Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 27, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	191	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	2	445.00–447.50	$446.22	$1,718	—
425	425	1	442.50	$442.50	$1,881	+39.50
480	480	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,992	—
505–540	522	3	377.50–392.50	$385.17	$2,011	—
555	555	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,054	—
650	650	2	346.00	$346.00	$2,249	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	425	3	395.00–405.00	$401.75	$1,707	+36.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	380.00	$380.00	$855	—
285	285	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,083	+47.83
300	300	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,050	+15.00
355–380	373	4	360.00–375.00	$366.12	$1,366	+36.12
400–435	418	2	355.00–370.00	$362.19	$1,514	+74.69
425 value added	425	2	367.50	$367.50	$1,562	—
440	440	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,518	+57.50
460–490	474	4	335.00–345.00	$340.69	$1,615	+0.64
465–490	478	2	295.00–315.00	$304.74	$1,457	-20.26
510–535	523	4	335.00–346.00	$340.26	$1,780	+15.26
520–525	523	2	300.00–310.00	$305.02	$1,595	-19.98
565	565	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,949	—
620–630	628	6	280.00–310.00	$293.69	$1,844	+8.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,200	—
345 fancy	345	2	402.50–412.50	$407.50	$1,406	—
365–395	377	5	380.00–395.00	$387.84	$1,462	+30.37
415–440	431	9	376.00–395.00	$379.26	$1,635	+31.76
450–470	462	3	362.50–375.00	$369.08	$1,705	+16.58
525	525	2	380.00–385.00	$382.50	$2,008	+50.00
560–565	563	2	340.00–351.00	$345.48	$1,945	—
605	605	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,906	-0.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,730	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,287	+27.54
360	360	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,224	—
390	390	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,521	—
485–495	490	2	370.00–375.00	$372.53	$1,825	+37.53
500–535	511	4	340.00–360.00	$350.56	$1,791	+14.28
500–540	520	2	330.00–350.00	$339.62	$1,766	+3.34
685	685	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,781	-17.55

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280 fancy	280	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,344	—
320–335	328	2	410.00–447.50	$429.18	$1,408	+19.18
335 fancy	335	1	482.50	$482.50	$1,616	—
350–380	363	3	410.00–450.00	$435.05	$1,579	+28.35
400–405	403	2	435.00–440.00	$437.48	$1,763	+29.98
655–670	663	2	315.00–340.00	$327.64	$2,172	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145	1145	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,267.00	$2,267.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,601.00	$1,601.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1335	1169	80-85%	6	123.00–155.00	$142.24	$1,663	—
1150–1285	1214	80-85%	5	164.00–174.00	$169.00	$2,052	-0.84

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1315	1034	85-90%	4	92.00–125.00	$109.42	$1,131	—
1130–1295	1213	85-90%	2	143.00–159.00	$151.54	$1,838	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1420	1305	75-80%	4	161.00–176.00	$166.39	$2,171	—
1555	1555	75-80%	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,410	+3.00
1860	1860	75-80%	1	181.00	$181.00	$3,367	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1590	1390	3	176.00–183.00	$180.57	$2,510	—
1235–1925	1423	7	186.00–212.00	$197.68	$2,813	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1025	958	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,224.00–1,404.00	$1,320.34
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,109.00	$2,109.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–760	717	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	748.00–836.00	$798.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	3,878.00	$3,878.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1065	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,503.40
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,842.00	$1,842.00
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,033.00	$1,033.00

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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	23	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	40.00–50.00	$46.67	-13.33
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	50.00	$50.00	+15.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	60.00	$60.00	-100.00
50	50	—	—	2	60.00–90.00	$75.00	-85.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	135.00–150.00	$142.50	-17.50
70	70	—	—	1	190.00	$190.00	+90.00
80	80	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	+47.50
80	80	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-42.50
80	80	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-22.50
100	100	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	+12.50
100	100	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	+22.50
100–120	113	—	—	3	205.00–215.00	$211.67	-35.00

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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
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	260.00	$260.00	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	50.00	$50.00	+30.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	80.00–105.00	$92.50	+12.50
80	80	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	+50.00
80	80	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	±0.00
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	+50.00
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	+80.00
80	80	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	+25.00
100	100	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	+81.25
100–130	108	—	—	4	170.00–210.00	$192.50	+0.83
120	120	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	-36.67
120	120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00	+108.33
150	150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	330.00	$330.00	—
150	150	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	—
150	150	—	—	2	165.00	$165.00	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	50.00	$50.00	+15.00
70	70	1	160.00	$160.00	+110.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	150.00–190.00	$170.00	-15.00
80	80	1	120.00	$120.00	-65.00
100	100	1	180.00	$180.00	-120.00

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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.