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Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 1, 2026

76 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 76 86 241
Feeder cattle 46 62 201
Slaughter cattle 8 18 23
Replacement cattle 1 6 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–447 443 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,038 —
570 570 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,394 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,092 —
820 820 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,624 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,386 —
465–485 475 2 410.00–415.00 $412.45 $1,959 +52.45
500–505 503 2 370.00–395.00 $382.44 $1,924 +2.44
555–570 563 2 345.00–350.00 $347.47 $1,956 —
675 675 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,126 —
740 740 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,035 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,716 —
450 450 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,935 +20.00
560 560 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,240 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 470.00–480.00 $474.97 $1,843 —
420–440 430 2 430.00–440.00 $435.12 $1,871 -54.88
450–497 485 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,086 -30.00
505–510 508 2 425.00–435.00 $429.98 $2,184 +18.58
550 550 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,338 +19.98
665–685 675 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 —
525–540 530 3 400.00–415.00 $409.91 $2,173 +19.91
560 560 2 400.00–410.00 $405.00 $2,268 —
635 635 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,127 +15.00
655 655 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,162 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,496 —
475–480 478 2 350.00–365.00 $357.46 $1,709 —
540 540 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,890 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1530 1198 80-85% 3 160.00–176.00 $169.74 $2,033 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 85-90% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,385 +15.00
1085 1085 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,465 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,470 —
1810–1985 1898 2 217.00–221.00 $219.09 $4,158 —

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 20.00 $20.00 $66 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 1 70.00 $70.00 —
110 110 1 125.00 $125.00 —
150 150 1 165.00 $165.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 30.00 $30.00 —
20 20 1 45.00 $45.00 —
40 40 1 75.00 $75.00 —
40 40 1 100.00 $100.00 —
60 60 1 65.00 $65.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 —— 1 65.00 $65.00 —
60 60 Kids (<1 yr)Open 1 115.00 $115.00 —
80 80 —— 2 70.00–85.00 $77.50 —
80 80 —— 1 110.00 $110.00 —
80 80 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 100.00 $100.00 —
100 100 —— 1 85.00 $85.00 —
120 120 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 1 130.00 $130.00 —
120 120 —— 1 55.00 $55.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 25.00 $25.00 $62 —
335 335 1 25.00 $25.00 $84 —

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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.