Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 9, 2024

338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $238.36/cwt +5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 305 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $220.00/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 583 lb · 10 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $220.67/cwt -2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 431 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	338	304	467
Feeder cattle	235	159	263
Slaughter cattle	26	85	127
Replacement cattle	21	26	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. 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
335	335	1	270.00	$270.00	$904	—
365–395	381	4	270.00–285.00	$275.08	$1,048	—
395	395	1	220.00	$220.00	$869	—
445	445	1	220.00	$220.00	$979	—
455–460	458	2	230.00–250.00	$240.05	$1,099	—
560–570	565	2	250.00–257.50	$253.72	$1,434	—
575–595	585	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,228	—
605–640	623	4	225.00–227.50	$226.28	$1,410	—
630 value added	630	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,449	—
670	670	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,558	—
750	750	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,594	+17.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	310.00	$310.00	$914	—
365	365	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,077	—
430–435	433	2	272.50–280.00	$276.27	$1,196	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	225	3	220.00–240.00	$225.93	$508	+10.93
285–295	290	3	230.00–235.00	$231.67	$672	+6.67
305	305	14	230.00–239.00	$238.36	$727	+5.09
385–390	388	2	230.00–232.50	$231.24	$897	+0.09
410–445	429	9	210.00–232.50	$223.24	$958	+0.37
445	445	1	197.50	$197.50	$879	-25.37
450–485	472	3	205.00–210.00	$208.29	$983	+3.78
495	495	2	200.00–207.50	$203.75	$1,009	-0.76
500–535	517	3	180.00–190.00	$183.23	$947	-6.77
515–535	531	7	215.00–230.00	$220.73	$1,172	+8.18
580	580	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,247	+12.66
595	595	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,160	-7.34
610	610	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,159	-10.00
700	700	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,330	—
725	725	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,305	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	195.00–200.00	$197.55	$464	—
260	260	1	200.00	$200.00	$520	+10.00
300–305	303	2	185.00–205.00	$195.08	$591	—
395	395	1	200.00	$200.00	$790	+20.00
465	465	1	170.00	$170.00	$790	-15.02
465	465	1	175.00	$175.00	$814	-10.02
500	500	1	180.00	$180.00	$900	+10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–545	542	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,274	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	220.00	$220.00	$550	—
320–335	325	3	242.50–265.00	$255.63	$831	—
360–380	370	2	265.00–280.00	$272.30	$1,008	+32.30
415–440	431	4	240.00–267.50	$253.23	$1,091	+63.23
450–465	457	3	200.00–220.00	$213.21	$974	-22.73
535	535	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,230	+8.76
545	545	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,144	-11.24
570–584	583	10	220.00	$220.00	$1,283	+5.00
600	600	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,200	—
610–615	613	2	222.50–225.00	$223.76	$1,372	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–215	210	2	210.00–220.00	$214.88	$451	—
335	335	1	230.00	$230.00	$770	+20.00
438	438	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,007	+22.41
460–490	475	2	200.00–212.50	$206.05	$979	+6.05

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	300.00	$300.00	$660	—
275	275	1	305.00	$305.00	$839	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,944.00	$1,944.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1230	1058	80-85%	5	111.00–125.00	$118.71	$1,256	—
1015–1325	1138	80-85%	4	90.00–103.00	$94.99	$1,081	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1495	1362	75-80%	3	111.00–119.00	$115.75	$1,577	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–945	875	85-90%	2	83.00–86.00	$84.38	$738	-17.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605	1605	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,167	—
1820	1820	1	145.00	$145.00	$2,639	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
510–895	713	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	777.75–1,298.00	$1,084.02
875–950	913	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,159.00–1,283.00	$1,223.55
1000–1060	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,430.00–1,585.00	$1,509.76

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1315	1315	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–185	173	2	90.00–92.50	$91.34	$158	—
200–295	252	8	90.00–102.50	$96.67	$244	—
325	325	1	92.50	$92.50	$301	—

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–140	125	3	110.00–130.00	$119.47	-17.31

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	9.00	$9.00	$52	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	4	120.00–130.00	$127.50	+5.00
80	80	8	100.00–115.00	$108.13	-14.37
80	80	1	85.00	$85.00	-37.50
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	-2.50
100	100	2	140.00–165.00	$152.50	+7.50
120	120	1	135.00	$135.00	-10.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
1155–1225	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	2,100.00–2,250.00	$2,194.65	—
1325–1350	1338	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,175.00–2,200.00	$2,187.62	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
915–975	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,925.00–2,300.00	$2,106.55	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	10	159.00	$159.00	$507	—
404	404	18	160.00	$160.00	$646	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	25.00	$25.00	-12.50
30	30	1	50.00	$50.00	+5.00
40	40	1	60.00	$60.00	+15.00
50	50	1	115.00	$115.00	+45.00
50	50	2	90.00–100.00	$95.00	+25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	80.00	$80.00	±0.00
50	50	1	65.00	$65.00	-15.00
60	60	1	70.00	$70.00	-10.00
120	120	2	150.00–200.00	$175.00	-55.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	101.00	$101.00	$566	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	25.00	$25.00	—
30	30	1	55.00	$55.00	—
50	50	1	40.00	$40.00	—

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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.