Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 3, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	352	282	402
Feeder cattle	142	118	174
Slaughter cattle	80	67	124
Replacement cattle	46	41	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	270.00–290.00	$279.55	$777	-20.45
380–395	388	2	260.00–270.00	$265.10	$1,029	-49.83
460–495	482	3	250.00–287.50	$263.69	$1,271	-16.31
520	520	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,404	—
555	555	2	287.50	$287.50	$1,596	+21.88

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	315.00	$315.00	$740	—
330	330	2	332.50	$332.50	$1,097	-2.50
495	495	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,510	—
519	519	4	304.00	$304.00	$1,578	+9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	230.00	$230.00	$529	—
385	385	1	245.00	$245.00	$943	-30.00
460–495	478	2	230.00–240.00	$234.82	$1,122	—
515	515	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,120	—
625	625	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,312	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	383	5	235.00–255.00	$250.27	$959	-4.84
400–445	423	6	230.00–247.50	$234.51	$992	—
475–495	483	3	230.00–257.50	$247.64	$1,196	—
510–530	518	7	233.00–250.00	$237.49	$1,230	+1.69
575	575	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,466	+22.56
605–615	610	2	225.00–237.50	$231.30	$1,411	+11.30

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	240.00	$240.00	$492	—
330–345	338	2	230.00–250.00	$240.22	$812	+5.22
355–380	368	3	210.00–222.50	$217.45	$800	—
405–445	425	2	222.50	$222.50	$946	—
490	490	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,017	—
515	515	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,082	—
610–620	615	2	197.50–205.00	$201.28	$1,238	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	275.00	$275.00	$756	—
345	345	1	280.00	$280.00	$966	—
350–370	360	2	260.00–285.00	$272.85	$982	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	225	3	280.00–290.00	$283.56	$638	—
280	280	2	290.00–305.00	$297.50	$833	—
300	300	1	285.00	$285.00	$855	—
395	395	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,195	+2.50
520	520	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,508	+20.00
585	585	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,521	—
589 value added	589	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,561	—
610	610	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,434	—
685	685	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,507	—
700–720	710	2	219.00–225.00	$222.04	$1,576	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	320.00	$320.00	$672	—
260–280	273	3	320.00–340.00	$326.83	$892	—
320–330	325	3	315.00–322.50	$319.21	$1,037	—
400–440	418	3	300.00–330.00	$310.52	$1,298	-4.48
495	495	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,460	—
550	550	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,595	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	240.00	$240.00	$576	—
420–445	433	2	242.50–250.00	$246.36	$1,067	—
465	465	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,186	—
515–535	527	3	216.00–227.50	$221.24	$1,166	-3.76
665	665	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,363	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1245	1035	80-85%	3	105.00–123.00	$113.43	$1,174	—
1020–1165	1093	80-85%	2	153.00–155.00	$154.07	$1,684	—
940–1485	1148	80-85%	23	125.00–144.00	$135.08	$1,551	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1070	905	85-90%	5	100.00–106.00	$102.83	$931	—
850–1060	945	85-90%	6	115.00–126.00	$119.05	$1,125	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1720	1466	75-80%	6	128.00–136.00	$132.07	$1,936	+16.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–2090	1521	4	135.00–144.00	$139.51	$2,122	—
1475–1765	1654	5	148.00–161.00	$154.12	$2,549	—
2175–2320	2248	2	173.00–182.00	$177.65	$3,994	—

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Stock Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–735	708	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	707.00–979.00	$826.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	937.00	$937.00
830–940	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,203.00–1,224.00	$1,212.85
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	995.00	$995.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–900	835	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,140.00–1,193.00	$1,166.46

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	581.00	$581.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–945	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,025.00–1,300.00	$1,162.68
840–915	869	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,331.33
880–945	922	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,375.00	$1,335.22
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,049.00	$1,049.00
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	886.00	$886.00
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	802.00	$802.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610	610	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
640	640	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	57.50–70.00	$61.67	+11.67
60	60	2	87.50	$87.50	+37.50
70	70	1	90.00	$90.00	+10.00

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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
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
835–1060	946	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,775.00–2,175.00	$2,009.74	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
630	630	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
610–790	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00–1,350.00	$1,307.68	—
790	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	260.00	$260.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	18	60.00–70.00	$69.44	+30.27
30	30	1	125.00	$125.00	+85.83
60	60	2	140.00	$140.00	+65.00
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	+50.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	+47.50
80	80	1	125.00	$125.00	+25.00
80	80	13	60.00–95.00	$77.31	-22.69
80	80	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	+2.50
100	100	3	65.00–85.00	$71.67	-70.83
100–120	107	3	120.00–125.00	$121.67	-20.83
100–120	110	2	110.00	$110.00	-32.50
150	150	2	170.00–200.00	$185.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	70.00	$70.00	—
70	70	5	85.00–90.00	$86.00	—
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–480	453	2	55.00–57.50	$56.17	$254	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	55.00	$55.00	—
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	—
60	60	1	145.00	$145.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	180.00–195.00	$187.50	—
100–120	110	2	210.00–240.00	$225.00	—
150	150	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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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.