Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 14, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	151	140	263
Feeder cattle	102	112	222
Slaughter cattle	19	11	29
Replacement cattle	3	6	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder cattle had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows firm on a light test, slaughter bulls to few too trend. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Lighter demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	382.50	$382.50	$1,090	—
365–385	375	2	362.50–375.00	$368.58	$1,382	—
427	427	3	322.50	$322.50	$1,377	-35.00
460	460	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,587	-20.00
497	497	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,590	—
510–535	518	3	317.50–325.00	$320.08	$1,658	-24.92
730–733	732	3	290.00–305.00	$294.99	$2,159	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,823	±0.00
558 value added	558	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,953	—
655	655	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,096	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	327.50	$327.50	$1,107	—
415	415	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,245	-40.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	332.50–337.50	$334.94	$1,115	—
395	395	1	327.50	$327.50	$1,294	—
438	438	2	327.50	$327.50	$1,434	-12.50
565	565	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,766	+15.00
565 value added	565	4	327.50	$327.50	$1,850	—
720	720	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,728	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–387	382	4	300.00–320.00	$315.22	$1,204	—
423–435	427	3	295.00–310.00	$304.91	$1,302	-7.59
640	640	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	375.00	$375.00	$862	—
270	270	1	365.00	$365.00	$986	-17.50
305 fancy	305	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,159	—
375	375	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,312	-7.50
408 value added	408	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,510	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	400.00	$400.00	$860	—
285	285	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,097	—
305–340	319	5	380.00–387.50	$383.82	$1,224	-26.18
380	380	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,416	-20.99
450 value added	450	5	367.50	$367.50	$1,654	—
455	455	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,638	+1.33
527	527	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,818	-5.00
560	560	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,862	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	380.00	$380.00	$760	—
375	375	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,294	-12.40
435	435	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,610	+5.00
508	508	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,626	—
540	540	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,674	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,125	—
400	400	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,260	—
455	455	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,422	+4.99
645	645	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,742	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	80-85%	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,277	—
1120–1425	1235	80-85%	9	159.00–174.00	$166.73	$2,059	—
1300	1300	80-85%	1	178.00	$178.00	$2,314	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1175	1038	85-90%	3	132.00–158.00	$143.03	$1,485	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1495	1378	75-80%	2	154.00–164.00	$158.57	$2,185	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1630	1283	2	190.00	$190.00	$2,438	—
2090	2090	1	200.00	$200.00	$4,180	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,950

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	+60.00
90	90	1	220.00	$220.00	+80.00
110	110	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	75.00	$75.00	—
40	40	1	130.00	$130.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	170.00	$170.00	+100.00
70	70	2	125.00–170.00	$147.50	+87.50
80	80	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	+97.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	11	70.00	$70.00	—

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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.