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Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 3, 2026

155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 155 116 281
Feeder cattle 97 76 232
Slaughter cattle 20 8 42
Replacement cattle 28 4 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on light offering of 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
385 385 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,367 —
440 value added 440 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,848 —
500–535 518 3 390.00–405.00 $398.50 $2,064 +31.02
540 540 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,890 -17.48
560–570 565 2 365.00–395.00 $379.87 $2,146 —
650 650 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,112 +75.00
840 840 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,478 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,764 —
440 value added 440 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,980 —
475 475 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,090 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,518 —
665 665 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,662 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 415.00 $415.00 $996 —
310–340 325 2 395.00–400.00 $397.38 $1,291 +42.38
420–445 433 4 355.00–385.00 $368.71 $1,597 +18.71
487 487 4 377.50 $377.50 $1,838 +50.07
505–532 520 4 320.00–357.50 $344.10 $1,789 +17.88
550–590 570 2 290.00–320.00 $304.47 $1,735 -5.53
610 610 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,708 —
655 655 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,801 -5.00
840 840 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,140 —
320–325 323 2 430.00–450.00 $439.92 $1,421 —
370–390 378 3 405.00–410.00 $408.35 $1,544 +8.35
400–430 415 2 400.00–410.00 $404.82 $1,680 +14.82
500 fancy 500 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,000 —
510 510 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,862 +18.80
560 560 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 +17.50
775–780 778 2 277.50–285.00 $281.24 $2,188 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 330.00–385.00 $358.09 $842 —
265–285 275 2 330.00–345.00 $337.77 $929 —
535 535 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,819 +30.00
585 585 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,199 -85.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,576 +30.04
381 381 6 455.00 $455.00 $1,734 -0.03
402–430 411 3 440.00–460.00 $453.03 $1,862 +43.03
415 415 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,764 +15.00
450 450 2 445.00–455.00 $450.00 $2,025 +40.00
490 490 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,960 -10.00
505 505 3 375.00–390.00 $385.00 $1,944 —
550 550 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,980 —
675 675 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,059 —
705 705 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,044 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 410.00 $410.00 $840 —
265 265 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,113 —
400 400 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,580 —
455–495 477 3 380.00–390.00 $383.46 $1,829 +28.46
505–515 510 2 335.00–350.00 $342.43 $1,746 +12.46
560 560 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,652 -31.06
635 635 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,619 -55.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 385.00 $385.00 $905 —
270–295 283 2 365.00–395.00 $380.66 $1,077 —
400–425 413 2 350.00–380.00 $364.55 $1,506 —
525 525 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,732 +40.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
880 880 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,024.00 $2,024.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960 960 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,805.00 $1,805.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1555 1239 80-85% 8 166.00–187.00 $175.69 $2,177 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,222 —
1065–1100 1087 85-90% 3 159.00–167.00 $163.38 $1,776 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 75-80% 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,116 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1930 1930 1 223.00 $223.00 $4,304 —

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,539.00 $1,539.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00
795–995 929 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 3,500.00–3,700.00 $3,578.20
800–1000 939 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 4,100.00–4,400.00 $4,242.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,300.00 $4,300.00
945–1145 1041 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 4,100.00–5,500.00 $4,671.19
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00
745 745 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00
810–885 848 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,300.00–3,500.00 $3,404.42
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
905 905 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00
1020–1050 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,300.00–3,600.00 $3,452.17

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 55.00 $55.00 $69 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 60.00 $60.00 -120.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 60.00 $60.00 -10.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 6 30.00 $30.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 30.00 $30.00 $62 —

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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.