Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $130.70/cwt -15.02 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 514 lb · 29 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.00/cwt ≈ $936/hd at 600 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	424	425	597
Feeder cattle	299	256	357
Slaughter cattle	60	63	91
Replacement cattle	22	35	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	376	4	150.00–160.00	$154.97	$583	+2.48
415–440	428	3	150.00–165.00	$155.02	$663	+1.37
475–485	480	2	150.00–155.00	$152.47	$732	-0.98
514–520	514	29	130.00–150.00	$130.70	$672	-15.02
565–590	573	3	132.00–155.00	$142.30	$815	-2.74
610–640	625	2	140.00	$140.00	$875	—
655	655	1	120.00	$120.00	$786	-15.00
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	3	175.00–182.00	$177.30	$691	-5.28
455–490	473	2	175.00–187.50	$181.02	$856	—
600	600	12	156.00	$156.00	$936	—
727–735	729	4	140.00–142.00	$141.50	$1,032	—
750	750	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,012	—
927	927	3	132.00	$132.00	$1,224	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	120.00	$120.00	$336	—
320–330	325	2	110.00–120.00	$114.92	$373	—
350	350	1	115.00	$115.00	$402	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	132.50–145.00	$138.88	$326	—
360	360	1	140.00	$140.00	$504	+7.57
440	440	1	121.00	$121.00	$532	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	371	4	125.00–130.00	$127.49	$473	+2.54
415–445	431	5	120.00–130.00	$125.96	$543	-3.63
450–465	455	3	120.00–130.00	$124.95	$569	-5.01
510–545	525	5	120.00–130.00	$124.49	$654	-6.32
570–595	583	4	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$714	+1.22
605–640	622	5	110.00–122.50	$115.51	$718	+5.51
650–680	666	8	110.00–115.00	$113.28	$754	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	2	145.00–150.00	$147.46	$472	—
420–440	430	2	140.00–142.50	$141.22	$607	—
450–480	465	3	135.00–140.00	$138.28	$643	-2.90
503–535	510	8	135.00–142.00	$140.57	$717	-0.44
555–585	572	3	130.00–135.00	$133.29	$762	-7.66
655–695	669	4	124.00–128.00	$125.24	$838	+1.74

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	110.00	$110.00	$270	—
265–290	280	3	110.00–112.50	$110.79	$310	—
355–395	375	2	110.00–115.00	$112.37	$421	+1.54
415–440	427	3	110.00–115.00	$111.62	$477	+1.62
575–585	580	2	107.50–112.00	$109.73	$636	-0.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	2	145.00–160.00	$152.28	$644	+7.22
450–475	460	5	140.00–160.00	$152.90	$703	+15.41
515	515	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	$670	-8.55
550–585	570	4	135.00–140.00	$136.89	$780	-2.28
600–640	617	3	112.50–125.00	$119.05	$735	+7.02
670	670	1	110.00	$110.00	$737	-2.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	170.00	$170.00	$714	+4.98
460–475	468	2	170.00–175.00	$172.46	$807	+5.05
585	585	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,035	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	115.00	$115.00	$540	—
570–595	583	3	115.00–120.00	$118.33	$690	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1230	1090	80-85%	11	48.00–62.00	$54.46	$594	—
1020–1680	1247	80-85%	17	65.00–74.00	$68.80	$858	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–985	896	85-90%	5	60.00–69.00	$63.84	$572	—
895–990	943	85-90%	2	50.00–52.00	$50.95	$480	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1540	1433	75-80%	6	60.00–68.00	$64.70	$927	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1800	1678	2	75.00–85.00	$80.37	$1,349	—
1525–2295	1775	4	96.00–104.00	$99.51	$1,766	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$897

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–985	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	585.00–800.00	$690.36
800–930	868	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	575.00–785.00	$660.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1110–1245	1184	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	635.00–875.00	$772.50

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–195	189	6	87.00–115.00	$103.37	$195	—
200–275	233	4	77.00–92.00	$83.99	$196	—
375	375	1	95.00	$95.00	$356	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	97.50–100.00	$98.75	-71.25
70	70	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	-22.50
80	80	2	175.00	$175.00	-5.00
80	80	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	-62.50
100	100	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	+7.50
100–125	113	2	187.50–225.00	$206.25	+86.25

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	1	83.00	$83.00	$656	—
810	810	7	106.00	$106.00	$859	—
987	987	12	101.25	$101.25	$999	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	205.00	$205.00	-20.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	25.00	$25.00	-45.00
40	40	2	40.00	$40.00	-60.83

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	155.00	$155.00	+37.00
60	60	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	+30.00
75	75	2	100.00	$100.00	+8.33
135	135	1	145.00	$145.00	-37.52

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	62.00	$62.00	$211	—
465	465	1	40.00	$40.00	$186	—
545	545	1	67.00	$67.00	$365	—

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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.