Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $167.42/cwt +9.49 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 483 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	320	468	317
Feeder cattle	167	246	183
Slaughter cattle	36	106	65
Replacement cattle	69	57	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales for extremely wet conditions in the area. Light offering of average 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 value added	300	1	160.00	$160.00	$480	—
310	310	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	$519	+12.98
360–370	365	2	165.00–170.00	$167.53	$611	+9.97
370–380 value added	375	2	170.00	$170.00	$638	—
410–440	425	2	150.00	$150.00	$638	±0.00
475	475	1	150.00	$150.00	$712	-7.93
484 value added	484	11	169.00	$169.00	$818	—
500–520	507	3	150.00–160.00	$153.29	$777	—
625	625	1	140.00	$140.00	$875	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	150.00	$150.00	$308	+5.00
275–295	285	2	135.00–145.00	$140.18	$400	+10.04
325	325	1	142.50	$142.50	$463	+10.05
385	385	2	130.00–150.00	$140.00	$539	+3.45
445	445	1	130.00	$130.00	$578	—
490	490	1	130.00	$130.00	$637	—
750	750	1	120.00	$120.00	$900	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	260.00	$260.00	$520	—
225	225	1	210.00	$210.00	$472	—
500	500	1	170.00	$170.00	$850	-0.27
555–575	565	2	166.00–170.00	$167.96	$949	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	115.00	$115.00	$374	—
355–360	358	2	110.00–117.50	$113.78	$407	-3.74
465	465	1	121.00	$121.00	$563	+1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	392	3	147.00–147.50	$147.33	$578	-0.17
400–430	414	4	145.00–155.00	$148.82	$616	+0.30
450–495	467	5	145.00–153.00	$147.69	$690	+4.94
500–540	522	6	140.00–152.50	$147.85	$772	+7.91
560 value added	560	1	140.00	$140.00	$784	+3.75
565–590	578	2	139.00–145.00	$141.94	$820	+4.44
620–640	632	3	129.00–135.00	$131.30	$830	+1.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	140.00	$140.00	$357	—
345	345	1	130.00	$130.00	$448	±0.00
345	345	1	130.00	$130.00	$448	±0.00
350–375	365	3	130.00–137.50	$132.57	$484	+2.31
400–425	417	3	137.00–137.50	$137.33	$573	+1.34
425 value added	425	1	147.50	$147.50	$627	—
465–490	478	2	130.00–140.00	$135.13	$646	-0.47
500	500	1	135.00	$135.00	$675	+2.51
560 value added	560	1	144.00	$144.00	$806	—
695	695	1	114.00	$114.00	$792	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	117.50–125.00	$121.39	$334	+1.48
325	325	1	125.00	$125.00	$406	+6.57
390	390	1	120.00	$120.00	$468	+1.46
400–405	402	3	120.00	$120.00	$482	-2.44
580	580	1	125.00	$125.00	$725	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	115.00	$115.00	$334	—
310	310	1	110.00	$110.00	$341	-1.26
470	470	1	110.00	$110.00	$517	+0.62

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	415	5	160.00–165.00	$161.01	$668	—
450	450	1	160.00	$160.00	$720	±0.00
525–535	530	2	147.50–156.00	$151.79	$804	-8.21
563–570	565	4	151.00–155.00	$153.99	$870	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	442	3	120.00–155.00	$139.09	$615	-19.46
485	485	1	145.00	$145.00	$703	-3.04
565–575	570	2	140.00–147.00	$143.53	$818	+2.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	2	120.00–125.00	$122.40	$518	+2.54
460–495	478	2	110.00–115.00	$112.41	$537	-6.11
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	+0.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810	810	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	985.00	$985.00	—
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1735	1735	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,065.00	$2,065.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	130.00	$130.00	$734	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1225	1060	80-85%	4	74.00–79.00	$76.04	$806	—
895–1600	1329	80-85%	10	80.00–98.00	$88.11	$1,171	—
1385	1385	80-85%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,385	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$410	—
1030–1110	1065	85-90%	3	70.00–73.00	$71.69	$763	-0.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1885	1885	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,696	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1230	1160	2	85.00–89.00	$87.12	$1,011	—
1360–1615	1488	2	100.00–113.00	$107.06	$1,593	—
1960	1960	1	129.00	$129.00	$2,528	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–660	615	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	400.00–525.00	$491.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945–1185	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	91.00–115.00	$101.65	$1,083

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	105.00	$105.00	$872
855	855	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$684

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	75.00	$75.00	$506

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1025–1220	1137	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–1,060.00	$976.84
1135–1600	1306	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,125.00–2,325.00	$1,476.93
1235–1445	1370	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,800.00	$1,563.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1030	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	960.00–1,525.00	$1,213.71
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	854.00	$854.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–775	743	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–625.00	$611.95
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
820–950	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–700.00	$673.16

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615	615	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	360.00	$360.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	90.00–102.50	$96.04	$214	—
300–348	324	2	87.50–92.50	$90.19	$292	—
430	430	1	90.00	$90.00	$387	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	11.00	$11.00	$46	—
710	710	1	4.00	$4.00	$28	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	140.00–160.00	$150.00	+25.00
85	85	1	187.50	$187.50	+62.50
85	85	1	160.00	$160.00	+35.00
100	100	2	202.50–210.00	$206.25	+71.25

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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
800–980	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00–1,800.00	$1,620.22	—
835–975	911	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,350.00–1,700.00	$1,504.39	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805–1270	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,300.00–2,100.00	$1,650.66	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	835.00	$835.00	—
765–830	798	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00–1,350.00	$1,310.97	—
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	+315.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	35.00–37.50	$36.25	-43.75
35	35	1	35.00	$35.00	-35.00
45	45	1	145.00	$145.00	+35.00
50	50	4	70.00	$70.00	-60.00
65	65	2	100.00	$100.00	-30.00
65	65	1	135.00	$135.00	+5.00
75	75	1	75.00	$75.00	-55.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	140.00	$140.00	+10.00
85	85	1	150.00	$150.00	+20.00
100	100	2	100.00–130.00	$115.00	+42.50
100–135	107	5	167.50–195.00	$183.50	-10.00
125	125	1	80.00	$80.00	-113.50

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	85.00	$85.00	$476	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	167.50	$167.50	-47.50
85	85	1	175.00	$175.00	-40.00
100	100	1	185.00	$185.00	-10.00
150	150	2	315.00	$315.00	—

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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.