Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.38/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 376 lb · 11 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.12/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 422 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	687	491	579
Feeder cattle	320	295	429
Slaughter cattle	276	58	79
Replacement cattle	37	65	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited sales. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. There was and average offering of average to plain 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
200 fancy	200	1	215.00	$215.00	$430	—
280–290	285	2	170.00–175.00	$172.46	$492	—
315–345	334	4	170.00–180.00	$172.36	$576	-2.64
335 fancy	335	1	190.00	$190.00	$636	—
360–390	375	7	170.00–192.50	$178.09	$668	-2.77
410 fancy	410	1	192.50	$192.50	$789	+3.17
450–460	454	4	170.00–180.00	$173.72	$789	—
460 fancy	460	1	192.50	$192.50	$886	—
505–510	508	2	165.00–172.00	$168.52	$856	-1.48
570–585	578	2	165.00–170.00	$167.47	$968	+5.79
600–630	614	8	155.00–163.00	$159.87	$982	+9.04
670	670	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,055	—
811 fancy	811	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,257	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	—
250–265	258	3	155.00–165.00	$160.10	$413	+0.10
315–330	320	3	150.00–160.00	$153.28	$490	-13.90
365–375	371	4	150.00–160.00	$154.95	$575	-13.19
520–545	533	2	150.00–160.00	$155.12	$827	+2.54
570–595	583	2	145.00	$145.00	$845	-3.10
645	645	1	126.00	$126.00	$813	-14.04
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	-25.00
705	705	1	126.00	$126.00	$888	—
820	820	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,025	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	135.00	$135.00	$290	—
265–285	278	3	130.00–140.00	$134.21	$373	—
305–330	315	4	130.00–145.00	$137.44	$433	+2.44
350–390	375	5	130.00–140.00	$134.57	$505	-7.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	115.00	$115.00	$276	—
255–285	275	3	120.00–122.50	$120.86	$332	—
310–330	320	2	110.00–120.00	$114.84	$367	-10.20
375	375	1	120.00	$120.00	$450	-7.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205	203	2	170.00	$170.00	$345	—
205 fancy	205	1	215.00	$215.00	$441	—
305–335	315	7	150.00–169.00	$162.51	$512	+5.01
350–395	376	11	150.00–170.00	$164.38	$618	+1.88
410–435	422	10	150.00–163.00	$158.12	$667	-1.78
455–490	471	8	150.00–162.00	$154.63	$728	+1.75
500–545	519	5	145.00–155.00	$149.38	$775	+9.38
555–592	574	9	140.00–150.00	$143.14	$822	+5.64
620 fancy	620	1	145.00	$145.00	$899	—
600–635	623	6	130.00–135.00	$131.31	$818	-3.69
670–695	680	4	130.00–136.00	$132.71	$902	—
725–740	733	2	127.00–130.00	$128.52	$942	—
750	750	1	120.00	$120.00	$900	—
778 fancy	778	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	127.00–129.00	$128.00	$314	-22.00
260–290	272	5	132.50–140.00	$136.54	$371	—
360–390	377	5	130.00–163.00	$140.44	$529	-4.56
415–445	433	6	120.00–140.00	$130.66	$566	-19.34
460–490	476	4	125.00–140.00	$129.50	$616	-10.50
510–535	528	4	130.00–140.00	$133.68	$706	+4.29
560–595	582	5	115.00–135.00	$128.99	$751	-3.50
665–690	673	3	120.00–125.00	$123.01	$828	-6.99
720	720	1	116.00	$116.00	$835	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	335	3	115.00–125.00	$120.02	$402	-9.74
350–380	365	2	115.00–125.00	$119.79	$437	-11.48
510–530	520	2	110.00	$110.00	$572	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	110.00	$110.00	$578	+6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	435	4	145.00–165.00	$155.00	$674	+2.40
470–495	477	7	145.00–160.00	$151.38	$722	-0.70
505–545	522	6	135.00–145.00	$141.29	$738	-6.14
550–595	571	9	130.00–145.00	$137.49	$785	-1.27
605–625	617	3	120.00–130.00	$124.96	$771	—
650–680	664	4	120.00–130.00	$124.34	$826	-0.66
705–725	713	3	118.00–127.00	$123.36	$880	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	420	6	180.00–190.00	$186.60	$784	+5.03
435 fancy	435	1	193.00	$193.00	$840	—
465–495	481	8	165.00–178.00	$168.49	$810	+4.75
505–520	512	5	160.00–170.00	$165.51	$847	+16.71
550–560	555	2	155.00–160.00	$157.52	$874	+1.52
630	630	1	145.00	$145.00	$914	—
675	675	1	140.00	$140.00	$945	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	416	4	130.00–140.00	$136.29	$567	+10.27
465–485	475	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$582	—
575–585	580	2	117.50–122.50	$119.98	$696	—
605–645	625	2	110.00–114.00	$111.94	$700	-10.60

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1525	1135	80-85%	30	55.00–75.00	$67.04	$761	—
1015–1590	1228	80-85%	53	77.00–88.00	$81.13	$996	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–990	846	85-90%	32	75.00–83.00	$78.44	$664	—
655–990	852	85-90%	23	52.50–70.00	$60.43	$515	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1375	1203	75-80%	2	62.00–73.00	$68.29	$822	—
1400–1615	1523	75-80%	14	76.00–83.00	$78.87	$1,201	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–2070	1685	3	85.00–95.00	$87.21	$1,469	—
1380–2175	1767	7	100.00–115.00	$108.28	$1,913	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	107.00	$107.00	$781

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1385	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,150.00	$1,007.68

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–800	793	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	550.00–750.00	$650.95
785–845	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–700.00	$661.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1120	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–775.00	$750.57

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	97.50	$97.50	-43.13
70	70	3	160.00–172.50	$166.67	+26.04
80	80	2	120.00–127.50	$123.75	-16.88
80	80	2	185.00–195.00	$190.00	+49.37

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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
1005–1290	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,201.14	-148.86
1125–1240	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00–1,225.00	$1,192.38	—
1075–1310	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,350.00–1,575.00	$1,502.17	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
620–840	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,185.00	$1,106.44	+80.94
605–950	742	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–975.00	$932.02	-93.48
765–985	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,225.00	$1,137.57	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–710	655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–735.00	$688.93	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	2	20.00	$20.00	-44.44
30	30	5	65.00–75.00	$69.00	+4.56
30	30	6	40.00–50.00	$46.67	-17.77
40	40	6	80.00–110.00	$98.33	+33.89
50	50	7	120.00–135.00	$128.57	+23.57
50	50	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	+80.00
60	60	4	150.00–160.00	$155.00	+30.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	110.00	$110.00	+27.50
50	50	4	150.00–175.00	$165.00	+82.50
60	60	3	190.00	$190.00	+107.50
80	80	1	80.00	$80.00	-60.00
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	-15.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	225.00	$225.00	—

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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.