Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.50/cwt ≈ $849/hd at 666 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.23/cwt +3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $475/hd at 423 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $111.11/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $519/hd at 467 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	481	270	395
Feeder cattle	319	149	240
Slaughter cattle	75	42	67
Replacement cattle	28	24	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to poor 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	142.50	$142.50	$477	-2.50
350–385	365	4	140.00–147.50	$141.80	$518	-6.50
410–440	425	2	140.00	$140.00	$595	—
470–485	478	2	136.00–140.00	$137.97	$659	+0.95
518–530	523	4	130.00	$130.00	$680	-1.61
550	550	1	130.00	$130.00	$715	+0.51
620 value added	620	2	124.00	$124.00	$769	—
635	635	1	123.00	$123.00	$781	±0.00
666 value added	666	13	127.50	$127.50	$849	—
730 value added	730	4	121.00	$121.00	$883	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	117.50	$117.50	$264	—
305–330	317	3	112.50–122.50	$117.26	$372	—
350–385	369	4	112.50–120.00	$116.19	$429	-6.31
400	400	1	115.00	$115.00	$460	+5.00
455–487	483	11	109.00–116.50	$115.50	$558	+0.50
620	620	1	112.50	$112.50	$698	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	125.00	$125.00	$394	-5.00
365–385	378	4	122.50–125.00	$123.87	$468	—
400	400	1	130.00	$130.00	$520	-5.00
460–470	465	2	127.00–130.00	$128.52	$598	+3.52
515–535	525	2	120.00	$120.00	$630	—
630	630	1	115.00	$115.00	$724	—
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	—
715	715	1	107.00	$107.00	$765	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	105.00–112.50	$108.85	$308	—
340	340	1	102.50	$102.50	$348	—
355	355	2	100.00	$100.00	$355	±0.00
545	545	1	92.50	$92.50	$504	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	320	3	116.00–117.50	$116.99	$374	+1.99
350–385	373	4	110.00–117.00	$112.15	$418	—
400–440	423	11	107.50–116.00	$112.23	$475	+3.23
450–490	467	11	107.00–117.00	$111.11	$519	+1.85
505–545	527	6	100.00–107.00	$102.18	$538	-4.35
550–585	565	3	100.00–107.50	$103.12	$583	-3.07
600	600	2	101.00–107.00	$104.00	$624	+1.84
720	720	1	94.00	$94.00	$677	+9.00
756 value added	756	3	94.00	$94.00	$711	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	2	96.00–99.00	$97.45	$302	+3.45
355–390	373	3	92.50–94.00	$92.98	$347	-2.02
400–405	403	2	87.50–92.50	$90.02	$363	—
450–495	476	5	90.00–98.00	$94.14	$448	-1.32
505–540	521	5	85.00–90.00	$88.62	$462	—
570–575	573	2	87.50–90.00	$88.74	$508	-1.26
620–645	633	3	83.00–92.50	$87.80	$556	-11.20
675	675	1	88.00	$88.00	$594	-2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	384	5	106.00–111.00	$108.88	$418	—
405–435	425	4	105.00–108.00	$105.77	$450	—
460–480	469	4	100.00–105.00	$102.25	$480	—
515–540	528	2	95.00	$95.00	$502	-1.37
555–590	568	3	95.00–105.00	$99.57	$566	-1.14
605–630	618	2	95.00–100.00	$97.45	$602	-1.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	120.00	$120.00	$462	-5.00
405–433	424	3	119.00	$119.00	$505	-9.76
525–540	533	2	111.00–112.00	$111.49	$594	-3.56
550	550	1	112.50	$112.50	$619	±0.00
649 value added	649	7	114.00	$114.00	$740	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	468	7	120.00–128.00	$125.48	$587	+5.48
520–530	525	2	120.00	$120.00	$630	+3.34
590–595	593	2	115.00	$115.00	$682	-4.00
615–645	632	3	108.00–112.50	$110.13	$696	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	412	3	115.00–117.50	$116.46	$480	-1.04
470–490	480	2	115.00	$115.00	$552	—
555	555	1	105.00	$105.00	$583	-5.00
625	625	1	105.00	$105.00	$656	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	475	3	128.00–132.50	$130.97	$622	—
605	605	2	115.00–117.50	$116.25	$703	—
730	730	1	115.00	$115.00	$840	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	100.00	$100.00	$420	—
495	495	1	100.00	$100.00	$495	+5.00
585	585	1	95.00	$95.00	$556	—
650–690	670	2	97.50–100.00	$98.79	$662	+7.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
630–720	675	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	625.00–800.00	$718.33	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1480	1172	80-85%	8	48.00–57.00	$53.23	$624	—
1030–1535	1236	80-85%	19	58.00–71.00	$63.23	$782	+6.31
1485	1485	80-85%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,114	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1810	1531	75-80%	15	56.00–72.00	$63.02	$965	—
1645–1685	1665	75-80%	2	53.00–54.00	$53.49	$891	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1050	943	85-90%	6	47.00–57.00	$51.47	$485	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1670–2125	1875	6	89.00–94.00	$92.35	$1,732	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1025	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	575.00–620.00	$592.53

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–845	788	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	372.00–409.00	$389.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	412.00	$412.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
825–930	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	404.00–575.00	$512.40
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	385.00	$385.00
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1390	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–775.00	$718.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	385.00	$385.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–190	154	7	65.00–92.50	$75.23	$116	—
195	195	1	75.00	$75.00	$146	—
200–285	229	9	65.00–77.50	$71.90	$165	—
320–350	337	5	66.00–81.00	$76.51	$258	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	27.50	$27.50	$124	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	92.50	$92.50	—
45	45	2	82.50	$82.50	—
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	+12.50
65	65	1	137.50	$137.50	+7.50
65	65	1	120.00	$120.00	-10.00
75	75	2	125.00–142.50	$133.75	+23.75
95	95	1	132.50	$132.50	+15.00
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	+10.00
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	680.00	$680.00	-220.00
1085–1125	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–875.00	$862.73	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	60.00	$60.00	+10.00
45	45	3	77.50	$77.50	+11.07
50–55	53	2	72.50–75.00	$73.75	-25.00
55	55	1	92.50	$92.50	-6.25
65	65	1	70.00	$70.00	-37.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	-10.00
100–115	104	4	155.00–195.00	$168.75	+23.75

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	52.50	$52.50	$116	—
410–445	428	2	40.00–49.00	$44.68	$191	—
455–460	458	2	51.00	$51.00	$234	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	92.50	$92.50	—

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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	+31.00
95	95	1	132.50	$132.50	-36.50
100	100	1	145.00	$145.00	-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.