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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 28, 2024

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 386 532 397
Feeder cattle 262 352 241
Slaughter cattle 70 93 60
Replacement cattle 24 25 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week there were too few comparable sales to establish trends. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 275.00–290.00 $282.29 $1,030 —
405 405 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,174 -6.41
450 450 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,215 -12.08
545 545 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,444 —
550 550 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,245 -18.00
465–480 473 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,372 —
610 610 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,488 -31.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,155 ±0.00
590 590 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,357 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 220.00–245.00 $232.77 $547 -12.23
255–270 263 2 220.00–245.00 $232.14 $611 -7.86
315–335 325 2 220.00–225.00 $222.42 $723 -10.98
365–375 370 2 220.00–230.00 $225.07 $833 +0.08
400–440 426 6 215.00–230.00 $222.33 $947 +1.09
450–495 469 6 200.00–220.00 $210.90 $989 -6.83
505–538 530 8 200.00–210.00 $205.75 $1,090 -5.07
655–660 657 3 185.00–192.50 $189.18 $1,243 -5.88
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 265.00 $265.00 $795 +6.73
400–415 408 2 240.00–245.00 $242.45 $989 -2.79
505–530 516 5 220.00–225.00 $221.49 $1,143 -10.97
555–590 573 5 215.00–222.50 $219.55 $1,258 -13.45
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 200.00 $200.00 $430 -25.00
325 325 1 210.00 $210.00 $682 -6.07
540 540 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,026 -5.00
635–645 640 2 180.00–192.00 $186.05 $1,191 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 285.00 $285.00 $741 —
300–345 323 7 280.00–300.00 $290.84 $939 -14.24
350–390 370 7 270.00–300.00 $291.29 $1,078 -11.18
410–440 429 5 270.00–285.00 $279.11 $1,197 -11.87
450–495 464 9 260.00–280.00 $270.97 $1,257 -11.98
505–540 518 3 250.00–270.00 $258.30 $1,338 -12.65
550–595 571 4 230.00–245.00 $238.80 $1,364 -16.20
635 635 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,365 -25.00
670–685 678 2 210.00–213.00 $211.52 $1,434 +2.66
710 710 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,314 —
765 765 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,358 -12.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 265.00 $265.00 $623 -11.61
250–295 274 5 250.00–270.00 $259.78 $712 -3.81
300–305 303 2 255.00–260.00 $257.48 $780 -7.47
480–485 483 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,111 -31.52
525 525 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,181 -23.98
550–580 565 2 207.50–215.00 $211.15 $1,193 -30.02
705 705 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,357 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,085 —
605 605 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,416 -26.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1185 1140 80-85% 3 106.00–115.00 $110.04 $1,254 —
935–1520 1192 80-85% 17 107.00–124.00 $115.12 $1,372 -1.85
1135–1415 1252 80-85% 6 127.00–135.00 $129.41 $1,620 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–1080 832 85-90% 11 82.00–92.00 $87.29 $726 —
800–1180 939 85-90% 12 95.00–105.00 $99.14 $931 -6.96
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1470 1438 75-80% 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $1,733 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,220 —
1030–2065 1627 3 133.00–140.00 $137.02 $2,229 —
1960 1960 1 149.00 $149.00 $2,920 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–1005 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,140.00–1,340.00 $1,255.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715–880 798 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,015.00 $1,006.72

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Bred Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–860 792 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00–920.00 $860.98
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–1065 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,330.00 $1,201.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 45.00 $45.00 $63 —
195 195 1 72.50 $72.50 $141 -2.35
220–225 223 2 70.00–72.50 $71.24 $159 -6.72
240–290 258 3 55.00–65.00 $60.90 $157 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 3 50.00–70.00 $63.33 -0.42
100 100 1 90.00 $90.00 -3.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
825–945 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00–1,585.00 $1,566.31 —
885–1185 996 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00–1,750.00 $1,421.77 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–885 828 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 975.00–1,025.00 $999.14 —
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
615 615 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 670.00 $670.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–378 377 11 152.50–220.00 $214.06 $807 +66.56
505 505 23 214.00 $214.00 $1,081 +3.00
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
766 766 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,272 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 2 30.00–50.00 $40.00 -40.00
50 50 1 120.00 $120.00 +25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 4 75.00–85.00 $82.50 +25.00
50 50 3 45.00–60.00 $55.00 -2.50
80 80 1 85.00 $85.00 -80.00
80 80 2 115.00 $115.00 -50.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 368 3 42.50–52.50 $49.11 $181 -18.39

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 2 150.00–165.00 $157.50 —
130 130 1 250.00 $250.00 —

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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.