Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 31, 2023

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $195.96/cwt ≈ $1,013/hd at 517 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $209.25/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 435 lb · 11 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.18/cwt ≈ $1,346/hd at 580 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	405	331	278
Feeder cattle	224	131	148
Slaughter cattle	122	124	48
Replacement cattle	21	22	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of plain to 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
295	295	1	235.00	$235.00	$693	—
315	315	1	240.00	$240.00	$756	+2.62
320 fancy	320	1	250.00	$250.00	$800	-16.90
350–365 fancy	358	2	250.00–255.00	$252.55	$904	-17.45
350–390	371	6	220.00–240.00	$235.06	$872	+10.16
400 value added	400	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,020	—
410–435	427	3	215.00–235.00	$223.50	$954	+3.56
430 fancy	430	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,075	-10.00
471 value added	471	7	254.00	$254.00	$1,196	—
460–495	480	3	215.00–232.50	$225.75	$1,084	—
577 value added	577	9	236.00	$236.00	$1,362	—
593	593	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,275	—
620	620	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,240	—
705	705	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,340	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	185.00	$185.00	$731	—
650	650	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,040	—
715	715	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,216	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–510	508	2	150.00–152.50	$151.26	$768	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	200.00	$200.00	$470	—
280	280	1	200.00	$200.00	$560	—
300–310	305	3	200.00–210.00	$203.28	$620	-8.45
385–392	390	5	212.50–215.00	$213.49	$833	-3.43
405–445	435	11	200.00–217.50	$209.25	$910	-1.17
450–490	475	9	197.50–217.50	$204.87	$973	+4.87
500–545	517	12	190.00–202.50	$195.96	$1,013	—
565–590	578	2	190.00–207.50	$198.56	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	195.00	$195.00	$517	—
325	325	1	190.00	$190.00	$618	+10.00
445	445	1	185.00	$185.00	$823	+0.03
460–490	475	2	175.00–185.00	$180.16	$856	+2.71
525–540	533	2	175.00–185.00	$179.93	$959	-5.07
590	590	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,032	±0.00
605	605	2	165.00–167.50	$166.25	$1,006	+6.25

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	170.00	$170.00	$459	—
300	300	1	170.00	$170.00	$510	—
405	405	1	165.00	$165.00	$668	+5.00
470	470	1	160.00	$160.00	$752	—
510	510	1	160.00	$160.00	$816	—
570	570	1	155.00	$155.00	$884	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	150.00	$150.00	$458	—
495	495	1	145.00	$145.00	$718	+5.00
520–540	530	2	130.00–142.50	$136.37	$723	—
610	610	1	140.00	$140.00	$854	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	424	4	210.00–220.00	$212.42	$901	-3.39
455–490	471	5	210.00–220.00	$212.04	$999	+2.04
500–525	510	3	190.00–210.00	$199.84	$1,019	-0.16
555–565	562	3	190.00–200.00	$195.81	$1,100	-19.19
650–655	653	2	182.50–185.00	$183.75	$1,200	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	422	3	185.00–200.00	$194.96	$823	+9.96
455–495	482	3	185.00–190.00	$188.29	$908	+8.29
500–545	528	3	150.00–180.00	$168.82	$891	—
558–590	569	3	175.00–185.00	$181.72	$1,034	-3.13
715	715	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,216	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	170.00	$170.00	$808	+15.06
550–565	558	2	160.00–165.00	$162.47	$907	+7.38
675	675	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,012	—
730	730	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	150.00	$150.00	$712	—
520–525	523	2	145.00–147.50	$146.26	$765	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,235.00	$1,235.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–940	805	85-90%	12	75.00–86.00	$81.74	$658	—
650–1095	897	85-90%	25	90.00–110.00	$99.99	$897	-0.86
920	920	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,049	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1110	1067	80-85%	3	82.00–87.00	$84.74	$904	+0.98
1005–1330	1141	80-85%	31	95.00–117.00	$108.48	$1,238	—
1125–1305	1200	80-85%	3	119.00–120.00	$119.64	$1,436	+10.92

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1505	1384	75-80%	7	105.00–113.00	$109.34	$1,513	+4.99
1580	1580	75-80%	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,864	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–2035	1362	5	94.00–108.00	$104.13	$1,418	—
1320–1645	1495	4	116.00–125.00	$120.74	$1,805	+8.74

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
805–900	853	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	620.00–900.00	$767.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1000	998	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,130.00	$1,127.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–930	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,050.00	$979.94

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–280	258	2	60.00–65.00	$62.72	$162	—
305–350	328	2	40.00–47.50	$43.49	$143	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	95.00	$95.00	-2.50

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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
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
785–930	849	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,275.00–1,725.00	$1,437.12	—
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,735.00	$1,735.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–865	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00–1,525.00	$1,488.39	—
905–985	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,211.97	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
680–795	738	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–1,000.00	$905.68	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	4	155.00	$155.00	$682	—
465	465	1	130.00	$130.00	$604	—
520	520	1	150.00	$150.00	$780	—
635	635	1	140.00	$140.00	$889	—
813	813	16	138.00	$138.00	$1,122	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	150.00–165.00	$157.50	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	8	40.00–55.00	$46.88	+1.88
40	40	5	75.00–85.00	$81.00	+22.25
50	50	5	100.00–105.00	$103.00	+6.33
60	60	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	+42.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	+2.50
50	50	2	65.00	$65.00	-42.50
80	80	1	80.00	$80.00	+3.00
125	125	1	200.00	$200.00	+106.25

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	-45.00
110	110	3	170.00–180.00	$175.00	-5.00

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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.