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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 22, 2024

215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 215 119 331
Feeder cattle 100 57 131
Slaughter cattle 54 16 124
Replacement cattle 24 18 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average 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
360 360 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,034 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 250.00–260.00 $254.78 $721 —
355 355 1 260.00 $260.00 $923 -20.00
415 415 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,038 ±0.00
455 455 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,001 -40.73
460 460 2 230.00–240.00 $235.00 $1,081 -25.73
510 510 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,122 -37.54
550–585 562 3 230.00–240.00 $236.74 $1,330 -13.26
655 655 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,588 +32.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 377 3 275.00–302.50 $293.98 $1,108 —
405 405 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,073 —
475–495 485 2 265.00–275.00 $269.90 $1,309 —
515–535 525 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 220.00 $220.00 $473 —
300–320 310 2 220.00–230.00 $225.16 $698 +45.16
740 740 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,406 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 230.00–250.00 $240.73 $662 —
340 340 1 250.00 $250.00 $850 +10.00
400–445 427 3 230.00–250.00 $243.75 $1,041 —
475–485 478 3 220.00–230.00 $226.62 $1,083 —
510 510 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,173 —
550 550 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,054 —
405 405 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,094 —
505–545 530 4 255.00–280.00 $267.45 $1,417 —
605 605 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,573 +17.51
665 665 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 2 300.00–310.00 $305.09 $1,260 -12.40
455 455 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,365 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110 1110 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,610.00 $1,610.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1190 1049 80-85% 9 104.00–127.00 $116.94 $1,227 —
1040–1395 1190 80-85% 16 128.00–142.00 $135.48 $1,612 +22.39
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,157 —
945–1380 1106 85-90% 8 110.00–127.00 $119.31 $1,320 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1475 1389 75-80% 4 129.00–137.00 $132.56 $1,841 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1840 1432 5 116.00–140.00 $131.13 $1,878 —
1460–2285 1847 5 155.00–169.00 $162.77 $3,006 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–785 755 (<2 yrs)Open 3 868.00–1,160.00 $1,061.97
785–865 825 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 952.00–981.00 $965.80
880–1040 983 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,126.00–1,318.00 $1,205.02
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655–795 718 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 639.00–974.00 $847.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,166.00 $1,166.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660 660 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 475.00 $475.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1040 978 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,110.00–1,200.00 $1,154.91
900–1155 1028 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,450.00 $1,318.61
920–1175 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,306.00–1,575.00 $1,488.55
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
170–175 174 4 165.00–170.00 $167.48 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 80.00 $80.00 $152 —
215–280 247 3 80.00–95.00 $87.87 $217 +14.92

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 5.00 $5.00 $12 —
525 525 1 2.00 $2.00 $10 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 145.00 $145.00 +35.00
100 100 1 220.00 $220.00 +25.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1330 1330 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,525.00 $2,525.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 215.00 $215.00 $516 —
340 340 3 150.00–165.00 $160.00 $544 —
420–445 433 2 187.50–200.00 $193.57 $838 —
500 500 1 177.50 $177.50 $888 —
615 615 1 142.50 $142.50 $876 —
675 675 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,012 —

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 140.00 $140.00 —
80 80 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 120.00 $120.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 95.00 $95.00 —
50 50 1 115.00 $115.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 65.00 $65.00 -15.00
70 70 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 1 140.00 $140.00 +60.00
70 70 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 1 95.00 $95.00 +15.00
80 80 —— 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 +32.50
80 80 —— 1 70.00 $70.00 ±0.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 90.00 $90.00 +3.33
80 80 4 135.00–150.00 $138.75 +52.08
90 90 2 130.00 $130.00 +43.33

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 47.50 $47.50 $154 —
410 410 1 72.50 $72.50 $297 —

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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.