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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 18, 2023

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 414 471 487
Feeder cattle 214 263 220
Slaughter cattle 105 127 97
Replacement cattle 42 16 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 fancy 360 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,008 —
450–475 458 3 250.00–265.00 $259.00 $1,186 +2.82
550–580 563 3 250.00–266.00 $256.93 $1,447 -0.11
620 620 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 245.00 $245.00 $625 —
410–425 418 2 230.00–235.00 $232.46 $972 —
515 515 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,210 ±0.00
595 595 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,368 —
685 685 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,610 —
770 770 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,540 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,053 —
690 690 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,346 —
790 790 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,462 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 177.50 $177.50 $746 -9.57
470–495 487 3 177.50–190.00 $185.98 $906 +9.01
505–545 521 5 177.50–185.00 $180.99 $943 +3.54
560 560 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,008 -0.69
640 640 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,146 +3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 230.00 $230.00 $724 -3.03
350–375 360 3 227.50–236.00 $231.27 $833 -0.24
400–420 413 3 225.00–233.00 $228.52 $944 —
465 465 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 200.00–210.00 $205.40 $448 —
255 255 1 210.00 $210.00 $536 +0.15
405–425 415 2 210.00–222.50 $216.40 $898 +12.13
465–470 468 2 202.50–210.00 $206.27 $965 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 220.00 $220.00 $726 -10.05
380–395 388 2 220.00 $220.00 $854 —
405–435 420 4 215.00–220.00 $218.78 $919 +4.51
450–465 458 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,008 +4.93
500–525 508 3 205.00–212.50 $209.22 $1,063 -3.74
555–590 568 3 215.00–220.00 $218.27 $1,240 +2.73
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 170.00–210.00 $190.00 $551 —
340 340 1 200.00 $200.00 $680 —
360–375 368 2 180.00–200.00 $190.20 $700 -9.80
420–445 435 3 180.00–200.00 $193.18 $840 —
480–495 487 3 190.00–200.00 $193.39 $942 +5.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,296 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1350 1108 80-85% 12 82.00–95.00 $91.39 $1,013 —
1175 1175 80-85% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,375 +32.42
1015–1430 1183 80-85% 29 96.00–120.00 $104.29 $1,234 +19.71
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1175 1039 85-90% 8 78.00–92.00 $86.02 $894 —
930–1180 1088 85-90% 3 90.00–97.00 $93.80 $1,021 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1545 1388 75-80% 2 87.00–94.00 $90.10 $1,251 —
1325–1505 1430 75-80% 3 100.00–108.00 $103.78 $1,484 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1190 1170 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,322 —
1355–2120 1656 4 123.00–127.00 $125.49 $2,078 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–895 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 875.00–886.00 $880.56
870–940 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 766.00–828.00 $801.36
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–780 758 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 698.00–764.00 $731.98
755–785 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 628.00–687.00 $656.93

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–1015 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–960.00 $865.05
925–1055 982 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 960.00–1,200.00 $1,091.85
970–1085 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,096.00–1,310.00 $1,197.01
1030–1085 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,160.00 $1,155.13
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00
1180–1535 1358 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,525.00–1,600.00 $1,567.40
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–790 785 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 710.00–750.00 $729.87

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 887.00 $887.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 90.00 $90.00 -25.00
80 80 1 120.00 $120.00 +20.00
100 100 3 140.00–165.00 $151.67 -48.33
120 120 1 135.00 $135.00 -65.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875–910 893 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00–1,500.00 $1,450.98 +0.98
820–995 928 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,300.00–1,550.00 $1,427.29 —
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 +25.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
690–810 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 925.00–1,035.00 $984.40 —
755–800 778 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,260.00 $1,216.27 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
705 705 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 2 105.00 $105.00 +10.00
70 70 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 1 85.00 $85.00 -10.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 15.00 $15.00 -10.00
20 20 2 37.50 $37.50 +12.50
30 30 2 20.00 $20.00 -20.00
40 40 1 60.00 $60.00 +1.67
50 50 1 107.50 $107.50 +3.50
50 50 3 65.00–80.00 $75.00 -29.00
80 80 1 135.00 $135.00 +31.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 50.00 $50.00 -100.00
80 80 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 80.00 $80.00 -57.00
80 80 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 100.00 $100.00 -37.00
100 100 —— 1 125.00 $125.00 —
100 100 —— 2 60.00–90.00 $75.00 —
130 130 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 170.00 $170.00 —
150 150 —— 1 245.00 $245.00 —
150 150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 220.00 $220.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 2 100.00 $100.00 -25.00
150 150 1 400.00 $400.00 —

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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.