Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 24, 2025

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $327.00/cwt ≈ $2,524/hd at 772 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	242	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	3	372.50	$372.50	$1,982	+17.50
603–627 value added	617	5	340.00–345.00	$343.05	$2,117	—
772 value added	772	23	327.00	$327.00	$2,524	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,482	—
425 value added	425	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,424	—
505	505	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,717	—
510 value added	510	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,785	—
555–585	573	3	300.00–310.00	$306.63	$1,757	—
575 value added	575	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,898	—
625	625	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,656	-45.36
635	635	2	320.00–327.00	$323.50	$2,054	+13.14
695	695	1	302.50	$302.50	$2,102	-22.50
710 value added	710	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,059	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,204	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	355.00–380.00	$367.31	$1,194	-7.42
365	365	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,369	+25.00
450–470	460	2	325.00–330.00	$327.45	$1,506	-18.07
490	490	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,494	-40.52
500–515	508	3	255.00–287.50	$274.07	$1,392	-46.08
500–535	518	2	297.50–320.00	$308.37	$1,597	-11.78
528–540 value added	532	3	295.00–300.00	$296.69	$1,578	—
550–590	570	2	280.00–292.50	$286.03	$1,630	-43.47
575–585 value added	579	5	285.00–320.00	$305.85	$1,771	—
615–625	620	4	280.00–305.00	$291.24	$1,806	-18.38
665–685	675	2	285.00–300.00	$292.61	$1,975	+10.11
675	675	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,620	-42.50
700	700	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,065	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	310.00–345.00	$327.50	$966	+7.50
330–345	338	2	320.00–350.00	$334.67	$1,131	—
390	390	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,190	—
410–430	422	3	290.00–317.50	$306.53	$1,294	+1.53
455–495	478	3	305.00–310.00	$306.59	$1,466	+11.59
620	620	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,674	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	410.00	$410.00	$964	—
250–260	253	3	410.00–430.00	$423.16	$1,071	—
310	310	2	390.00–415.00	$402.50	$1,248	-2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,036	—
350–375	360	3	360.00–390.00	$373.70	$1,345	—
410–440	424	5	345.00–360.00	$352.45	$1,494	-32.42
440	440	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,320	-84.87
460–490	475	3	340.00–375.00	$354.89	$1,686	-10.06
475	475	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,472	-54.95
530–545	538	3	305.00–310.00	$308.33	$1,659	—
545	545	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,553	—
575–585	580	2	280.00–305.00	$292.61	$1,697	-10.56
580	580	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,566	-33.17
625–645	633	4	275.00–295.00	$284.30	$1,800	-14.21
650	650	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,015	+30.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,089	+10.00
365–370	368	2	310.00–335.00	$322.59	$1,187	-27.41
435	435	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,479	-30.00
450–480	465	2	305.00–317.50	$311.05	$1,446	-27.38
520	520	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,482	-12.50
680	680	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,768	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,102	-70.00
330 fancy	330	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,568	+5.00
340–346	345	5	430.00–455.00	$434.93	$1,501	+34.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–1115	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,772.00–1,896.00	$1,839.12	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1625	1419	75-80%	4	146.00–151.00	$148.95	$2,114	—
1450–1810	1538	75-80%	6	159.00–169.00	$164.03	$2,523	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1430	1280	80-85%	3	135.00–148.00	$142.26	$1,821	—
1110–1380	1281	80-85%	4	153.00–160.00	$155.84	$1,996	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1215	1033	85-90%	2	115.00–127.00	$122.06	$1,261	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1385	1340	2	185.00–195.00	$190.17	$2,548	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1030	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,617.00	$1,559.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–855	843	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,069.00–1,287.00	$1,176.38

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,973.00	$1,973.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,598.00	$1,598.00
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–185	150	16	70.00–120.00	$93.56	$140	-35.05
200–280	248	5	70.00–115.00	$100.65	$250	—
305	305	1	125.00	$125.00	$381	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	55.00	$55.00	-80.00
40–50	45	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	65.00–70.00	$67.50	-67.50
50	50	—	—	2	60.00–70.00	$65.00	-15.00
70	70	—	—	6	85.00	$85.00	-97.50
80	80	—	—	2	105.00–125.00	$115.00	-70.00
80	80	—	—	2	95.00	$95.00	-90.00
80	80	—	—	1	65.00	$65.00	-120.00
80	80	—	—	3	155.00–170.00	$165.00	-20.00
100	100	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	-20.00
100–120	107	—	—	3	220.00–275.00	$238.33	+118.33
150	150	—	—	1	430.00	$430.00	+120.00

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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
825–965	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,400.00–3,200.00	$2,720.64	—
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	—
50	50	5	65.00–70.00	$66.00	—
80	80	2	95.00	$95.00	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20–30	25	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	55.00–65.00	$60.00	-5.00
50	50	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	125.00	$125.00	+70.00
50	50	—	—	1	40.00	$40.00	-15.00
70	70	—	—	1	85.00	$85.00	-43.33
80	80	—	—	2	65.00	$65.00	-45.00
100	100	—	—	2	155.00–175.00	$165.00	+45.00

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	85.00	$85.00	—

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	80.00	$80.00	$236	—
320–350	333	4	75.00–85.00	$79.89	$266	-2.61

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	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.