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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 365 339 361
Feeder cattle 189 145 241
Slaughter cattle 48 83 54
Replacement cattle 40 70 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 127.50 $127.50 $255 -10.00
300–325 311 4 127.50–132.50 $129.96 $404 —
350–395 374 4 130.00–137.50 $133.75 $500 —
410–420 415 2 132.50–137.00 $134.72 $559 +4.75
520–545 533 2 125.00–130.00 $127.44 $679 —
590–595 593 2 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $756 -0.51
610–645 625 3 122.50–127.50 $125.28 $783 +0.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 152.50 $152.50 $549 —
405 405 1 147.50 $147.50 $597 —
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 —
560 value added 560 1 136.00 $136.00 $762 —
605 605 1 134.00 $134.00 $811 —
680 value added 680 1 129.00 $129.00 $877 —
705 705 1 128.00 $128.00 $902 —
705–740 value added 727 3 128.00–129.00 $128.34 $933 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 117.50–120.00 $118.67 $318 —
300 300 1 122.50 $122.50 $368 —
360–395 378 5 120.00–122.50 $121.02 $457 +1.02
410 410 1 125.00 $125.00 $512 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 115.00 $115.00 $339 —
315–320 318 2 105.00–115.00 $110.04 $350 —
445 445 1 100.00 $100.00 $445 ±0.00
505–510 508 2 110.00 $110.00 $559 —
585 585 1 112.50 $112.50 $658 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 120.00 $120.00 $450 -1.40
405 405 1 118.00 $118.00 $478 +1.53
475–485 480 2 119.00–120.00 $119.51 $574 +4.51
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 +6.00
575 575 1 118.00 $118.00 $678 —
615–625 621 4 110.00–114.00 $112.25 $697 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 115.00 $115.00 $270 —
260–290 275 2 110.00–112.50 $111.18 $306 —
345 345 1 117.00 $117.00 $404 -0.50
515 515 1 107.00 $107.00 $551 -4.02
575 575 1 111.00 $111.00 $638 -3.00
675–690 685 3 105.00–107.00 $106.34 $728 -0.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 105.00 $105.00 $362 +1.46
405 405 1 110.00 $110.00 $446 —
470 470 1 98.00 $98.00 $461 -2.00
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 —
655 655 1 102.50 $102.50 $671 —
710–725 718 2 95.00–98.00 $96.48 $693 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 —
425 425 2 125.00–128.00 $126.50 $538 —
485 485 1 124.00 $124.00 $601 —
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 130.00 $130.00 $546 —
450–495 474 7 122.50–130.00 $126.45 $599 -1.79
500–525 513 2 120.00 $120.00 $616 —
580 580 1 117.50 $117.50 $682 —
620–625 623 2 118.00–122.00 $120.01 $748 +5.01
650–695 673 8 115.00–119.00 $117.38 $790 —
750 750 1 114.00 $114.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 470 2 110.00–113.00 $111.52 $524 +1.52
505–530 518 2 110.00 $110.00 $570 —
575 575 2 101.00–107.50 $104.25 $599 —
660 660 1 100.00 $100.00 $660 —
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 417 3 116.00–125.00 $120.20 $501 —
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 +4.00
660 660 1 111.00 $111.00 $733 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 140.00–147.50 $143.59 $607 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
885 885 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 775.00 $775.00 —
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–940 892 85-90% 3 45.00–53.00 $49.33 $440 —
755–1135 937 85-90% 3 53.00–62.00 $58.60 $549 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1305 1168 80-85% 2 60.00–66.00 $63.35 $740 —
1120–1355 1243 80-85% 4 52.00–59.00 $54.15 $673 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $866 —
1505–1725 1600 75-80% 3 58.00–62.00 $60.06 $961 -3.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 1 65.00 $65.00 $923 -10.11
1410–1750 1579 6 80.00–93.00 $85.58 $1,351 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–895 753 (<2 yrs)Open 13 585.00–1,075.00 $879.44
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 (<2 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00
880–1040 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 484.00–593.00 $543.04
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
610–775 705 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 250.00–420.00 $333.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 435.00 $435.00
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
835 835 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 535.00 $535.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–195 148 2 97.50–102.50 $99.19 $147 —
730 730 1 85.00 $85.00 $620 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 28.00 $28.00 $106 —
450 450 1 28.00 $28.00 $126 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 3 150.00–165.00 $155.83 +8.33
85 85 1 82.50 $82.50 -65.00
115 115 1 190.00 $190.00 -62.50
100–125 117 3 165.00–242.50 $205.83 -46.67
150 150 4 255.00–335.00 $292.50 -67.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 -240.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 -275.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 475.00 $475.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
967 967 3 93.00 $93.00 $899 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 1 25.00 $25.00 -5.00
35 35 1 60.00 $60.00 -15.00
35 35 1 35.00 $35.00 -40.00
35 35 1 67.50 $67.50 -7.50
50 50 2 92.50 $92.50 +17.50
50 50 1 82.50 $82.50 +7.50
50 50 2 115.00–145.00 $130.00 +55.00
65 65 1 97.50 $97.50 -45.00
75 75 1 135.00 $135.00 +35.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 95.00 $95.00 -60.00
80–85 83 5 132.50–155.00 $143.50 -11.50
100–125 106 22 140.00–197.50 $166.59 -1.74
100–115 110 3 130.00–135.00 $132.50 ±0.00
150 150 1 290.00 $290.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 107.50 $107.50 $688 —
895 895 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,275 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 170.00 $170.00 +20.00
85 85 1 205.00 $205.00 +55.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 4 160.00–205.00 $183.75 +53.75
100 100 3 155.00–175.00 $168.33 —
100 100 1 132.50 $132.50 —
150 150 2 430.00 $430.00 —

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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.