Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 14, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	120	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,330	—
425–435	430	2	370.00–390.00	$380.12	$1,635	+25.12
520	520	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,664	—
590	590	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,711	—
630	630	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,638	—
643 value added	643	8	305.00	$305.00	$1,961	—
745 value added	745	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,788	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	420.00–435.00	$427.50	$1,560	-2.50
460	460	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,794	—
604 value added	604	4	337.50	$337.50	$2,038	+17.50
755	755	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,152	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630–640	635	2	230.00–257.50	$243.64	$1,547	—
705	705	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,569	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,294	-15.73
355–380	368	2	380.00–385.00	$382.59	$1,408	+12.32
425–430	428	2	360.00–370.00	$364.97	$1,562	+34.97
470–480	475	2	340.00–345.00	$342.53	$1,627	—
538 value added	538	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,722	+7.43
550 value added	550	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,760	—
605	605	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,876	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	350.00	$350.00	$752	—
275–295	285	2	320.00–335.00	$327.24	$933	-20.19
310–330	320	2	295.00–305.00	$299.84	$959	-35.16
375	375	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,200	+6.79
480	480	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,536	+10.00
585	585	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,638	—
605	605	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,754	+20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	255.00	$255.00	$829	-55.00

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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	370.00	$370.00	$1,018	—
340	340	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,190	+5.00
485–490	488	2	360.00–370.00	$364.97	$1,781	+21.74
510–545	525	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,680	-13.21
555–580	568	2	280.00–320.00	$299.56	$1,702	+12.06
665–695	680	2	270.00–300.00	$284.67	$1,936	+2.17

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	369	5	380.00–420.00	$401.49	$1,481	-3.51
400	400	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,520	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1575	1342	80-85%	7	144.00–161.00	$152.80	$2,051	+28.32
1075–1840	1404	80-85%	4	129.00–140.00	$135.22	$1,898	—
1455	1455	80-85%	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,444	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1120	953	85-90%	2	121.00	$121.00	$1,153	—
1095	1095	85-90%	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,456	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1520	1430	75-80%	3	143.00–150.00	$145.90	$2,086	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1675	1425	2	169.00–175.00	$172.53	$2,459	-4.31
1835	1835	1	193.00	$193.00	$3,542	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1210	1168	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,138.00–2,481.00	$2,315.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
763	763	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,721.00	$1,721.00
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,693.00	$1,693.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,013.00	$1,013.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,579.00	$1,579.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	70.00	$70.00	$318	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	3	160.00–180.00	$166.67	+91.67
100	100	1	370.00	$370.00	+260.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
675	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	+20.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	4	55.00	$55.00	+30.00
50	50	1	85.00	$85.00	+6.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
8	8	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	260.00	$260.00	+205.00
40	40	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	+30.00
50	50	—	—	1	90.00	$90.00	+25.00
50	50	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	+45.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	235.00	$235.00	+107.50
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	60.00	$60.00	-67.50
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	175.00	$175.00	+35.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	60.00	$60.00	$204	—
420	420	1	60.00	$60.00	$252	—
665	665	1	72.50	$72.50	$482	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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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.