Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	581	365	415
Feeder cattle	355	189	296
Slaughter cattle	92	48	28
Replacement cattle	65	40	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	130.00–135.00	$132.53	$315	—
280–290	285	3	127.50–137.50	$133.39	$380	—
360–395	378	4	130.00–139.00	$133.51	$505	-0.24
430–445	438	2	138.00	$138.00	$604	+3.28
450–485	468	3	130.00–136.00	$132.07	$618	—
525	525	1	125.00	$125.00	$656	-2.44
575	575	1	125.00	$125.00	$719	-2.49
600–625	610	3	119.00–120.00	$119.67	$730	-5.61
665	665	1	121.00	$121.00	$805	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	122.50–132.50	$127.30	$405	+4.80
375–385	382	3	122.50–129.00	$126.14	$482	+5.12
440–445	443	2	120.00	$120.00	$532	-5.00
500–545	515	3	114.00–120.00	$117.24	$604	—
565–595	583	3	115.00–119.00	$116.70	$680	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	157.50	$157.50	$331	—
275	275	1	140.00	$140.00	$385	—
320–335	330	3	140.00–142.50	$140.85	$465	—
390	390	1	160.00	$160.00	$624	+7.50
410	410	1	145.00	$145.00	$594	-2.50
475–495	485	2	149.00–154.00	$151.45	$735	+1.45
510	510	1	143.00	$143.00	$729	—
560	560	1	125.00	$125.00	$700	—
625	625	1	132.00	$132.00	$825	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	100.00	$100.00	$338	-10.04
355	355	1	115.00	$115.00	$408	—
400	400	1	110.00	$110.00	$440	—
455–460	458	2	110.00–116.00	$112.98	$517	—
520–540	530	2	100.00	$100.00	$530	-10.00
565–590	578	2	100.00–110.00	$104.89	$606	-7.61
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	—

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Feeder Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	260	2	107.50–115.00	$111.39	$290	+0.21
355	355	1	106.00	$106.00	$376	—
410–440	427	3	110.00–111.00	$110.32	$471	—
450–485	467	5	106.00–115.00	$109.41	$511	—
520–545	530	3	105.00–113.00	$110.26	$584	+3.26
570–585	577	3	109.00–112.00	$110.33	$637	-0.67
645	645	1	105.00	$105.00	$677	—
705	705	1	105.00	$105.00	$740	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	377	3	118.00–120.00	$119.34	$450	-0.66
415–430	422	3	120.00–121.00	$120.67	$509	+2.67
460–480	470	2	120.00	$120.00	$564	+0.49
530	530	2	114.00–117.00	$115.50	$612	-4.50
550	550	1	115.00	$115.00	$632	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$408	—
400–435	421	4	103.00–110.00	$105.04	$442	-4.96
475–490	483	2	104.00–105.00	$104.51	$505	+6.51
515	515	1	104.00	$104.00	$536	—
580–585	583	2	97.00–100.00	$98.49	$574	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	130.00	$130.00	$299	—
335	335	1	125.00	$125.00	$419	—
475	475	1	123.00	$123.00	$584	-1.00

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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	429	6	120.00–136.00	$128.96	$553	-1.04
450–485	474	4	121.00–130.00	$124.27	$589	-2.18
500–510	505	2	120.00–130.00	$125.05	$632	+5.05
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	+2.50
600–635	625	4	115.00–120.00	$118.48	$740	-1.53
690	690	1	117.00	$117.00	$807	-0.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	422	3	110.00–116.00	$113.74	$480	—
470–490	477	3	100.00–114.00	$108.08	$516	-3.44
510–545	525	5	100.00–108.00	$103.18	$542	-6.82
600	600	1	105.00	$105.00	$630	—
650–675	663	2	105.00–110.00	$107.45	$712	+7.45

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	435	3	115.00–120.00	$117.39	$511	-2.81
460–495	473	3	112.00–120.00	$116.33	$550	-3.67
560	560	1	110.00	$110.00	$616	—
610–620	615	2	112.00–114.00	$112.99	$695	—
655	655	1	110.00	$110.00	$720	-1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	2	139.00–145.00	$141.95	$593	-1.64
465–495	474	4	140.00–150.00	$145.01	$687	—
510	510	1	136.00	$136.00	$694	—
575	575	1	121.00	$121.00	$696	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	935.00	$935.00	—
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1215	1117	80-85%	11	50.00–59.00	$56.96	$636	—
1065–1435	1251	80-85%	8	60.00–67.00	$63.04	$789	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585	1585	75-80%	1	56.00	$56.00	$888	+1.00
1430–1805	1590	75-80%	5	62.00–65.00	$63.21	$1,005	+8.21

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1035	1010	85-90%	2	54.00–57.00	$55.54	$561	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	1	73.00	$73.00	$840	—
1375–1990	1693	11	80.00–98.00	$88.17	$1,493	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1165	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	656.00–775.00	$704.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–950	943	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	418.00–570.00	$493.40
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–915	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	543.00–622.00	$583.38

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	340.00	$340.00
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	545.00	$545.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
1105–1150	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–775.00	$762.25
1080–1265	1177	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	800.00–1,150.00	$952.28
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1145–1360	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	830.00–875.00	$850.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	485.00	$485.00
1035–1085	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,075.00	$956.54
1065–1095	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–810.00	$805.07

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
805–865	843	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	530.00–825.00	$700.86
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	580.00	$580.00
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00
790	790	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1140	1015	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	920.00–925.00	$922.81

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	100.00	$100.00	$185	—
460	460	1	82.50	$82.50	$380	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	5	175.00–195.00	$187.50	+31.67
85	85	1	125.00	$125.00	-30.83
85	85	1	100.00	$100.00	-55.83
100	100	2	82.50–145.00	$113.75	-76.25
100–125	104	9	155.00–250.00	$201.26	+11.26
100–135	118	2	177.50–240.00	$213.40	+7.57

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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
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
1145–1280	1213	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,094.43	—
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1170–1305	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,375.00	$1,119.90	—
1460	1460	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1060	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,000.00	$941.15	—
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00	—
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
885–1090	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,125.82	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	50.00	$50.00	$188	—
405	405	1	59.00	$59.00	$239	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	100.00	$100.00	$430	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	1	82.50	$82.50	+22.50
35	35	1	80.00	$80.00	+20.00
50	50	5	110.00–142.50	$126.00	+33.50
65	65	3	165.00	$165.00	+67.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	3	142.50–220.00	$194.17	+50.67
100	100	1	147.50	$147.50	-19.09
100	100	2	157.50	$157.50	-9.09
115	115	1	165.00	$165.00	+32.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	90.00	$90.00	$436	—
525	525	1	95.00	$95.00	$499	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	235.00	$235.00	+51.25
85	85	4	175.00–230.00	$203.75	+20.00
100–125	109	7	222.50–360.00	$296.05	+127.72

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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.