Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	346	250	605
Feeder cattle	168	123	231
Slaughter cattle	63	51	233
Replacement cattle	69	31	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	275.00	$275.00	$908	—
410–435	425	3	260.00–285.00	$276.96	$1,177	-10.63
450	450	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,282	+12.55
525–545	535	3	272.50–280.00	$275.82	$1,476	—
565–595	580	2	250.00–275.00	$262.18	$1,521	—
615–630	623	2	232.50–250.00	$241.14	$1,502	—
665	665	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,563	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–545	533	2	210.00–230.00	$219.77	$1,171	-2.83
680	680	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,360	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	240.00–255.00	$247.84	$545	—
330	330	1	240.00	$240.00	$792	-15.15
370–395	382	3	240.00–245.00	$241.72	$923	-6.39
415–440	428	2	230.00–240.00	$235.15	$1,006	-5.66
455–480	465	4	240.00–260.00	$244.89	$1,139	+20.88
495	495	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,089	-4.01
535–540	538	2	237.50–242.50	$240.01	$1,291	+19.53
550–585	563	5	220.00–240.00	$235.05	$1,323	+19.08
610	610	3	232.50–240.00	$235.00	$1,434	+25.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	285.00–295.00	$289.78	$666	—
260	260	1	260.00	$260.00	$676	—
355–395	375	2	250.00–255.00	$252.37	$946	—
415–416	416	6	245.00–250.00	$245.83	$1,023	—
505–510	508	2	245.00–247.50	$246.26	$1,251	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	180.00	$180.00	$450	—
350–360	357	3	190.00–210.00	$201.64	$720	-15.93
405	405	1	207.50	$207.50	$840	+1.15
460	460	1	200.00	$200.00	$920	—
510	510	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,096	+11.68
550–595	573	3	200.00–215.00	$210.20	$1,204	+7.67
665–695	680	2	197.50–205.00	$201.17	$1,368	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	270.00	$270.00	$729	—
310–340	329	4	270.00–300.00	$286.16	$941	-28.84
355–370	363	2	260.00–290.00	$274.69	$997	—
405–435	425	3	260.00–280.00	$270.00	$1,148	-17.32
455–495	474	7	250.00	$250.00	$1,185	-25.00
515	515	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,339	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–255	253	2	230.00–245.00	$237.57	$601	—
410	410	1	210.00	$210.00	$861	-54.96
460–475	468	2	220.00–230.00	$224.92	$1,053	-27.61
500–510	505	2	200.00–235.00	$217.67	$1,099	-24.85
565–590	578	2	230.00–240.00	$234.89	$1,358	—
685	685	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,558	—
705–715	710	2	217.50–220.00	$218.76	$1,553	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1230	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,747.00–2,100.00	$1,893.84	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1400	1222	80-85%	11	127.00–140.00	$134.30	$1,641	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1230	987	85-90%	7	92.00–114.00	$108.08	$1,067	—
1000–1205	1090	85-90%	3	124.00–126.00	$124.98	$1,362	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1395	1323	75-80%	3	125.00–136.00	$130.41	$1,725	—
1720	1720	75-80%	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,789	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1770	1475	2	114.00–125.00	$118.40	$1,746	—
1370–2260	1673	4	133.00–153.00	$143.33	$2,398	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–970	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,021.00–1,232.00	$1,105.83

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–775	707	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	888.00–911.00	$896.42

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1175	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,539.00–1,540.00	$1,539.46

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	735.00	$735.00
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	958.00	$958.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–925	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,140.00	$1,106.03
865–985	921	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,375.00–1,500.00	$1,414.21
825–1080	949	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,275.00–1,550.00	$1,443.69
925–1050	979	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,681.61
965–1080	1014	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,400.00–1,950.00	$1,681.80

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
745–875	817	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,210.00–1,400.00	$1,299.92
815–940	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,203.00–1,325.00	$1,259.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	208	4	90.00–102.50	$96.23	$200	+20.23
210	210	1	57.50	$57.50	$121	-18.50

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	70.00	$70.00	—
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	125.00	$125.00	—
40–50	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	11	140.00–225.00	$175.00	—
80	80	—	—	1	95.00	$95.00	-45.00
100	100	—	—	3	175.00–195.00	$181.67	+66.67

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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
810–995	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00–2,500.00	$2,298.06	—
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
860–1070	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	1,775.00–2,450.00	$2,137.59	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
745–750	748	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,650.00	$1,474.41	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	185.00	$185.00	$758	—
595	595	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,026	—
685	685	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,164	—

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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	5	170.00–220.00	$200.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	65.00	$65.00	+9.00
50	50	3	165.00	$165.00	+20.00
50	50	4	60.00–145.00	$92.50	-52.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	+50.00
70	70	—	—	1	85.00	$85.00	-26.67
80	80	—	—	2	80.00–100.00	$90.00	-21.67

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	50.00	$50.00	$190	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	260.00	$260.00	—

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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.