Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.05/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 467 lb · 24 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.02/cwt +9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 671 lb · 18 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.21/cwt +6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $379/hd at 272 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	387	660	283
Feeder cattle	280	297	207
Slaughter cattle	55	160	32
Replacement cattle	33	119	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	160.00–162.50	$161.22	$448	—
300–310	307	3	160.00–172.50	$164.92	$506	+2.90
360 fancy	360	1	180.00	$180.00	$648	+7.50
370–390	383	4	160.00–170.00	$164.40	$630	+6.26
405–430	414	7	160.00–172.50	$162.52	$673	+2.50
460–480	472	3	155.00–163.00	$159.31	$752	+8.79
500–545	516	5	152.00–159.00	$155.07	$800	-0.60
565–567	567	7	145.00–157.00	$146.71	$832	+2.82
625	625	2	136.00–137.00	$136.50	$853	-1.98
655–672	671	18	137.50–147.00	$138.02	$926	+9.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	229	4	150.00–155.00	$152.40	$349	-2.60
255–290	280	11	142.50–155.00	$147.62	$413	+1.98
315 thin fleshed	315	1	141.00	$141.00	$444	—
305–345	318	3	150.00–155.00	$151.60	$482	+11.02
355–395	376	7	145.00–155.00	$151.01	$568	+10.45
480–495	488	2	150.00	$150.00	$732	+8.33
500–530	513	3	132.50–135.00	$133.36	$684	-3.80
595	595	1	127.50	$127.50	$759	-7.50
600	600	1	130.00	$130.00	$780	+2.49
655–665	660	2	117.50–125.00	$121.28	$800	—
735	735	1	110.00	$110.00	$808	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	3	127.50–132.50	$129.96	$305	—
310–335	323	2	130.00	$130.00	$420	+1.99
350–385	368	2	122.50–130.00	$126.43	$465	—
400–435	418	2	125.00–130.00	$127.40	$533	—
545	545	1	117.50	$117.50	$640	—
600	600	1	118.00	$118.00	$708	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	2	112.50–120.00	$116.31	$355	—
435	435	1	117.50	$117.50	$511	+7.50
555	555	1	110.00	$110.00	$610	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	142.50–145.00	$143.75	$316	+10.10
235 fancy	235	1	162.50	$162.50	$382	—
250 fancy	250	1	150.00	$150.00	$375	—
260–290	274	11	130.00–144.00	$138.23	$379	+5.73
320–330	328	5	128.00–135.00	$131.59	$432	—
335 fancy	335	1	147.50	$147.50	$494	—
350–380	361	4	130.00–136.00	$132.79	$479	+1.52
395 fancy	395	1	147.50	$147.50	$583	—
405–445	428	11	130.00–140.00	$134.75	$577	+4.29
450–495	467	24	130.00–143.00	$134.05	$626	+2.48
500–542	527	11	125.00–137.50	$130.93	$690	+7.40
555–585	567	3	124.00–125.00	$124.67	$707	-0.42
633 value added	633	2	118.00	$118.00	$747	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	2	125.00–130.00	$127.34	$341	+2.34
300–345	327	5	117.00–127.50	$120.87	$395	-2.35
355	355	1	125.00	$125.00	$444	+3.08
400	400	1	122.50	$122.50	$490	-1.01
460–495	480	3	115.00–127.50	$120.93	$580	+4.47
500–540	528	4	115.00–122.50	$119.38	$630	+3.76
550–590	570	5	117.50–125.00	$121.04	$690	—
620–640	630	2	115.00–116.00	$115.51	$728	+5.51
710	710	1	104.00	$104.00	$738	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	2	100.00–110.00	$105.29	$224	—
325	325	1	108.00	$108.00	$351	+8.00
385	385	1	110.00	$110.00	$424	+10.00
410	410	1	100.00	$100.00	$410	—
465–475	470	2	100.00–110.00	$105.05	$494	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	373	2	118.00–120.00	$119.02	$444	+9.37
625	625	1	112.00	$112.00	$700	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	5	155.00–162.50	$158.05	$664	+6.36
475–485	480	2	148.00–153.00	$150.47	$722	+0.47
500–525	513	3	151.00–155.00	$152.87	$784	+6.62
560–590	578	3	140.00–146.00	$142.02	$821	—
600	600	1	138.00	$138.00	$828	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	142.50–144.00	$143.25	$623	-1.75
450–495	473	3	140.00–145.00	$141.58	$670	-1.79
510–525	516	4	130.00–140.00	$135.41	$699	+4.09
655–680	668	2	117.50–124.00	$120.69	$806	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	110.00	$110.00	$522	±0.00
570	570	1	115.00	$115.00	$656	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	110.00	$110.00	$583	—
775	775	1	114.00	$114.00	$884	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,273.00	$1,273.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1280	1065	80-85%	17	62.00–79.00	$71.17	$758	—
935–1210	1073	80-85%	2	83.00–84.00	$83.56	$897	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–870	817	85-90%	3	49.00–59.00	$55.84	$456	—
820–995	918	85-90%	4	60.00–65.00	$62.53	$574	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,353	—
1520–2030	1861	4	100.00–109.00	$104.89	$1,952	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1035	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	601.00–797.00	$697.33

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–815	793	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	462.00–550.00	$507.25
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	576.00	$576.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1000	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	850.00–975.00	$917.57
915–1070	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,175.00	$1,061.49
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1190–1205	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,075.00	$1,012.89
1130–1415	1242	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,174.66

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600	600	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	435.00	$435.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	160.00	$160.00	±0.00
115	115	7	230.00	$230.00	+42.50

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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
835–1065	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,325.00	$1,205.22	+130.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895–1170	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,060.00–1,075.00	$1,068.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	+250.00
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
991	991	5	70.50	$70.50	$699	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
792	792	13	85.00	$85.00	$673	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	125.00	$125.00	-5.00
115–135	125	7	250.00–285.00	$265.71	+128.21

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	2	280.00	$280.00	+70.00
150	150	1	480.00	$480.00	—

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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.