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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 26, 2022

413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 413 492 653
Feeder cattle 187 220 486
Slaughter cattle 90 97 96
Replacement cattle 55 65 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Moderate 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 3 160.00–172.50 $165.88 $639 -6.69
410–415 413 2 160.00–175.00 $167.45 $692 -6.25
455–490 477 3 160.00–170.00 $163.18 $778 -9.28
570 570 1 150.00 $150.00 $855 —
740 value added 740 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 145.00 $145.00 $544 -7.69
450 450 1 152.50 $152.50 $686 -7.50
505–545 520 3 130.00–145.00 $140.10 $729 -7.41
570–575 573 2 135.00–145.00 $139.98 $802 -0.02
645 645 1 132.50 $132.50 $855 +0.04
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 120.00–125.00 $122.42 $392 -10.02
360 360 1 127.50 $127.50 $459 -7.50
450 450 1 130.00 $130.00 $585 —
520 520 1 122.50 $122.50 $637 -2.41
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 105.00 $105.00 $299 -8.70
325–330 328 2 110.00–112.50 $111.24 $365 -3.76
505 505 1 107.50 $107.50 $543 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 132.50 $132.50 $441 —
355 355 1 140.00 $140.00 $497 —
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 -3.19
455–470 465 3 130.00–136.00 $132.02 $614 -3.98
480–495 value added 488 2 130.00 $130.00 $634 —
505–535 519 5 130.00–137.50 $132.04 $685 -1.96
555 value added 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
550–575 563 4 130.00–132.50 $130.62 $735 —
620 620 1 125.00 $125.00 $775 +4.51
679 value added 679 4 129.00 $129.00 $876 —
725 value added 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 368 4 100.00–110.00 $104.86 $386 —
410–440 425 2 100.00–110.00 $104.82 $445 —
455–495 472 3 110.00 $110.00 $519 —
555–570 563 2 100.00–110.00 $105.07 $592 —
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 118.00–120.00 $118.67 $386 +7.99
410–415 413 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $485 +7.48
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 126.00 $126.00 $252 -4.00
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 +5.00
555 value added 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 419 5 155.00–170.00 $164.40 $689 -4.16
435 fancy 435 2 172.50–176.00 $174.25 $758 —
460 fancy 460 1 167.50 $167.50 $770 —
470–475 472 3 150.00–155.00 $151.66 $716 -14.27
505–510 508 2 142.50–155.00 $148.72 $755 —
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 127.50–137.50 $132.50 $530 —
525–540 533 2 115.00–120.00 $117.46 $626 —
615–625 620 2 107.50–110.00 $108.76 $674 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 408 2 110.00 $110.00 $449 —
625–630 628 2 110.00 $110.00 $691 —
660 660 1 100.00 $100.00 $660 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 3 137.50–140.00 $139.13 $595 +0.24
505 505 1 130.00 $130.00 $656 +5.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1295 1295 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1425 1425 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,076.00 $1,076.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1415 1189 80-85% 10 51.00–60.00 $57.08 $679 -12.08
875–1510 1232 80-85% 19 62.00–70.00 $64.33 $793 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1210 1090 85-90% 2 58.00–60.00 $58.89 $642 —
995–1195 1100 85-90% 4 40.00–56.00 $47.54 $523 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $900 —
1515–1570 1543 75-80% 2 64.00–65.00 $64.49 $995 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1710 1335 4 88.00–95.00 $92.19 $1,231 —
1705 1705 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,773 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
615–980 738 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 343.00–485.00 $432.46
755–855 805 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 560.00–577.00 $569.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)Open 1 788.00 $788.00
800–1025 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 600.00–666.00 $631.26
860–1020 923 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 491.00–593.00 $545.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160–1455 1308 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 825.00–841.00 $832.10
1375 1375 (<2 yrs)Open 1 963.00 $963.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–900 898 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 585.00–591.00 $587.99

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
950–1005 978 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 825.00–850.00 $837.15
970–1140 1039 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 625.00–725.00 $677.29
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1175 1137 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 825.00–850.00 $841.86
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1215–1310 1263 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 734.00–753.00 $743.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 454.00 $454.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–130 116 4 112.50–132.50 $121.88 $141 —
245 245 1 97.50 $97.50 $239 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 3 120.00–130.00 $123.33 +65.83
50 50 1 100.00 $100.00 +42.50
50 50 1 95.00 $95.00 +37.50
75 75 3 95.00–100.00 $96.67 -65.83
75 75 1 140.00 $140.00 -22.50
75 75 4 137.50–150.00 $141.25 -21.25
100 100 2 130.00–137.50 $133.75 -136.25
100 100 2 110.00 $110.00 -160.00
100 100 1 110.00 $110.00 -160.00
100–125 113 2 185.00–250.00 $217.50 -52.50
150 150 1 220.00 $220.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
860–990 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 825.00–925.00 $878.51 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
690 690 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 420.00 $420.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 7 55.00–80.00 $70.71 +6.21
25 25 1 25.00 $25.00 -39.50
50 50 1 55.00 $55.00 -57.50
50 50 3 100.00–117.50 $105.83 -6.67
50 50 2 120.00–140.00 $130.00 +17.50
75 75 4 145.00–165.00 $157.50 +20.83

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 2 140.00 $140.00 +28.33
100 100 1 145.00 $145.00 -45.00
100 100 5 155.00–185.00 $171.00 -19.00
125 125 1 95.00 $95.00 -95.00
150 150 2 205.00–290.00 $247.50 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 2 160.00 $160.00 —
100–125 106 4 190.00–230.00 $203.75 —

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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.