Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 29, 2025

342 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $232.17/cwt -5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,338/hd at 576 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $236.15/cwt +13.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,223/hd at 518 lb · 11 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $261.60/cwt ≈ $1,528/hd at 584 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	342	413	413
Feeder cattle	214	282	269
Slaughter cattle	50	56	67
Replacement cattle	16	27	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to no sale reported last week. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with lighter 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
370	370	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,184	—
430	430	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,118	-54.97
460–495	478	3	240.00–245.00	$241.60	$1,155	-55.41
510–545	528	2	250.00–270.00	$260.33	$1,375	-47.17
570	570	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,525	-7.50
575	575	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,394	-32.50
610–630	623	4	250.00–267.50	$256.91	$1,601	+0.27
660	660	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,584	-5.00
695	695	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,685	-2.50
700–720	710	2	240.00–248.00	$243.94	$1,732	-1.06

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,224	—
390	390	2	350.00–380.00	$365.00	$1,424	+25.00
410–445	428	2	365.00–380.00	$372.19	$1,593	+37.19
450–475	463	2	355.00–370.00	$362.70	$1,679	—
520–545	533	3	290.00–300.00	$293.25	$1,563	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–325	313	3	250.00–270.00	$263.08	$823	+8.08
365–395	388	4	270.00–290.00	$281.27	$1,091	+56.30
410–420	415	2	220.00–230.00	$224.94	$934	-22.55
405–445	433	5	280.00–290.00	$286.12	$1,239	+46.12
450–495	465	5	220.00–230.00	$228.06	$1,060	+1.48
450–490	466	5	240.00–250.00	$244.43	$1,139	+17.85
505–525	512	5	220.00–230.00	$228.03	$1,168	-5.40
510–540	523	6	235.00–255.00	$242.91	$1,270	+9.48
555–595	573	6	210.00–220.00	$216.65	$1,241	-21.40
555–595	579	8	230.00–255.00	$243.81	$1,412	+5.76
600–645	618	3	225.00–245.00	$235.92	$1,458	+25.92
615–645	630	2	210.00–220.00	$215.12	$1,355	+5.12
675–690	683	2	210.00–227.50	$218.85	$1,495	+14.67
690	690	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,414	+0.82
705	705	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,551	+20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	3	210.00–235.00	$220.05	$689	—
410–445	431	4	210.00–220.00	$213.41	$920	-18.02
500–540	520	2	200.00–210.00	$204.81	$1,065	—
545	545	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,144	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	3	300.00–320.00	$313.10	$1,027	+3.10
370	370	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,110	+13.52
585	585	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,492	-2.17
635	635	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,603	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	290.00	$290.00	$798	—
340	340	1	270.00	$270.00	$918	-45.00
350	350	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,102	+5.00
400–435	420	6	280.00–310.00	$297.49	$1,249	-7.51
455–490	472	3	250.00–262.50	$257.54	$1,216	-44.06
450–495	473	7	270.00–300.00	$287.05	$1,358	-14.55
500–525	513	2	240.00–250.00	$245.12	$1,257	-41.58
505–535	521	4	260.00–285.00	$276.15	$1,439	-10.55
550–595	573	2	225.00–245.00	$234.61	$1,344	-36.62
650	650	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,592	+13.32
710	710	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,598	+18.74
715	715	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,591	+16.24

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	400.00	$400.00	$980	—
345	345	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,311	-12.12
370–390	378	3	370.00–380.00	$373.30	$1,411	+9.00
410–445	428	3	320.00–350.00	$337.08	$1,443	+9.58
460–465	463	2	325.00–350.00	$337.57	$1,563	+17.61
505–510	508	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,524	+12.50
570–592	584	10	259.00–270.00	$261.60	$1,528	—
600–610	605	2	250.00–260.00	$254.96	$1,543	—
650–695	673	2	247.50–257.50	$252.33	$1,698	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,007	—
455–465	460	3	230.00–250.00	$240.07	$1,104	-5.25
670	670	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,407	+0.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970–1300	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,425.00–2,200.00	$1,868.83	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1370	1188	80-85%	7	150.00–167.50	$156.57	$1,860	—
1015–1510	1199	80-85%	10	110.00–125.00	$120.08	$1,440	—
1030–1435	1303	80-85%	11	127.00–145.00	$138.09	$1,799	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1255	1099	85-90%	7	115.00–126.00	$120.93	$1,329	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	75-80%	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,761	-25.00
1530	1530	75-80%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,958	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1750	1750	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,905	—
1080–2450	1755	3	125.00–141.00	$137.25	$2,409	—
1560–2265	1901	4	145.00–159.00	$150.55	$2,862	-19.00

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–955	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,106.00–1,495.00	$1,313.54

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655–800	728	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	819.00–1,050.00	$946.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,829.00	$1,829.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1225	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,015.00	$1,015.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
610	610	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–125	112	3	130.00–170.00	$144.93	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	100.00	$100.00	$140	—
235	235	1	130.00	$130.00	$306	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	3	60.00–77.50	$70.83	-89.17
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	185.00	$185.00	+25.00
80	80	—	—	4	155.00–185.00	$167.50	+27.50
80	80	—	—	2	107.50–115.00	$111.25	-28.75
100–120	113	—	—	3	210.00–300.00	$246.67	+39.17
150	150	—	—	1	350.00	$350.00	+10.00

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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
900–1050	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00	-166.37
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00	-91.37

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	4	25.00	$25.00	-50.00
30	30	1	50.00	$50.00	±0.00
40	40	1	67.50	$67.50	+17.50
50	50	11	75.00–95.00	$85.45	+14.20
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	+53.75
60	60	1	125.00	$125.00	+65.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	—	—	2	125.00	$125.00	-5.00
70	70	—	—	1	65.00	$65.00	-65.00
80	80	—	—	2	85.00–115.00	$100.00	-50.00
80	80	—	—	2	120.00–145.00	$132.50	-17.50
80	80	—	—	1	40.00	$40.00	-110.00
100	100	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	1	145.00	$145.00	-37.50
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	165.00	$165.00	-17.50
100	100	—	—	1	185.00	$185.00	+2.50
150	150	—	—	1	215.00	$215.00	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	7	80.00	$80.00	+52.86

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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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.