Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

342 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.74/cwt ≈ $728/hd at 480 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.37/cwt +4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 508 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.42/cwt -56.83 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 442 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	342	450	511
Feeder cattle	197	204	231
Slaughter cattle	52	120	152
Replacement cattle	14	76	62

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain 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
305	305	1	150.00	$150.00	$458	—
410	410	1	145.00	$145.00	$594	—
455–493	480	16	144.00–152.50	$151.74	$728	—
570–593	585	3	142.50–145.00	$143.31	$838	+12.83
585 value added	585	9	149.00	$149.00	$872	—
615–620	616	5	127.50–128.00	$127.90	$788	—
652	652	2	127.50	$127.50	$831	—
755–780	768	2	112.50–114.00	$113.26	$870	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	268	2	138.00–145.00	$141.27	$379	-0.73
305–335	317	3	135.00–145.00	$140.13	$444	+6.75
355–395	371	4	135.00–145.00	$140.15	$520	+2.37
425	425	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	$563	—
450–495	473	2	122.00–130.00	$126.19	$597	-8.81
515–525	520	3	125.00–135.00	$131.70	$685	—
615–640	628	2	122.50	$122.50	$769	—
685	685	1	110.00	$110.00	$754	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	120.00–130.00	$125.28	$338	+5.28
375–390	385	3	125.00–130.00	$128.31	$494	+4.44
420–440	430	2	115.00–120.00	$117.44	$505	—
585	585	1	112.50	$112.50	$658	—
680	680	1	100.00	$100.00	$680	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	314	5	125.00–131.00	$127.54	$400	-5.27
400–447	442	14	125.00–136.00	$134.42	$594	+1.92
450–495	475	3	120.00–125.00	$122.00	$580	-4.00
505 value added	505	13	132.50	$132.50	$669	—
525–535	530	2	123.00–125.00	$123.99	$657	-3.02
566 value added	566	5	131.00	$131.00	$741	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	319	9	115.00–120.00	$118.77	$379	-3.73
350–365	358	3	117.00–121.00	$119.32	$427	—
410–430	419	6	110.00–120.00	$115.17	$483	-4.83
480–490	483	3	110.00–115.00	$113.31	$547	-6.69
505–535	519	6	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$584	-6.15
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	—
705	705	1	101.00	$101.00	$712	—
750–760	755	2	100.00–105.00	$102.48	$774	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	408	4	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$540	+1.39
450–470	459	5	130.00–134.00	$131.40	$603	+4.87
565–595	583	3	120.00–127.00	$124.06	$723	+4.41
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	+2.12

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–494	484	10	115.00–125.00	$121.15	$586	+1.15
565–585	578	3	105.00–109.00	$107.31	$620	-1.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	90.00	$90.00	$572	—
705	705	1	90.00	$90.00	$634	—
785	785	1	88.00	$88.00	$691	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1600	1600	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1350	1153	80-85%	3	52.00–60.00	$55.58	$641	—
1035–1535	1247	80-85%	19	64.00–79.00	$72.20	$900	—
1390–1450	1435	80-85%	4	84.00–87.00	$85.74	$1,230	+2.74

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–980	849	85-90%	5	62.00–69.00	$66.21	$562	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1410	1360	75-80%	4	61.00–69.00	$65.47	$890	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1805	1339	7	76.00–86.00	$81.52	$1,092	—
1530–2030	1842	5	92.00–104.00	$99.26	$1,828	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$616

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1245	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	810.00–975.00	$898.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155–1290	1223	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,110.00	$1,051.96

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–685	663	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	400.00–450.00	$424.15

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	—
80	80	2	220.00	$220.00	—
80	80	2	190.00	$190.00	—
90	90	1	210.00	$210.00	—
120–140	133	4	270.00–295.00	$286.25	+66.25
200	200	2	385.00–395.00	$390.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
812	812	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
900–975	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,340.00	$1,118.04	+156.75

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	1	72.00	$72.00	$547	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	10	65.00–70.00	$67.75	-7.25
30	30	3	115.00–120.00	$116.67	+41.67
40	40	10	75.00–80.00	$77.00	-40.50
50	50	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	+73.75
50	50	10	85.00–90.00	$87.00	-6.75
50–55	53	9	140.00–150.00	$144.44	+26.94
60	60	1	165.00	$165.00	+47.50
60	60	5	100.00–110.00	$104.00	-13.50
70	70	1	205.00	$205.00	+80.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	-38.75
60	60	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-33.75
90–95	92	—	—	3	145.00–155.00	$148.33	-12.92
100	100	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	-61.67
110–135	123	—	—	2	165.00–195.00	$180.00	-6.67
115–140	128	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	310.00–380.00	$345.00	+158.33

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	-130.00
100–140	122	3	380.00–450.00	$410.00	+90.00

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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.