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Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 11, 2026

144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 144 118 131
Feeder cattle 123 83 96
Slaughter cattle 17 29 27
Replacement cattle 3 6 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate to active buyer participation on moderate 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
435 435 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,175 ±0.00
465–490 478 5 465.00–485.00 $474.04 $2,266 -5.96
500–540 522 8 450.00–470.00 $467.60 $2,441 +7.60
550 value added 550 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,530 —
590 590 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,655 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,202 —
360 value added 360 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,476 —
370 370 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,591 -60.00
410–425 418 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,797 -40.00
455 455 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,911 —
725 725 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,610 —
865 865 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,595 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,000 —
330 330 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,040 —
485 485 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,698 —
550 550 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,402 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,598 +4.96
357–375 363 3 470.00–480.00 $476.56 $1,730 +23.30
405–445 428 3 440.00–465.00 $450.23 $1,927 +0.23
450–455 fancy 453 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,084 -10.00
450–495 481 5 410.00–430.00 $423.83 $2,039 —
500–530 517 5 390.00–415.00 $403.77 $2,087 +3.77
570–577 575 3 380.00–390.00 $386.69 $2,223 —
617 617 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,160 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 470.00 $470.00 $964 —
325 325 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,495 +10.00
385–392 390 3 420.00–430.00 $423.29 $1,651 -26.71
425 425 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,785 +10.00
490 490 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,034 —
522–525 523 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,144 +30.00
720 value added 720 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,232 —
765 765 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,180 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 355.00–380.00 $368.07 $1,215 +8.07
350–395 378 4 290.00–300.00 $295.07 $1,115 —
480 480 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,104 —
500 500 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 331 4 500.00–530.00 $513.89 $1,701 -61.11
350–355 fancy 353 2 525.00–530.00 $527.48 $1,862 —
355–385 370 2 480.00–495.00 $487.20 $1,803 -39.99
405–430 415 3 495.00 $495.00 $2,054 -0.12
420 420 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,974 -25.12
470–495 483 2 485.00 $485.00 $2,343 +12.96
510–535 521 5 455.00–475.00 $460.92 $2,401 +8.41
585 585 2 440.00–450.00 $445.00 $2,603 +5.00
610–615 613 2 430.00–440.00 $434.98 $2,666 —
745 745 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,533 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 2 450.00–480.00 $464.14 $1,012 —
310 310 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,348 —
385 385 2 425.00–430.00 $427.50 $1,646 -7.50
430 430 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,763 -20.00
450–460 453 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,903 —
675 675 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,430 —
855 855 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,779 —
915 915 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,745 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,292 —
360 360 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,422 —
525 525 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,732 -55.00
800 800 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,840 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 75-80% 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,383 —
1300–1525 1419 75-80% 5 169.00–177.00 $174.43 $2,475 -1.94
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–945 898 85-90% 2 130.00–137.50 $133.55 $1,199 —
1110 1110 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,665 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1200 1088 80-85% 2 157.00–158.00 $157.45 $1,713 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 217.00 $217.00 $3,548 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
645 645 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 100.00 $100.00 —

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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.