Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 20, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	413	499	470
Feeder cattle	233	268	235
Slaughter cattle	35	97	109
Replacement cattle	45	30	67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	380	2	175.00–177.50	$176.23	$670	—
410–440	427	3	170.00–175.00	$172.46	$736	+12.46
465–485	473	3	160.00–175.00	$164.91	$780	—
500–525	508	5	157.50–165.00	$160.00	$813	+11.70
550–595	578	3	150.00–160.00	$154.02	$890	+7.42
605–645	627	4	154.00–160.00	$155.45	$975	+14.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	152.50	$152.50	$442	—
335	335	2	144.00–150.00	$147.00	$492	-0.66
350–375	359	4	137.50–150.00	$143.07	$514	-2.00
453–495	468	5	140.00–152.50	$143.66	$672	+4.79
520–540	529	4	135.00–150.00	$140.04	$741	+6.23
600–635	618	2	130.00–140.00	$134.86	$833	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	117.50–121.00	$119.22	$340	-3.26
325	325	2	117.50–120.00	$118.75	$386	+0.47
350–390	364	6	110.00–123.00	$117.25	$427	-2.73
425	425	1	123.00	$123.00	$523	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	135.00	$135.00	$304	—
255–295	268	3	121.00–132.50	$126.48	$339	—
300	300	1	135.00	$135.00	$405	—
365–385	375	3	124.00–133.00	$128.97	$484	-3.48
510	510	1	120.00	$120.00	$612	—
570	570	1	130.00	$130.00	$741	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220 fancy	220	1	177.50	$177.50	$390	—
385–395	390	3	140.00–147.50	$145.03	$566	—
400–435	416	9	140.00–147.50	$144.78	$602	-0.46
470–495	483	6	140.00–143.00	$140.90	$681	-6.34
520–540	534	8	135.00–140.00	$135.92	$726	-6.66
570–585	575	3	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$791	-2.50
610–620	615	2	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$833	+3.52
650	650	1	136.00	$136.00	$884	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	125.00	$125.00	$262	—
325–345	337	3	130.00	$130.00	$438	—
355–370	360	4	130.00–135.00	$133.77	$482	+7.06
400–440	424	4	130.00–137.50	$134.22	$569	+11.67
480–490	485	4	135.00–137.50	$136.26	$661	+8.93
505–520	514	7	125.00–135.00	$133.22	$685	+3.21
565–585	575	2	120.00–130.00	$125.09	$719	+1.80
640	640	1	125.00	$125.00	$800	+8.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	105.00	$105.00	$268	—
350–355	353	2	102.50–110.00	$106.28	$375	+1.28
435	435	1	115.00	$115.00	$500	—
470	470	1	107.00	$107.00	$503	+7.00
535	535	1	110.00	$110.00	$588	—
595	595	1	110.00	$110.00	$654	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	308	2	120.00	$120.00	$370	+7.54
385	385	1	120.00	$120.00	$462	+9.06
500	500	1	120.00	$120.00	$600	+6.45
555	555	1	127.50	$127.50	$708	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	438	2	140.00–150.00	$144.97	$635	+8.09
450–490	473	5	130.00–147.50	$138.56	$655	+3.61
500–535	518	2	130.00–135.00	$132.42	$686	-2.58
570	570	1	125.00	$125.00	$712	-6.28
605–640	627	3	120.00–125.00	$122.29	$767	-7.71
695	695	1	124.00	$124.00	$862	-6.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	428	2	160.00–170.00	$164.85	$706	—
460–480	472	3	152.50–162.50	$157.45	$743	—
505	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	—
640	640	1	134.00	$134.00	$858	+5.24
715	715	1	128.00	$128.00	$915	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	427	3	108.00–115.00	$111.07	$474	+4.55
470	470	1	107.50	$107.50	$505	+2.58
550–590	570	2	109.00–110.00	$109.52	$624	—
600	600	1	110.00	$110.00	$660	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–540	527	3	120.00–125.00	$123.29	$650	+8.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325–2130	1728	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,625.00–2,360.00	$2,078.13	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	827.00	$827.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1355	1187	80-85%	3	60.00–69.00	$63.99	$760	—
955–1430	1271	80-85%	7	72.00–85.00	$76.17	$968	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	85-90%	1	61.00	$61.00	$695	—
1105–1205	1165	85-90%	5	65.00–70.00	$67.01	$781	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1670	1528	4	95.00–98.00	$96.20	$1,470	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	905.00–931.00	$918.00
755–900	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	460.00–574.00	$531.71
840–955	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	633.00–726.00	$687.75
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	471.00	$471.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–870	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	566.00–583.00	$574.94
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–845	793	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	400.00–525.00	$472.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	635.00	$635.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	475.00	$475.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1200–1340	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,072.00	$1,049.80
1320–1575	1445	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,135.00–1,276.00	$1,215.79
1375–1610	1498	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,236.00–1,375.00	$1,280.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	931.00	$931.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	660.00–700.00	$680.00
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00
825	825	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	585.00	$585.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	80.00	$80.00	±0.00
85	85	1	105.00	$105.00	-112.50
85	85	1	180.00	$180.00	-37.50
100	100	1	145.00	$145.00	-115.00
100	100	1	145.00	$145.00	-115.00
100–145	120	3	195.00–220.00	$208.33	-51.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105–1215	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,376.19	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
660	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	105.00	$105.00	$304	—
370	370	6	90.00	$90.00	$333	—
400 value added	400	4	124.00	$124.00	$496	—
410–420	413	3	62.50–80.00	$74.07	$306	—
580–585	583	2	80.00–95.00	$87.53	$510	—
640	640	1	92.50	$92.50	$592	—
655–670	663	2	50.00–95.00	$72.25	$479	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–25	24	7	35.00–55.00	$46.43	-3.57
35	35	4	60.00–110.00	$76.25	-30.18
45	45	5	70.00–100.00	$89.00	+1.50
45	45	1	60.00	$60.00	-27.50
50	50	10	80.00–105.00	$91.75	-62.25
50	50	3	110.00–135.00	$121.67	-32.33
65	65	1	95.00	$95.00	-59.00
65	65	2	105.00–117.50	$111.25	-42.75

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	160.00	$160.00	+17.78
65	65	2	165.00–175.00	$170.00	-1.00
85	85	3	145.00–150.00	$146.67	-69.33
100–135	111	9	120.00–250.00	$207.78	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	45.00	$45.00	—
45	45	1	50.00	$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.