Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 10, 2021

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.15/cwt -5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 474 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	498	280	170
Feeder cattle	320	169	114
Slaughter cattle	69	55	25
Replacement cattle	67	21	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	130.00	$130.00	$292	—
265–285	277	3	130.00–135.00	$131.60	$365	—
305–345	322	5	130.00–140.00	$137.07	$441	-0.43
360–385	374	7	130.00–140.00	$135.35	$506	-12.15
425–445	435	2	135.00	$135.00	$587	-7.54
450–485	468	2	125.00–130.00	$127.59	$597	—
530–545	537	3	125.00–130.00	$126.65	$680	-7.56
610–640	625	2	115.00–120.00	$117.44	$734	—
650–690	670	4	108.00–115.00	$112.51	$754	—
745	745	1	110.00	$110.00	$820	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	145.00	$145.00	$312	—
290	290	1	147.50	$147.50	$428	—
300–330	315	2	150.00–157.50	$153.93	$485	-5.13
375	375	1	147.50	$147.50	$553	-7.92
430	430	1	140.00	$140.00	$602	-18.00
450–485	474	11	140.00–144.00	$143.15	$679	-5.94
515–545	530	2	137.00–140.00	$138.46	$734	-3.54
555–565	560	2	131.00–136.00	$133.48	$747	—
615–630	623	2	124.00–134.00	$129.06	$804	—
655	655	1	124.00	$124.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	100.00–110.00	$104.95	$255	—
265–290	272	5	105.00–117.50	$110.99	$302	+0.99
315–340	329	4	95.00–115.00	$104.90	$345	+9.90
360–390	375	8	95.00–115.00	$106.83	$401	—
445	445	1	110.00	$110.00	$490	—
495	495	1	115.00	$115.00	$569	+15.00
520	520	1	109.00	$109.00	$567	—
745	745	1	108.00	$108.00	$805	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	122.50–125.00	$123.71	$270	—
300–345	330	5	120.00–127.50	$121.36	$400	-1.97
470	470	1	119.00	$119.00	$559	-1.00
535	535	1	117.50	$117.50	$629	—
650	650	1	94.00	$94.00	$611	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	115.00–125.00	$120.06	$268	-5.99
250–290	267	5	115.00–122.50	$117.96	$315	-10.43
320	320	1	122.50	$122.50	$392	+0.85
355–395	376	6	115.00–120.00	$118.51	$446	-1.49
400–430	411	4	115.00–120.00	$118.45	$487	-3.67
465–490	480	3	106.00–115.00	$110.27	$529	+1.27
505–540	527	3	106.00–112.50	$108.59	$572	-1.10
555–590	576	4	105.00–107.50	$105.62	$608	-2.93
615	615	1	104.00	$104.00	$640	+4.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	272	5	105.00–112.50	$109.43	$298	—
310	310	1	110.00	$110.00	$341	+10.00
300–340	314	5	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$330	+5.00
385	385	1	110.00	$110.00	$424	+1.59
440–445	443	2	96.00–110.00	$102.96	$456	-6.08
455	455	1	100.00	$100.00	$455	±0.00
500–540	523	6	90.00–105.00	$98.39	$515	—
560–570	563	3	96.00–102.50	$99.48	$560	—
605	605	1	98.00	$98.00	$593	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	140.00	$140.00	$287	—
290	290	1	130.00	$130.00	$377	—
380–390	385	3	127.50–132.50	$130.02	$501	-3.40
405	405	2	123.00–128.00	$125.50	$508	-4.50
450	450	1	122.50	$122.50	$551	-0.77
510	510	1	120.00	$120.00	$612	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	100.00	$100.00	$225	—
260–275	268	2	100.00	$100.00	$268	—
325–345	335	2	95.00–102.50	$98.86	$331	—
385	385	1	95.00	$95.00	$366	—
410	410	1	90.00	$90.00	$369	—

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	420	5	115.00–120.00	$118.22	$497	-1.93
470	470	1	115.00	$115.00	$540	—
505–545	525	2	107.00–112.50	$109.85	$577	—
550–595	566	4	105.00–115.00	$108.45	$614	—
630	630	1	105.00	$105.00	$662	—
665–670	668	2	100.00–103.00	$101.51	$678	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	140.00	$140.00	$609	±0.00
485–490	488	2	122.50–125.00	$123.74	$604	-18.36
510–545	525	3	123.00–125.00	$124.31	$653	-3.19
560–570	565	2	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$692	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	433	2	97.00–97.50	$97.26	$421	-2.26
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	—
540	540	1	105.00	$105.00	$567	—
555–580	572	3	100.00–107.00	$103.96	$595	—
615	615	1	96.00	$96.00	$590	—
650	650	1	95.00	$95.00	$618	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	140.00	$140.00	$560	-12.52
455	455	1	130.00	$130.00	$592	—
500–510	505	3	135.00–140.00	$137.00	$692	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1290	1290	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1820	1820	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,784.00	$1,784.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120–1200	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	785.00–888.00	$838.28	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1170	1080	80-85%	3	47.00–52.00	$50.08	$541	—
1100	1100	80-85%	1	80.00	$80.00	$880	—
925–1555	1175	80-85%	22	61.00–78.00	$68.64	$807	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1010	960	85-90%	3	41.00–49.00	$45.10	$433	—
960–1200	1073	85-90%	5	53.00–61.00	$57.13	$613	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1580	1568	75-80%	2	72.00–75.00	$73.51	$1,153	-0.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1935	1935	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,916	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00
600–760	680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	350.00–380.00	$366.76
705–805	741	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	400.00–460.00	$427.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	722.00	$722.00
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	607.00	$607.00
855–935	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	485.00–636.00	$563.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–710	658	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	623.00–666.00	$646.22
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	802.00	$802.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	421.00	$421.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–665	633	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	375.00–400.00	$386.86
620–830	738	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	525.00–725.00	$625.56
670–825	748	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	425.00–500.00	$466.39
730–790	758	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	525.00–575.00	$541.04
700–855	777	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	475.00–525.00	$493.35
780	780	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1120	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	475.00–550.00	$520.65
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1240–1365	1283	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,259.31
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
930–1080	1029	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–850.00	$743.06
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1170	933	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	450.00–597.00	$518.70
970	970	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	585.00	$585.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630	630	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	375.00	$375.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	65.00–112.50	$89.22	$228	+24.22
255	255	1	70.00	$70.00	$178	+5.00
305	305	1	70.00	$70.00	$214	—
385	385	1	117.50	$117.50	$452	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	112.50	$112.50	-12.50
85	85	1	127.50	$127.50	-17.50
85	85	1	152.50	$152.50	+7.50
100	100	1	137.50	$137.50	-41.67
100–125	106	4	162.50–187.50	$168.75	-10.42
100–135	116	7	157.50–265.00	$195.00	+15.83
150	150	2	325.00–335.00	$330.00	—

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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
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	735.00	$735.00	—
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	85.00	$85.00	—
50	50	4	90.00–117.50	$98.13	+8.13
75	75	1	107.50	$107.50	+17.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	142.50	$142.50	+1.25
75	75	1	127.50	$127.50	-20.00
75	75	1	105.00	$105.00	-42.50
100	100	1	132.50	$132.50	-46.25
100	100	2	152.50–205.00	$178.75	±0.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	67.50	$67.50	$162	—
350	350	1	87.50	$87.50	$306	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	-22.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	260.00	$260.00	—

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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.