Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 14, 2021

552 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.99/cwt ≈ $460/hd at 331 lb · 13 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.15/cwt ≈ $777/hd at 626 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	552	363	408
Feeder cattle	296	163	245
Slaughter cattle	70	87	50
Replacement cattle	61	62	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no trends due to limited comparable sales. 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
379	379	8	153.00	$153.00	$580	+11.76
480	480	1	155.00	$155.00	$744	—
545 fancy	545	1	150.00	$150.00	$818	—
701	701	8	133.00	$133.00	$932	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	130.00–142.50	$136.42	$379	—
305–320	312	6	132.50–144.00	$138.47	$432	+13.47
355–395	372	8	130.00–136.00	$131.05	$488	+0.91
480	480	1	133.00	$133.00	$638	+7.45
520	520	1	130.00	$130.00	$676	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	237	3	120.00–128.00	$122.65	$291	—
255–295	275	3	119.00–125.00	$121.45	$334	—
310–335	321	4	120.00–127.50	$124.43	$399	+9.51
360–395	378	2	120.00–125.00	$122.38	$463	+4.38
485	485	1	112.50	$112.50	$546	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	365	2	110.00–114.00	$111.97	$409	+0.97
580	580	1	100.00	$100.00	$580	—
690	690	1	109.00	$109.00	$752	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	228	3	132.50–139.00	$136.36	$311	—
250	250	1	137.50	$137.50	$344	—
315–345	327	6	133.00–138.00	$134.51	$440	—
323–344 fancy	335	7	142.00–144.00	$142.83	$478	—
355–380	367	6	132.00–140.00	$135.20	$496	—
430–440	437	3	130.00–134.00	$131.65	$575	—
450–495	468	9	129.00–136.00	$131.85	$617	—
500–540	518	8	125.00–133.00	$129.08	$669	—
560	560	1	126.00	$126.00	$706	—
600–631	626	11	121.00–124.50	$124.15	$777	—
660	660	2	121.00–122.00	$121.50	$802	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$288	—
280	280	1	127.50	$127.50	$357	—
315	315	1	120.00	$120.00	$378	+1.00
390	390	1	126.00	$126.00	$491	+7.64
410	410	1	127.50	$127.50	$523	+12.50
455–485	470	3	120.00–125.00	$122.53	$576	+5.53
505–545	528	5	115.00–120.00	$116.99	$618	+0.99
565–575	568	3	120.00	$120.00	$682	+5.50
610–625	618	3	110.00–117.00	$114.31	$706	+1.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	112.50	$112.50	$349	—
440	440	1	100.00	$100.00	$440	—
565	565	1	100.00	$100.00	$565	—
600–645	628	4	100.00–105.00	$101.20	$636	—
705	705	1	97.50	$97.50	$687	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–540	521	4	105.00–110.00	$108.71	$566	+2.89
550–555	553	2	110.00	$110.00	$608	+4.91
665	665	1	105.00	$105.00	$698	+2.04
745	745	1	103.00	$103.00	$767	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	430	3	124.00–135.00	$130.56	$561	—
460–495	480	4	120.00–128.00	$125.83	$604	+1.86
515–545	534	5	120.00–124.00	$121.82	$651	+4.82
555–595	575	4	115.00–122.50	$119.32	$686	—
600–635	623	4	113.00–118.00	$116.48	$726	+0.01
650–680	664	4	114.00–117.00	$115.25	$765	—
725–730	728	2	111.00–112.50	$111.75	$814	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	120.00	$120.00	$480	+4.84
460–495	479	4	115.00–127.00	$119.88	$574	+5.71
525	525	1	110.00	$110.00	$578	-3.00
675	675	1	110.00	$110.00	$742	+10.00
720–745	736	4	100.00–109.00	$103.96	$765	-0.04
760–765	763	2	100.00–108.00	$103.99	$793	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420 fancy	413	2	147.50–150.00	$148.73	$614	—
455	455	1	139.00	$139.00	$632	+8.99
545	545	1	129.00	$129.00	$703	—
570	570	1	129.00	$129.00	$735	—
600–620	608	4	120.00–125.00	$123.00	$748	—
690	690	1	118.00	$118.00	$814	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	110.00	$110.00	$462	+6.93
470–490	480	2	100.00–113.00	$106.64	$512	-0.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1285	1285	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,067.00	$1,067.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1435	1136	80-85%	12	58.00–67.00	$63.55	$722	—
1180–1260	1220	80-85%	2	81.00–83.00	$81.97	$1,000	+10.70
1030–1470	1265	80-85%	19	68.00–79.00	$71.95	$910	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1135	1002	85-90%	6	59.00–63.00	$60.19	$603	—
1065	1065	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$575	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1500	1488	75-80%	2	54.00–60.00	$57.03	$849	—
1415–1645	1541	75-80%	4	66.00–74.00	$69.12	$1,065	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1965	1576	8	92.00–106.00	$98.91	$1,559	—
1690	1690	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,352	—
1730–1905	1818	2	111.00–113.00	$112.05	$2,037	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1250	1144	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	833.00–1,138.00	$966.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–710	697	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–875.00	$849.52
865–1070	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	683.00–850.00	$791.12
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	606.00	$606.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–680	660	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	425.00–544.00	$486.30
735	735	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	360.00	$360.00
785–805	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	604.00–628.00	$615.85
805–830	818	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	581.00–596.00	$588.39

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1190	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–885.00	$880.17
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1165–1340	1253	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,010.00	$1,004.65
1275–1315	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,110.00–1,235.00	$1,171.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1000	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–785.00	$779.75
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
995–1035	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,050.00	$1,013.24

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
765	765	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1018	1018	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1122	1122	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	47.00	$47.00	$78	—
200–220	212	3	57.50–65.00	$60.56	$128	—
310	310	1	62.50	$62.50	$194	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	4.00	$4.00	$28	—
755	755	1	5.00	$5.00	$38	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	145.00	$145.00	+26.67
85	85	2	185.00–205.00	$195.00	+76.67
85	85	1	160.00	$160.00	+41.67
85	85	1	125.00	$125.00	+6.67
135	135	1	300.00	$300.00	+20.00
150	150	2	340.00–425.00	$382.50	—
175	175	1	480.00	$480.00	—

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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
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	860.00	$860.00	-167.66
980–1000	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,158.72	+131.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,385.00	$1,385.00	+35.00
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	+225.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
605	605	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	70.00	$70.00	$259	—
450	450	1	50.00	$50.00	$225	—
525–540	533	2	48.00–70.00	$59.15	$315	—
615	615	1	71.00	$71.00	$437	—
655	655	1	65.00	$65.00	$426	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	85.00	$85.00	$442	—
590	590	1	90.00	$90.00	$531	—
680	680	1	90.00	$90.00	$612	—
740	740	1	91.00	$91.00	$673	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	24	9	45.00–95.00	$60.56	+0.56
30–35	33	8	50.00–85.00	$58.75	-31.25
35	35	3	82.50	$82.50	-7.50
40–45	43	6	55.00–75.00	$66.67	+10.00
45	45	2	55.00–60.00	$57.50	+0.83
45	45	1	105.00	$105.00	+48.33
50	50	5	135.00–155.00	$145.00	+27.50
50	50	1	60.00	$60.00	-57.50
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	-37.50
60	60	1	55.00	$55.00	-71.07
65	65	2	115.00–145.00	$130.00	+3.93
65	65	1	92.50	$92.50	-33.57
75	75	1	80.00	$80.00	-46.07
75	75	3	150.00–160.00	$156.67	+30.60
85	85	1	200.00	$200.00	+73.93

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	5	147.50–152.50	$149.50	—
45	45	1	55.00	$55.00	—
50	50	2	55.00–60.00	$57.50	-97.50
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	-35.00
75	75	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	+47.50
85	85	2	170.00–180.00	$175.00	-45.00
85	85	1	190.00	$190.00	-30.00
85	85	1	75.00	$75.00	-145.00
100–135	111	12	170.00–245.00	$184.58	-75.42

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	58.00	$58.00	$162	—
385	385	1	49.00	$49.00	$189	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	45.00	$45.00	-15.00
50	50	2	120.00	$120.00	+20.00
50	50	1	180.00	$180.00	+80.00
50	50	1	85.00	$85.00	-15.00
50	50	2	167.50	$167.50	+67.50
65	65	4	177.50	$177.50	+77.50
85	85	1	132.50	$132.50	-32.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	160.00–190.00	$175.00	—
85	85	2	255.00–300.00	$277.50	—
100–135	112	7	305.00–470.00	$400.71	+95.71
150	150	2	515.00–575.00	$545.00	—

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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.