Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.15/cwt ≈ $1,363/hd at 774 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $186.50/cwt ≈ $1,065/hd at 571 lb · 16 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $206.46/cwt -18.54 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 329 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	397	276	312
Feeder cattle	303	198	167
Slaughter cattle	47	34	36
Replacement cattle	13	13	69

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 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	287	5	200.00–220.00	$206.03	$591	—
310–345	329	12	200.00–220.00	$204.92	$674	-0.08
330 fancy	330	1	225.00	$225.00	$742	-20.00
355–375	363	6	200.00–220.00	$213.76	$776	+2.90
400 fancy	400	1	225.00	$225.00	$900	—
425	425	1	217.50	$217.50	$924	+20.00
450–495	465	4	200.00–220.00	$210.97	$981	—
515–525	520	2	202.50	$202.50	$1,053	+0.81
595	595	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,130	—
600–645	623	2	185.00–190.00	$187.41	$1,168	-12.59
632–643 value added	635	11	193.00–202.50	$199.88	$1,269	+7.38
660 fancy	660	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,320	—
764–788 value added	774	30	172.00–179.00	$176.15	$1,363	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	190.00	$190.00	$608	+20.00
350	350	1	190.00	$190.00	$665	—
465–485	475	2	170.00–185.00	$177.34	$842	—
500–515	508	2	165.00–175.00	$170.07	$864	—
570–575	573	2	165.00–175.00	$169.98	$974	—
625–645	638	3	160.00–166.00	$164.04	$1,047	—
675–685	680	4	145.00–161.00	$156.10	$1,061	—
740–745	743	2	155.00–160.00	$157.51	$1,170	-2.49
765–770	768	2	135.00–145.00	$139.98	$1,075	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	286	4	140.00–147.50	$143.12	$409	+13.12
315–325	320	2	135.00–145.00	$139.92	$448	—
360	360	1	120.00	$120.00	$432	-10.00
520	520	1	127.00	$127.00	$660	+6.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	2	150.00–152.50	$151.20	$640	—
475–495	487	3	140.00–150.00	$146.64	$714	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	$520	+12.50
305–345	323	6	180.00–190.00	$186.01	$601	+3.51
350–385	370	4	190.00–200.00	$192.60	$713	+4.00
370 fancy	370	1	207.50	$207.50	$768	+3.67
420 fancy	420	1	200.00	$200.00	$840	+1.01
400–440	422	7	180.00–195.00	$189.07	$798	-0.93
455–485	468	4	187.50–195.00	$191.18	$895	—
571 value added	571	16	186.50	$186.50	$1,065	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	160.00	$160.00	$424	-10.00
355	355	1	170.00	$170.00	$604	+1.25
405	405	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	$668	+5.00
460–495	478	4	170.00–175.00	$172.49	$825	-2.51
505–540	518	3	170.00	$170.00	$881	+0.05
555–585	570	3	150.00–160.00	$155.04	$884	—
620	620	2	145.00–155.00	$150.00	$930	-6.28
700	700	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,015	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	165.00	$165.00	$363	—
260–280	270	2	145.00–150.00	$147.59	$398	—
385	385	1	150.00	$150.00	$578	-4.90
430–445	438	2	150.00–155.00	$152.54	$668	—
480–495	488	2	145.00–155.00	$149.92	$732	-0.08
515–520	518	2	135.00–142.50	$138.77	$719	-7.87
565	565	1	140.00	$140.00	$791	±0.00
625	625	1	130.00	$130.00	$812	-20.00
655–675	665	3	115.00–125.00	$120.03	$798	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	323	4	130.00–140.00	$137.05	$443	+2.05
355–365	360	2	130.00–140.00	$134.93	$486	—
400–445	419	4	126.00–130.00	$129.04	$541	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 fancy	405	1	210.00	$210.00	$850	-5.00
400–445	422	9	190.00–200.00	$196.65	$830	-8.60
455–490	475	6	190.00–200.00	$192.46	$914	-5.97
500–520	513	3	185.00–190.00	$188.31	$966	-11.69
585	585	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,053	-20.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	410	3	170.00–180.00	$176.71	$725	-3.29
475–495	485	3	170.00–180.00	$176.74	$857	-10.70
520	520	1	170.00	$170.00	$884	-13.26
610–640	625	4	150.00–160.00	$154.38	$965	—
650–675	663	2	150.00–160.00	$155.09	$1,028	-12.41

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	430	3	145.00–160.00	$153.24	$659	—
455–495	475	2	140.00–150.00	$144.79	$688	-25.21
500–525	513	2	135.00–140.00	$137.44	$705	-22.56
575–580	578	2	130.00–135.00	$132.49	$766	-17.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085–1285	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,185.00–1,440.00	$1,323.26	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1045	898	80-85%	3	81.00–83.00	$82.22	$738	—
1000–1580	1204	80-85%	30	92.00–114.00	$102.68	$1,236	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–980	897	85-90%	6	85.00–99.00	$90.29	$810	—
925–960	943	85-90%	2	71.00–80.00	$75.42	$711	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575	1575	75-80%	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,559	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,269	—
1645–2050	1848	2	121.00–130.00	$125.99	$2,328	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–610	608	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	375.00–475.00	$425.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
1010–1240	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,144.82

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630	630	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	610.00–675.00	$642.50
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	4	160.00–180.00	$171.25	+41.25
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	-20.00
100	100	1	220.00	$220.00	+33.33
110	110	1	130.00	$130.00	-56.67

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	115.00	$115.00	$247	—
352	352	10	135.00	$135.00	$475	—
478	478	15	134.50	$134.50	$643	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	10	70.00–95.00	$79.00	—
50	50	1	140.00	$140.00	+65.00
50	50	9	110.00–125.00	$115.56	+40.56

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	-80.00
80	80	2	95.00–110.00	$102.50	-12.50
80	80	1	155.00	$155.00	+40.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	2	290.00–295.00	$292.50	+95.00
150	150	1	340.00	$340.00	—

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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.