Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 26, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	344	351	320
Feeder cattle	184	205	234
Slaughter cattle	70	90	45
Replacement cattle	20	22	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light offering for cattle with excessive hair.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	222.50–227.50	$225.07	$648	—
305–335	320	2	232.50–235.00	$233.69	$748	—
400–430	415	2	220.00	$220.00	$913	—
505–510	508	2	215.00–220.00	$217.49	$1,105	-0.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–288	285	3	190.00–202.50	$194.09	$553	—
400	400	1	200.00	$200.00	$800	—
515	515	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,056	—
635	635	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,206	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	2	170.00–180.00	$174.96	$556	—
380	380	1	175.00	$175.00	$665	-1.29
440	440	1	172.50	$172.50	$759	-7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	180.00	$180.00	$423	±0.00
275	275	1	192.50	$192.50	$529	—
325–330	328	2	180.00–190.00	$184.96	$607	-15.04
430	430	1	190.00	$190.00	$817	-2.63
460–490	480	3	180.00–185.00	$183.40	$880	-11.60
500–540	517	3	180.00–195.00	$188.45	$974	—
570–585	578	2	180.00–192.50	$186.17	$1,076	+3.66
645	645	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,193	+15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	172.50	$172.50	$586	—
445	445	1	160.00	$160.00	$712	-10.00
485–490	488	2	170.00–177.50	$173.73	$848	—
565	565	1	170.00	$170.00	$960	+10.00
665–690	678	2	165.00–170.00	$167.45	$1,135	—
715–735	727	3	172.50–175.00	$173.32	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	200.00	$200.00	$680	-10.00
370	370	2	202.50–205.00	$203.75	$754	-1.25
510	510	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,046	+7.48
560–580	570	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,140	-5.00
610–620	615	2	199.00–205.00	$201.98	$1,242	+11.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	202.50	$202.50	$567	—
380	380	1	205.00	$205.00	$779	+15.00
400–435	418	2	200.00–210.00	$204.79	$856	+11.44
450–495	473	5	200.00–210.00	$203.52	$963	+13.38
505–545	526	4	190.00–200.00	$192.40	$1,012	+12.40
550–585	568	3	190.00–200.00	$195.10	$1,108	+15.10
640	640	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,184	—
710	710	2	170.00–182.50	$176.25	$1,251	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	432	3	170.00–180.00	$175.77	$759	+5.77
450–490	468	3	170.00–180.00	$173.20	$811	—
500–545	523	2	170.00–185.00	$177.18	$927	—
550–590	576	4	170.00–185.00	$176.33	$1,016	—
670	670	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,122	+12.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	220.00	$220.00	$671	—
355–365	360	2	210.00–222.50	$216.16	$778	-3.84
550–595	573	4	200.00–210.00	$203.86	$1,168	-6.14
615–630	623	2	200.00–207.50	$203.70	$1,269	+12.10

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1245	1027	80-85%	3	97.00–99.00	$98.14	$1,008	—
910–1565	1199	80-85%	29	101.00–119.00	$112.06	$1,344	+11.98
1055–1395	1290	80-85%	8	120.00–128.00	$123.52	$1,593	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1125	911	85-90%	7	72.00–96.00	$87.91	$801	-9.44
910–1200	1031	85-90%	5	98.00–113.00	$105.43	$1,087	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1610	1475	75-80%	3	111.00–119.00	$116.05	$1,712	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1840	1543	3	119.00–126.00	$122.43	$1,889	—
2055	2055	1	133.00	$133.00	$2,733	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	923.00	$923.00
925–1050	987	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,155.00–1,249.00	$1,193.36

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–925	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	815.00–944.00	$869.30

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,280.00	$1,280.00
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,402.00	$1,402.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–930	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,026.00–1,070.00	$1,048.36

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
960–1040	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,250.00	$1,237.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1200	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,325.42

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	65.00	$65.00	$166	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	80.00	$80.00	+5.00
80	80	1	135.00	$135.00	+65.00
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	+60.00
100	100	1	150.00	$150.00	-5.00
100	100	2	100.00–115.00	$107.50	-47.50

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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
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	2	40.00	$40.00	-5.00
20	20	1	37.50	$37.50	-7.50
40	40	10	60.00–75.00	$68.50	+23.50
50	50	4	80.00–95.00	$85.00	-90.00
50	50	2	105.00	$105.00	-70.00
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	-55.00
80	80	3	145.00–150.00	$146.67	-28.33
80	80	4	120.00	$120.00	-55.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	+20.00
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	145.00	$145.00	+65.00
90	90	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	+10.00
90	90	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	+55.00
100	100	—	—	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	—
130	130	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	—

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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.