Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	216	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	420.00	$420.00	$966	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,891	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	335.00	$335.00	$754	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	218	2	350.00–370.00	$359.43	$784	—
310–320	315	3	350.00–355.00	$351.64	$1,108	+36.72
350–360	355	2	350.00–360.00	$354.93	$1,260	+38.47
405–410	408	2	340.00–360.00	$349.94	$1,428	+54.94
455–490	469	5	315.00–335.00	$325.94	$1,529	+35.94
500–520	510	3	315.00–320.00	$318.33	$1,623	+38.33
590	590	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,652	—
740 value added	740	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,776	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	284	4	300.00–315.00	$309.82	$880	+19.82
305–335	316	4	290.00–310.00	$297.37	$940	+17.37
350–385	370	4	300.00–325.00	$308.73	$1,142	+44.44
410–415	413	2	320.00–325.00	$322.52	$1,332	+81.12
470	470	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,457	+32.92
545	545	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,472	+4.03
595	595	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,458	+2.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	252.50	$252.50	$871	+30.00
430	430	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,075	+29.88
450	450	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,181	+52.50
560	560	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,288	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	340.00–380.00	$360.44	$1,218	—
370–385	377	3	340.00–380.00	$355.29	$1,339	—
400–435	413	3	350.00–365.00	$358.53	$1,481	+18.53
450–490	468	6	320.00–370.00	$350.55	$1,641	+25.54
470	470	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,363	-35.01
705	705	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,745	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,071	—
305–325	315	2	420.00–430.00	$424.84	$1,338	—
361	361	3	395.00	$395.00	$1,426	—
490	490	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,788	+2.50
515	515	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,648	+8.71
525–530	528	2	325.00–335.00	$330.02	$1,743	+18.73
550–580	568	3	300.00–340.00	$315.19	$1,790	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	300.00–310.00	$304.95	$741	—
265	265	1	295.00	$295.00	$782	—
335	335	1	290.00	$290.00	$972	—
375	375	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,125	+20.00
425–430	428	2	300.00–330.00	$314.91	$1,348	+30.00
495	495	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,138	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,445.00	$1,445.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1150	1038	80-85%	4	124.00–136.00	$129.82	$1,348	—
680–1455	1048	80-85%	11	137.00–169.00	$151.54	$1,588	—
1315	1315	80-85%	1	181.00	$181.00	$2,380	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1680	1399	75-80%	4	143.00–165.00	$151.92	$2,125	—
1485	1485	75-80%	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,554	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1025	963	85-90%	3	129.00–130.00	$129.35	$1,246	-5.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,939	—

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,095

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,085.00	$1,085.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	2	97.50–100.00	$98.77	$257	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	2.00	$2.00	$7	—

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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	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-10.00
50	50	—	—	2	140.00	$140.00	+40.00
50	50	—	—	3	70.00–105.00	$93.33	-6.67
60	60	—	—	2	60.00–90.00	$75.00	-80.00
70	70	—	—	7	65.00–125.00	$102.14	-7.86
80	80	—	—	3	190.00–220.00	$206.67	+21.67
80	80	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-65.00
80	80	—	—	2	85.00–110.00	$97.50	-87.50
80	80	—	—	2	100.00–145.00	$122.50	-62.50
100	100	—	—	2	130.00	$130.00	-57.50
100	100	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-107.50
100	100	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-77.50
100	100	—	—	2	140.00–160.00	$150.00	-37.50
100–120	104	—	—	11	160.00–230.00	$208.18	-4.95
150	150	—	—	2	260.00–300.00	$280.00	+12.50
150	150	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	375.00	$375.00	+107.50

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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
1000–1290	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	200.00–250.00	$225.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	20.00	$20.00	-30.00
20	20	4	35.00	$35.00	-15.00
30	30	5	50.00–70.00	$64.00	+34.00
50	50	2	60.00–70.00	$65.00	±0.00
50	50	3	125.00	$125.00	+60.00
60	60	1	95.00	$95.00	-65.00
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	-35.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	65.00	$65.00	-15.00
50	50	—	—	2	60.00–85.00	$72.50	-7.50
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	115.00	$115.00	+35.00
70	70	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-75.00
80	80	—	—	1	70.00	$70.00	-86.67
80	80	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-26.67
80	80	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	-66.67
80	80	—	—	2	80.00	$80.00	-76.67
80	80	—	—	2	80.00–110.00	$95.00	-61.67
100	100	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	-30.00
100	100	—	—	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	-50.00
100–120	104	—	—	5	155.00–180.00	$167.00	-42.09
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	235.00	$235.00	+25.91

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	140.00	$140.00	+50.00
70	70	3	110.00	$110.00	-10.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	3	175.00–180.00	$176.67	+16.67
100	100	2	180.00–210.00	$195.00	+35.00

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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.