Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	528	197	534
Feeder cattle	211	51	399
Slaughter cattle	151	56	41
Replacement cattle	106	49	57

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
200–230	215	2	137.50–140.00	$138.66	$298	—
320–345	330	4	130.00–142.50	$137.41	$453	+4.91
355–390	374	4	130.00–145.00	$138.69	$519	+1.19
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	—
550–575	563	2	120.00–122.50	$121.22	$682	—
615	615	1	120.00	$120.00	$738	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	120.00–122.50	$121.20	$333	—
300–335	311	5	115.00–125.00	$121.01	$376	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	100.00–110.00	$104.73	$239	—
280	280	1	110.00	$110.00	$308	—
340	340	1	112.50	$112.50	$382	—
355	355	1	112.50	$112.50	$399	+17.50
575	575	1	110.00	$110.00	$632	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–390	388	2	150.00–157.50	$153.77	$597	—
460	460	1	147.50	$147.50	$678	—
465 fancy	465	1	165.00	$165.00	$767	—

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Feeder Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	100.00	$100.00	$245	—
250–295	275	5	105.00–112.50	$107.88	$297	—
300–345	319	7	100.00–110.00	$106.74	$341	-3.26
385–390	388	2	105.00–115.00	$110.03	$427	+10.03
435–445	442	3	100.00–107.00	$103.64	$458	—
450	450	1	102.00	$102.00	$459	—
555–595	577	3	98.00–110.00	$102.54	$592	—
670	670	1	92.50	$92.50	$620	—
745	745	1	92.50	$92.50	$689	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	427	3	120.00–122.50	$120.84	$516	—
450–490	467	7	112.50–120.00	$116.39	$544	—
505–535	518	3	113.00–115.00	$113.69	$589	—
580	580	1	112.00	$112.00	$650	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	100.00	$100.00	$360	—
435	435	1	90.00	$90.00	$392	—
505–535	520	2	95.00	$95.00	$494	—
575–595	582	3	94.00–97.00	$95.32	$555	—
605	605	1	95.00	$95.00	$575	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210 fancy	210	1	152.50	$152.50	$320	-12.50
340	340	1	137.50	$137.50	$468	—
400–410	405	2	125.00–135.00	$130.06	$527	—
480	480	1	135.00	$135.00	$648	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	140.00	$140.00	$595	+17.50
455–485	467	5	130.00–140.00	$137.54	$642	—
520–530	527	3	125.00–130.00	$126.68	$668	—
550–570	560	4	115.00–124.00	$117.99	$661	+2.99
620	620	1	107.00	$107.00	$663	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	428	3	149.00–160.00	$153.06	$655	—
480	480	1	152.50	$152.50	$732	—
520	520	1	137.50	$137.50	$715	—
560	560	1	125.00	$125.00	$700	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
888	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	935.00	$935.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	80-85%	1	80.00	$80.00	$880	+15.82
840–1460	1128	80-85%	45	61.00–79.00	$67.94	$766	+3.76
930–1365	1152	80-85%	9	53.00–60.00	$57.59	$663	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–940	856	85-90%	5	42.00–49.00	$44.87	$384	—
720–1315	981	85-90%	9	51.00–64.00	$58.20	$571	-14.80

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1590	1491	75-80%	8	64.00–74.00	$68.81	$1,026	—
1610	1610	75-80%	1	58.00	$58.00	$934	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525	1525	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,190	—
1370–1980	1665	8	85.00–98.00	$91.92	$1,530	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1025	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	623.00–735.00	$691.65
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	690.00	$690.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1145	1143	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–802.00	$726.17

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	421.00	$421.00
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	429.00	$429.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	322.00	$322.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	607.00	$607.00
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1120–1155	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$750.77
1185–1190	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00	$775.00
1140–1255	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	707.00–879.00	$797.13
1130–1390	1209	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–1,350.00	$980.26
1130–1640	1305	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	900.00–1,275.00	$1,053.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
890–995	948	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	675.00–735.00	$695.98
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
820–1095	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	800.00–1,325.00	$959.57
955–1070	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–925.00	$901.42
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–705	688	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	425.00–625.00	$527.55
775–870	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	660.00–700.00	$687.32
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
875	875	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	535.00	$535.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–190	128	13	65.00–82.50	$71.40	$91	-8.48
210–215	213	2	60.00–67.50	$63.71	$136	—
250	250	1	32.50	$32.50	$81	-7.50

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	13.00	$13.00	$68	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	100.00–177.50	$138.75	-6.25
75	75	1	150.00	$150.00	+5.00
95	95	1	210.00	$210.00	—
100–135	112	5	160.00–225.00	$183.50	-74.00
150	150	1	355.00	$355.00	+35.00

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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
905–1020	952	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	950.00–1,300.00	$1,111.29	-248.29
855–1095	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	950.00–1,325.00	$1,118.67	-240.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120–1135	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00–1,375.00	$1,325.33	-116.34
1030–1290	1209	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,085.00–1,400.00	$1,275.93	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
630–840	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	+25.00
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	-18.97
770–865	819	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,025.00	$978.66	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	105.00	$105.00	—
50	50	1	132.50	$132.50	+7.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	162.50	$162.50	+27.50
50	50	1	127.50	$127.50	-7.50
65	65	3	125.00–162.50	$149.17	+14.17
75	75	1	127.50	$127.50	-27.50
85	85	3	125.00–137.50	$130.00	-25.00
100–125	111	6	137.50–200.00	$162.92	+5.00
150	150	1	270.00	$270.00	±0.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	150.00	$150.00	-121.67

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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.