Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.61/cwt +7.02 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 512 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.50/cwt -4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 630 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.00/cwt -17.69 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 523 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	345	510	592
Feeder cattle	222	278	489
Slaughter cattle	57	84	48
Replacement cattle	20	53	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no trends due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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
240	240	2	145.00–155.00	$150.00	$360	—
345	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	+0.12
375–395	387	3	150.00–155.00	$151.68	$587	+2.35
405–435	418	6	145.00–160.00	$152.40	$637	+6.17
465–475	468	5	140.00–142.50	$141.69	$663	-4.75
523	523	10	139.00	$139.00	$727	-6.00
590–595	593	2	145.00	$145.00	$860	—
630	630	11	143.50	$143.50	$904	-3.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	4	130.00–140.00	$133.89	$436	—
350–390	374	7	130.00–135.00	$132.51	$496	+2.51
435	435	1	130.00	$130.00	$566	-1.28
520	520	1	130.00	$130.00	$676	-5.62
680	680	1	128.00	$128.00	$870	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	110.00	$110.00	$280	-2.50
355–365	360	3	105.00–115.00	$111.62	$402	-3.38

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	323	3	120.00–127.50	$122.40	$395	+2.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	130.00	$130.00	$572	-2.50
455–480	468	4	130.00–135.00	$132.74	$621	+3.61
503 fancy	503	6	140.50	$140.50	$707	—
505–530	522	6	127.00–135.00	$130.72	$682	—
550–555	553	2	125.00–129.00	$126.99	$702	-0.26
600–605	601	6	130.00–136.50	$135.41	$814	+6.91

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	120.00	$120.00	$318	—
310–325	318	2	112.50–115.00	$113.72	$362	-3.27
360–370	365	3	115.00–120.00	$118.33	$432	—
400–440	423	4	115.00–117.50	$115.59	$489	+3.88
460	460	1	115.00	$115.00	$529	+1.97
550	550	1	121.00	$121.00	$666	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	3	102.50–112.50	$107.50	$357	-2.50
350–375	366	4	106.00–115.00	$110.17	$403	+2.59
410–440	427	3	110.00–112.50	$110.80	$473	+0.80
570	570	1	100.00	$100.00	$570	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	120.00	$120.00	$474	—
450	450	1	120.00	$120.00	$540	-4.03
520–540	530	4	125.00–126.00	$125.25	$664	+0.94
665	665	1	119.00	$119.00	$791	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	424	5	127.00–140.00	$133.70	$567	-1.40
450–465	458	4	130.00–135.00	$131.23	$601	-6.22
500–545	523	2	127.50–130.00	$128.70	$673	+1.20
550–590	570	3	130.00–140.00	$135.06	$770	+10.91
600	600	1	127.50	$127.50	$765	—
650–685	668	2	115.00–120.00	$117.43	$784	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	428	3	108.00–116.00	$111.29	$476	+6.29
470–480	475	3	109.00–117.00	$112.65	$535	+4.65
500–545	529	4	105.00–110.00	$106.52	$563	—
605–630	618	3	100.00–115.00	$104.89	$648	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	118.00	$118.00	$490	—
465–475	470	4	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$566	—
570	570	1	120.00	$120.00	$684	+5.00
645	645	1	117.50	$117.50	$758	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	125.00	$125.00	$544	-22.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,091.00	$1,091.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1375	1160	80-85%	14	68.00–78.00	$72.76	$844	+0.73
1135–1395	1219	80-85%	6	57.00–65.00	$62.16	$758	—
1645	1645	80-85%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,349	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1275	1042	85-90%	6	62.00–67.00	$64.34	$670	+3.80
620–1265	1050	85-90%	5	50.00–57.00	$54.34	$571	+1.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1980	1536	75-80%	4	69.00–76.00	$72.16	$1,108	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1760	1760	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,813	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	375.00	$375.00
665–955	827	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	499.00–688.00	$587.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–910	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–860.00	$854.97

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–875	868	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–725.00	$687.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	130.00–145.00	$137.50	-35.00
85	85	1	105.00	$105.00	-25.00
85	85	1	92.50	$92.50	-37.50
100	100	4	120.00–130.00	$122.50	-131.25
100–125	113	3	160.00–235.00	$186.67	-67.08

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
620–865	743	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–635.00	$620.39	—
870	870	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1015	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,138.76	+113.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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
30	30	1	45.00	$45.00	-20.00
40	40	1	35.00	$35.00	-47.50
40–45	43	2	50.00–85.00	$67.50	-15.00
50	50	5	72.50–95.00	$85.50	-10.75
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	+8.75
65	65	1	95.00	$95.00	-10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	+8.75
75	75	1	90.00	$90.00	-82.50
95	95	1	65.00	$65.00	-107.50
100	100	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	+20.00
100–125	113	3	170.00–200.00	$185.00	+11.25

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	60.00	$60.00	-27.50
50	50	1	77.50	$77.50	-10.00
65	65	1	110.00	$110.00	-4.38

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	132.50	$132.50	+7.50
100	100	1	132.50	$132.50	-140.00
135	135	1	165.00	$165.00	-107.50

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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.