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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 23, 2022

343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.10/cwt +4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 538 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.51/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 468 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.28/cwt -4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 567 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 343 320 651
Feeder cattle 196 167 297
Slaughter cattle 97 36 160
Replacement cattle 22 69 119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no trends available due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain 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
235 235 1 150.00 $150.00 $352 —
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 —
330 330 2 150.00 $150.00 $495 -17.50
350–395 374 4 150.00–160.00 $152.99 $572 -14.54
405–415 410 2 165.00 $165.00 $676 +15.00
470–480 475 2 150.00–152.50 $151.26 $718 +1.26
477 value added 477 3 167.50 $167.50 $799 -1.50
500–530 value added 515 2 160.00–162.50 $161.29 $831 —
530 530 1 154.00 $154.00 $816 +0.71
590 value added 590 6 159.00 $159.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 177.50 $177.50 $612 —
360–385 375 3 170.00 $170.00 $638 —
405–425 412 3 170.00–180.00 $173.44 $715 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 -10.18
300 300 1 135.00 $135.00 $405 -7.50
390 390 1 140.00 $140.00 $546 ±0.00
415–425 420 2 128.00–140.00 $133.93 $563 +3.93
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 -10.00
515 515 1 140.00 $140.00 $721 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 130.00 $130.00 $299 —
335–340 338 2 107.50–112.50 $110.02 $372 -4.98
385 385 1 110.00 $110.00 $424 -3.78
560 560 1 117.00 $117.00 $655 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 324 5 130.00–140.00 $137.90 $447 +7.90
355–375 365 5 137.50–140.00 $139.00 $507 +6.43
415–445 434 4 130.00–140.00 $135.72 $589 -1.61
495 495 2 137.50–140.00 $138.75 $687 +3.62
505–545 523 3 126.00–130.00 $127.63 $668 -7.37
540–545 value added 540 27 137.50–140.50 $140.37 $758 —
560–575 565 3 127.50–132.50 $129.36 $731 —
568 value added 568 8 143.00 $143.00 $812 -1.00
600–603 value added 601 6 121.00–135.00 $130.32 $783 —
630–645 638 2 119.00–125.00 $121.96 $778 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 145.00–148.00 $146.51 $481 —
355–390 376 4 145.00–153.00 $148.97 $560 +1.64
405–440 413 7 145.00–152.50 $148.15 $612 -0.67
455–480 468 11 142.50–150.00 $145.51 $681 -2.18
520–545 528 3 142.50–146.00 $144.47 $763 -3.38
560–585 569 5 136.00–142.50 $139.91 $796 -2.03
615–635 625 4 130.00–140.00 $133.64 $835 +2.34
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 122.50 $122.50 $294 —
270–295 282 3 120.00–127.50 $124.22 $350 +2.83
320–325 323 2 117.50–127.50 $122.46 $396 -2.54
360 360 1 123.00 $123.00 $443 +3.00
416 416 4 123.00 $123.00 $512 +3.00
460 460 1 127.50 $127.50 $586 —
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 -5.00
665 665 1 117.50 $117.50 $781 —
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 112.50 $112.50 $326 -2.50
515–540 528 2 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $594 —
555–560 558 2 113.00–115.00 $114.00 $636 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 165.00 $165.00 $668 —
475–485 480 2 140.00–155.00 $147.42 $708 +2.42
515–540 527 3 151.00–155.00 $152.80 $805 —
570–590 580 4 135.00–149.00 $142.68 $828 -0.85
730 730 1 121.00 $121.00 $883 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 421 5 130.00–148.00 $137.57 $579 —
555–570 563 2 127.00–130.00 $128.48 $723 -1.52
665 665 1 117.00 $117.00 $778 —
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 120.00–122.50 $121.21 $501 -1.19
485 485 1 117.00 $117.00 $567 +4.59
515 515 1 110.00 $110.00 $566 ±0.00
580 580 1 115.00 $115.00 $667 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 2 165.00–170.00 $167.41 $703 +6.40
550–565 558 2 156.00–158.00 $157.01 $876 +3.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,162.00 $1,162.00 —
1085 1085 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $679 —
1015–1535 1188 80-85% 17 80.00–105.00 $91.08 $1,082 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1845 1636 75-80% 5 88.00–96.00 $91.03 $1,489 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $627 —
945–1285 1115 85-90% 2 75.00–79.00 $77.30 $862 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–2100 1574 6 94.00–120.00 $114.94 $1,809 —
1640 1640 1 126.00 $126.00 $2,066 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1285 1178 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,056.00–1,311.00 $1,149.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1075 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 983.00–1,102.00 $1,046.33
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 (<2 yrs)Open 1 722.00 $722.00
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 537.00 $537.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 432.00 $432.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
670–865 768 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–785.00 $758.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 582.00 $582.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 152.50 $152.50 +2.50
75 75 2 130.00–150.00 $140.00 -10.00
85 85 1 155.00 $155.00 -32.50
100 100 2 210.00–240.00 $225.00 +18.75
150–175 158 3 270.00–320.00 $301.67 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–975 888 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,325.00 $1,212.32 -407.90
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 -254.39
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
670–790 730 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,100.00 $1,042.64 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 80.00 $80.00 $236 —
425 425 1 100.00 $100.00 $425 —
475 475 1 124.00 $124.00 $589 —

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–125 117 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 280.00–290.00 $282.38 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 95.00 $95.00 +60.00
45 45 1 110.00 $110.00 -35.00
65 65 2 135.00–140.00 $137.50 +37.50
75 75 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 1 105.00 $105.00 -35.00
85 85 2 140.00–150.00 $145.00 +5.00
100–115 108 2 220.00–235.00 $227.50 +44.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
135 135 1 235.00 $235.00 +50.00

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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.