Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 9, 2022

534 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.20/cwt ≈ $952/hd at 613 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.02/cwt +8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 475 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.18/cwt +5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 524 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	534	404	498
Feeder cattle	286	218	320
Slaughter cattle	146	102	69
Replacement cattle	64	35	67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to good 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
275–285 fancy	280	2	205.00	$205.00	$574	—
285	285	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$527	+22.50
320 fancy	320	1	220.00	$220.00	$704	+40.00
310–340	323	3	190.00	$190.00	$614	+25.00
350–390	372	3	187.50–190.00	$188.37	$701	+10.87
360–395 fancy	377	5	192.50–210.00	$197.36	$744	+13.54
400 fancy	400	1	195.00	$195.00	$780	—
420–440	428	3	185.00–190.00	$186.63	$799	+11.63
465–490	478	2	170.00–185.00	$177.30	$847	+2.30
500–505	503	2	170.00	$170.00	$855	—
570–575	573	2	160.00–162.50	$161.24	$924	—
603–615	607	5	147.50–155.00	$149.51	$908	—
606–621 value added	616	11	152.00–161.00	$157.78	$972	—
655	655	1	140.00	$140.00	$917	—
695 value added	695	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,008	+2.00
851 value added	851	4	137.00	$137.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	222	5	145.00–163.00	$152.31	$338	+12.31
255–275	265	4	145.00–160.00	$150.65	$399	-2.03
315 fancy	315	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	$543	—
350 fancy	350	1	172.50	$172.50	$604	—
370	370	1	157.50	$157.50	$583	+13.06
415	415	1	155.00	$155.00	$643	+5.00
480 fancy	480	1	165.00	$165.00	$792	—
495	495	1	160.00	$160.00	$792	—
540	540	1	155.00	$155.00	$837	—
565	565	1	142.50	$142.50	$805	-5.00
612 value added	612	6	143.00	$143.00	$875	+5.00
640	640	1	145.00	$145.00	$928	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	122.50	$122.50	$423	—
355–360	358	2	135.00–145.00	$140.03	$501	—
405–425	415	2	125.00–132.50	$128.66	$534	—
465–490	484	4	135.00–142.00	$140.32	$679	+4.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	110.00	$110.00	$258	—
490	490	1	110.00	$110.00	$539	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	—
365–390	376	5	142.50–157.50	$152.50	$573	+5.94
405–440	427	7	145.00–156.00	$152.91	$653	+8.00
450–495	475	15	140.00–155.00	$146.02	$694	+8.39
500–545	524	15	135.00–149.00	$143.18	$750	+5.89
550–585	569	6	134.00–148.00	$141.61	$806	+9.61
608 value added	608	4	132.00	$132.00	$803	—
610–630	622	5	125.00–136.00	$130.17	$810	+7.17
650 value added	650	5	135.00	$135.00	$878	—
818 value added	818	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,022	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	269	4	122.50–137.50	$131.30	$353	—
330–340	335	2	124.00–127.50	$125.72	$421	-3.04
380 fancy	380	1	140.00	$140.00	$532	—
420	420	1	125.00	$125.00	$525	-5.00
430–435 fancy	433	2	140.00	$140.00	$606	—
460	460	1	137.50	$137.50	$632	+11.24
480 value added	480	1	125.00	$125.00	$600	—
505–510	508	3	132.50–135.00	$134.16	$682	+5.73
553 value added	553	1	143.00	$143.00	$791	+17.00
575–595	584	4	128.00–130.00	$129.51	$756	+6.78
600–620	610	2	120.00	$120.00	$732	—
615–620 value added	618	4	120.00–124.00	$121.99	$754	—
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	—
700	700	1	118.00	$118.00	$826	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	127.00–132.50	$129.93	$299	—
260–295	280	7	120.00–127.50	$122.86	$344	+2.86
330	330	1	127.00	$127.00	$419	+8.64
350–395	373	2	120.00	$120.00	$448	—
400	400	1	120.00	$120.00	$480	—
465	465	1	120.00	$120.00	$558	±0.00
660–690	675	2	110.00–115.00	$112.56	$760	—
700–725	713	2	110.00	$110.00	$784	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	120.00	$120.00	$258	—
405–445	425	2	110.00–115.00	$112.38	$478	+2.38
520–540	527	3	100.00–110.00	$103.29	$544	—
555	555	1	100.00	$100.00	$555	-6.96
645	645	1	110.00	$110.00	$710	—
720	720	1	105.00	$105.00	$756	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	147.50	$147.50	$782	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435 fancy	423	2	180.00	$180.00	$761	—
445	445	1	160.00	$160.00	$712	—
455–465 fancy	460	2	170.00–177.50	$173.79	$799	—
460	460	1	160.00	$160.00	$736	+2.07
500–535	518	4	150.00–162.50	$155.63	$806	+3.30
555	555	1	148.00	$148.00	$821	-7.01
610–640	625	2	148.00–150.00	$148.98	$931	+8.98
675	675	1	134.00	$134.00	$904	—
755	755	1	127.00	$127.00	$959	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	122.50	$122.50	$527	—
470–490	480	2	132.50–135.00	$133.78	$642	+15.02
500	500	2	116.00–119.00	$117.50	$588	—
580	580	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	$725	+6.00
645	645	1	122.50	$122.50	$790	—
740	740	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$832	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	423	2	140.00	$140.00	$592	-6.86
495	495	1	143.00	$143.00	$708	-3.84
520	520	1	133.00	$133.00	$692	-6.76
560	560	1	135.00	$135.00	$756	+5.97
615	615	1	126.00	$126.00	$775	+6.00
675–695	685	2	127.50–130.00	$128.73	$882	+9.73
705	705	1	121.00	$121.00	$853	+8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	100.00	$100.00	$505	±0.00
640–645	643	2	108.00–113.00	$110.49	$710	+3.49
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1150	1104	80-85%	4	61.00–67.00	$64.95	$717	—
895–1510	1236	80-85%	42	72.00–88.00	$80.25	$992	—
1290	1290	80-85%	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,174	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1015	913	85-90%	2	48.00–58.00	$53.56	$489	-1.48
880–1255	1033	85-90%	5	63.00–78.00	$67.92	$702	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1815	1627	75-80%	3	72.00–82.00	$77.33	$1,258	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1765	1488	4	89.00–101.00	$97.74	$1,454	—
1360–2090	1702	10	105.00–119.00	$113.86	$1,938	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–940	938	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	517.00–785.00	$650.64
995–1005	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	683.00–736.00	$709.37
1015–1085	1057	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	706.00–1,009.00	$866.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1200	1124	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	905.00–1,104.00	$987.94

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	718.00	$718.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1140–1375	1276	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,117.48
1160–1410	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–1,075.00	$973.44
1100–1415	1296	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,110.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	734.00	$734.00
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
990–1040	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–875.00	$814.04
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	-35.00
75	75	1	115.00	$115.00	-50.00
85	85	1	177.50	$177.50	+2.50
100	100	3	145.00–160.00	$153.33	-81.67
100–145	118	4	195.00–330.00	$262.50	-79.17

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	985.00	$985.00	—
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
920–1020	986	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,400.00	$1,224.87	—
950–1195	1059	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00–1,450.00	$1,282.07	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–955	933	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,150.00	$1,034.79	—
1005–1235	1126	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,129.50	—
1120–1365	1193	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,245.27	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780–840	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–950.00	$898.15	—
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645	645	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	+75.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	80.00	$80.00	$316	—
615–635	625	2	88.00–91.00	$89.48	$559	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	85.00	$85.00	-3.33
50	50	1	120.00	$120.00	+10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	4	135.00–175.00	$146.25	-61.25
100	100	1	170.00	$170.00	-56.43
100–135	107	5	140.00–220.00	$179.00	-47.43

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	60.00	$60.00	$177	—
630	630	1	52.50	$52.50	$331	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	190.00	$190.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	225.00	$225.00	-95.00
100–115	103	5	187.50–265.00	$230.50	-89.50

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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.