Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

510 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.36/cwt ≈ $597/hd at 462 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.59/cwt -1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 537 lb · 13 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.82/cwt +6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 647 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	510	352	529
Feeder cattle	278	150	365
Slaughter cattle	84	93	62
Replacement cattle	53	37	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 3.00 higher, feeder heifers too few to trend, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	145.00–155.00	$149.88	$477	—
360–395	371	8	145.00–150.00	$149.33	$554	+4.33
410–449	443	6	146.00–147.50	$146.23	$648	+6.23
460–480	469	5	140.00–155.00	$146.44	$687	+5.22
510–530 fancy	514	5	158.00–163.00	$159.03	$817	—
545	545	1	145.00	$145.00	$790	—
568–595 fancy	575	5	152.00–160.00	$157.94	$908	—
645 fancy	645	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,006	—
647	647	10	147.00	$147.00	$951	+6.00
662	662	3	148.00	$148.00	$980	+15.03
720 fancy	720	1	134.00	$134.00	$965	—
733 value added	733	7	139.25	$139.25	$1,021	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	130.00–132.00	$131.01	$299	—
280	280	1	135.00	$135.00	$378	—
375	375	1	130.00	$130.00	$488	—
425–445	435	2	130.00–132.50	$131.28	$571	—
510–545	531	4	135.00–137.50	$135.62	$720	—
550–595	570	4	125.00–140.00	$132.50	$755	-0.50
610	610	1	122.00	$122.00	$744	—
700	700	1	127.00	$127.00	$889	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$326	—
305–320	315	3	100.00–110.00	$106.61	$336	—
385	385	1	115.00	$115.00	$443	—
405–445	425	2	105.00–110.00	$107.62	$457	—
510	510	1	100.00	$100.00	$510	—
590	590	1	108.00	$108.00	$637	-5.78

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	128.00	$128.00	$307	—
315	315	1	120.00	$120.00	$378	—
390	390	1	120.00	$120.00	$468	—
405	405	1	120.00	$120.00	$486	±0.00
650	650	1	107.00	$107.00	$696	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	137.00	$137.00	$514	+2.00
410–420	415	2	132.50	$132.50	$550	+2.50
453 value added	453	4	130.00	$130.00	$589	—
455–471	465	11	127.00–133.00	$129.13	$600	—
516–546 value added	537	13	128.00–130.00	$128.59	$691	—
581 value added	581	6	134.00	$134.00	$779	—
580–590	585	2	127.00–127.50	$127.25	$744	-5.25
620–630	625	2	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$803	+0.50
655–680	668	2	127.00–128.00	$127.51	$852	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	127.50	$127.50	$344	—
320	320	1	125.00	$125.00	$400	+2.00
350–355	354	5	120.00–125.00	$124.01	$439	-0.99
415–440	428	2	122.00–125.00	$123.46	$528	—
450–485	465	5	120.00–125.00	$124.03	$577	+1.01
500–545	516	7	120.00–125.00	$124.31	$641	+3.96
550–585	559	7	117.50–125.00	$122.44	$684	-0.86
600–635	616	5	115.00–125.00	$119.65	$737	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	112.50–115.00	$113.78	$316	—
305–335	320	2	110.00	$110.00	$352	—
360–395	378	3	105.00–110.00	$107.58	$407	—
430	430	1	110.00	$110.00	$473	+0.65
455	455	1	100.00	$100.00	$455	-10.00
505	505	1	100.00	$100.00	$505	—
630	630	1	105.00	$105.00	$662	-5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	120.00	$120.00	$294	—
335–340	338	2	115.00–119.00	$116.99	$395	—
405–425	415	3	110.00–115.00	$111.71	$464	-1.99
455–485	470	3	110.00–116.00	$113.03	$531	-1.97
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	—

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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	426	4	130.00–140.00	$135.10	$576	+7.66
450–475	463	4	125.00–145.00	$137.45	$636	+7.45
520	520	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	$663	—
550–570	562	3	122.50–125.00	$124.15	$698	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	5	147.50	$147.50	$615	+7.50
455	455	1	150.00	$150.00	$682	+7.50
605–625	618	3	137.50–141.00	$139.48	$862	+8.47
685	685	1	129.00	$129.00	$884	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	115.00	$115.00	$650	-5.00
660	660	1	109.00	$109.00	$719	+1.00
715–745	728	3	106.00–110.00	$108.01	$786	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	105.00	$105.00	$436	-10.00
455	455	1	108.00	$108.00	$491	+5.50
550	550	1	104.00	$104.00	$572	-6.00
705	705	1	100.00	$100.00	$705	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1470	1164	80-85%	17	68.00–76.00	$72.03	$838	—
1010–1390	1171	80-85%	13	57.00–66.00	$62.68	$734	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1185	1033	85-90%	4	60.00–62.00	$60.54	$625	-3.18
1030–1095	1052	85-90%	3	45.00–56.00	$52.41	$551	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	75-80%	2	68.00–74.00	$71.00	$1,008	—
1460	1460	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$905	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1995	1618	5	89.00–98.00	$93.19	$1,508	—
1685–2005	1881	4	104.00–107.00	$105.56	$1,986	—
2080	2080	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,747	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
879	879	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	900.00	$900.00
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	885.00	$885.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1010	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	622.00–717.00	$672.62

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–820	803	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	565.00–575.00	$570.11

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1105	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00
1105	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
1100–1190	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–950.00	$889.07
1115–1220	1172	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	860.00–1,075.00	$947.31
950–1545	1239	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	925.00–1,225.00	$1,096.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1000	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$774.36
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
930–1095	1003	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,075.00	$933.24
990–1090	1052	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	825.00–1,100.00	$887.18

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
795	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	410.00	$410.00
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	-42.50
75	75	1	132.50	$132.50	-12.50
75	75	1	172.50	$172.50	+27.50
85	85	1	90.00	$90.00	-55.00
85	85	1	157.50	$157.50	+12.50
85	85	2	120.00–140.00	$130.00	-15.00
100–135	116	8	185.00–300.00	$253.75	+43.75
150	150	2	335.00–380.00	$357.50	—

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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
915–1175	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00–1,375.00	$1,346.89	—
985–1220	1097	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,309.80	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	65.00	$65.00	±0.00
35	35	4	45.00–60.00	$49.38	-20.62
40–45	43	5	60.00–105.00	$82.50	+17.50
45	45	1	40.00	$40.00	-25.00
50	50	3	50.00–72.50	$65.00	-25.00
50	50	10	110.00–125.00	$118.25	+28.25
50	50	4	95.00–97.50	$96.25	+6.25
65	65	1	105.00	$105.00	±0.00

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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	67.50–75.00	$71.25	-83.75
85	85	—	—	2	165.00–180.00	$172.50	+17.50
85	85	—	—	2	100.00–145.00	$122.50	-32.50
100–115	105	—	—	3	80.00–120.00	$100.00	-62.50
100–125	108	—	—	8	140.00–200.00	$173.75	+11.25
125	125	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	400.00	$400.00	+295.00
150	150	—	—	1	245.00	$245.00	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	80.00	$80.00	—
45	45	1	75.00	$75.00	—
50	50	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	-27.50
65	65	4	92.50–135.00	$114.38	-0.62
75	75	2	145.00	$145.00	+30.00
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	+15.00
85	85	1	120.00	$120.00	+5.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	125.00	$125.00	—
100–135	118	2	165.00–380.00	$272.50	+122.50

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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.