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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 525 384 214
Feeder cattle 252 158 89
Slaughter cattle 113 92 39
Replacement cattle 106 84 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no trends available this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 233 2 145.00–150.00 $147.42 $343 —
255–295 275 2 152.50–157.50 $154.82 $426 +8.24
325–335 328 4 140.00–150.00 $147.52 $484 +2.29
355–395 373 5 135.00–150.00 $143.05 $534 -8.24
415 415 1 150.00 $150.00 $622 —
460 460 1 145.00 $145.00 $667 —
565 565 2 130.00–140.00 $135.00 $763 -4.00
640 640 1 130.00 $130.00 $832 —
730 730 1 117.00 $117.00 $854 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 fancy 270 1 182.50 $182.50 $493 —
285 285 1 167.50 $167.50 $477 —
300 fancy 300 1 170.00 $170.00 $510 —
300–325 315 3 150.00–160.00 $153.17 $482 -11.58
350–395 368 3 152.00–160.00 $155.84 $573 -11.40
565 565 1 148.00 $148.00 $836 +3.00
600–646 637 5 140.00 $140.00 $892 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 120.00 $120.00 $390 +1.00
375–380 378 2 125.00–127.00 $126.01 $476 —
435–440 438 2 127.00–130.00 $128.51 $563 —
600 600 1 115.00 $115.00 $690 —
675 675 1 110.00 $110.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 100.00 $100.00 $200 —
280 280 1 110.00 $110.00 $308 —
320 320 1 110.00 $110.00 $352 —
400 400 1 115.00 $115.00 $460 —
505 505 1 113.00 $113.00 $571 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 127.50 $127.50 $300 -2.50
285–295 290 2 122.50–130.00 $126.19 $366 -8.81
300–340 329 5 120.00–130.00 $126.91 $418 -3.09
350–390 375 5 120.00–127.50 $124.91 $468 -3.47
410–445 428 6 120.00–130.00 $124.54 $533 +0.93
455–495 476 4 120.00–125.00 $121.94 $580 -4.08
500–540 513 4 115.00–123.00 $117.57 $603 -5.20
550–580 569 4 115.00–122.50 $119.97 $683 -1.86
605 605 1 112.50 $112.50 $681 +1.01
665 665 1 112.50 $112.50 $748 +5.00
780–785 783 2 107.50–109.00 $108.25 $848 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 fancy 205 1 165.00 $165.00 $338 —
255–295 271 5 132.50–135.00 $133.99 $363 -11.01
300–345 325 3 135.00–142.50 $139.08 $452 —
360–395 378 3 138.00–140.00 $138.67 $524 +3.13
400–445 427 3 132.50–137.50 $134.93 $576 +4.93
455–485 467 3 125.00–129.00 $127.13 $594 -7.72
510–546 541 7 124.00–125.00 $124.13 $672 -1.88
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 ±0.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 120.00 $120.00 $352 -5.00
305 305 1 120.00 $120.00 $366 —
365–395 382 3 110.00–116.00 $112.07 $428 -4.93
425–440 433 2 112.50–118.00 $115.20 $499 -2.05
460–470 465 2 115.00 $115.00 $535 —
500 500 1 115.00 $115.00 $575 —
555–595 572 3 107.50–110.00 $108.37 $620 —
610–630 620 3 105.00–115.00 $108.28 $671 —
665–695 680 2 102.50 $102.50 $697 —
770 770 1 102.50 $102.50 $789 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 107.00–108.00 $107.50 $390 —
410–440 424 5 100.00–107.00 $101.87 $432 —
610 610 1 100.00 $100.00 $610 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 420 2 134.00–145.00 $139.63 $586 -2.33
475–490 483 6 132.00–140.00 $136.98 $662 -4.90
525–535 530 4 130.00–135.00 $131.26 $696 -5.96
550–595 575 5 125.00–135.00 $129.79 $746 -7.71
610–645 628 2 120.00–122.00 $121.03 $760 -3.97
710–730 717 3 110.00–116.00 $113.96 $817 -2.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 422 3 147.50–150.00 $149.12 $629 -0.88
450–490 462 5 147.50–150.00 $148.59 $686 -0.72
520–545 533 2 138.00–139.00 $138.51 $738 -6.84
600–640 625 3 130.00–135.00 $133.40 $834 -2.11
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 112.50 $112.50 $613 —
570–595 583 2 102.00–109.00 $105.58 $616 —
620 620 1 103.00 $103.00 $639 —
700 700 1 106.00 $106.00 $742 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 125.00 $125.00 $506 +4.51
465 465 1 120.00 $120.00 $558 -6.24
775–790 783 2 105.00–107.00 $105.99 $830 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 746.00 $746.00 —
905–1010 958 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 737.00–835.00 $783.31 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 +29.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1375 1099 80-85% 13 59.00–66.00 $62.10 $682 —
925–1455 1227 80-85% 41 65.00–77.00 $71.95 $883 +3.05
1240–1340 1290 80-85% 2 79.00–80.00 $79.52 $1,026 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1100 956 85-90% 9 57.00–64.00 $59.46 $568 +13.02
1065 1065 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $543 -9.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1615 1470 75-80% 3 70.00–75.00 $73.12 $1,075 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1455 1340 2 72.00 $72.00 $965 —
1475–1755 1665 5 100.00–104.00 $101.44 $1,689 —
1455–1955 1682 5 93.00–98.00 $96.09 $1,616 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–1000 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 595.00–680.00 $627.50
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 831.00 $831.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00
905–1325 1123 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 772.00–905.00 $837.30
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 717.00 $717.00
720–890 778 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 400.00–579.00 $478.87
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655–745 711 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 314.00–458.00 $395.10
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 469.00 $469.00
835 835 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 385.00 $385.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1185 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 825.00–875.00 $838.35
935–1210 1069 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–885.00 $826.01
1020–1440 1233 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 900.00–1,085.00 $974.83
1180–1440 1308 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 960.00–1,175.00 $1,048.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–975 923 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–825.00 $813.21
930 930 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
935 935 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
855–1085 947 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–825.00 $763.60
880–1095 999 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 850.00–925.00 $885.15
900–1080 1001 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 850.00–1,050.00 $941.32
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655 655 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
660 660 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 375.00 $375.00
745–750 748 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–600.00 $575.08
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 510.00–525.00 $517.50
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 514.00 $514.00
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
920 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655–810 733 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 410.00–475.00 $445.94

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
788 788 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 875.00 $875.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 115.00 $115.00 —
50 50 1 150.00 $150.00 +16.25
65 65 1 152.50 $152.50 -7.50
75 75 1 165.00 $165.00 +5.00
85 85 1 200.00 $200.00 +40.00
100–125 113 2 145.00–225.00 $185.00 -20.00
125 125 2 250.00–270.00 $260.00 +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
840 840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
875–1035 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–875.00 $863.55 —
935–1060 998 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,132.83 —
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
695 695 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 710.00 $710.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
670 670 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 66.00 $66.00 $422 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 80.00 $80.00 $440 —

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 4 220.00–225.00 $222.50 —
85 85 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 220.00 $220.00 —
125 125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 330.00 $330.00 -50.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 3 95.00–110.00 $105.00 -20.00
35 35 5 95.00–100.00 $97.00 -28.00
40–45 43 2 97.50–100.00 $98.75 -41.25
45 45 4 122.50–150.00 $131.25 -8.75
45 45 1 105.00 $105.00 -35.00
50 50 2 135.00–145.00 $140.00 +60.00
50 50 3 100.00–102.50 $101.67 +21.67
65 65 1 130.00 $130.00 -25.00

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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 +32.50
75 75 4 150.00–160.00 $155.63 +20.63
85 85 1 175.00 $175.00 +10.00
100 100 2 145.00–160.00 $152.50 +42.50
100–125 107 6 185.00–280.00 $207.50 +7.50

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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.