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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 579 368 272
Feeder cattle 228 207 174
Slaughter cattle 180 63 30
Replacement cattle 89 53 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average to good 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
240–245 243 2 150.00–160.00 $155.05 $377 +5.05
320–330 327 3 145.00–155.00 $150.05 $491 -4.95
350–390 363 5 140.00–160.00 $151.07 $548 —
520 520 1 145.00 $145.00 $754 ±0.00
615 value added 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 —
630 630 1 129.00 $129.00 $813 —
675–695 687 3 125.00–132.50 $129.14 $887 —
725 value added 725 1 122.50 $122.50 $888 —
770–785 778 2 119.00–127.00 $123.04 $957 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 170.00 $170.00 $348 +2.50
345 345 1 165.00 $165.00 $569 -13.30
360–385 373 2 160.00–162.50 $161.21 $601 -6.63
475–485 480 3 155.00–172.50 $165.89 $796 —
595 595 1 148.00 $148.00 $881 -4.50
607 607 3 145.00 $145.00 $880 +0.25
660 660 1 146.00 $146.00 $964 —
725 725 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,033 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 120.00–122.50 $121.19 $319 -13.81
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 -2.50
435 435 1 130.00 $130.00 $566 —
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 —
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 —
610–640 625 2 116.00–119.00 $117.54 $735 —
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 102.50 $102.50 $251 —
355–390 373 2 104.00–110.00 $106.86 $399 -3.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 215 3 129.00–135.00 $131.19 $282 —
255–290 266 4 122.50–132.50 $127.55 $339 —
305–330 317 3 120.00–130.00 $125.20 $397 —
350–385 373 4 123.00–130.00 $128.19 $478 +8.19
400–415 408 3 127.50–130.00 $129.15 $527 —
450–495 461 4 120.00–132.50 $128.17 $591 +8.03
500–530 518 4 120.00–132.50 $125.58 $651 —
545 value added 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 —
555–590 571 4 120.00–125.00 $123.71 $706 +9.10
600–645 617 7 117.00–120.00 $118.93 $734 -0.07
650–695 668 6 112.00–119.00 $116.09 $775 +7.30
665–690 value added 678 2 119.00–120.00 $119.49 $810 —
710–740 725 4 115.00–118.00 $116.63 $846 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 219 4 137.50–147.50 $144.20 $316 +4.20
370–395 380 5 135.00–145.00 $140.07 $532 -3.35
410–415 411 4 140.00–145.00 $143.75 $591 +10.63
450–480 460 6 135.00–147.50 $142.45 $655 +3.58
505 505 1 136.00 $136.00 $687 +8.56
580 580 1 127.50 $127.50 $740 —
625 625 1 127.00 $127.00 $794 —
655–665 660 2 119.00–125.00 $121.98 $805 +4.98
699 value added 699 5 131.00 $131.00 $916 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 122.00 $122.00 $336 +9.50
355–395 373 4 117.50–121.00 $119.65 $446 +9.65
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 +15.00
505 505 1 110.00 $110.00 $556 +7.50
630 630 1 109.00 $109.00 $687 +7.31
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 +6.26
700 700 1 113.00 $113.00 $791 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 425 3 105.00–110.00 $106.63 $453 —
450–495 473 2 110.00 $110.00 $520 +20.00
545 545 1 100.00 $100.00 $545 —
565–580 573 2 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 425 4 130.00–150.00 $139.82 $594 -1.44
450–495 478 3 130.00–146.00 $137.23 $656 +0.34
505–545 523 6 125.00–140.00 $131.61 $688 -3.26
555–585 576 4 125.00–132.50 $129.36 $745 +4.45
600–625 611 4 120.00–130.00 $126.89 $775 +11.89
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
705 705 1 121.00 $121.00 $853 +3.55
750 750 1 116.00 $116.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 427 3 160.00–162.50 $160.86 $687 -5.76
450 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 +4.04
595 595 1 135.00 $135.00 $803 —
685 685 1 125.00 $125.00 $856 —
725 725 1 121.00 $121.00 $877 —
765 765 1 124.00 $124.00 $949 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–520 517 3 120.00–130.00 $123.35 $638 +15.81
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 +17.98
615 615 1 114.00 $114.00 $701 —
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 +8.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275–1735 1563 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 1,550.00–2,000.00 $1,835.40 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 107.50 $107.50 $452 —
480 480 2 110.00 $110.00 $528 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1235 1235 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1285 1123 80-85% 7 56.00–69.00 $65.17 $732 —
895–1625 1133 80-85% 32 70.00–79.00 $73.92 $838 —
1080–1590 1289 80-85% 27 80.00–95.00 $84.04 $1,083 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1100 932 85-90% 16 61.00–74.00 $68.38 $637 —
740–1165 948 85-90% 4 50.00–58.00 $55.52 $526 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1545 1523 75-80% 2 76.00–79.00 $77.52 $1,181 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1035 1015 2 61.00–76.00 $68.65 $697 —
1315–1970 1592 5 85.00–97.00 $93.23 $1,484 —
1280–2045 1626 11 100.00–115.00 $105.22 $1,711 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 638.00 $638.00
980–1070 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 836.00–950.00 $877.61
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 721.00 $721.00
835 835 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 534.00 $534.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1365 1365 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,229.00 $1,229.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1070–1230 1162 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 850.00–1,000.00 $931.54
1035–1300 1178 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 875.00–1,275.00 $1,128.74
1190 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
935–1530 1218 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 875.00–1,250.00 $1,090.88
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–1095 988 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 850.00–1,100.00 $972.72
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
850–1160 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 800.00–1,275.00 $976.38
890–1060 1002 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00–1,050.00 $909.98
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–830 825 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–825.00 $812.58
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
880–960 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 675.00–775.00 $718.22

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–295 238 10 65.00–130.00 $85.04 $202 —
315–325 320 2 85.00–90.00 $87.54 $280 -49.96

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 35.00 $35.00 $74 —
230 230 1 4.00 $4.00 $9 —
310 310 1 5.00 $5.00 $16 —
545 545 1 5.00 $5.00 $27 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 102.50 $102.50 -12.50
75 75 3 97.50–175.00 $140.83 -41.67
100–145 114 6 220.00–340.00 $268.33 +24.58
175 175 1 340.00 $340.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835–865 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–900.00 $875.44 —
845–875 860 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,325.00 $1,251.31 —
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
885–1075 973 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,375.00 $1,208.13 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910–1320 1128 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,525.00–1,825.00 $1,637.11 —
1260 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
730–765 748 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 625.00–775.00 $698.24 —

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 160.00 $160.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 45.00 $45.00 -97.50
50 50 1 60.00 $60.00 -95.00
50 50 1 115.00 $115.00 -40.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 117.50 $117.50 -75.00
50 50 1 137.50 $137.50 -55.00
65 65 1 140.00 $140.00 -52.50
75 75 1 175.00 $175.00 -32.50
75 75 1 80.00 $80.00 -127.50
85 85 2 165.00–205.00 $185.00 -22.50
100 100 3 120.00 $120.00 —
115 115 1 65.00 $65.00 —
100–135 119 7 150.00–290.00 $246.43 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 65.00 $65.00 $192 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
115 115 2 310.00 $310.00 +27.50

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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.