Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 21, 2025

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.34/cwt ≈ $1,763/hd at 534 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	126	151	415
Feeder cattle	94	102	385
Slaughter cattle	25	19	25
Replacement cattle	7	3	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers firm on a light test, feeder heifers had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales, feeder bulls sharply higher, slaughter cows and bulls had no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,186	—
355	355	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,296	-3.58
405	405	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,336	+7.50
450	450	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,451	-22.50
493	493	2	357.50	$357.50	$1,762	+37.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	3	359.00	$359.00	$1,903	+1.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,065	—
380	380	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,292	—
780	780	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,930	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 fancy	215	1	400.00	$400.00	$860	—
350–383	376	5	360.00–370.00	$368.14	$1,384	+18.14
520–540	528	8	327.50–335.00	$332.12	$1,754	—
543 value added	543	5	327.50	$327.50	$1,778	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	360.00	$360.00	$828	—
312 value added	312	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,076	—
325–330	328	2	350.00–352.50	$351.24	$1,152	+16.30
433	433	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,396	-5.00
455–485	471	4	325.00–332.50	$329.40	$1,551	—
550–555	553	2	292.50–297.50	$294.99	$1,631	-17.51
640	640	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,712	—
675	675	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,822	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,658	—
723	723	2	182.50	$182.50	$1,319	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,683	—
500–525	512	6	360.00–372.50	$363.75	$1,862	+18.75
550–570	559	4	340.00–342.50	$341.87	$1,911	+9.37
640	640	1	317.50	$317.50	$2,032	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	367.50	$367.50	$1,544	-2.50
460–480	470	4	352.50–372.50	$363.19	$1,707	—
503–540	515	3	337.50–340.00	$338.37	$1,743	+18.37
565	565	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,412	—
555–580	568	2	320.00–322.50	$321.28	$1,825	—
650	650	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,982	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	2	300.00–315.00	$307.36	$1,269	-7.64
490	490	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,519	-2.50
535	535	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,458	—
580	580	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,450	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1145	1022	80-85%	6	156.00–165.00	$160.09	$1,636	—
1115	1115	80-85%	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,617	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1715	1531	75-80%	7	152.00–172.00	$161.79	$2,477	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1160	1043	85-90%	2	141.00–151.00	$146.56	$1,529	+3.53
1225	1225	85-90%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,360	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1640	1493	2	200.00–201.00	$200.45	$2,993	—
1075–1990	1533	2	173.00–196.00	$187.93	$2,881	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–1065	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	187.50–190.00	$188.57	$1,754

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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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.