Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 2, 2025

233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $311.00/cwt +51.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,205/hd at 709 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $262.20/cwt -19.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 531 lb · 11 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $354.35/cwt +39.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,015/hd at 569 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	233	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565 fancy	565	1	356.00	$356.00	$2,011	—
569–570 value added	569	8	347.50–362.50	$356.87	$2,031	+41.87
570	570	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,895	—
600 fancy	600	1	334.00	$334.00	$2,004	—
615	615	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,482	—
667	667	2	307.00	$307.00	$2,048	—
709 value added	709	24	311.00	$311.00	$2,205	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,534	+10.00
505	505	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,692	+10.00
630–645	638	2	262.50–270.00	$266.29	$1,699	—
665 value added	665	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,879	—
670	670	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,809	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	305.00	$305.00	$762	-12.46
370–395	381	4	297.50–315.00	$305.58	$1,164	+4.48
420–430	425	2	280.00–305.00	$292.35	$1,242	-7.50
455	455	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,251	-13.65
525–540	531	11	250.00–272.50	$262.20	$1,392	-19.80
565	565	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,412	-15.00
595 value added	595	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,681	—
620	620	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,767	+20.00
640	640	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,552	-22.50
705	705	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,639	+32.50
720	720	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,692	+35.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,008	-29.93
395–396	396	4	317.50–320.00	$319.38	$1,265	-10.53
435–445	440	2	322.50–335.00	$328.82	$1,447	+9.00
455–475	465	2	325.00–334.00	$329.60	$1,533	—
540 value added	540	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,688	—
545	545	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,662	—
635	635	1	286.00	$286.00	$1,816	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	270.00	$270.00	$837	+5.11
435	435	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,283	—
455	455	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,092	-2.69
535	535	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,338	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	4	375.00	$375.00	$1,500	+95.00
495	495	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,634	+22.33
530–540	535	2	277.50–290.00	$283.69	$1,518	+0.10
565	565	3	224.00	$224.00	$1,266	-46.00
565–580	573	2	285.00–310.00	$297.66	$1,706	+27.66
640	640	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,504	—
670	670	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,591	-12.50
705	705	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,657	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,054	±0.00
255 fancy	255	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,109	—
290	290	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,160	-24.91
505	505	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,679	+18.02
565	565	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,822	+12.51
625	625	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,875	-1.65

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065–1305	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,917.00–2,375.00	$2,105.60	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,327	—
450	450	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,462	+30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1320	1140	80-85%	11	144.00–159.00	$151.21	$1,724	—
1180–1280	1230	80-85%	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,993	+11.12
1175–1420	1311	80-85%	8	130.00–139.00	$135.89	$1,782	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1190	1030	85-90%	4	129.00–136.00	$132.16	$1,361	—
755–1660	1172	85-90%	10	102.00–125.00	$114.98	$1,348	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1560	1403	75-80%	3	142.00–145.00	$143.03	$2,007	-1.50
1450	1450	75-80%	1	154.00	$154.00	$2,233	+21.18
1470	1470	75-80%	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,984	+2.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1840–2240	2020	4	169.00–183.00	$175.18	$3,539	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,108.00	$1,108.00
905	905	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,403.00	$1,403.00
870–970	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,329.00–1,392.00	$1,365.70

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,811.00	$1,811.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,129.00	$1,129.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1385	1248	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,975.00	$1,808.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	2	92.50–117.50	$105.00	$173	+9.40
515	515	1	82.50	$82.50	$425	—
635	635	1	67.50	$67.50	$429	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	70.00	$70.00	-13.75
60	60	1	110.00	$110.00	+26.25
70	70	1	80.00	$80.00	-48.33
80	80	3	130.00–150.00	$138.33	+10.00
80	80	1	135.00	$135.00	+6.67
80	80	3	170.00–200.00	$181.67	+53.34
80	80	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	-20.83
100	100	1	130.00	$130.00	±0.00
100–120	105	4	170.00–210.00	$193.75	+6.25
170	170	1	360.00	$360.00	+105.00

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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
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	+375.00
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

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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	3	265.00	$265.00	—
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	120.00	$120.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	135.00	$135.00	—
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	180.00–205.00	$195.00	—
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	260.00	$260.00	+90.00
120	120	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	215.00	$215.00	+45.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	1	40.00	$40.00	-20.00
20	20	2	50.00–55.00	$52.50	-7.50
30	30	2	75.00–80.00	$77.50	±0.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	3	80.00–100.00	$93.33	+23.33
60	60	1	45.00	$45.00	-25.00
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	+25.00
80	80	1	160.00	$160.00	+75.00
80	80	1	60.00	$60.00	-25.00
100	100	1	100.00	$100.00	-104.17
100–130	115	2	225.00–230.00	$227.50	+23.33

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	85.00	$85.00	$510	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	120.00	$120.00	+50.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	1	135.00	$135.00	+15.00
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	+10.00
80	80	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	+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.