Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 16, 2023

281 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.78/cwt +30.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 563 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $244.00/cwt ≈ $1,493/hd at 612 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $254.23/cwt +34.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 525 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	281	319	528
Feeder cattle	203	184	296
Slaughter cattle	40	61	104
Replacement cattle	7	38	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.** A light demand 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
285	285	1	260.00	$260.00	$741	+30.00
425–440	433	2	255.00–270.00	$262.37	$1,136	+37.46
490–495	493	2	250.00–267.00	$258.54	$1,275	+16.01
505–545	525	14	245.00–265.00	$254.23	$1,335	+34.23
612	612	19	244.00	$244.00	$1,493	—
750–760	755	2	200.00–210.00	$205.03	$1,548	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	230.00	$230.00	$610	+20.00
430–440	437	3	200.00–215.00	$207.44	$907	+7.44
455–490	473	2	200.00–222.50	$211.67	$1,001	—
500	500	2	215.00–230.00	$222.50	$1,112	+22.50
555	555	2	215.00–230.00	$222.50	$1,235	+12.50
645	645	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,387	—
675	675	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,519	+25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	180.00	$180.00	$558	-10.00
475	475	1	185.00	$185.00	$879	—
630	630	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,134	-12.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	220.00–225.00	$222.65	$724	+3.31
370–385	378	2	217.50–230.00	$223.87	$846	+10.73
405–440	418	4	210.00–232.50	$222.89	$932	+2.06
450–485	466	5	210.00–225.00	$216.93	$1,011	+2.55
500–545	523	6	210.00–227.50	$217.43	$1,137	+11.31
560 value added	560	20	236.00	$236.00	$1,322	—
575–595	585	3	209.00–215.00	$211.30	$1,236	+8.78
600–645	617	6	200.00–217.00	$209.22	$1,291	+1.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	195.00	$195.00	$702	+15.00
420–440	430	2	180.00–190.00	$184.88	$795	+4.88
470–490	477	3	180.00–185.00	$181.64	$866	—
580	580	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,015	-7.51
605	605	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,059	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	204.00–210.00	$207.00	$559	+10.14
350–360	355	2	195.00–200.00	$197.46	$701	+0.91
685	685	1	194.50	$194.50	$1,332	+9.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235 fancy	235	1	300.00	$300.00	$705	+45.00
345	345	2	250.00–265.00	$257.50	$888	+37.50
355–375	362	3	240.00–245.00	$241.73	$875	+8.53
370 fancy	370	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,054	—
475–490	483	2	235.00–245.00	$239.92	$1,159	+17.47
540	540	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,188	+14.88
570	570	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,226	—
650	650	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,316	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	375	3	215.00–220.00	$218.29	$819	+18.29
420–435	428	2	220.00	$220.00	$942	—
450–455	453	2	210.00–220.00	$214.97	$974	—
500	500	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	+1.64
565	565	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,116	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	185.00	$185.00	$823	+2.56
540	540	1	180.00	$180.00	$972	+2.00
625	625	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,156	—
675	675	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,168	-4.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1370	1132	80-85%	15	102.00–117.00	$109.97	$1,245	—
1105–1175	1132	80-85%	3	120.00–123.00	$120.98	$1,369	—
1035–1425	1263	80-85%	4	82.00–94.00	$88.29	$1,115	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–920	853	85-90%	2	87.00–88.00	$87.54	$747	—
800–940	870	85-90%	7	96.00–105.00	$99.51	$866	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1535	1343	75-80%	4	105.00–115.00	$108.71	$1,460	+0.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,814	—
1370	1370	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,356	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–955	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	130.00–150.00	$139.62	$1,285

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	65.00	$65.00	$208	—
365	365	1	72.50	$72.50	$265	+1.63

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	110.00	$110.00	—
100	100	1	170.00	$170.00	-25.00
120	120	1	190.00	$190.00	-5.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	125.00	$125.00	$556	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	160.00	$160.00	$456	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	50.00–60.00	$55.00	—
40	40	2	75.00–80.00	$77.50	—
40	40	2	45.00–55.00	$50.00	—
50	50	2	95.00–110.00	$102.50	+21.07

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	50.00–75.00	$63.33	-11.67
50	50	4	100.00–115.00	$108.75	+33.75
80	80	2	150.00–165.00	$157.50	+2.50
100–120	107	3	175.00–190.00	$183.33	+3.33

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	±0.00

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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.