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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 7, 2024

203 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 203 408 319
Feeder cattle 110 316 184
Slaughter cattle 35 23 61
Replacement cattle 15 17 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were very light offerings of mostly plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Livestock auctions are affected by Tropical Storm Debby, with heavy rain and flooding in some trading areas.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,354 -0.69
596 596 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,460 -18.34
615 615 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,476 +6.20
635 635 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,524 +6.20
650 650 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,495 —
710 710 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,562 —
925 925 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,804 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,008 +28.75
455–480 461 4 250.00–255.00 $253.70 $1,170 +3.70
530 530 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,192 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 225.00 $225.00 $574 -10.00
280 280 1 215.00 $215.00 $602 -20.00
375 375 1 207.00 $207.00 $776 —
450 450 1 217.50 $217.50 $979 —
505–535 520 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 —
553 553 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,078 -25.00
625 625 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,297 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 260.00 $260.00 $871 -3.82
365 365 1 240.00 $240.00 $876 -14.98
420–425 423 2 240.00–245.00 $242.49 $1,026 +2.49
450 450 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,058 —
500 500 2 220.00–240.00 $230.00 $1,150 -15.31
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 fancy 580 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,595 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 210.00 $210.00 $556 —
360 360 1 242.50 $242.50 $873 —
450–490 470 2 220.00–230.00 $225.21 $1,058 -9.79
555 555 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,124 —
605–621 618 5 202.50–205.00 $202.99 $1,254 -16.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 302.50–310.00 $306.28 $897 —
300–340 316 4 300.00–330.00 $309.68 $979 +14.68
350 350 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 275.00 $275.00 $756 —
400–435 423 3 250.00–260.00 $256.57 $1,085 -15.95
465 465 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,162 -14.92
505 505 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,250 —
940–1575 1170 80-85% 15 133.00–150.00 $141.46 $1,655 -1.08
1330 1330 80-85% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,048 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1120 890 85-90% 7 111.00–121.00 $117.92 $1,049 —
940–975 958 85-90% 2 125.00–126.00 $125.51 $1,202 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660–1770 1705 75-80% 3 136.00–151.00 $145.71 $2,484 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,460 —
950–2245 1482 3 143.00–161.00 $155.72 $2,308 —
1330–2245 1788 2 125.00–128.00 $126.88 $2,269 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–840 815 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 135.00–147.50 $141.44 $1,153
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780–865 823 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,193
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,034
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
625 625 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1125 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,485.00–1,800.00 $1,658.29
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1375 1375 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,842.00 $1,842.00
1595 1595 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,782

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 80.00 $80.00 $140 —
200 200 1 81.00 $81.00 $162 —
400 400 1 67.50 $67.50 $270 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 50.00 $50.00 —
25 25 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 2 105.00 $105.00 —
25 25 —— 1 75.00 $75.00 —
30 30 —— 1 125.00 $125.00 —
60–65 62 —— 3 127.50–210.00 $155.00 -25.00
65 65 —— 1 220.00 $220.00 +40.00
100 100 —— 2 260.00 $260.00 +200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 1 85.00 $85.00 +30.00
30 30 1 80.00 $80.00 +25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
25 25 Kids (<1 yr)Open 1 125.00 $125.00 —
25 25 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 100.00 $100.00 —
30 30 —— 1 90.00 $90.00 —
100 100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 180.00 $180.00 +7.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20–25 22 5 20.00 $20.00 —
40 40 5 70.00 $70.00 —
75 75 1 90.00 $90.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–285 263 2 77.50–80.00 $78.86 $207 —
335 335 1 62.50 $62.50 $209 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 2 220.00 $220.00 +28.33

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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.