Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 20, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	265	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,302	—
425	425	1	403.00	$403.00	$1,713	+3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,515	+45.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	310.00	$310.00	$930	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	370.00	$370.00	$906	-11.90
275	275	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,004	—
335–345	340	3	350.00–365.00	$356.72	$1,213	+36.72
370–380	375	2	355.00–360.00	$357.47	$1,341	-4.96
440	440	2	345.00–350.00	$347.50	$1,529	-5.35
450	450	1	352.50	$352.50	$1,586	+17.50
505	505	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,679	+7.50
605–645	618	3	305.00–325.00	$315.22	$1,948	+11.22
705–745 value added	718	6	300.00–310.00	$306.54	$2,201	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	325.00–340.00	$332.17	$940	—
325	325	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,089	—
365	365	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,204	+5.00
400	400	2	335.00–343.00	$339.00	$1,356	+6.51
415	415	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,193	-44.99
460–470	465	2	335.00–345.00	$340.05	$1,581	+16.65
490	490	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,592	+1.60
510–515	513	2	300.00–315.00	$307.46	$1,577	-5.04
525	525	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,706	+12.50
535 value added	535	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,766	+20.93
590 value added	590	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,770	—
625	625	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,781	-5.13
770	770	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,867	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	315.00	$315.00	$898	+15.00
480	480	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,536	+24.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	2	360.00–365.00	$362.46	$1,106	—
420	420	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,449	-35.00
430	430	2	365.00–375.00	$370.00	$1,591	-10.00
460–485	473	4	350.00–380.00	$359.60	$1,701	+49.71
490	490	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,642	+25.11
520–545	533	2	335.00–337.50	$336.28	$1,792	+7.56
583	583	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,662	-28.67
625–635	630	2	275.00–300.00	$287.60	$1,812	+7.60
670–695	683	2	275.00–280.00	$277.55	$1,896	-12.45
710–720	715	2	262.50–285.00	$273.67	$1,957	—
725	725	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,450	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	475.00	$475.00	$950	—
290	290	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,218	—
320–335	328	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,345	-10.00
350–375	367	3	405.00–410.00	$406.70	$1,493	—
400	400	1	407.50	$407.50	$1,630	+17.50
450	450	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,732	+10.00
500	500	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,725	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	320.00–327.50	$323.79	$771	+13.79
355	355	1	280.00	$280.00	$994	—
475	475	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,330	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1140	1053	80-85%	4	138.00–158.00	$148.01	$1,559	—
1005–1450	1225	80-85%	8	160.00–178.00	$169.84	$2,081	+5.49

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1115	1063	85-90%	2	144.00–150.00	$146.85	$1,561	—
1280–1605	1392	85-90%	3	110.00–129.00	$118.91	$1,655	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560	1560	75-80%	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,371	—
1525–1625	1575	75-80%	2	160.00–161.00	$160.52	$2,528	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1855	1668	4	194.00–209.00	$199.79	$3,332	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–865	815	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,760.00–1,816.00	$1,789.72
865–985	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,817.00–1,970.00	$1,898.46

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–730	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,624.00–1,651.00	$1,637.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,288.00	$1,288.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1335	1335	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175–180	178	2	85.00–97.50	$91.34	$163	—
200–260	218	4	95.00–97.50	$96.32	$210	-18.68
400	400	1	102.50	$102.50	$410	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	15.00	$15.00	$28	-5.00

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	22	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	5	30.00–40.00	$35.00	±0.00
20–30	23	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	55.00–65.00	$60.00	+25.00
30	30	—	—	1	35.00	$35.00	±0.00
40–50	43	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	7	55.00–80.00	$67.14	+4.64
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	160.00	$160.00	+25.00
70	70	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-35.00
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	110.00	$110.00	-25.00
70	70	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-55.00
70	70	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	+5.00
80	80	—	—	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	-22.50
80	80	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	-70.00
100	100	—	—	2	130.00–145.00	$137.50	-42.50
120–130	123	—	—	6	200.00–290.00	$246.67	+20.67
150	150	—	—	2	390.00–440.00	$415.00	+101.67

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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
845–1170	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,575.00–3,900.00	$3,756.94	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	19	360.00	$360.00	$1,235	—
424–435	425	17	305.00–366.00	$362.32	$1,540	—
595	595	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,770	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	65.00	$65.00	-110.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	100.00	$100.00	-75.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	35.00	$35.00	-40.00
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	20.00	$20.00	-55.00
20–30	27	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	15	30.00–55.00	$45.33	-29.67
30	30	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	25.00	$25.00	-50.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	70.00–85.00	$80.00	-40.00
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	+40.00
70	70	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	-35.00
70	70	—	—	2	80.00–90.00	$85.00	-75.00
80	80	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	-65.00
80	80	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	160.00	$160.00	+15.00
100	100	—	—	4	80.00–100.00	$88.75	-48.75
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	135.00–145.00	$138.33	+0.83
100	100	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00	+162.50
100–120	105	—	—	13	130.00–155.00	$141.15	+3.65
100–120	107	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	175.00–205.00	$191.67	+54.17

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	35.00	$35.00	-45.00
50	50	1	50.00	$50.00	-90.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	4	180.00–200.00	$185.00	+10.00
100	100	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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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.