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Saluda Stockyards Market Report

Saluda, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2026

108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $329.63/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,718/hd at 521 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 108 138 0
Feeder cattle 96 111 0
Slaughter cattle 10 13 0
Replacement cattle 2 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Active buyer participation on limited 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
317 317 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,442 —
400 400 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,760 —
410 410 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,640 —
435 value added 435 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,849 +30.00
470–487 480 4 405.00–410.00 $406.24 $1,950 +36.24
500–543 530 5 370.00–390.00 $373.78 $1,981 —
550 value added 550 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,035 —
605–615 610 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,013 +0.26
650 650 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,112 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,435 —
545 545 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,867 —
550–590 577 3 330.00–345.00 $336.47 $1,941 —
640 value added 640 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,112 —
650 650 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,080 —
930 930 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,278 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,306 -10.00
475 475 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,639 —
500–545 520 11 320.00–340.00 $329.60 $1,714 +5.19
535 value added 535 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,766 +5.00
560–570 565 3 317.50–325.00 $320.83 $1,813 +15.87
585 585 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,755 +12.50
840–845 843 2 240.00–245.00 $242.49 $2,044 +4.99
890 890 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,136 —
900 900 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,115 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,560 -5.00
440–442 441 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,676 -13.79
457–460 458 5 375.00–380.00 $378.99 $1,736 +11.59
555 555 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,748 +2.50
563 563 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,942 +32.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,717 +40.00
565–580 573 2 280.00–285.00 $282.53 $1,619 —
640 640 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,472 -27.50
730 730 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,642 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,807 -0.22
505–530 517 3 355.00–365.00 $361.68 $1,870 —
550–560 555 2 325.00–330.00 $327.52 $1,818 +9.42
595 value added 595 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,904 —
635–640 638 2 280.00–290.00 $284.98 $1,818 -11.45
685 685 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,884 +29.98
730 730 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,934 +1.23
760–775 768 3 260.00–270.00 $264.97 $2,035 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,592 -35.00
580–585 583 2 290.00–320.00 $304.94 $1,778 —
605 605 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,392 —
745 745 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,825 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,911 +17.02
560 560 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,904 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1135 984 85-90% 4 121.00–135.00 $125.84 $1,238 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1185 1105 80-85% 2 142.00–151.00 $146.83 $1,622 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,470 —
1745 1745 1 178.00 $178.00 $3,106 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00

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Open Heifers

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
635 635 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 826.00 $826.00 —

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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.