Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 20, 2022

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.97/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 522 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	299	489	539
Feeder cattle	141	198	207
Slaughter cattle	56	101	133
Replacement cattle	36	80	151

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls too few to trend ,feeder heifers 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle due to extremely wet t conditions in the area with heavy buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	277	3	132.50–142.50	$137.53	$381	-7.47
300	300	1	135.00	$135.00	$405	-3.13
525–535	530	2	126.00–133.00	$129.53	$687	+9.53
605–630	618	2	120.00–128.00	$124.08	$767	—
680	680	1	125.00	$125.00	$850	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	180.00–190.00	$184.55	$406	—
355–395	370	4	170.00–180.00	$172.47	$638	+7.47
730	730	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	117.50–122.50	$119.96	$408	—
395	395	1	120.00	$120.00	$474	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	150.00	$150.00	$592	-5.20
400	400	1	160.00	$160.00	$640	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	165.00	$165.00	$396	—
340–345	343	2	157.50–160.00	$158.74	$544	+13.74
355–390	376	5	155.00–160.00	$157.49	$592	+12.49
405–425	413	3	145.00–150.00	$147.46	$609	+3.08
450–475	463	2	150.00–152.50	$151.22	$700	+6.22
500–540	522	12	140.00–150.00	$145.97	$762	+1.85
570	570	1	142.50	$142.50	$812	+0.96
635	635	1	130.00	$130.00	$826	-2.50
655	655	1	130.00	$130.00	$852	—
700 value added	700	3	135.00	$135.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	130.00	$130.00	$514	-8.37
425–430	428	2	130.00–142.50	$136.29	$583	-4.41
455–495	470	3	130.00–142.50	$138.11	$649	-2.87
511 value added	511	4	139.00	$139.00	$710	—
500–540	520	3	130.00–135.00	$131.73	$685	-7.04
555	555	1	130.00	$130.00	$722	-1.25
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	100.00	$100.00	$400	-10.00
470–475	473	2	110.00–113.00	$111.51	$527	-2.49
515	515	1	112.50	$112.50	$579	-5.00
565	565	1	108.00	$108.00	$610	+0.58
625	625	1	110.00	$110.00	$688	—
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	125.00	$125.00	$375	—
350–390	370	2	124.00–135.00	$129.80	$480	+8.80
425	425	1	120.00	$120.00	$510	+0.25
555	555	1	118.00	$118.00	$655	—
605	605	1	115.00	$115.00	$696	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	425	3	150.00–160.00	$153.29	$651	+6.63
460–465	463	2	160.00	$160.00	$741	+12.97
515	515	1	150.00	$150.00	$772	-3.36
580	580	1	135.00	$135.00	$783	-13.37
617–645	626	3	135.00–137.50	$135.86	$850	-0.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	175.00	$175.00	$788	—
500–535	518	3	165.00–170.00	$168.33	$872	+4.85
600–610	605	2	140.00–145.00	$142.52	$862	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	123.00	$123.00	$510	-9.67
535	535	1	125.00	$125.00	$669	—
565–570	568	2	120.00–130.00	$125.02	$710	—
645	645	1	121.00	$121.00	$780	-4.00
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	116.00	$116.00	$464	-1.73
495	495	1	115.00	$115.00	$569	—
580	580	1	118.00	$118.00	$684	—
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	865.00	$865.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1260	1114	80-85%	6	60.00–76.00	$69.35	$773	—
1060–1480	1221	80-85%	11	77.00–86.00	$82.35	$1,005	+9.94
1375	1375	80-85%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,265	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1225	1073	85-90%	6	68.00–76.00	$71.30	$765	—
955–1325	1118	85-90%	3	40.00–55.00	$49.08	$549	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495	1495	75-80%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,301	—
1510	1510	75-80%	1	68.00	$68.00	$1,027	—
1475–1740	1608	75-80%	2	81.00–85.00	$83.16	$1,337	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–970	948	2	83.00–85.00	$84.02	$797	—
1615–1625	1620	2	119.00–121.00	$120.00	$1,944	—
1560–2260	1759	6	108.00–114.00	$112.50	$1,979	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	676.00	$676.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	539.00	$539.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	535.00	$535.00
980	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
990–1025	1008	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–985.00	$916.33
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1325	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
785–895	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	525.00–560.00	$543.65
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
980	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	535.00	$535.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	360.00	$360.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	945.00	$945.00

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	22.00	$22.00	$91	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	130.00	$130.00	-25.00
85	85	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	-23.75
85	85	1	155.00	$155.00	-1.25
85	85	1	135.00	$135.00	-21.25
100	100	3	140.00–165.00	$150.00	-7.50
100	100	3	147.50–162.50	$157.50	±0.00

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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
855–1020	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	825.00–1,175.00	$975.13	-137.21
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	+14.91
935–1095	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	950.00–1,175.00	$1,067.50	—
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	3	180.00	$180.00	—
85	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	270.00	$270.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	195.00	$195.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	2	30.00–40.00	$35.00	-15.00
35	35	3	47.50–55.00	$51.67	+1.67
45	45	1	40.00	$40.00	-10.00
45	45	3	47.50–57.50	$50.83	+0.83
55	55	1	57.50	$57.50	-45.00
60	60	2	72.50–75.00	$73.75	-42.08
65	65	1	40.00	$40.00	-75.83

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	70.00	$70.00	-70.00
85	85	1	60.00	$60.00	-90.00
85	85	1	165.00	$165.00	+15.00
100	100	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-96.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–370	343	2	57.00–62.00	$59.30	$203	—
575	575	1	60.00	$60.00	$345	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	150.00	$150.00	+90.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	200.00	$200.00	—
100	100	1	167.50	$167.50	+12.50
100–125	105	5	190.00–275.00	$233.50	+78.50

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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.