Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.72/cwt -7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 475 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.93/cwt -4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 470 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.50/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 508 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	435	465	422
Feeder cattle	260	224	311
Slaughter cattle	64	108	40
Replacement cattle	29	43	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for the holidays. Moderate 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	155.00	$155.00	$434	-5.00
305–330 fancy	318	2	165.00–175.00	$170.20	$541	—
365–395	383	4	155.00–165.00	$159.93	$613	+2.35
400–430	415	2	157.50–160.00	$158.80	$659	—
455–486	475	15	147.50–156.00	$152.72	$725	-7.28
515	515	3	145.00	$145.00	$747	-5.00
564–590	579	12	140.00–147.00	$144.05	$834	-10.95
650	650	1	133.00	$133.00	$864	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	140.00	$140.00	$315	-5.00
270–295	280	3	140.00–147.50	$143.33	$401	-1.67
310–335	325	3	137.50–144.00	$140.53	$457	-6.97
350–395	365	5	135.00–142.50	$138.58	$506	-4.08
410–425	417	3	130.00–140.00	$136.60	$570	—
480–485	483	2	135.00–140.00	$137.51	$664	—
520–540	531	5	140.00–142.50	$141.49	$751	-1.01
570	570	1	130.00	$130.00	$741	—
645	645	1	125.00	$125.00	$806	—
690	690	1	123.00	$123.00	$849	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	130.00	$130.00	$377	-5.00
300–340	326	5	125.00–132.50	$128.91	$420	-6.09
350–365	355	3	120.00–128.00	$122.63	$435	-2.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	110.00	$110.00	$324	—
350–385	368	2	105.00–110.00	$107.62	$396	+0.15
455	455	1	108.00	$108.00	$491	—
520	520	1	100.00	$100.00	$520	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	2	130.00–135.00	$132.54	$418	+2.54
380–390	385	2	130.00	$130.00	$500	±0.00
400–435	416	10	130.00–140.00	$132.47	$551	+1.36
450–495	470	13	130.00–135.00	$131.93	$620	-4.04
500–530	508	12	130.00–132.00	$131.50	$668	+0.46
550–595	567	9	130.00–136.00	$132.01	$748	+0.39
600–635	616	7	133.00–137.00	$134.42	$828	—
655	655	1	124.00	$124.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	125.00–127.50	$126.29	$294	+2.29
255–295	269	8	120.00–130.00	$128.31	$345	—
305–330	315	4	120.00	$120.00	$378	-4.02
373–390	382	4	120.00–122.00	$120.98	$462	+0.98
420–440	430	3	122.50–127.50	$125.02	$538	-0.15
450–495	478	5	119.00–125.00	$122.28	$584	-4.96
500–540	525	3	125.00	$125.00	$656	+1.29
685	685	1	113.00	$113.00	$774	—
725	725	1	112.50	$112.50	$816	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	112.50	$112.50	$304	-3.12
305–325	318	3	110.00–115.00	$113.40	$361	—
350–390	370	8	107.00–115.00	$110.91	$410	-7.09
415–440	428	2	107.50–110.00	$108.71	$465	-2.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	107.00	$107.00	$246	—
275	275	1	105.00	$105.00	$289	-5.00
305	305	1	100.00	$100.00	$305	-5.00
350–365	358	2	100.00	$100.00	$358	-2.52
425–445	435	2	100.00	$100.00	$435	—

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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	420	3	140.00–145.00	$141.77	$595	-4.90
450–490	476	5	130.00–140.00	$138.05	$657	+1.44
520–530	525	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$669	+1.21
555–585	571	4	125.00–133.00	$129.49	$739	+1.34
675	675	1	118.00	$118.00	$796	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	2	145.00	$145.00	$624	-11.31
460	460	1	145.00	$145.00	$667	-13.22
560–585	573	3	135.00–142.00	$138.95	$796	-1.05
645	645	1	132.00	$132.00	$851	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	112.50	$112.50	$484	—
500–510	505	2	110.00–112.50	$111.24	$562	+1.24
605	605	1	117.50	$117.50	$711	+17.50
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	120.00	$120.00	$510	—
500	500	1	120.00	$120.00	$600	+2.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930–1070	1000	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	791.00–877.00	$837.01	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1220	1075	80-85%	8	45.00–58.00	$53.81	$578	-1.19
1000–1445	1267	80-85%	18	60.00–77.00	$69.35	$879	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1620	1533	75-80%	8	62.00–73.00	$68.86	$1,056	+1.21
1630	1630	75-80%	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,239	-3.41

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1040	915	85-90%	6	40.00–53.00	$49.21	$450	—
980–1075	1028	85-90%	2	55.00–59.00	$56.91	$585	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1170	1095	2	77.50–78.00	$77.77	$852	—
1600–1920	1772	3	99.00–106.00	$101.53	$1,799	—
1330–2455	1830	4	83.00–92.00	$87.65	$1,604	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–825	805	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	738.00–743.00	$740.56
1030–1075	1052	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	675.00–731.00	$702.24

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–895	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	644.00–691.00	$667.23

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	806.00	$806.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1140	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	735.00–800.00	$769.39
1105–1120	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–825.00	$775.34
1105–1190	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	925.00–1,000.00	$975.82

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1025	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–950.00	$878.24
1045–1080	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	860.00–875.00	$867.38
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	46.50	$46.50	$100	-50.61
210–290	262	5	70.00–88.00	$79.98	$210	-52.15
320–395	345	4	71.00–85.00	$76.15	$263	-52.84

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	31.00	$31.00	$67	+10.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	120.00	$120.00	-75.00
85	85	3	115.00–135.00	$125.00	-67.50
85	85	4	125.00–145.00	$130.00	-62.50
100–115	103	5	120.00–195.00	$152.00	-121.75
125	125	3	185.00–255.00	$226.67	-47.08
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	-95.00

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	180.00	$180.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	3	55.00	$55.00	-60.00
35	35	2	85.00	$85.00	-30.00
45	45	4	55.00–75.00	$62.50	-62.50
50	50	3	75.00–100.00	$86.67	-36.66
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	-48.33
50–55	53	3	95.00–115.00	$103.33	-20.00
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	95.00	$95.00	-50.00
75	75	1	115.00	$115.00	-55.00
75	75	1	150.00	$150.00	-20.00
85	85	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	-35.00
85	85	2	115.00–130.00	$122.50	-52.50
100	100	1	180.00	$180.00	+70.00
100–125	111	8	165.00–205.00	$178.13	-48.75

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	73.00	$73.00	$241	-2.00
390	390	1	34.00	$34.00	$133	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	225.00	$225.00	—
100	100	2	155.00–210.00	$182.50	-246.79
150	150	3	350.00–420.00	$396.67	—

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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.