Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	380	472	312
Feeder cattle	203	235	165
Slaughter cattle	83	109	69
Replacement cattle	25	67	20

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
295	295	2	150.00–162.50	$156.25	$461	—
335–345	340	2	150.00–155.00	$152.46	$518	—
355	355	1	150.00	$150.00	$532	-12.25
500–525	513	2	155.00–163.00	$158.90	$815	—
550–570	557	3	140.00–152.50	$148.23	$826	—
600–610	605	2	152.00–152.50	$152.25	$921	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	326	4	135.00–145.00	$140.04	$457	—
350–395	370	3	135.00–145.00	$139.93	$518	+4.17
435	435	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$598	+6.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	329	4	125.00–130.00	$128.75	$424	+0.50
360–395	383	3	115.00–125.00	$119.85	$459	—
410	410	1	115.00	$115.00	$472	—
525	525	1	115.00	$115.00	$604	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	130.00	$130.00	$286	-7.42
310–345	328	2	130.00	$130.00	$426	-2.52
355–395	381	8	130.00–137.50	$132.82	$506	-2.31
400–445	424	7	130.00–140.00	$133.86	$568	-1.10
450–490	471	9	125.00–137.50	$131.11	$618	+0.97
500–535	512	8	118.00–130.00	$125.97	$645	-3.96
555–575	569	4	120.00–126.00	$122.22	$695	-4.40
610–640	632	5	117.00–122.00	$118.56	$749	-3.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	117.50	$117.50	$311	-1.84
300–335	318	4	117.50–125.00	$120.58	$383	—
355–365	360	3	117.00–120.00	$119.01	$428	-3.44
425	425	2	114.00–119.00	$116.50	$495	-5.93
450–465	458	2	115.00	$115.00	$527	-0.63
520–545	537	3	110.00–115.00	$112.29	$603	-3.34
550–555	553	2	110.00–115.00	$112.51	$622	—
635	635	2	105.00–115.00	$110.00	$698	-1.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	2	95.00	$95.00	$461	—
520–540	530	3	90.00–93.00	$90.98	$482	—
555	555	1	94.00	$94.00	$522	—
605–625	615	2	92.50–93.00	$92.75	$570	—
725	725	2	95.00	$95.00	$689	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	2	110.00–115.00	$112.40	$427	—
425–445	435	2	100.00–110.00	$104.89	$456	—
505–540	526	4	100.00–106.00	$103.99	$547	+3.99
575–585	580	2	100.00–105.00	$102.48	$594	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	433	6	125.00–135.00	$131.40	$569	+4.89
450–485	463	6	125.00–130.00	$127.91	$592	+0.08
505–535	521	4	115.00–125.00	$118.66	$618	-7.55
550	550	1	115.00	$115.00	$632	-9.99
660–680	668	3	114.00–115.00	$114.33	$764	+5.99
750	750	1	99.00	$99.00	$742	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	477	3	135.00–140.00	$136.59	$652	+1.59
550–595	577	3	130.00–135.00	$133.28	$769	—
600–630	610	4	125.00–130.00	$126.73	$773	+0.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	90.00	$90.00	$369	—
600–640	617	3	92.00–93.00	$92.50	$571	-1.92
710	710	1	97.00	$97.00	$689	—
835	835	1	90.00	$90.00	$752	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	435	2	110.00–116.00	$113.07	$492	+0.60

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1585	1250	80-85%	45	66.00–79.00	$72.28	$904	—
1280–1380	1320	80-85%	3	80.00–82.00	$80.97	$1,069	—
1420	1420	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$852	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–945	898	85-90%	4	65.00–72.00	$68.33	$614	—
785–990	949	85-90%	7	54.00–63.00	$58.40	$554	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1980	1586	75-80%	7	65.00–74.00	$69.03	$1,095	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640	1640	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,460	—
1760–2055	1905	3	96.00–104.00	$101.12	$1,926	—
2010	2010	1	109.00	$109.00	$2,191	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1460	1256	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,180.00	$1,093.13
1270–1450	1360	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,035.00–1,200.00	$1,122.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00
1120–1435	1194	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	925.00–1,000.00	$974.52

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–985	838	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–750.00	$683.90

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	5.00	$5.00	$17	—
460	460	1	2.00	$2.00	$9	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	142.50	$142.50	-60.50
100–110	103	3	205.00–215.00	$208.33	—
100–125	113	2	245.00–280.00	$262.50	—
180–185	183	2	350.00–390.00	$370.00	—
200	200	2	390.00	$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
745–990	906	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,100.00	$1,011.47	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
660	660	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	55.00–65.00	$60.00	-16.79
40	40	1	85.00	$85.00	-77.50
50	50	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	+41.67
60–65	62	3	170.00–172.50	$171.67	-76.33
70	70	2	245.00–255.00	$250.00	+2.00
80–85	83	2	260.00–270.00	$265.00	+17.00

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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	—	—	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	-2.50
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	+55.00
50	50	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-50.00
60–70	65	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	260.00–270.00	$263.33	+128.33
70	70	—	—	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	+32.50
80	80	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	-5.00
135	135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	200.00	$200.00	—
150	150	—	—	3	200.00	$200.00	-50.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	2	390.00–400.00	$395.00	+75.00
170	170	1	470.00	$470.00	+116.67

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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.