Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 6, 2023

544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $238.50/cwt ≈ $1,383/hd at 580 lb · 34 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $190.67/cwt +0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 513 lb · 21 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $180.50/cwt ≈ $1,180/hd at 654 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	544	309	445
Feeder cattle	333	187	282
Slaughter cattle	114	43	68
Replacement cattle	45	27	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls to few too trend. There was an average offering of average to plain 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	470	8	230.00–245.00	$236.85	$1,113	—
580 value added	580	34	238.50	$238.50	$1,383	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	337	3	235.00–240.00	$238.32	$803	—
350–395	380	3	230.00–235.00	$231.54	$880	+11.54
430–445	438	3	210.00–220.00	$216.65	$949	—
455–485	470	2	210.00–220.00	$215.16	$1,011	-9.99
520	520	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,040	-20.00
570–595	585	5	200.00–215.00	$205.96	$1,205	-18.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	210.00	$210.00	$525	—
360–375	365	3	195.00–210.00	$203.42	$742	—
455	455	1	185.00	$185.00	$842	—
565–580	573	2	180.00–185.00	$182.53	$1,046	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	215	2	210.00	$210.00	$452	—
250–290	272	6	200.00–210.00	$206.66	$562	—
315–340	328	5	200.00–205.00	$203.03	$666	-7.47
350–375	365	5	195.00–205.00	$199.99	$730	-0.01
410–425	418	3	195.00–200.00	$198.31	$829	-0.11
450–490	475	5	185.00–195.00	$189.01	$898	-4.98
500–515	513	21	185.00–191.00	$190.67	$978	+0.67
550–585	568	5	185.00–195.00	$189.01	$1,074	—
654	654	19	180.50	$180.50	$1,180	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	271	4	185.00–195.00	$189.86	$515	+4.86
300–345	325	4	185.00–190.00	$187.46	$609	+7.46
400–445	420	3	180.00–185.00	$181.77	$763	-3.23
465–470	468	2	175.00–180.00	$177.51	$831	+2.51
510–540	525	2	175.00–180.00	$177.43	$932	-5.11
565–590	578	2	175.00–180.00	$177.45	$1,026	-5.25
600–635	626	9	165.00–180.00	$169.31	$1,060	-15.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	210.00	$210.00	$798	-10.00
400–425	413	4	207.50–210.00	$209.36	$865	—
460–485	477	3	200.00–205.00	$201.61	$962	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	240.00	$240.00	$576	—
270–285	278	2	235.00–240.00	$237.43	$660	—
305–345	325	10	225.00–240.00	$234.46	$762	-5.54
370–395	384	6	220.00–230.00	$224.97	$864	-5.03
405–430	419	4	217.50–225.00	$220.57	$924	-11.80
470–495	483	3	210.00–220.00	$215.05	$1,039	—
505–520	513	3	195.00–205.00	$200.02	$1,026	—
550–585	570	3	195.00–205.00	$198.22	$1,130	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	200.00	$200.00	$400	+10.00
265–285	272	3	195.00–200.00	$196.75	$535	—
300	300	1	200.00	$200.00	$600	—
360–395	372	3	190.00–200.00	$193.54	$720	-16.46
410–435	418	3	185.00–190.00	$188.37	$787	-21.63
510–520	517	3	175.00–180.00	$178.32	$922	-10.39
565–575	570	2	175.00–185.00	$179.96	$1,026	—
605–620	613	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,042	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,053	—
455–485	470	2	230.00–235.00	$232.42	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1185	1085	80-85%	5	84.00–88.00	$85.76	$930	—
1005–1290	1119	80-85%	27	90.00–114.00	$102.20	$1,144	+12.94
1025–1310	1168	80-85%	2	117.00–119.00	$118.12	$1,380	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–990	853	85-90%	9	78.00–85.00	$82.45	$703	—
710–995	904	85-90%	15	90.00–101.00	$95.52	$864	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1640	1361	75-80%	8	90.00–105.00	$97.19	$1,323	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1670	1545	2	105.00–109.00	$106.84	$1,651	—
1525–2235	1847	3	115.00–119.00	$116.56	$2,153	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	680.00	$680.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–790	744	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	600.00–810.00	$690.57
715–845	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	710.00–850.00	$785.83
840–885	857	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–875.00	$866.83
780–985	888	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	810.00–975.00	$888.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
990–1210	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,085.00–1,325.00	$1,217.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135–160	147	3	107.50–117.50	$110.80	$163	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	4	155.00–160.00	$156.25	+81.25
70	70	2	80.00	$80.00	+5.00
80	80	3	100.00–110.00	$106.67	+31.67
100–120	110	2	200.00–235.00	$217.50	+22.50

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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
740–1020	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,236.93	—
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+375.88
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	-59.95

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760–880	822	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–850.00	$794.07	—
755–995	872	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	810.00–975.00	$877.74	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075–1150	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,575.00	$1,536.24	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	60.00–65.00	$61.67	+26.67
40	40	5	70.00–80.00	$74.00	+39.00
50	50	2	100.00–120.00	$110.00	+31.67

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	5	140.00–150.00	$144.00	+89.00
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	+60.00
60	60	1	60.00	$60.00	+5.00
80	80	4	130.00	$130.00	+15.00
80	80	3	80.00–85.00	$83.33	-31.67
100–120	110	2	210.00–230.00	$220.00	+110.00
120	120	7	145.00–155.00	$148.57	+38.57

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	82.50	$82.50	$532	—
845	845	1	82.50	$82.50	$697	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	135.00–140.00	$137.50	—

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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.