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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 23, 2025

182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 2 steers $262.50/cwt -10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,034/hd at 775 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 182 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 value added 595 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,606 —
660 value added 660 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,914 —
677 677 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,692 ±0.00
710–720 value added 715 2 260.00–270.00 $265.03 $1,895 —
720 720 2 255.00–282.50 $268.75 $1,935 +43.75
775 value added 775 11 262.50 $262.50 $2,034 -10.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 value added 518 6 379.00 $379.00 $1,963 —
580–590 value added 585 2 340.00–367.50 $353.63 $2,069 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 230.00 $230.00 $932 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 285.00 $285.00 $770 -45.00
300 300 1 280.00 $280.00 $840 -20.00
300–335 fancy 318 2 312.50–315.00 $313.68 $998 —
370–390 380 2 280.00–300.00 $289.74 $1,101 -9.62
425 425 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,190 -30.36
475 475 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,282 +10.00
530 530 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,510 -3.17
530 value added 530 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,537 —
555–580 570 4 250.00–275.00 $266.85 $1,521 +9.99
605–635 618 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,669 +40.00
695 695 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,790 +26.52
725 725 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,776 —
730 value added 730 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,752 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 value added 330 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,204 —
320–345 333 2 337.50–345.00 $341.39 $1,137 —
350–365 358 2 340.00–360.00 $349.79 $1,252 +19.79
405–420 413 2 330.00–335.00 $332.55 $1,373 +2.55
440 value added 440 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,430 —
465–490 478 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,482 -11.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 250.00–270.00 $260.08 $840 —
360 360 1 250.00 $250.00 $900 —
470 470 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,257 +37.50
510 510 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,198 +15.00
615 615 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,461 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 395.00 $395.00 $928 —
380 380 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,482 +40.53
385 385 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,348 +0.53
410–420 415 2 365.00–390.00 $377.65 $1,567 +27.65
455–485 470 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,645 +26.76
470 470 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,410 -23.24
535 535 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,712 +23.30
555–580 568 2 270.00–290.00 $280.22 $1,592 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 228 3 410.00–420.00 $417.08 $951 —
285 285 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,254 ±0.00
335 335 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,508 +40.00
360–380 370 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,480 +30.00
425 425 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,700 +34.88
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 210.00 $210.00 $861 —
538 538 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,815.00 $1,815.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,005.00 $2,005.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,402 +25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1105 1038 80-85% 2 160.00–165.00 $162.66 $1,688 —
1110–1680 1272 80-85% 5 125.00–129.00 $128.24 $1,631 —
1160–2070 1461 80-85% 13 132.00–152.00 $141.85 $2,072 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,135 —
1010–1395 1203 85-90% 2 133.00–138.00 $135.10 $1,625 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 75-80% 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,082 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1905 1905 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,819 —
1935 1935 1 190.00 $190.00 $3,676 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1380 1380 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–165 158 2 60.00–77.50 $69.17 $109 +1.67
200–290 254 4 62.50–77.50 $70.74 $180 —
300 300 1 80.00 $80.00 $240 —

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–190 188 2 2.00 $2.00 $4 —
200 200 1 2.00 $2.00 $4 —
430 430 1 2.00 $2.00 $9 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 210.00 $210.00 +90.00
80 80 1 90.00 $90.00 -30.00
120 120 2 220.00–235.00 $227.50 -37.50
150 150 1 370.00 $370.00 +15.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,175.00 $2,175.00 —
835–1095 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,100.00–2,575.00 $2,369.49 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
715 715 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 275.00 $275.00 $852 —
355 355 1 220.00 $220.00 $781 —
414 414 13 336.00 $336.00 $1,391 —
585 585 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,053 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 5 35.00–45.00 $39.00 -28.50
50 50 1 55.00 $55.00 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 40.00 $40.00 -37.50
80 80 2 65.00–75.00 $70.00 -7.50
80 80 2 140.00–165.00 $152.50 +75.00
100 100 1 170.00 $170.00 +17.50

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
20 20 10 29.00 $29.00 —

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 92.50 $92.50 $578 —

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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.