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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

228 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 228 458 721
Feeder cattle 127 271 564
Slaughter cattle 24 97 58
Replacement cattle 19 25 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no trends available due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 157.50 $157.50 $567 -3.75
460 460 1 145.00 $145.00 $667 —
615 615 1 142.50 $142.50 $876 +17.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 120.00 $120.00 $474 +5.00
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 -10.00
640 640 1 108.00 $108.00 $691 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–630 623 2 130.00 $130.00 $810 ±0.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 123.00 $123.00 $455 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 2 130.00–137.50 $133.73 $546 -0.40
465–485 474 6 127.50–135.00 $129.66 $615 -1.59
500–545 526 8 125.00–134.00 $129.01 $679 +4.53
555–585 568 3 127.00–132.00 $129.63 $736 +5.15
635 635 1 122.50 $122.50 $778 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 2 123.00–137.50 $129.92 $286 —
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 —
460–485 473 2 120.00 $120.00 $568 -4.65
500–535 517 3 117.50–120.00 $119.17 $616 -2.03
550–575 563 3 115.00–122.50 $119.22 $671 -1.78
645 645 1 117.50 $117.50 $758 +1.50
700 700 2 107.50–110.00 $108.75 $761 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 102.50 $102.50 $328 -2.43
455 455 1 107.50 $107.50 $489 +7.50
575 575 1 102.50 $102.50 $589 —
655 655 2 100.00 $100.00 $655 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 110.00 $110.00 $346 -10.00
370 370 1 119.00 $119.00 $440 +9.00
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 475 3 130.00 $130.00 $618 -3.94
500–535 516 5 130.00–135.00 $131.99 $681 +0.09
555 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 -9.99
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 2 125.00 $125.00 $516 +5.00
450–490 472 3 122.00–125.00 $123.99 $585 +2.74
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 —
580 580 1 117.00 $117.00 $679 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 100.00 $100.00 $415 ±0.00
455 455 1 120.00 $120.00 $546 —
560–595 578 2 105.00–110.00 $107.42 $621 —
645 645 1 100.00 $100.00 $645 —
655 655 1 102.00 $102.00 $668 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 140.00 $140.00 $574 -15.02
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 -14.50
525–530 528 2 140.00 $140.00 $739 -13.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035–1205 1120 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 925.00–928.00 $926.61 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1225 1070 80-85% 2 46.00–56.00 $50.28 $538 -1.40
905–1300 1159 80-85% 10 57.00–66.00 $61.93 $718 -22.11
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1140 1003 85-90% 3 58.00–59.00 $58.68 $589 —
1010 1010 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $475 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $747 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1895 1895 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,857 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 571.00 $571.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1510 1510 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600 600 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 425.00 $425.00
695–755 725 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 375.00–525.00 $453.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 635.00 $635.00
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 535.00 $535.00
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 585.00 $585.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105–160 128 3 105.00–125.00 $119.55 $153 —
210–295 242 14 117.50–132.50 $123.26 $298 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 2 175.00 $175.00 ±0.00
75 75 1 147.50 $147.50 -7.50
85 85 1 135.00 $135.00 -26.25
85 85 1 200.00 $200.00 +38.75
85 85 1 135.00 $135.00 -26.25
100 100 1 162.50 $162.50 +10.50
100–145 113 6 165.00–290.00 $212.92 +65.42

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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
1120–1230 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 875.00–1,100.00 $992.77 -182.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 785.00 $785.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 100.00 $100.00 $405 —
545 545 1 97.00 $97.00 $529 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 4 122.50 $122.50 +17.50
50 50 1 130.00 $130.00 +16.25
50 50 1 120.00 $120.00 +6.25
65 65 2 135.00–140.00 $137.50 +27.50
75 75 1 135.00 $135.00 +25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 70.00 $70.00 -55.00
100 100 1 215.00 $215.00 ±0.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 3 157.50 $157.50 -11.25
85 85 1 185.00 $185.00 +16.25

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–125 113 3 270.00–340.00 $295.00 +22.50

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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.