Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	285	346	492
Feeder cattle	176	168	296
Slaughter cattle	46	63	117
Replacement cattle	41	69	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light 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
215	215	1	290.00	$290.00	$624	—
305–335	320	2	280.00–310.00	$294.30	$942	+19.30
395	395	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,165	—
425–445	435	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,218	+3.04
450	450	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,350	+15.00
520–545	534	5	260.00–290.00	$278.82	$1,489	+3.00
575	575	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,150	-62.18
570–590	582	3	280.00–285.00	$282.48	$1,644	+20.30
600–620	613	3	260.00–275.00	$270.11	$1,656	+28.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	260.00	$260.00	$559	—
260	260	1	220.00	$220.00	$572	—
305–325	315	2	230.00–245.00	$237.74	$749	—
420–435	428	2	220.00–230.00	$225.09	$963	—
575	575	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,438	—
690	690	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,414	+5.00
705	705	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,498	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	315.00	$315.00	$850	—
340 fancy	340	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,173	—
375 fancy	375	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,312	—
400–425	411	4	320.00–345.00	$330.17	$1,357	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	250.00–260.00	$255.09	$727	—
345	345	1	265.00	$265.00	$914	+25.00
370	370	1	255.00	$255.00	$944	+13.28
410–440	423	3	240.00–250.00	$243.31	$1,029	+8.16
465–495	478	9	235.00–255.00	$245.49	$1,173	+0.60
510–540	520	4	230.00–245.00	$238.73	$1,241	-1.28
525	525	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,260	-0.01
570	570	2	220.00–240.00	$230.00	$1,311	-5.05
600	600	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,365	-7.50
665	665	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,513	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	271	5	200.00–220.00	$207.79	$563	+27.79
340	340	1	210.00	$210.00	$714	—
395	395	1	230.00	$230.00	$908	—
405–440	423	2	180.00–195.00	$187.19	$792	-20.31
455–480	463	5	185.00–192.50	$188.98	$875	-11.02
505	505	1	180.00	$180.00	$909	-35.00
555	555	2	190.00–210.00	$200.00	$1,110	-10.20
670–680	674	4	170.00–205.00	$190.04	$1,281	-11.13

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	270.00–300.00	$285.39	$822	+25.39
340	340	1	290.00	$290.00	$986	—
360–365	362	3	285.00–295.00	$290.00	$1,050	+37.63
400–435	417	3	265.00–290.00	$275.91	$1,151	+30.08
515–516	516	8	250.00	$250.00	$1,290	+3.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	310.00	$310.00	$899	+40.00
345	345	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,035	+13.84
385	385	2	260.00–280.00	$270.00	$1,040	-4.69
400–440	423	6	270.00–290.00	$278.30	$1,177	+8.30
475–480	478	2	260.00–270.00	$265.03	$1,267	+15.03
490	490	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,274	+10.00
510–540	525	4	250.00–260.00	$252.43	$1,325	-7.57
555–575	565	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,412	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	3	325.00–345.00	$336.42	$1,087	—
350–395	376	6	320.00–340.00	$331.69	$1,247	—
430–435	433	2	300.00–320.00	$310.06	$1,343	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	365	2	230.00	$230.00	$840	—
400–445	423	2	230.00–260.00	$245.80	$1,040	+35.80
450–490	470	2	250.00–270.00	$259.57	$1,220	+34.65
620–645	632	3	210.00–220.00	$213.27	$1,348	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1335	1168	80-85%	7	76.00–109.00	$98.13	$1,146	—
1150–1490	1367	80-85%	5	110.00–118.00	$114.23	$1,562	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–980	865	85-90%	3	61.00–82.00	$73.45	$635	—
1045	1045	85-90%	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,087	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1425	1388	75-80%	2	112.00–114.00	$112.97	$1,568	—
1550	1550	75-80%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,504	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,091	—
1410–1890	1679	4	136.00–145.00	$140.59	$2,361	-2.74

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–795	730	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,264.00–1,272.00	$1,268.36
850–970	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	914.00–922.00	$918.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–990	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,086.00–1,188.00	$1,137.52

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1030	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	845.00	$845.00
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	985.00	$985.00
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–835	814	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,325.19
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	100.00	$100.00	$175	—
210–260	235	2	110.00–112.50	$111.38	$262	+53.88

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	110.00	$110.00	+15.00
60	60	1	140.00	$140.00	+45.00
80	80	3	155.00–160.00	$158.33	+63.33

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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
825–1065	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,600.00–2,925.00	$2,711.21	+413.15
900–1110	979	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	2,350.00–2,825.00	$2,551.26	+413.67
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	192.50	$192.50	$703	—
810	810	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,207	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	-40.00
50	50	1	70.00	$70.00	-95.00
60	60	1	130.00	$130.00	-35.00

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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	150.00	$150.00	+20.00
50	50	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-50.00
80	80	—	—	2	85.00–100.00	$92.50	+2.50
100	100	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	—
100	100	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	—
80	80	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	57.50	$57.50	$196	—
515	515	1	62.50	$62.50	$322	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	—

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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.