Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 7, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	363	667	634
Feeder cattle	163	336	356
Slaughter cattle	87	147	183
Replacement cattle	62	79	67

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with moderate 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
230	230	1	127.50	$127.50	$293	-7.50
325	325	1	125.00	$125.00	$406	-10.50
350–395	380	4	125.00–135.00	$130.14	$495	-4.86
430	430	2	127.00–130.00	$128.50	$553	-1.50
465–475	470	2	121.00–130.00	$125.55	$590	-5.86
590	590	1	123.00	$123.00	$726	-2.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	145.00–148.00	$146.59	$469	—
360–365	363	2	140.00–142.50	$141.24	$513	-4.76
438	438	3	144.00	$144.00	$631	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	111.00	$111.00	$394	+3.99
430–435	433	2	102.50–113.00	$107.72	$466	—
465–470	468	2	105.00–107.50	$106.26	$497	—
615–625	620	2	105.00–112.00	$108.47	$673	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	113.00–117.00	$114.92	$371	-7.56
355	355	1	118.00	$118.00	$419	-0.74
535	535	1	115.00	$115.00	$615	—
610	610	1	113.00	$113.00	$689	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	119.00	$119.00	$399	-4.48
350–390	367	3	115.00–120.00	$118.36	$434	-2.91
410	410	1	115.00	$115.00	$472	-4.79
495	495	1	117.00	$117.00	$579	-1.98
510	510	2	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$592	-2.33
550–590	566	7	111.00–117.50	$114.50	$648	-2.97
600–640	620	5	111.00–116.00	$112.96	$700	—
775	775	1	114.00	$114.00	$884	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	111.00	$111.00	$477	+5.91
475–485	480	2	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$533	+4.47
510–545	524	6	100.00–110.00	$105.82	$554	+2.03
575–595	585	2	100.00–110.00	$105.09	$615	+1.33
645	645	1	105.00	$105.00	$677	—
660–680	670	2	100.00–106.00	$102.96	$690	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	105.00	$105.00	$268	—
475	475	1	97.50	$97.50	$463	+2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	418	3	113.00–117.50	$115.16	$481	-4.84
470–495	483	2	111.00–117.50	$114.17	$551	—
545	545	1	113.00	$113.00	$616	-0.72
560–580	573	4	108.00–115.00	$111.53	$639	—
625	625	1	110.00	$110.00	$688	-1.73
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	-11.24
715	715	1	104.00	$104.00	$744	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	468	4	120.00–129.00	$123.97	$580	-3.03
505–530	518	2	117.00	$117.00	$606	—
600–640	616	4	114.00–118.00	$116.47	$717	-0.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	420	3	100.00–109.00	$103.07	$433	-4.06
465	465	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$500	+4.60
550–590	570	2	107.50–110.00	$108.71	$620	+0.83
610	610	1	105.00	$105.00	$640	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–485	483	2	128.00–132.00	$130.01	$628	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1745	1745	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1530	1169	80-85%	9	55.00–63.00	$59.99	$701	-4.13
1065–1285	1175	80-85%	2	82.00–87.00	$84.27	$990	+20.15
975–1435	1208	80-85%	16	67.00–76.00	$71.27	$861	-2.15

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	85-90%	1	52.00	$52.00	$481	—
835–1135	988	85-90%	6	61.00–67.00	$64.23	$635	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1485	1365	75-80%	4	69.00–73.00	$70.49	$962	—
1440–1685	1580	75-80%	3	63.00–67.00	$65.33	$1,032	-6.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975	975	1	75.00	$75.00	$731	—
1010–1975	1421	12	87.00–101.00	$94.71	$1,346	—
1485–1820	1653	2	103.00–105.00	$104.10	$1,721	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–805	783	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	699.00–725.00	$712.37
1090	1090	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,003.00	$1,003.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1115	1097	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–875.00	$833.55
1050–1345	1199	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	900.00–1,160.00	$1,013.95
1070–1515	1228	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	900.00–1,100.00	$1,033.19
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1095	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–935.00	$883.47
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1065–1070	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–1,000.00	$925.18

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	80.00	$80.00	—
50	50	1	70.00	$70.00	-110.00
50–55	53	3	102.50–150.00	$118.33	-61.67
100–125	115	4	220.00–310.00	$280.00	+13.75

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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
760–1085	971	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	975.00–1,300.00	$1,116.81	-200.05
850–1070	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,234.85	-82.01
950–1020	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,100.00	$1,027.66	-289.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
940–1200	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,273.15	—
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	-182.49
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	-582.49

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
680–785	733	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–875.00	$851.79	+158.74
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	+100.00

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	200.00	$200.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	60.00	$60.00	+15.00
35	35	1	95.00	$95.00	+34.44
35	35	1	90.00	$90.00	+29.44
45	45	3	50.00–65.00	$56.67	-20.33
45	45	3	105.00–125.00	$118.33	+41.33
50	50	4	115.00–120.00	$117.50	+37.50
50	50	1	100.00	$100.00	+20.00
50	50	2	65.00–90.00	$77.50	-2.50
60–65	64	7	105.00–150.00	$126.07	+11.07

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	105.00	$105.00	-60.00
65	65	3	155.00	$155.00	-10.00
75	75	2	145.00	$145.00	-20.00
85	85	2	220.00	$220.00	+102.50
100–125	117	3	185.00–300.00	$260.00	+79.33

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	60.00	$60.00	—
65	65	1	100.00	$100.00	-55.00
75	75	1	165.00	$165.00	+10.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	305.00	$305.00	-45.00

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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.