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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 325 291 458
Feeder cattle 189 162 271
Slaughter cattle 73 66 97
Replacement cattle 35 20 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 332 3 135.00–142.50 $139.15 $462 +9.15
390 390 1 140.00 $140.00 $546 +20.00
405–420 413 2 130.00–140.00 $135.09 $558 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 +20.00
360–385 368 3 150.00–160.00 $156.74 $577 —
435 435 1 157.50 $157.50 $685 +25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 125.00 $125.00 $250 +5.00
290 290 1 120.00 $120.00 $348 —
325–345 335 2 112.50–122.50 $117.65 $394 +10.91
415 415 1 110.00 $110.00 $456 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 165.00 $165.00 $330 —
360 360 1 175.00 $175.00 $630 +17.70
400–425 413 2 167.50–170.00 $168.79 $697 +11.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 279 4 105.00–112.50 $109.39 $305 +4.39
345 345 1 104.00 $104.00 $359 -6.00
365–380 373 2 110.00 $110.00 $410 +5.00
400–445 417 6 100.00–115.00 $108.11 $451 +0.61
450–495 472 6 102.50–110.00 $105.70 $499 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 127.50–130.00 $128.75 $431 —
361 361 4 120.00 $120.00 $433 -2.50
520–525 523 3 120.00–130.00 $126.66 $662 +1.66
550–595 571 4 120.00–127.50 $123.65 $706 —
610 610 1 125.00 $125.00 $762 —
685 685 1 125.00 $125.00 $856 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 117.50–122.50 $120.03 $286 +7.51
365–395 380 2 115.00–120.00 $117.40 $446 +7.23
430 430 1 118.00 $118.00 $507 +8.00
450–470 463 5 113.00–117.50 $115.28 $534 —
505 505 1 115.00 $115.00 $581 —
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562–590 567 6 131.00–132.00 $131.17 $744 -0.43
625 625 1 127.50 $127.50 $797 —
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
700 700 1 126.00 $126.00 $882 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 160.00–170.00 $165.06 $677 +27.25
480 480 2 173.00–177.00 $175.00 $840 —
515–540 526 4 162.00–170.00 $164.95 $868 +37.45
555–595 570 3 151.00–161.00 $155.57 $887 +30.57
605–635 620 3 150.00–154.00 $151.63 $940 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 468 2 120.00–130.00 $124.81 $584 +2.27
635–645 640 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $752 +14.98
655–670 665 3 110.00–120.00 $116.64 $776 —
735 735 1 116.00 $116.00 $853 —
760 760 1 114.00 $114.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1125 1062 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 921.00–926.00 $923.20 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 105.00 $105.00 $504 -6.22
515 515 1 117.00 $117.00 $603 +9.44
650 650 1 100.00 $100.00 $650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 150.00 $150.00 $652 +12.40
580 580 1 145.00 $145.00 $841 +25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1485 1245 80-85% 3 60.00–64.00 $62.17 $774 —
990–1820 1313 80-85% 23 68.00–82.00 $71.92 $944 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1175 1031 85-90% 4 57.00–62.00 $59.20 $610 +4.98
1080–1590 1218 85-90% 4 65.00–70.00 $67.77 $825 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1555 1493 75-80% 2 69.00–74.00 $71.60 $1,069 —
1830 1830 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,537 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 1 72.00 $72.00 $925 —
1895 1895 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,084 —
1710–2220 1959 6 92.00–103.00 $98.44 $1,928 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–775 728 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 411.00–475.00 $440.91
695–850 782 (<2 yrs)Open 5 625.00–748.00 $678.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–830 825 (<2 yrs)Open 3 738.00–883.00 $789.35
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 564.00 $564.00
940–945 943 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 917.00–945.00 $931.04

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00 $925.00
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1005 985 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–900.00 $887.25
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
770–860 815 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600 600 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 4 165.00–175.00 $170.00 +60.00
100 100 2 170.00–177.50 $173.75 +118.75
150 150 1 155.00 $155.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1155–1240 1184 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,109.88 -65.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
955 955 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855 855 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 105.00 $105.00 $289 —
455 455 1 105.00 $105.00 $478 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 130.00 $130.00 +20.00
50 50 1 85.00 $85.00 -25.00
75 75 2 85.00–95.00 $90.00 -250.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 185.00 $185.00 +60.00
75 75 —— 1 195.00 $195.00 +70.00
100 100 —— 1 165.00 $165.00 +70.00
100 100 —— 2 100.00–112.50 $106.25 +11.25
100 100 —— 2 97.50 $97.50 +2.50

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 3 140.00–170.00 $156.67 -48.33

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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.