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Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 4, 2026

118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 118 146 110
Feeder cattle 83 120 87
Slaughter cattle 29 15 20
Replacement cattle 6 8 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate to active buyer participation on a light offering of average quality cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–340 329 3 560.00–585.00 $576.38 $1,896 —
435 435 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,175 -40.00
460 460 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,208 -19.57
525 525 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,415 -10.00
590 590 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,802 +25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,940 +85.00
420 420 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,974 +30.00
515 515 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,214 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,386 —
340–345 343 2 460.00–470.00 $465.04 $1,595 -24.88
355–390 368 3 450.00–460.00 $453.26 $1,668 -3.69
445 445 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,002 +4.41
450 fancy 450 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,115 —
510 510 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,040 ±0.00
740 740 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,257 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,485 +15.00
375 375 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,688 +35.00
420 value added 420 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,827 —
445 445 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,824 —
540 540 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,052 -7.50
565–585 value added 575 2 370.00–380.00 $374.91 $2,156 —
615 615 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,030 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,078 +45.00
325 325 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,170 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,458 —
340 340 2 575.00 $575.00 $1,955 —
340–345 343 2 500.00–510.00 $504.96 $1,732 —
360–387 375 5 510.00–540.00 $527.19 $1,977 +37.19
410–445 430 7 490.00–500.00 $495.12 $2,129 —
455–495 483 5 460.00–495.00 $472.04 $2,280 +9.46
515–520 518 2 450.00–455.00 $452.51 $2,344 -7.49
570 570 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,508 -8.73
625 fancy 625 1 480.00 $480.00 $3,000 —
650 650 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,470 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,259 —
355 355 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,740 —
380 380 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,653 +5.00
400–435 411 7 450.00–485.00 $474.85 $1,952 —
420 420 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,806 —
595 595 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,469 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 460.00 $460.00 $966 —
450–485 468 2 375.00–385.00 $379.81 $1,778 +19.81
547 547 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,106 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1585 1410 75-80% 6 175.00–177.50 $176.37 $2,487 —
1405–1735 1548 75-80% 6 180.00–184.00 $181.60 $2,811 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1395 1162 80-85% 5 168.00–175.00 $171.74 $1,996 —
945–1480 1260 80-85% 3 164.00–165.00 $164.25 $2,070 —
1130–1495 1267 80-85% 3 178.00–179.00 $178.31 $2,259 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,414 —
1150 1150 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,782 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1695–2025 1860 2 205.00–218.00 $210.92 $3,923 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 (<2 yrs)Open 1 2,435.00 $2,435.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,692.00 $1,692.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,167.50 $2,167.50
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —

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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.