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Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 8, 2025

203 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $362.50/cwt ≈ $2,371/hd at 654 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.50/cwt ≈ $1,791/hd at 542 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 203 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 value added 365 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,825 —
365 365 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,588 —
550 550 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,008 —
654 value added 654 25 362.50 $362.50 $2,371 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 360.00 $360.00 $990 -25.00
385 385 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,521 +45.00
385–390 value added 388 2 420.00–430.00 $424.97 $1,649 —
485 485 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,746 —
530 value added 530 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,908 —
610 610 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,074 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 310.00 $310.00 $775 —
325 325 1 300.00 $300.00 $975 —
425 425 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,360 —
455 455 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,479 —
530 530 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,696 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 2 390.00 $390.00 $897 —
310–340 325 2 370.00–380.00 $374.77 $1,218 —
410–420 415 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,370 —
451 451 8 332.50 $332.50 $1,500 +2.82
500–545 523 2 310.00–320.00 $315.22 $1,649 +13.85
555–593 577 4 305.00–325.00 $309.81 $1,788 -2.69
600–615 608 2 280.00–290.00 $285.06 $1,733 -14.94
620–645 633 2 250.00–260.00 $254.90 $1,614 +4.90
673 673 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,682 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 410.00 $410.00 $820 -30.00
205 fancy 205 1 450.00 $450.00 $922 —
275 fancy 275 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,265 —
280 value added 280 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,288 —
542–545 value added 542 10 330.00–335.00 $330.50 $1,791 —
650 value added 650 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,080 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 360.00 $360.00 $882 +30.00
260 260 1 350.00 $350.00 $910 +22.50
435–445 440 3 300.00–330.00 $311.78 $1,372 +1.78
465 465 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,418 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,161 —
345 345 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,380 ±0.00
395 395 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,659 +60.00
455–485 470 2 360.00–385.00 $372.10 $1,749 +22.10
505–525 515 2 295.00–320.00 $307.74 $1,585 -12.26
525 525 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,208 -50.00
585–590 587 3 270.00–300.00 $284.96 $1,673 -22.43
600 600 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,680 —
635 635 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,397 -61.26
655 655 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,703 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,012 —
270–295 280 3 450.00–470.00 $456.43 $1,278 -3.57
350 350 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,628 +20.00
375 fancy 375 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,248 —
480–495 488 2 315.00–325.00 $320.08 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125–1380 1253 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,115.00–3,950.00 $3,125.90 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1200 1107 85-90% 3 144.00–146.00 $144.95 $1,605 —
1150–1865 1450 85-90% 10 94.00–120.00 $108.34 $1,571 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1475 1178 80-85% 9 154.00–163.00 $159.09 $1,874 +14.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1410 1288 75-80% 3 134.00–143.00 $137.28 $1,768 —
1360–1520 1437 75-80% 3 150.00–157.00 $153.54 $2,206 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 1 191.00 $191.00 $3,046 —
1385–2045 1689 6 152.00–176.00 $168.37 $2,844 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,353.00 $1,353.00
995–1165 1073 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,935.00–2,189.00 $2,034.11
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–935 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 998.00–1,425.00 $1,226.14

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105–140 127 5 80.00–115.00 $100.22 $127 —
190 190 1 65.00 $65.00 $124 —
205 205 1 80.00 $80.00 $164 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
30 30 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 35.00 $35.00 -16.67
40 40 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 60.00 $60.00 -9.38
40 40 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 35.00 $35.00 -34.38
50 50 —— 1 60.00 $60.00 -100.00
60 60 —— 2 150.00 $150.00 -25.00
60 60 —— 1 70.00 $70.00 -105.00
70 70 —— 2 80.00–90.00 $85.00 -90.00
80 80 —— 2 90.00–100.00 $95.00 +5.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820 820 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
755 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,398 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 50.00 $50.00 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 Kids (<1 yr)Open 2 35.00–45.00 $40.00 -5.00
50 50 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 50.00 $50.00 -50.00
50 50 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 4 50.00–70.00 $58.75 -41.25
50 50 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 5 175.00 $175.00 +75.00
60 60 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 60.00 $60.00 -20.00
60 60 —— 1 85.00 $85.00 +5.00
60 60 —— 1 40.00 $40.00 -40.00
70 70 —— 1 90.00 $90.00 +10.00
100 100 —— 4 140.00–160.00 $146.25 +28.75

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 75 1 100.00 $100.00 —
80 80 1 40.00 $40.00 —

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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.