Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

510 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.48/cwt -6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 520 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $128.57/cwt -0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 475 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight S 1-2 bulls $109.18/cwt -9.16 vs last sale · ≈ $520/hd at 476 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	510	597	527
Feeder cattle	313	357	348
Slaughter cattle	112	91	65
Replacement cattle	54	39	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average 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
325–345	337	3	140.00–150.00	$145.07	$489	+7.07
355–380	366	7	135.00–145.00	$140.32	$514	-0.71
460–475	465	3	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$628	—
530–535	533	3	120.00–125.00	$121.67	$649	-11.39
615–640	625	3	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$703	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	375	5	105.00–115.00	$110.18	$413	+2.38

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	333	3	125.00–135.00	$129.98	$433	+8.93
350–370	360	2	125.00–130.00	$127.43	$459	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	258	2	120.00–125.00	$122.43	$316	—
380–395	387	3	115.00–120.00	$116.66	$451	-10.84
400–445	421	9	110.00–120.00	$115.55	$486	-5.40
450–490	472	8	110.00–120.00	$115.86	$547	-6.90
505–530	520	12	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$585	-6.17
555–570	563	6	110.00–115.00	$111.67	$629	-5.80
605–645	624	7	100.00–110.00	$102.84	$642	-12.16
660–675	668	2	100.00–105.00	$102.47	$684	-10.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	3	130.00–135.00	$132.46	$428	—
355–380	366	4	125.00–130.00	$126.83	$464	-3.17
400–440	421	4	126.00–130.00	$128.34	$540	-1.25
450–495	471	8	125.00–128.00	$125.80	$593	-1.70
500–530	518	4	120.00–125.00	$121.83	$631	-3.17
600–620	610	2	115.00–118.00	$116.48	$711	+0.48

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	319	5	110.00–112.00	$110.39	$352	+0.30
355–370	360	5	110.00–112.00	$110.39	$397	+1.37
410–425	418	2	104.00–106.00	$104.98	$439	-3.40
475–490	483	2	103.00–105.00	$103.98	$502	-7.71
520–530	525	3	100.00–105.00	$102.65	$539	-8.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	321	4	100.00–105.00	$102.07	$328	+2.07
355–375	365	2	102.00–108.00	$104.92	$383	+4.07
400–445	423	3	92.50–97.00	$94.86	$401	—
520–535	528	3	93.00–95.00	$94.34	$498	—
555–590	575	3	92.00–96.00	$94.37	$543	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	430	10	125.00–135.00	$128.01	$550	-3.33
455–490	475	11	125.00–135.00	$128.57	$611	-0.30
500–525	518	7	120.00–130.00	$124.24	$644	+3.10
570–590	578	8	115.00–125.00	$118.75	$686	-3.79
600–635	621	4	110.00–120.00	$115.99	$720	-5.28

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	419	6	105.00–118.00	$112.29	$470	-5.12
455–495	476	11	105.00–115.00	$109.18	$520	-9.16
505–525	515	3	100.00–110.00	$106.67	$549	-8.33
550–575	563	5	105.00–110.00	$108.01	$608	—
615–645	630	2	100.00–105.00	$102.44	$645	-10.06
650–680	665	2	100.00–105.00	$102.44	$681	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	428	2	90.00–92.00	$91.03	$390	-17.79
475–485	480	3	93.00–95.00	$93.66	$450	-13.83
530–540	535	2	92.00–95.00	$93.51	$500	-15.24
615–645	630	4	90.00–93.00	$91.00	$573	-14.00
680–695	688	2	92.00–95.00	$93.48	$643	-6.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1355	1158	80-85%	12	42.00–51.00	$46.75	$541	-16.31
1020–1470	1223	80-85%	42	55.00–66.00	$59.21	$724	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–990	843	85-90%	18	55.00–62.00	$58.10	$490	—
675–985	891	85-90%	9	41.00–50.00	$45.03	$401	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1510	1458	75-80%	6	58.00–63.00	$60.83	$887	-0.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1450	1230	4	68.00–78.00	$74.70	$919	—
1645–1865	1767	5	85.00–95.00	$91.20	$1,612	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–965	744	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	75.00–85.00	$79.79	$594

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050–1105	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	70.00–71.00	$70.49	$760

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1370	1104	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	550.00–710.00	$662.40
1125–1355	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	645.00–675.00	$658.61

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–960	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	610.00–875.00	$720.41
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–675.00	$662.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1395	1149	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	775.00–1,000.00	$862.07

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–735	715	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	425.00–500.00	$463.55
670–810	758	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	525.00–575.00	$550.78

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	335.00	$335.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	17.00	$17.00	$40	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	-72.50
100	100	1	180.00	$180.00	+20.00
100–120	105	4	130.00–155.00	$137.50	-80.83
180	180	1	270.00	$270.00	—
200	200	1	290.00	$290.00	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
660–785	723	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	410.00–500.00	$470.49	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1185	1107	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	925.00–950.00	$932.72	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 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
30	30	3	95.00–110.00	$100.00	+5.00
30	30	2	70.00–80.00	$75.00	-20.00
40	40	3	90.00–95.00	$91.67	+21.67
50	50	3	110.00–115.00	$113.33	+33.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	-55.00
100–125	113	2	140.00–165.00	$152.50	-43.33
150	150	2	230.00–250.00	$240.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	1	82.50	$82.50	$557	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	2	165.00–185.00	$175.00	+25.00
140	140	2	255.00–260.00	$257.50	+8.75

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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.