.50 $237.55 $1,318 —
600 600 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 ±0.00
675 675 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,215 —
750 750 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,298 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 328 3 195.00–210.00 $201.80 $662 -28.20
350–385 367 3 210.00–230.00 $216.64 $795 -23.22
405–435 413 7 205.00–217.50 $210.00 $867 -10.00
445 445 1 220.00 $220.00 $979 ±0.00
450–495 474 6 200.00–220.00 $209.61 $994 -19.84
530–540 535 2 200.00–207.50 $203.79 $1,090 -3.71
585 585 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 -15.00
605–645 620 3 180.00–210.00 $191.47 $1,187 +3.46
715 715 1 130.00 $130.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,198 -26.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 260.00 $260.00 $819 ±0.00
395 395 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,066 +8.90
420–447 435 7 200.00–245.00 $237.46 $1,033 -50.04
450–485 458 5 225.00–250.00 $243.71 $1,116 -28.28
500–530 516 5 200.00–235.00 $216.15 $1,115 -25.70
580–590 587 5 200.00–232.50 $221.49 $1,300 -27.51
600–645 623 2 190.00–200.00 $195.18 $1,216 -15.82
640 640 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,088 -41.00
655–680 668 2 172.50–192.50 $182.31 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 thin fleshed 210 1 212.50 $212.50 $446 —
303–340 315 4 222.50–230.00 $226.40 $713 —
375–385 380 3 212.50–230.00 $223.32 $849 +4.56
440 440 2 215.00–220.00 $217.50 $957 -8.67
455–475 461 4 217.50–240.00 $228.82 $1,055 +7.62
495 thin fleshed 495 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,040 —
505–520 513 2 190.00–200.00 $194.93 $1,000 -19.55
575 575 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,092 -32.58
600 600 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 -14.90
660 660 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,172 +7.50
715 715 1 127.50 $127.50 $912 -72.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 310.00–317.50 $313.75 $910 —
315–319 318 6 310.00–332.50 $326.72 $1,039 -10.78
350–370 361 7 300.00–315.00 $311.41 $1,124 —
650 650 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,365 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–830 710 80-85% 3 120.00–137.00 $126.62 $899 —
675–1470 1112 80-85% 34 130.00–147.00 $139.36 $1,550 —
1235–1265 1250 80-85% 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $1,763 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–1030 826 85-90% 5 90.00–118.00 $102.60 $847 —
955–1020 978 85-90% 3 136.00–138.00 $137.02 $1,340 +0.09
830–1115 983 85-90% 10 120.00–138.00 $130.68 $1,285 -6.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 75-80% 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,200 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1415 1113 6 145.00–158.00 $148.78 $1,656 —
1130–1415 1233 5 153.00–172.00 $161.67 $1,993 —
1675–1820 1748 2 173.00–180.00 $176.65 $3,088 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
655–710 683 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 105.00–110.00 $107.40 $734
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
705 705 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 107.50 $107.50 $758
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685 685 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
730 730 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 122.00 $122.00 $891
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 55.00 $55.00 -75.00
40 40 1 55.00 $55.00 -75.00
50 50 2 80.00–85.00 $82.50 -60.50
50 50 1 65.00 $65.00 -78.00
60 60 1 85.00 $85.00 -25.00
70 70 1 110.00 $110.00 ±0.00
70 70 1 85.00 $85.00 -25.00
90 90 1 95.00 $95.00 +5.00
100–110 103 3 85.00–130.00 $101.67 -168.33
100–110 105 2 110.00–130.00 $120.00 -150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
720 720 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 100.00 $100.00 $645 —

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 130.00 $130.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 2 20.00–50.00 $35.00 -16.39
20 20 3 35.00–52.50 $43.33 -8.06
30 30 1 47.50 $47.50 -14.17
30 30 1 62.50 $62.50 +0.83

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 2 90.00 $90.00 -35.00
50 50 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 70.00 $70.00 -55.00
50 50 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 80.00 $80.00 -45.00
60 60 —— 1 90.00 $90.00 -90.00
70 70 —— 2 80.00–85.00 $82.50 -97.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 110.00 $110.00 —
60 60 3 110.00–130.00 $116.67 —
150 150 1 180.00 $180.00 —

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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.