Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $147.03/cwt -5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 467 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	489	411	516
Feeder cattle	198	131	252
Slaughter cattle	101	116	113
Replacement cattle	80	95	106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers too few to trend, feeder heifers 2.0 lower, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. 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
386	386	4	165.00	$165.00	$637	-5.29
400–447	437	5	167.50–177.50	$173.32	$757	+7.18
480	480	1	170.00	$170.00	$816	+3.00
560–580	570	2	162.50–163.00	$162.75	$928	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	145.00	$145.00	$399	—
315–340	328	4	130.00–143.00	$138.13	$453	—
390	390	1	124.00	$124.00	$484	—
485	485	1	135.00	$135.00	$655	-8.50
500	500	1	120.00	$120.00	$600	-25.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	150.00	$150.00	$428	—
335	335	1	150.00	$150.00	$502	—
360–390	375	2	150.00–160.00	$155.20	$582	+11.70
510	510	1	150.00	$150.00	$765	+5.00
685	685	1	140.00	$140.00	$959	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	109.00	$109.00	$572	—
630	630	1	110.00	$110.00	$693	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	130.00	$130.00	$318	-7.50
250–260	255	2	131.00–132.50	$131.76	$336	-4.16
305–345	325	4	140.00–142.50	$141.23	$459	+5.27
365–395	381	5	130.00–142.50	$138.37	$527	+3.37
405–440	425	7	137.50–142.50	$140.70	$598	+5.56
455–490	472	5	140.00–142.50	$140.98	$665	+9.00
500–505	503	2	135.00–142.50	$138.77	$698	—
590	590	2	127.50–135.00	$131.25	$774	—
605	605	1	135.00	$135.00	$817	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	145.00	$145.00	$450	—
350	350	1	145.00	$145.00	$508	—
425–445	431	4	142.50–145.00	$144.38	$622	-0.62
455–480	467	3	145.00	$145.00	$677	+1.01
510–545	529	5	140.00–147.00	$144.12	$762	-1.54
550–580	565	2	140.00–143.00	$141.54	$800	-2.79
605–620	613	2	132.50	$132.50	$812	-8.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	125.00	$125.00	$338	—
395	395	1	121.00	$121.00	$478	—
430–445	438	4	119.00–120.00	$119.75	$525	—
525	525	1	120.00	$120.00	$630	—
650–695	680	3	110.00–120.00	$113.19	$770	-3.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	110.00	$110.00	$462	+1.00
495	495	1	114.00	$114.00	$564	—
500	500	1	117.50	$117.50	$588	—
560–595	578	2	105.00–110.00	$107.42	$621	—
660	660	1	105.00	$105.00	$693	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	428	6	140.00–150.00	$146.66	$628	-10.39
450–495	467	12	140.00–150.00	$147.03	$687	-5.97
520–540	528	3	150.00–155.00	$153.36	$810	—
550–575	562	3	145.00–150.00	$148.37	$834	-3.67
600–630	620	3	135.00–140.00	$136.69	$847	—
650	650	1	130.00	$130.00	$845	—
700–730	715	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$876	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	3	160.00	$160.00	$669	-8.34
495	495	1	165.00	$165.00	$817	+2.46
500–525	508	3	162.50–165.00	$163.48	$830	+2.92
560–570	567	5	150.00–165.00	$161.38	$915	+3.91

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	132.50	$132.50	$351	—
420–440	430	2	125.00–140.00	$132.67	$570	—
450–490	468	4	120.00–140.00	$127.73	$598	-12.27
620	620	1	125.00	$125.00	$775	—
695	695	1	120.00	$120.00	$834	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	417	3	110.00–123.00	$117.73	$491	—
685	685	1	109.00	$109.00	$747	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1225	1072	80-85%	8	60.00–66.00	$63.40	$680	—
1200	1200	80-85%	1	81.00	$81.00	$972	+4.64
1005–1485	1211	80-85%	22	68.00–79.00	$72.41	$877	-3.95

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	85-90%	1	52.00	$52.00	$525	-21.19
900–1175	1047	85-90%	3	63.00–70.00	$65.95	$690	-7.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1555	1453	75-80%	3	72.00–73.00	$72.36	$1,051	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2190	1715	11	93.00–111.00	$103.44	$1,774	—
2000	2000	1	120.00	$120.00	$2,400	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
638	638	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–725.00	$716.67
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	448.00	$448.00
745–970	847	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	693.00–733.00	$714.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
726	726	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00
726–870	822	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	975.00–1,175.00	$1,116.12

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1135–1230	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–875.00	$850.71
1140–1230	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–975.00	$962.03
1165–1740	1397	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	975.00–1,550.00	$1,180.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1015	906	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	653.00–800.00	$724.83
915	915	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
920	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
928–940	932	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–850.00	$783.62
935	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1065–1070	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,016.61
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–195	175	21	80.00–102.50	$90.99	$159	—
200–210	204	4	85.00–90.00	$88.08	$180	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	—
75	75	1	155.00	$155.00	—
75	75	1	85.00	$85.00	—
85	85	4	150.00–165.00	$156.25	—
85	85	1	122.50	$122.50	—
85	85	1	95.00	$95.00	—
100	100	4	150.00–170.00	$157.50	+27.50
100	100	4	130.00–147.50	$140.00	+10.00
100	100	1	145.00	$145.00	+15.00
100–135	109	4	175.00–225.00	$202.50	+72.50
150	150	2	265.00–290.00	$277.50	—

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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
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	785.00	$785.00	—
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	-136.33
830–1070	969	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	860.00–1,375.00	$1,112.34	-612.66
890–1080	971	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,278.47	-446.53
860–1095	974	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,100.00–1,550.00	$1,260.09	-464.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–1215	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	1,010.00–1,500.00	$1,327.92	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690–705	698	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	910.00–1,000.00	$955.48	-244.52
775–805	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,049.05	-125.95

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	117.50	$117.50	$605	+8.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	21	7	75.00	$75.00	+22.50
45	45	1	50.00	$50.00	-15.00
45	45	6	77.50–85.00	$82.92	+17.92
50–55	53	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	+7.50
65	65	3	110.00–120.00	$115.83	-19.17
75	75	3	125.00–135.00	$128.33	-6.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	3	137.50	$137.50	+42.50
75	75	1	140.00	$140.00	+45.00
85	85	1	150.00	$150.00	+77.50
100–135	120	5	185.00–235.00	$201.00	+8.86
135	135	1	155.00	$155.00	-37.14

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	85.00	$85.00	$400	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	60.00	$60.00	-127.50

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	155.00	$155.00	-76.25
115–135	125	3	340.00–380.00	$353.33	+122.08
150	150	1	370.00	$370.00	—

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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.