Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

494 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $189.05/cwt +9.05 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 459 lb · 11 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $197.71/cwt -6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 364 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	494	272	312
Feeder cattle	309	171	170
Slaughter cattle	91	52	59
Replacement cattle	26	17	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	190.00	$190.00	$532	—
315–345 fancy	329	5	200.00	$200.00	$658	-8.86
350–395 fancy	363	7	200.00–210.00	$202.48	$735	-6.45
355–375	367	3	180.00–190.00	$186.59	$685	+4.05
415 fancy	415	1	200.00	$200.00	$830	-12.00
460	460	1	185.00	$185.00	$851	—
465 fancy	465	1	197.50	$197.50	$918	-16.50
545	545	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,063	—
560–570	565	2	190.00–195.00	$192.48	$1,088	—
668	668	6	168.00	$168.00	$1,122	+3.56

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	165.00	$165.00	$412	—
300–315	308	2	147.50–150.00	$148.78	$458	—
360–390	376	5	140.00–155.00	$149.70	$563	-2.99
415	415	1	147.50	$147.50	$612	—
450	450	1	155.00	$155.00	$698	—
505	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	—
550–595	567	3	142.50–150.00	$145.94	$827	—
605	605	1	134.00	$134.00	$811	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	167.50	$167.50	$502	—
520–525	523	3	167.50–180.00	$172.52	$902	—
580–595	588	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,000	—
600–630	615	4	162.50–170.00	$167.50	$1,030	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	120.00	$120.00	$276	—
265–275	270	2	130.00	$130.00	$351	—
300–335	313	3	120.00–140.00	$128.16	$401	—
350	350	1	120.00	$120.00	$420	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	2	150.00–165.00	$157.23	$327	+27.23
325–330	328	2	150.00–152.50	$151.24	$496	—
355–390	376	5	150.00–157.50	$152.55	$574	+22.55
400–445	424	6	140.00–150.00	$145.86	$618	+10.77
460–495	480	3	145.00–152.50	$149.11	$716	+4.11
500–540	524	4	145.00–150.00	$146.24	$766	+1.87
555	555	1	147.50	$147.50	$819	+17.54
615–635	627	3	140.00–143.00	$140.98	$884	—
700–720	710	3	140.00	$140.00	$994	—
775	775	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,027	+12.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	165.00–170.00	$167.45	$402	—
255–270	267	5	167.50–175.00	$168.93	$451	-6.07
320	320	2	170.00–172.50	$171.25	$548	—
380	380	2	167.50	$167.50	$636	-12.50
400–415	408	2	160.00–162.50	$161.23	$658	-15.03
455–495	480	3	160.00–175.00	$168.32	$808	+3.56
525–545	535	3	157.50–160.00	$159.18	$852	-0.85
555–580	566	4	162.50–165.00	$164.39	$930	+13.46
615	615	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,046	+23.00
650–680	665	2	144.00–150.00	$146.93	$977	+4.14

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$297	—
280	280	1	130.00	$130.00	$364	—
305–320	313	3	130.00–137.50	$135.07	$423	—
350–375	362	3	120.00–130.00	$126.68	$459	—
405	405	1	130.00	$130.00	$526	—
500–520	510	2	122.50–132.50	$127.40	$650	+7.40
560–585	568	3	120.00–130.00	$123.28	$700	—
655	655	1	120.00	$120.00	$786	—

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	+10.00
350–390	370	2	112.50–120.00	$116.45	$431	—
435	435	1	120.00	$120.00	$522	—
475	475	1	115.00	$115.00	$546	—
510	510	1	120.00	$120.00	$612	—
565	565	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$692	—
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440 fancy	430	3	190.00–200.00	$196.59	$845	-8.41
440–445	443	2	170.00–180.00	$174.97	$775	—
450–485	459	11	185.00–190.00	$189.05	$868	+9.05
505	505	1	175.00	$175.00	$884	-13.00
550–570	558	4	165.00–175.00	$169.98	$948	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	430	3	140.00–150.00	$146.55	$630	—
475–485	480	2	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$636	-2.53
535–545	540	3	125.00–130.00	$128.32	$693	—
550–595	570	3	120.00–150.00	$136.26	$777	—
750	750	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	420	4	160.00–165.00	$162.49	$682	+5.58
525–540	530	3	150.00	$150.00	$795	-10.00
550–580	565	2	150.00–152.50	$151.22	$854	+12.47
600	600	1	155.00	$155.00	$930	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	2	120.00–130.00	$125.06	$532	—
510	510	1	130.00	$130.00	$663	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	664.00	$664.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1055	920	80-85%	9	64.00–79.00	$74.88	$689	—
970–1385	1119	80-85%	19	81.00–95.00	$90.70	$1,015	-1.37
970–1255	1123	80-85%	4	98.00–105.00	$102.12	$1,147	+10.05

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1040	910	85-90%	5	77.00–82.00	$80.02	$728	-4.89
775–1220	950	85-90%	10	65.00–77.00	$72.26	$686	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575–1830	1738	75-80%	3	85.00–88.00	$86.40	$1,502	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1510	1269	5	72.00–91.00	$81.55	$1,035	—
1030–1700	1397	9	100.00–111.00	$105.60	$1,475	—
1565–1855	1710	2	119.00–128.00	$123.88	$2,118	+3.65

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	790.00	$790.00
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,043.00	$1,043.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–965	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	735.00–775.00	$757.18

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	476.00	$476.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	564.00	$564.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	728.00	$728.00
895–1015	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	975.00–1,100.00	$1,018.24
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	569.00	$569.00
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	55.00	$55.00	$102	—
265	265	1	52.50	$52.50	$139	—
280–290	285	2	27.50–35.00	$31.18	$89	—
330	330	1	42.50	$42.50	$140	—
330	330	1	30.00	$30.00	$99	—
430–435	433	2	45.00–57.50	$51.21	$222	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	250.00	$250.00	+111.67
75	75	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	-13.33
100	100	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-35.00
100	100	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-35.00
150	150	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	290.00	$290.00	+95.00

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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
830–1000	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,173.91	—
950–1045	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,225.00	$1,201.19	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
735–1075	857	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–900.00	$889.54	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	290.00	$290.00	—
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	195.00–210.00	$200.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	320.00	$320.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	3	35.00–50.00	$43.33	—
50	50	7	65.00–75.00	$67.14	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	260.00	$260.00	+115.00
75	75	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	145.00	$145.00	±0.00
100	100	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	—
125	125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	135.00	$135.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	35.00	$35.00	$107	—
365	365	1	47.50	$47.50	$173	—

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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.