Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $223.29/cwt +1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 473 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $233.58/cwt ≈ $1,254/hd at 537 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $242.19/cwt -15.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 478 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	439	237	971
Feeder cattle	318	172	776
Slaughter cattle	60	43	101
Replacement cattle	22	9	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons on Feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter Cows up to 2.00 higher than last week. Slaughter Bulls up to 1.00 higher than last week. 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
405	405	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,012	—
470–490	480	2	240.00–242.50	$241.22	$1,158	-10.45
535–542	537	14	232.50–237.50	$233.58	$1,254	—
625	625	3	210.00–227.50	$215.83	$1,349	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	5	300.00–315.00	$311.70	$1,022	—
602	602	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,385	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,012	—
700	700	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,225	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	332	3	240.00–250.00	$245.68	$816	+0.68
360–395	379	5	240.00–250.00	$246.62	$935	+10.22
400–402	401	5	240.00	$240.00	$962	+30.00
453–494	473	22	220.00–230.00	$223.29	$1,056	+1.05
500–521	513	9	212.50–225.00	$216.93	$1,113	-3.07

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	212.50	$212.50	$829	-5.00
405–435	420	5	205.00–217.50	$214.08	$899	+16.58
465–480	473	3	195.00–217.50	$202.37	$957	-10.13
505–535	517	8	192.50–210.00	$197.51	$1,021	—
630	630	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,260	+3.00
685	685	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,336	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	260.00	$260.00	$754	—
335–345	338	3	257.50–260.00	$259.15	$876	-6.61
350–365	358	2	255.00–257.50	$256.22	$917	-1.28

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	260.00	$260.00	$663	—
350–395	377	7	250.00–277.50	$265.81	$1,002	+8.31
405–442	423	8	240.00–265.00	$248.56	$1,051	-20.84
453–489	478	12	240.00–250.00	$242.19	$1,158	-15.98
505–531	524	8	230.00–237.50	$235.66	$1,235	+6.02
550–595	568	9	220.00–232.50	$227.12	$1,290	+2.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	250.00	$250.00	$838	+37.50
360–385	377	3	242.50–247.50	$245.00	$924	—
415–445	432	3	230.00–237.50	$234.26	$1,012	+24.26
490–497	495	4	220.00–230.00	$227.53	$1,126	—
500–535	518	3	195.00–222.50	$209.02	$1,083	—
560–570	565	2	190.00–210.00	$200.09	$1,131	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	3	330.00–335.00	$332.49	$948	+32.49
305–320	315	3	315.00–327.50	$319.03	$1,005	—
373–380	375	3	295.00–302.50	$299.97	$1,125	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1255	1008	80-85%	5	105.00–114.00	$109.96	$1,108	—
845–1755	1297	80-85%	48	117.00–138.00	$130.42	$1,692	—
1180–1435	1322	80-85%	3	139.00–140.00	$139.36	$1,842	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1170	1098	85-90%	2	105.00–115.00	$109.67	$1,204	-8.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1655	1603	75-80%	2	127.00–128.00	$127.48	$2,044	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930	930	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,162	—
1500–1800	1643	9	145.00–160.00	$154.83	$2,544	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1220–1360	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,775.00	$1,692.25

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
800–920	859	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,475.00	$1,326.60
960–1005	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,552.27

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	54.00	$54.00	$97	-21.00
180–190	185	2	60.00–79.00	$69.24	$128	-5.76

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	32.50	$32.50	$58	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	70.00	$70.00	—
30	30	1	80.00	$80.00	—
40	40	1	85.00	$85.00	—
50	50	2	95.00–175.00	$135.00	—
60	60	1	95.00	$95.00	—
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	—
150	150	1	280.00	$280.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—
1170–1360	1251	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,050.00–2,625.00	$2,279.89	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650–660	655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–875.00	$812.02	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	4	245.00	$245.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	130.00	$130.00	—
80	80	1	100.00	$100.00	—
90	90	1	135.00	$135.00	—
100	100	1	210.00	$210.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	13	35.00	$35.00	±0.00
90	90	2	65.00	$65.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	68.00	$68.00	$146	—

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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.