Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 4, 2023

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.00/cwt ≈ $1,338/hd at 863 lb · 43 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.97/cwt -4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 379 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.02/cwt +9.02 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 471 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	633	529	433
Feeder cattle	384	295	260
Slaughter cattle	162	88	64
Replacement cattle	36	40	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for holidays. Moderate offering of average 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
340	340	1	170.00	$170.00	$578	—
355–370 fancy	363	2	205.00–210.00	$207.45	$753	—
355–390	373	2	170.00	$170.00	$634	—
400	400	11	192.00	$192.00	$768	—
400 fancy	400	1	220.00	$220.00	$880	—
517 value added	517	16	174.00	$174.00	$900	—
633 value added	633	6	164.00	$164.00	$1,038	—
665	665	1	145.00	$145.00	$964	—
863 value added	863	43	155.00	$155.00	$1,338	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	117.50	$117.50	$288	—
335	335	1	120.00	$120.00	$402	-1.62
350–385	375	5	110.00–125.00	$117.13	$439	-6.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	160.00–162.50	$161.25	$621	-0.73
400	400	1	150.00	$150.00	$600	—
495	495	1	150.00	$150.00	$742	—
575	575	1	162.50	$162.50	$934	+17.50
635	635	1	155.00	$155.00	$984	+6.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	135.00	$135.00	$324	-5.00
280	280	1	140.00	$140.00	$392	+4.93
335	335	1	140.00	$140.00	$469	—
365–395	377	3	130.00–145.00	$138.41	$522	-7.68

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	306	4	145.00–150.00	$148.73	$455	-7.94
355–385	379	16	143.00–150.00	$143.97	$546	-4.36
420–440	430	5	140.00–150.00	$142.93	$615	—
440 fancy	440	1	160.00	$160.00	$704	—
455 fancy	455	1	164.00	$164.00	$746	—
450–495	472	15	140.00–152.50	$148.02	$699	+8.02
500–520	511	4	140.00–155.00	$148.21	$757	+14.79
515 fancy	515	1	160.00	$160.00	$824	—
550–588	573	10	140.00–155.00	$148.24	$849	+13.39
603–640	622	2	130.00–141.00	$135.66	$844	+8.19
785 value added	785	14	124.00	$124.00	$973	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	240	3	116.00–120.00	$118.64	$285	—
285–295	288	3	115.00–120.00	$117.47	$338	-5.03
345	345	1	120.00	$120.00	$414	±0.00
405–420	412	3	110.00–112.50	$110.82	$457	-7.35
490	490	1	110.00	$110.00	$539	-10.00
600–605	603	2	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$657	—
660–670	667	3	110.00	$110.00	$734	-4.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	320	3	130.00–140.00	$135.08	$432	+3.44
365–370	368	2	130.00–140.00	$135.03	$497	+2.27
405–420	413	2	120.00–135.00	$127.36	$526	-2.64
525–545	534	4	125.00–132.50	$128.09	$684	+4.36
575–585	580	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$739	+2.48
685	685	1	115.00	$115.00	$788	-2.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	2	110.00	$110.00	$289	±0.00
300–335	320	5	110.00–111.00	$110.21	$353	+0.21
360–390	373	3	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$401	-2.52
415–440	428	2	100.00–105.00	$102.43	$438	-5.86
505–520	513	2	100.00–105.00	$102.54	$526	-7.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	422	3	150.00–165.00	$156.86	$662	+0.25
455–490	473	10	145.00–160.00	$152.46	$721	-6.34
500–530	517	5	140.00–150.00	$146.00	$755	+6.00
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415 fancy	408	2	200.00	$200.00	$816	—
410–425	418	2	175.00–180.00	$177.46	$742	+7.46
555–575	562	7	155.00–165.00	$157.85	$887	+2.00
610–625	618	2	150.00–155.00	$152.47	$942	+1.98

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–470	458	3	120.00–130.00	$123.42	$565	-16.58
655–675	665	2	100.00–108.00	$104.06	$692	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	110.00	$110.00	$539	-4.81
570–575	573	2	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$616	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1490	1149	80-85%	22	50.00–70.00	$64.09	$736	—
1010–1905	1286	80-85%	34	75.00–90.00	$81.04	$1,042	—
1250–1455	1380	80-85%	4	93.00–96.00	$94.71	$1,307	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–985	868	85-90%	19	55.00–68.00	$62.12	$539	—
745–985	922	85-90%	11	74.00–84.00	$76.56	$706	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1545	1450	75-80%	2	62.00–69.00	$65.27	$946	—
1400–1565	1483	75-80%	2	75.00–80.00	$77.36	$1,147	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1440	1262	5	76.00–84.00	$80.44	$1,015	-13.73
1250–1985	1598	4	99.00–105.00	$101.28	$1,618	—
1685–1690	1688	2	116.00–119.00	$117.50	$1,983	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–965	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	90.00–102.50	$92.80	$764

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,054

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–915	873	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	690.00–785.00	$739.81
820–1000	929	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	675.00–835.00	$760.57
850–1115	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	650.00–800.00	$719.40

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–880	817	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	525.00–610.00	$576.33
815–865	844	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	560.00–625.00	$592.85
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635	635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–185	135	8	92.50–115.00	$106.39	$144	—
235	235	1	85.00	$85.00	$200	—
215–260	239	4	62.50–70.00	$67.46	$161	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	3	90.00–120.00	$103.33	-25.00
100	100	1	175.00	$175.00	+46.67
150	150	2	250.00	$250.00	-30.00

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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
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–887	887	4	70.00–106.00	$97.02	$861	—
940–945	943	2	80.00–102.50	$91.28	$861	—
970	970	1	85.00	$85.00	$824	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	5	65.00	$65.00	-10.00
50	50	3	90.00–100.00	$93.33	-47.92

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	80.00–95.00	$87.50	-75.83
100	100	2	130.00–135.00	$132.50	-7.50
150	150	3	160.00–185.00	$171.67	-158.33

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	45.00	$45.00	$160	—
415–475	445	2	42.50–45.00	$43.83	$195	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	2	100.00	$100.00	-50.00
100	100	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	-75.00
150	150	2	150.00–200.00	$175.00	—

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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.