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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 30, 2021

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 steers $107.01/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $398/hd at 372 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.79/cwt -3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $513/hd at 428 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $107.13/cwt ≈ $450/hd at 420 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 667 420 0
Feeder cattle 336 197 0
Slaughter cattle 147 113 0
Replacement cattle 79 34 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Heavy offering of average to plain 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
205 205 1 135.00 $135.00 $277 +5.00
280–295 288 6 131.00–140.00 $133.03 $383 -2.97
310–345 332 5 132.50–140.00 $135.50 $450 —
355 355 1 135.00 $135.00 $479 —
420 420 1 130.00 $130.00 $546 —
470–495 481 7 130.00–135.00 $131.41 $632 -1.59
580–590 585 3 120.00–130.00 $125.81 $736 -3.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 110.00 $110.00 $253 —
295 295 1 105.00 $105.00 $310 -2.50
305–340 322 3 102.50–110.00 $107.63 $347 +1.13
355–390 372 15 100.00–115.00 $107.01 $398 -1.81
505–510 508 2 100.00–107.50 $103.73 $527 —
570 570 1 107.00 $107.00 $610 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 175.00 $175.00 $402 —
260 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 —
366 366 9 146.00 $146.00 $534 —
435 435 1 146.00 $146.00 $635 —
500–545 523 2 130.00–135.00 $132.61 $694 -11.92
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $420 +2.02
350–385 371 4 117.00–120.00 $118.74 $441 -6.33
440 440 1 125.00 $125.00 $550 +5.00
460–490 470 3 117.00–125.00 $120.76 $568 +0.76
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 ±0.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 115.00 $115.00 $523 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–280 279 3 116.00–129.00 $124.65 $348 —
315–335 326 8 120.00–125.00 $123.48 $403 -1.52
350–395 375 4 120.00–125.00 $121.27 $455 +0.41
400–445 428 14 115.00–125.00 $119.79 $513 -3.99
455–470 463 5 115.00–120.00 $118.98 $551 -5.51
530–535 533 3 115.00–120.00 $118.33 $631 -1.69
555–570 563 2 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $661 -1.69
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 110.00–112.50 $111.22 $315 —
310–345 329 9 100.00–115.00 $106.98 $352 —
390–395 392 3 106.00–115.00 $111.97 $439 —
400–440 423 6 100.00–110.00 $105.09 $445 —
450–480 467 5 100.00–112.50 $106.52 $497 —
500–525 513 4 100.00–107.50 $103.79 $532 —
575–585 580 2 102.50–105.00 $103.76 $602 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 142.00 $142.00 $537 +11.45
415–440 428 2 127.50–130.00 $128.71 $551 -1.62
475–485 480 2 125.00–130.00 $127.53 $612 -0.61
545 545 1 128.00 $128.00 $698 +1.31
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688 +2.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 100.00 $100.00 $390 -8.33
460 460 1 95.00 $95.00 $437 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 420 13 100.00–115.00 $107.13 $450 —
460–490 468 8 100.00–110.00 $102.90 $482 -4.57
505–545 523 6 102.50–110.00 $106.32 $556 —
550–595 582 6 100.00–112.50 $107.88 $628 —
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 —
750 750 1 105.00 $105.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 455 5 120.00–130.00 $127.00 $578 -0.90
550–580 565 2 120.00–122.50 $121.28 $685 +0.41
600 600 3 115.00–119.00 $117.33 $704 -2.67
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 —
505–545 527 3 111.00–115.00 $113.72 $599 —
600–635 613 3 110.00–115.00 $111.73 $685 —
680–690 685 2 110.00–112.50 $111.24 $762 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1040–1775 1408 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,275.00–1,925.00 $1,684.86 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1380 1166 80-85% 11 58.00–67.00 $64.12 $748 —
895–1470 1208 80-85% 39 69.00–79.00 $73.42 $887 +7.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,177 +7.63
1365–1690 1554 75-80% 20 68.00–77.00 $72.06 $1,120 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–1330 1043 85-90% 12 60.00–74.00 $64.80 $676 —
1390 1390 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $820 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 80.00 $80.00 $932 —
1095–2285 1547 8 92.00–103.00 $97.26 $1,505 +5.19
1860–2165 2013 2 109.00–110.00 $109.54 $2,205 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 588.00 $588.00
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 945.00 $945.00
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 807.00 $807.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 497.00 $497.00
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 488.00 $488.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 909.00 $909.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1180–1200 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 835.00–900.00 $867.77
1085–1295 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 825.00–975.00 $915.20
1120–1560 1377 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,075.00–1,300.00 $1,139.36
1320–1465 1390 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,075.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1015–1050 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 975.00–1,050.00 $1,013.14
1040–1095 1068 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,225.00 $1,115.40
1000–1195 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 885.00–950.00 $914.61
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–750 666 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 475.00–535.00 $510.59
660–725 693 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 500.00–525.00 $513.09
720 720 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 485.00 $485.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740 740 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,212.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 1 180.00 $180.00 -10.42
75 75 1 200.00 $200.00 +30.00
85 85 1 175.00 $175.00 -50.00
95 95 1 150.00 $150.00 -75.00
100 100 2 200.00–230.00 $215.00 -77.50
100–145 111 4 220.00–340.00 $266.25 -26.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
1150–1250 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,500.00–1,550.00 $1,532.49 —
1060–1405 1236 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 1,100.00–1,725.00 $1,412.32 —
1290 1290 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990–1000 993 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,250.00–1,375.00 $1,316.86 —
965–1080 1003 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00–1,400.00 $1,279.78 —
1010–1040 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,025.00–1,125.00 $1,058.01 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
720–745 733 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 660.00–725.00 $693.05 -135.05
775 775 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
805 805 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–25 23 2 55.00 $55.00 +25.00
25 25 1 45.00 $45.00 +15.00
30–35 32 9 40.00–75.00 $60.56 +40.56
40–45 44 10 50.00–95.00 $77.00 -53.00
50 50 1 80.00 $80.00 ±0.00
50 50 6 120.00–160.00 $144.17 +64.17
50 50 1 40.00 $40.00 -40.00
50 50 3 70.00–100.00 $88.33 +8.33
75 75 1 115.00 $115.00 -50.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 85.00 $85.00 -100.00
50 50 1 85.00 $85.00 -100.00
75 75 2 150.00–180.00 $165.00 -70.00
75 75 3 95.00–135.00 $113.33 -121.67
85 85 2 95.00–140.00 $117.50 -117.50
85 85 2 145.00–160.00 $152.50 -82.50
85 85 1 130.00 $130.00 -105.00
100 100 2 115.00–135.00 $125.00 -96.00
100–145 105 15 150.00–245.00 $180.67 -40.33

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 2 155.00 $155.00 +15.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 3 270.00–330.00 $290.00 —
85 85 1 160.00 $160.00 —
85 85 1 270.00 $270.00 —
110 110 1 350.00 $350.00 +45.00
150 150 3 480.00–580.00 $513.33 —

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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.