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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 361 406 340
Feeder cattle 241 255 193
Slaughter cattle 54 80 94
Replacement cattle 28 18 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no trends this week due to limited comparable sales due to to heavy rains in the area. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 +10.00
300–335 313 6 150.00–160.00 $152.45 $477 —
350–375 365 4 150.00–157.50 $153.76 $561 +8.23
405–410 408 2 150.00 $150.00 $612 +7.50
485 485 1 145.00 $145.00 $703 +0.35
525–545 535 2 130.00–137.00 $133.43 $714 +3.45
580 580 1 137.00 $137.00 $795 —
630 630 1 124.00 $124.00 $781 —
745 745 1 114.00 $114.00 $849 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 110.00 $110.00 $236 —
265–280 273 2 95.00–105.00 $99.86 $273 -10.14
365–395 377 3 110.00 $110.00 $415 ±0.00
465–495 480 2 100.00–110.00 $104.84 $503 -5.16
510–545 528 3 90.00–110.00 $100.13 $529 —
575 575 1 100.00 $100.00 $575 —
640 640 2 105.00–107.00 $106.00 $678 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 130.00 $130.00 $468 -1.02
440 440 1 132.50 $132.50 $583 —
470–478 475 3 120.00–130.00 $126.70 $602 -8.30
580–595 585 3 118.00–125.00 $120.70 $706 -5.18
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 -0.53
663–665 664 3 114.00–115.00 $114.33 $759 —
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 +15.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 122.50 $122.50 $343 +5.00
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408 —
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426 -0.64
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 —
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 118.00 $118.00 $283 —
315–320 318 2 120.00 $120.00 $382 +5.00
405–435 418 3 115.00–121.00 $119.06 $498 +3.42
450–497 489 6 110.00–115.00 $114.16 $558 -3.72
530–535 533 3 110.00–115.00 $111.67 $595 -2.18
570–590 580 2 109.00–113.00 $110.97 $644 -2.03
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 +0.34
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 107.00–112.50 $109.73 $316 -7.27
365–380 373 2 100.00 $100.00 $373 -5.00
400–445 419 6 100.00–110.00 $102.17 $428 -4.89
465–480 473 2 105.00–110.00 $107.46 $508 +1.75
500–525 514 4 105.00–107.50 $106.25 $546 +3.00
605–610 608 2 106.00–108.00 $107.00 $651 +4.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 127.50 $127.50 $376 -5.50
335–340 338 4 124.00–129.00 $127.76 $432 -4.95
350–390 366 6 125.00–130.00 $128.43 $470 -0.35
510 510 1 123.00 $123.00 $627 +3.01
585 585 1 119.00 $119.00 $696 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 428 4 90.00–94.00 $91.27 $391 -5.62
470 470 1 98.00 $98.00 $461 +1.00
520 520 1 95.00 $95.00 $494 -12.50
550 550 1 94.00 $94.00 $517 -11.00
615 615 1 95.00 $95.00 $584 —
660 660 1 96.00 $96.00 $634 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 107.50 $107.50 $403 —
400–445 423 2 100.00–110.00 $104.73 $443 -1.96
470–480 475 2 110.00 $110.00 $522 +5.98
510–545 523 3 100.00–105.00 $103.26 $540 -1.74
568 568 3 105.00 $105.00 $596 -5.00
675 675 2 95.00–99.00 $97.00 $655 —
715–730 720 3 93.00–94.00 $93.34 $672 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 3 140.00–151.00 $146.83 $617 +4.18
465–470 468 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $648 -4.50
510–545 528 3 125.00–128.00 $126.97 $670 +0.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 120.00 $120.00 $504 -6.82
475 475 1 118.00 $118.00 $560 -7.76
530–540 535 2 115.00–117.50 $116.24 $622 -3.49
585–595 590 2 111.00–115.00 $113.02 $667 -2.49
640 640 1 113.00 $113.00 $723 +3.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 116.00 $116.00 $505 —
525 525 1 115.00 $115.00 $604 +6.94
565–575 570 2 110.00 $110.00 $627 ±0.00
620–625 623 2 110.00 $110.00 $685 —
665 665 2 104.00 $104.00 $692 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1305 1081 80-85% 11 48.00–62.50 $52.42 $567 -3.80
985–1315 1160 80-85% 3 40.00–46.00 $42.45 $492 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1325 1082 85-90% 3 33.00–46.00 $37.93 $410 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 1 45.00 $45.00 $630 —
1705 1705 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $972 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715–2185 1957 3 79.00–87.00 $83.20 $1,628 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–790 688 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 250.00–335.00 $291.51
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 460.00 $460.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
640 640 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
680–710 695 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 475.00–575.00 $526.08
620–870 732 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 425.00–550.00 $501.76
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
715–920 818 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–615.00 $606.56
855 855 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
855 855 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
860 860 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115–155 134 5 50.00–66.00 $55.84 $75 —
615 615 1 23.00 $23.00 $141 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 52.00 $52.00 $291 —
595 595 1 42.00 $42.00 $250 —
625 625 1 6.00 $6.00 $38 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 95.00 $95.00 -25.00
85 85 2 130.00–165.00 $147.50 +2.50
100 100 1 135.00 $135.00 -5.00
100–125 105 5 180.00–200.00 $189.00 +49.00
150 150 2 290.00 $290.00 +45.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
685 685 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
733 733 4 93.00 $93.00 $682 —
790 790 1 73.00 $73.00 $577 —
845 845 1 89.00 $89.00 $752 —
927 927 12 85.50 $85.50 $793 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 150.00 $150.00 +20.00
85 85 4 140.00–165.00 $148.75 -0.63
100 100 1 140.00 $140.00 -26.75
150 150 1 147.50 $147.50 -122.50

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 115.00 $115.00 -35.00
75 75 2 160.00–165.00 $162.50 +12.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 200.00 $200.00 —
100 100 5 205.00–255.00 $233.00 —

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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.