Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $176.48/cwt ≈ $1,005/hd at 570 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $213.44/cwt +8.44 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 380 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	605	243	291
Feeder cattle	231	124	141
Slaughter cattle	233	76	56
Replacement cattle	74	8	36

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
205–220 fancy	213	2	240.00–260.00	$249.65	$532	+19.65
215–220	218	2	215.00–220.00	$217.53	$474	—
255–285 fancy	270	2	217.50–220.00	$218.68	$590	-11.32
250–295	273	6	207.50–220.00	$213.59	$583	—
305–325 fancy	315	3	217.50–225.00	$219.92	$693	—
305–345	324	6	200.00–220.00	$211.58	$686	+6.81
355–395 fancy	376	4	217.50–230.00	$225.62	$848	+10.62
360–395	382	7	200.00–220.00	$206.48	$789	+11.48
430 fancy	430	2	225.00	$225.00	$968	+7.50
445	445	1	210.00	$210.00	$934	+2.53
455 fancy	455	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,001	±0.00
470–485	478	2	210.00–215.00	$212.54	$1,016	—
507 value added	507	3	227.00	$227.00	$1,151	—
545 fancy	545	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,237	—
555	555	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,179	—
575 fancy	575	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,305	—
615	615	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,261	—
625 fancy	625	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,344	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	180.00	$180.00	$621	—
360–365	363	2	190.00	$190.00	$690	+3.56
425	425	1	190.00	$190.00	$808	—
565	565	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,074	—
600–635	618	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,112	+6.00
735	735	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,338	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	170.00	$170.00	$595	—
510	510	1	170.00	$170.00	$867	—
745	745	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	+1.28

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	165.00	$165.00	$363	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	175.00	$175.00	$420	-5.00
260	260	1	180.00	$180.00	$468	+3.97
325–335	330	2	170.00–180.00	$174.92	$577	—
360	360	1	175.00	$175.00	$630	+5.00
470–495	487	3	175.00–187.50	$181.65	$885	+11.65
500–520	510	2	175.00–180.00	$177.55	$906	+7.55
550–590	563	4	170.00–184.00	$175.45	$988	—
573 value added	573	8	177.00	$177.00	$1,014	—
610–630	620	2	175.00–185.00	$179.92	$1,116	—
710	710	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	200.00	$200.00	$450	±0.00
250 fancy	250	1	215.00	$215.00	$538	—
290	290	1	200.00	$200.00	$580	+1.29
330	330	1	190.00	$190.00	$627	-4.54
380–395	385	3	192.50–210.00	$202.37	$779	+4.87
390 fancy	390	1	210.00	$210.00	$819	±0.00
415 fancy	415	2	210.00–218.00	$214.00	$888	+2.40
410–435	423	4	209.00–215.00	$210.79	$892	—
465 fancy	465	1	210.00	$210.00	$976	—
485	485	1	192.50	$192.50	$934	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	272	3	170.00–172.50	$170.86	$465	—
320–340	330	2	160.00–170.00	$165.15	$545	+5.15
350–360	355	2	160.00–170.00	$164.93	$586	—
410–440	425	2	152.50–160.00	$156.12	$664	—
485	485	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	$788	—
530–540	535	2	160.00–165.00	$162.48	$869	—
570	570	1	152.50	$152.50	$869	—
625	625	1	152.50	$152.50	$953	—
700	700	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	150.00–160.00	$155.05	$431	—
365–395	380	3	155.00–162.50	$157.40	$598	—
485	485	1	150.00	$150.00	$728	-5.00
570	570	1	150.00	$150.00	$855	—
630	630	1	152.00	$152.00	$958	—
658	658	2	140.00	$140.00	$921	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	410	2	210.00–212.50	$211.22	$866	—
425 fancy	425	1	217.50	$217.50	$924	—
450–485	462	6	195.00–210.00	$204.99	$947	—
560–585	573	2	190.00–195.00	$192.45	$1,103	+2.45
615	615	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	185.00	$185.00	$777	+7.46
460–470	465	2	182.50–190.00	$186.21	$866	+6.21
510	510	1	190.00	$190.00	$969	+15.09
590–595	593	2	185.00–187.50	$186.26	$1,105	+6.26
605–630	618	2	180.00–183.00	$181.53	$1,122	—
660–665	663	2	175.00–184.00	$179.48	$1,190	+26.65
705	705	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,227	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	160.00	$160.00	$712	—
475	475	1	175.00	$175.00	$831	+2.50
515	515	1	160.00	$160.00	$824	-5.00
555	555	1	160.00	$160.00	$888	—
670	670	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,072	—
710	710	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,136	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	470	2	152.50–163.00	$157.92	$742	—
545	545	1	150.00	$150.00	$818	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1435	1142	80-85%	30	100.00–111.00	$105.72	$1,207	+2.49
1205	1205	80-85%	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,121	—
1040–1495	1294	80-85%	13	112.00–119.00	$114.05	$1,476	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–970	935	85-90%	2	86.00–87.00	$86.52	$809	—
800–1200	1000	85-90%	11	90.00–100.00	$94.99	$950	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	75-80%	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,366	—
1325–1660	1463	75-80%	9	100.00–109.00	$103.60	$1,516	-2.00
1400–1545	1480	75-80%	3	93.00–98.00	$94.58	$1,400	-11.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1230	1133	3	91.00–101.00	$97.58	$1,106	—
1040–1430	1190	3	103.00–118.00	$109.88	$1,308	—
1310–2255	1637	6	126.00–130.00	$128.51	$2,104	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
743–768 fancy	758	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	150.00–154.00	$151.57	$1,149

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,151.00	$1,151.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	558.00	$558.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1155	1087	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,375.00	$1,306.60
1095–1325	1191	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,475.00–1,725.00	$1,577.74
1100–1350	1212	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,458.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1065	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,325.00	$1,224.05
1015–1095	1044	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,125.45
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,235.00	$1,235.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	767.00	$767.00
835	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–785	758	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–875.00	$826.82
855	855	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1070	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,362.59

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	65.00	$65.00	-33.33
75	75	1	90.00	$90.00	-8.33
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	+25.00
100–125	108	3	150.00–210.00	$171.67	-28.33

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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
785–1030	932	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,300.00–1,925.00	$1,626.05	—
855–1185	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	2,050.00–2,375.00	$2,195.57	—
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
970–1095	1032	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,675.00–1,975.00	$1,769.02	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135–1175	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,175.00–2,200.00	$2,187.28	—
1160–1210	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,975.00–2,200.00	$2,089.87	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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	2	155.00	$155.00	±0.00
75	75	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	150.00	$150.00	-5.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
715–880	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,525.00–1,975.00	$1,826.32	—
750–985	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–1,850.00	$1,724.28	—

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	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	15	35.00–50.00	$45.00	-22.50
50	50	11	60.00–90.00	$68.64	-46.36
50	50	1	60.00	$60.00	-55.00
75	75	4	105.00–140.00	$122.50	+7.50
75	75	1	90.00	$90.00	-25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	165.00	$165.00	+65.00
100	100	—	—	2	130.00	$130.00	+30.00
100	100	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	+75.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	1	137.50	$137.50	—

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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.