Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

479 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.55/cwt -9.44 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 371 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.39/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 639 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	479	534	197
Feeder cattle	244	286	51
Slaughter cattle	134	146	56
Replacement cattle	34	64	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 lower slaughter bulls steady. 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
205 fancy	205	1	205.00	$205.00	$420	—
215–225	220	2	180.00–190.00	$184.89	$407	—
250–290	270	2	180.00–187.50	$184.03	$497	-0.97
305 fancy	305	2	197.50–202.50	$200.00	$610	-20.00
310–340	331	5	180.00–187.50	$182.48	$604	-7.52
355–380 fancy	363	4	195.00–200.00	$198.12	$719	+0.76
355–390	375	8	170.00–190.00	$177.77	$667	-10.60
405–435	419	4	177.50–187.50	$183.10	$767	-3.53
455–485	469	6	175.00–190.00	$183.31	$860	+6.01
505–545	522	8	168.00–170.00	$168.75	$881	-1.25
605–645	639	10	145.00–158.00	$153.39	$980	+3.88
655–695	675	2	142.50–153.00	$147.59	$996	+7.59
730–740	737	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	150.00	$150.00	$472	—
360–395	382	3	150.00–160.00	$156.59	$598	-0.91
415	415	1	165.00	$165.00	$685	+10.00
450–475	468	4	147.50–160.00	$152.95	$716	-7.05
585	585	1	157.50	$157.50	$921	+15.00
635	635	1	135.00	$135.00	$857	-10.00
670	670	1	130.00	$130.00	$871	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	120.00–130.00	$124.89	$416	+2.39
360	360	1	142.50	$142.50	$513	+2.47
435	435	2	139.00	$139.00	$605	+10.34
685	685	1	122.50	$122.50	$839	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	112.50	$112.50	$371	—
365	365	1	122.50	$122.50	$447	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	170.00	$170.00	$672	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	371	5	142.50–147.50	$144.95	$538	-7.55
410–445	428	3	144.00–150.00	$146.33	$626	-6.58
450–495	466	8	140.00–147.50	$142.17	$663	-3.85
500–525	508	4	145.00–147.00	$145.52	$739	+2.34
555–595	568	5	135.00–148.00	$142.74	$811	+1.13
625	625	1	142.50	$142.50	$891	+12.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	135.00–142.00	$138.43	$325	—
260–295	275	3	130.00–137.50	$132.45	$364	+1.15
305–340	325	5	140.00–142.50	$140.48	$457	+14.76
350–390	370	2	130.00–140.00	$134.73	$499	—
400–440	415	5	135.00–142.50	$138.99	$577	+13.99
475–495	485	3	132.00–138.00	$134.98	$655	-2.52
510–515	513	2	130.00–135.00	$132.51	$680	-1.65
550–585	572	3	125.00–130.00	$128.29	$734	-1.22
600	600	1	122.50	$122.50	$735	+2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	374	4	110.00	$110.00	$411	—
415–445	425	3	110.00–133.00	$118.84	$505	+6.46
475–495	484	4	110.00–111.00	$110.26	$534	—
500–515	508	2	100.00–105.00	$102.46	$520	-0.83

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	116.00	$116.00	$435	-4.00
405–410	408	2	120.00	$120.00	$490	±0.00
610	610	1	111.00	$111.00	$677	—
730	730	1	107.00	$107.00	$781	-3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	421	6	160.00–170.00	$168.42	$709	+8.42
425 fancy	425	1	185.00	$185.00	$786	+5.00
605–615	610	2	145.00–147.00	$146.01	$891	-2.97
675	675	1	145.00	$145.00	$979	+11.00
705–720	712	3	133.00–137.00	$134.99	$961	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	474	5	152.50–160.00	$158.01	$749	+15.01
503–540	514	5	150.00	$150.00	$771	+17.00
565–595	580	2	145.00	$145.00	$841	+10.00
665	665	1	123.00	$123.00	$818	-5.73

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	130.00	$130.00	$526	+7.50
495	495	1	120.00	$120.00	$594	-13.78
505–520	512	3	120.00–129.00	$123.63	$633	+6.13
585	585	1	118.00	$118.00	$690	-7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1425	1179	80-85%	8	61.00–68.00	$64.66	$762	—
940–1655	1286	80-85%	52	70.00–88.00	$76.54	$984	-14.46

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1430	1104	85-90%	6	40.00–57.00	$49.59	$547	—
875–1590	1207	85-90%	10	60.00–71.00	$66.29	$800	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1705	1581	75-80%	14	72.00–86.00	$76.69	$1,212	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1805	1635	3	93.00–102.00	$98.00	$1,602	—
1495–2230	1925	6	105.00–113.00	$109.25	$2,103	—
2450	2450	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,838	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1020	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	714.00–765.00	$740.88
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–870	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	452.00–533.00	$488.40

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
1120–1215	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–950.00	$913.03
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1210–1455	1340	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,135.00	$1,044.47
1335–1755	1487	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,450.00	$1,237.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1020	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–875.00	$823.87
920–1250	1008	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	785.00–875.00	$819.80

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
840–890	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–975.00	$833.53
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645	645	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	330.00	$330.00
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	95.00	$95.00	$299	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	+25.00
75	75	4	170.00–190.00	$175.00	+60.00
85	85	3	155.00–250.00	$205.00	+27.50
85	85	1	185.00	$185.00	+7.50
100–135	118	2	205.00–265.00	$235.00	-27.50
115–135	125	6	200.00–275.00	$249.17	-13.33
150	150	3	255.00–375.00	$298.33	—

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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
860	860	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+315.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	485.00	$485.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	107.50	$107.50	+22.50
25	25	4	110.00–117.50	$113.75	+28.75
50	50	2	110.00	$110.00	-10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	-36.25
50	50	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	+1.25
50	50	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	-38.75
65	65	1	170.00	$170.00	+23.75
65	65	1	120.00	$120.00	-26.25
75	75	1	200.00	$200.00	+53.75
75	75	1	182.50	$182.50	+36.25
85	85	1	195.00	$195.00	+48.75
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	-70.00
100	100	1	170.00	$170.00	±0.00
100–125	117	3	235.00–275.00	$256.67	+77.67
125	125	1	170.00	$170.00	-9.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	82.50	$82.50	$454	—
795	795	1	102.50	$102.50	$815	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	150.00	$150.00	—
100–115	108	2	305.00–315.00	$310.00	+79.50

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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.