Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 16, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	329	338	414
Feeder cattle	101	235	214
Slaughter cattle	96	26	105
Replacement cattle	15	21	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 25.00 higher slaughter bulls too few to trend with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,023	—
350–375	363	2	300.00–320.00	$310.34	$1,127	+15.34
425	425	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,148	-6.27
503 value added	503	3	247.50	$247.50	$1,245	—
660 value added	660	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,617	—
723	723	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,735	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	240.00–247.50	$243.75	$1,085	+23.75
495	495	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,188	—
540	540	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	418	3	200.00–210.00	$206.00	$861	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	240.00–245.00	$242.58	$553	+16.65
265–280	273	2	222.50–230.00	$226.35	$618	-5.32
350–390	367	3	220.00–240.00	$230.09	$844	-1.15
405–440	428	8	220.00–235.00	$228.38	$977	+5.14
450–470	461	4	222.50–237.50	$230.20	$1,061	+21.91
470	470	1	210.00	$210.00	$987	+1.71
478	478	2	195.00	$195.00	$932	-13.29
505–545	522	3	180.00–212.50	$201.00	$1,049	+17.77
505–545	530	3	220.00–232.50	$226.63	$1,201	+5.90
550	550	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,100	-15.00
550–570	560	2	215.00–232.50	$223.59	$1,252	+8.59
680	680	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,360	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	247.50–250.00	$248.82	$684	—
355–395	375	2	245.00–250.00	$247.37	$928	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	+20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	250.00	$250.00	$500	—
350–390	373	4	265.00–290.00	$278.96	$1,041	+6.66
410	410	2	260.00–270.00	$265.00	$1,086	+11.77
465–495	480	2	210.00–220.00	$215.16	$1,033	+1.95
465–486	482	5	240.00–250.00	$243.95	$1,176	+30.74
500–525	515	3	225.00–230.00	$228.32	$1,176	-1.68
550	550	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,265	+10.00
625	625	2	225.00–230.00	$227.50	$1,422	+3.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	230.00	$230.00	$759	±0.00
415	415	1	205.00	$205.00	$851	-25.00
670	670	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,273	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1320	1073	80-85%	22	135.00–157.00	$146.60	$1,573	+27.89
790–1755	1130	80-85%	22	105.00–134.00	$123.42	$1,395	+28.43
990–1365	1170	80-85%	15	159.00–174.00	$164.41	$1,924	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1290	1054	85-90%	14	80.00–115.00	$101.16	$1,066	—
940–1320	1092	85-90%	12	118.00–138.00	$125.96	$1,375	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1700	1568	75-80%	2	153.00–154.00	$153.46	$2,406	—
1730	1730	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,730	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1745–2005	1875	2	148.00–160.00	$154.42	$2,895	—
2400	2400	1	140.00	$140.00	$3,360	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,162.00	$1,162.00
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	924.00	$924.00
800–980	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,293.00–1,380.00	$1,332.10

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
795	795	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,097.00	$1,097.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,802.00	$1,802.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	767.00	$767.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230–1285	1258	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,050.00–2,150.00	$2,098.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–185	168	2	45.00–52.50	$49.14	$83	-42.20
180	180	1	92.50	$92.50	$166	+1.16
245–295	271	7	70.00–90.00	$78.10	$212	-18.57
305–350	325	3	87.50–102.50	$94.45	$307	+1.95

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-27.50
70	70	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-37.50
80	80	—	—	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	±0.00
80	80	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	+32.50
80	80	—	—	3	75.00–145.00	$111.67	-15.83
80	80	—	—	3	135.00–145.00	$140.00	+12.50
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	210.00	$210.00	+82.50
80	80	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-37.50
100	100	—	—	1	75.00	$75.00	-77.50
100–120	110	—	—	2	145.00–190.00	$167.50	+15.00
100–125	111	—	—	4	175.00–240.00	$206.25	+71.25

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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
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	-650.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	3	30.00–45.00	$38.33	+13.33
20	20	2	35.00–42.50	$38.75	+13.75
30	30	7	50.00–60.00	$55.71	+5.71
40	40	3	30.00–85.00	$51.67	-8.33
40	40	4	80.00–95.00	$85.00	+25.00
40	40	1	100.00	$100.00	+40.00
50	50	2	105.00	$105.00	-10.00
50	50	4	60.00–85.00	$71.25	-43.75
50	50	1	50.00	$50.00	-65.00
60	60	1	55.00	$55.00	-60.00
60	60	3	120.00–145.00	$130.00	+15.00
70	70	4	110.00–125.00	$120.00	+5.00
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	+15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	1	60.00	$60.00	—
50	50	1	35.00	$35.00	-45.00
60	60	1	55.00	$55.00	-15.00
60	60	1	55.00	$55.00	-15.00
70	70	1	45.00	$45.00	-25.00
80	80	4	120.00–165.00	$143.75	+73.75
80	80	3	110.00–120.00	$116.67	+46.67
100	100	3	100.00–125.00	$116.67	-58.33
100–120	104	5	140.00–190.00	$166.00	-9.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	30.00–50.00	$43.33	—
60	60	2	50.00–80.00	$65.00	—
70	70	4	85.00–105.00	$100.00	—
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	—
90	90	4	115.00	$115.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	95.00	$95.00	$399	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	+35.00
50	50	5	100.00–130.00	$120.00	+80.00
80	80	1	140.00	$140.00	+100.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	5	200.00–205.00	$201.00	—
100	100	2	210.00–290.00	$250.00	—

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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.