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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 13, 2024

292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.98/cwt +5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,497/hd at 727 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.18/cwt -9.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 423 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 292 320 397
Feeder cattle 166 231 303
Slaughter cattle 21 38 47
Replacement cattle 39 20 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 320.00 $320.00 $928 —
350 350 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,120 -17.50
405–445 420 9 305.00–330.00 $315.54 $1,325 +5.54
455–495 466 4 300.00–310.00 $304.91 $1,421 -8.14
505 505 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,515 -12.50
565 value added 565 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,695 —
633 value added 633 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,722 —
760 value added 760 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,892 —
810 810 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,883 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 300.00 $300.00 $885 —
350–365 358 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,110 +24.80
450–480 465 2 240.00–250.00 $245.16 $1,140 -34.84
510 510 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,326 -12.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 250.00 $250.00 $975 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 270.00 $270.00 $621 —
240 fancy 240 1 285.00 $285.00 $684 —
280–295 288 2 240.00–255.00 $247.70 $713 —
295 fancy 295 1 300.00 $300.00 $885 —
300–310 fancy 303 3 295.00–300.00 $298.35 $904 —
365 fancy 365 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,095 —
355–385 374 4 265.00–270.00 $267.42 $1,000 +7.66
400–445 421 12 250.00–265.00 $260.28 $1,096 +5.22
445 fancy 445 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,268 —
455–485 468 5 245.00–255.00 $252.03 $1,180 +6.63
450–485 value added 473 3 260.00–262.50 $260.79 $1,234 —
500 fancy 500 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,262 —
520–535 530 3 245.00–247.50 $246.66 $1,307 +4.52
565–575 570 2 240.00–245.00 $242.48 $1,382 +12.48
635 value added 635 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,524 —
713–741 value added 727 16 205.00–207.00 $205.98 $1,497 +5.98
760 760 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,520 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 220.00 $220.00 $836 —
430 430 1 210.00 $210.00 $903 +5.02
475 475 1 200.00 $200.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 220.00 $220.00 $968 -7.27
495 495 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,064 -20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 224 4 250.00–280.00 $263.32 $590 -39.18
275–280 278 2 310.00 $310.00 $862 —
305–345 320 3 280.00–300.00 $293.65 $940 +0.55
370–390 380 2 280.00–300.00 $290.26 $1,103 -12.39
440 440 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,144 -35.03
450–475 465 3 260.00–280.00 $269.82 $1,255 —
515 515 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,339 -12.18
675 675 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,268 +5.44
410–435 424 5 290.00–310.00 $297.88 $1,263 -19.52
450–480 463 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,343 -24.93
500–515 508 2 280.00–285.00 $282.46 $1,435 —
565–590 578 2 280.00–285.00 $282.45 $1,633 —
710–735 723 2 240.00–245.00 $242.46 $1,753 —
750 750 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,819 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1285 1162 80-85% 7 115.00–131.00 $124.92 $1,452 -0.05
1370 1370 80-85% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,836 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 88.00 $88.00 $673 -1.59
930 930 85-90% 2 104.00–106.00 $105.00 $976 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1530 1525 75-80% 2 129.00–132.00 $130.50 $1,990 +9.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705 1705 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,643 —
1435–1870 1735 4 134.00–150.00 $144.60 $2,509 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–1300 988 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 18 1,030.00–1,855.00 $1,464.75
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–640 630 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 640.00–910.00 $709.37

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–945 938 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,250.00–1,600.00 $1,466.07
910–995 940 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,200.00–1,305.00 $1,269.49
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1190 1069 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,325.00 $1,226.84
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
730–850 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 900.00–975.00 $940.35

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175–190 183 2 82.50–87.50 $85.10 $156 +22.60
245 245 1 70.00 $70.00 $172 +2.50

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 62.50–65.00 $63.75 -11.25
70 70 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 -27.50
80 80 3 75.00–87.50 $80.83 +40.83
100 100 1 120.00 $120.00 —
170 170 2 350.00–390.00 $370.00 +122.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815–1000 898 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,725.00–1,950.00 $1,846.29 —

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 1 180.00 $180.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 2 95.00–100.00 $97.50 —
40 40 3 42.50 $42.50 —
50 50 10 172.50–175.00 $173.00 +89.67
50 50 3 145.00–155.00 $150.00 +66.67
50 50 3 60.00 $60.00 -23.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 5 60.00–85.00 $72.00 -63.00
50 50 1 60.00 $60.00 -75.00
50 50 1 165.00 $165.00 +30.00
50 50 1 105.00 $105.00 -30.00
60 60 1 120.00 $120.00 -15.00
60 60 2 95.00 $95.00 -40.00
100 100 2 100.00 $100.00 —
140 140 1 160.00 $160.00 —

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60 60 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 +35.00
60 60 1 60.00 $60.00 -10.00
70 70 2 60.00–70.00 $65.00 -5.00
100 100 1 130.00 $130.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 57.50 $57.50 $198 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120 120 1 330.00 $330.00 —

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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.