Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $126.21/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 515 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	472	552	322
Feeder cattle	235	296	199
Slaughter cattle	109	70	26
Replacement cattle	67	61	2

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
370–395	383	2	155.00–170.00	$162.25	$621	+9.25
400–420	407	3	145.00–150.00	$146.98	$598	—
470–496	489	5	140.00	$140.00	$685	-15.00
847	847	3	119.00	$119.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	364	7	130.00–145.00	$135.76	$494	+4.71
425	425	2	128.00–135.00	$131.50	$559	—
565–585	575	2	125.00–130.00	$127.54	$733	—
975	975	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,024	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	273	5	125.00–130.00	$129.01	$352	+7.56
315–345	328	3	125.00–130.00	$128.25	$421	+3.82

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	110.00–115.00	$112.40	$352	—

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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	222	3	135.00–140.00	$137.42	$305	+1.06
225 fancy	225	1	150.00	$150.00	$338	—
255–275	268	3	130.00–136.00	$132.93	$356	-4.57
320–325	323	2	130.00–135.00	$132.52	$428	-1.99
365–395	383	3	130.00–140.00	$135.13	$518	-0.07
410–415 fancy	413	2	145.00–146.00	$145.50	$601	—
410–440	425	6	130.00–140.00	$134.96	$574	+3.31
460–480	473	7	125.00–138.00	$130.14	$616	-1.71
505–540	523	9	125.00–135.00	$129.93	$680	+0.85
550–570	559	4	125.00–128.00	$126.62	$708	+0.62
600–645	624	4	120.00–126.00	$121.98	$761	-2.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	287	3	115.00–123.00	$119.34	$343	-8.16
370–385	378	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$463	-3.55
410–435	423	2	120.00–125.00	$122.43	$518	-5.07
465–480	472	3	112.00–120.00	$115.63	$546	-6.90
505–535	518	5	110.00–120.00	$115.63	$599	-1.36
600–645	625	3	105.00–115.00	$111.56	$697	-2.75
670–680	675	3	100.00–110.00	$104.99	$709	—
705–735	720	2	100.00–105.00	$102.55	$738	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	325	3	110.00–112.00	$110.70	$360	—
505–535	520	2	100.00	$100.00	$520	-8.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	368	2	103.00–105.00	$104.02	$383	—
790	790	1	90.00	$90.00	$711	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	424	6	122.00–130.00	$126.51	$536	-4.05
450–495	470	7	120.00–130.00	$127.83	$601	+2.00
505–540	515	10	120.00–130.00	$126.21	$650	+4.39
550–580	560	4	120.00–130.00	$124.99	$700	+5.67
655–685	668	3	105.00–110.00	$108.34	$724	-6.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	140.00	$140.00	$616	—
475	475	1	135.00	$135.00	$641	-4.00
520–530	526	4	135.00–142.50	$139.14	$732	+10.14
620–640	630	2	125.00–128.00	$126.52	$797	+3.52

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$456	-7.53
500–540	520	2	110.00–115.00	$112.40	$584	+2.40
565–595	580	2	111.00–115.00	$113.05	$656	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–645	630	2	91.00–98.00	$94.42	$595	—
775	775	1	92.00	$92.00	$713	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1115	1092	80-85%	3	51.00–55.00	$52.69	$575	—
1005–1515	1178	80-85%	43	64.00–75.00	$67.55	$796	—
1350–1745	1548	80-85%	2	77.00–78.00	$77.44	$1,199	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–900	853	85-90%	3	52.00–56.00	$54.32	$463	—
645–995	855	85-90%	27	62.00–73.00	$66.82	$571	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1915	1492	75-80%	7	60.00–67.00	$63.46	$947	+6.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1495	1408	2	87.00–88.00	$87.53	$1,232	—
1575–2115	1783	7	95.00–106.00	$100.65	$1,795	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955–975	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	80.00–83.00	$81.48	$786

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–875	817	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	725.00–750.00	$742.04
675–950	833	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	585.00–900.00	$725.45
725–985	881	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	610.00–875.00	$736.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1160	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–900.00	$864.09
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00
1120–1255	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–860.00	$843.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–260	235	2	50.00–60.00	$55.53	$130	-5.03

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	5	145.00–155.00	$149.00	+4.00
70	70	1	190.00	$190.00	+45.00
70	70	7	165.00–175.00	$169.29	+24.29
80	80	5	200.00–205.00	$203.00	+8.00

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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
865–1120	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,177.44	—
880–1460	1057	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,125.00–1,325.00	$1,223.44	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705–780	743	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–800.00	$786.87	—
630–870	778	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	635.00–975.00	$850.05	—
750–935	823	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,125.00	$1,025.25	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
610–955	718	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	585.00–975.00	$743.30	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065–1070	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–975.00	$962.47	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	86.00	$86.00	$353	—
450	450	1	96.00	$96.00	$432	—
640	640	1	91.00	$91.00	$582	—
685–695	690	2	71.00–90.00	$80.43	$555	-9.57
755–784	782	18	62.00–93.00	$91.34	$714	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	7	70.00–87.50	$76.79	+18.04
40	40	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	+95.83
40	40	1	100.00	$100.00	+33.33
50	50	3	115.00–117.50	$115.83	-29.17
70	70	5	245.00–250.00	$248.00	+155.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	5	145.00–155.00	$150.00	+92.50
60	60	1	135.00	$135.00	+77.50
60	60	1	165.00	$165.00	+107.50
80	80	1	185.00	$185.00	-7.50
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	265.00	$265.00	+90.00
90	90	2	285.00–290.00	$287.50	+10.00
135	135	1	320.00	$320.00	-80.71
150	150	3	350.00–360.00	$353.33	-191.67

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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.