Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 30, 2023

427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.55/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 419 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $245.34/cwt +20.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 436 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $236.79/cwt ≈ $1,105/hd at 467 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	427	360	491
Feeder cattle	248	246	295
Slaughter cattle	93	62	58
Replacement cattle	33	30	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited sales. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bull were steady. There was and 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
230 fancy	230	1	285.00	$285.00	$656	—
260 fancy	260	1	295.00	$295.00	$767	—
310	310	1	250.00	$250.00	$775	+20.00
405–439	436	17	240.00–246.00	$245.34	$1,070	+20.34
460–495	478	2	235.00–240.00	$237.41	$1,135	+6.80
505–535	518	5	230.00–240.00	$235.50	$1,220	—
560–590	572	5	230.00–240.00	$233.93	$1,338	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	220.00	$220.00	$770	—
455–475	464	5	208.00–225.00	$215.61	$1,000	+8.88
565	565	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,215	—
605–625	620	4	200.00–215.00	$211.34	$1,310	-3.81

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	190.00	$190.00	$532	—
370	370	1	200.00	$200.00	$740	—
422 value added	422	6	204.00	$204.00	$861	—
620	620	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,209	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	225.00	$225.00	$641	+5.00
390	390	1	225.00	$225.00	$878	+15.00
405–445	419	20	215.00–225.00	$220.23	$923	-0.77
425 fancy	425	1	227.00	$227.00	$965	—
465–480	473	5	210.00–225.00	$216.86	$1,026	+6.86
500–540	514	9	200.00–210.00	$207.81	$1,068	+0.31
550–590	566	4	200.00–207.50	$201.82	$1,142	—
605	605	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,210	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	4	190.00	$190.00	$619	—
409	409	7	190.00	$190.00	$777	+10.74
475–485	480	2	175.00–187.50	$181.32	$870	+1.32
560–580	568	3	180.00–185.00	$183.30	$1,041	—
600–630	618	3	180.00–185.00	$181.62	$1,122	+0.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	200.00	$200.00	$480	+3.64
300–315	308	2	200.00–210.00	$204.88	$631	+16.96
380–390	385	2	200.00–207.50	$203.70	$784	-0.53
450	450	1	195.00	$195.00	$878	-0.11
515–540	530	3	190.00–195.00	$191.62	$1,016	-10.12
560–580	569	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,081	-7.48
615	615	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,199	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	250.00	$250.00	$688	+20.00
425	425	1	235.00	$235.00	$999	—
459 value added	459	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,102	—
473–495	480	4	225.00–235.00	$231.17	$1,110	—
505	505	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	220.00–230.00	$225.04	$682	—
375	375	1	220.00	$220.00	$825	—
450	450	1	195.00	$195.00	$878	-12.13
520–540	533	3	190.00–200.00	$196.63	$1,048	-2.41
580	580	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,131	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,008	—
595	595	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,101	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1165	1148	80-85%	2	118.00	$118.00	$1,355	+22.22
1025–1405	1191	80-85%	4	87.00–95.00	$91.81	$1,093	-16.14
1000–1520	1249	80-85%	44	99.00–115.00	$106.98	$1,336	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1695	1474	75-80%	20	100.00–111.00	$104.64	$1,542	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–800	778	85-90%	2	75.00–88.00	$81.31	$633	—
650–940	795	85-90%	6	95.00–108.00	$100.58	$800	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1495	1400	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,610	—
1705–1955	1830	2	130.00–142.00	$135.59	$2,481	—
1815–1845	1830	2	144.00	$144.00	$2,635	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–970	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	130.00–140.00	$134.67	$1,162

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–755	698	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–120.00	$112.79	$787

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–980	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–875.00	$811.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,331

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1100–1295	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,375.00–1,450.00	$1,414.19

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200–1315	1258	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,675.00	$1,635.79

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–910	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–925.00	$877.60

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	92.50	$92.50	$171	—
255	255	1	82.50	$82.50	$210	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	27.50	$27.50	$72	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	3	50.00–60.00	$56.67	-33.33
70	70	8	70.00–90.00	$80.00	-60.00
70	70	1	115.00	$115.00	-25.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–965	918	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00–1,450.00	$1,438.15	—
835–1020	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,450.00–1,885.00	$1,694.48	—
950–1085	998	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,550.00–1,675.00	$1,606.39	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970–1125	1067	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,450.00	$1,317.54	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	5	20.00–30.00	$25.50	-34.50
40	40	3	35.00–42.50	$39.17	-20.83
50	50	3	70.00–85.00	$75.00	—
50	50	7	55.00–60.00	$58.57	—
60	60	1	110.00	$110.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	40.00	$40.00	-115.00
50	50	7	100.00–110.00	$105.71	-49.29
50	50	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	±0.00
80	80	1	75.00	$75.00	-80.00
100	100	1	95.00	$95.00	-15.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	75.00	$75.00	$368	-7.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–140	120	2	200.00–265.00	$232.50	+42.50

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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.