Laurens Livestock Exchange Market Report

Laurens, South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 11, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	247	233	206
Feeder cattle	134	—	76
Slaughter cattle	21	—	58
Replacement cattle	18	—	67

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	337	3	550.00–590.00	$563.66	$1,900	+23.66
390	390	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,911	-70.00
435	435	1	470.00	$470.00	$2,044	—
450–485	468	2	450.00	$450.00	$2,106	—
505–540	520	3	430.00–435.00	$433.35	$2,253	—
550	550	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,338	—
760–795	778	2	335.00–342.50	$338.67	$2,635	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,824	—
475	475	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,758	—
505–515	510	2	320.00–330.00	$324.95	$1,657	—
650	650	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,145	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	440.00–480.00	$458.91	$1,482	+38.91
355–390	372	4	420.00–450.00	$442.14	$1,645	—
410	410	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,886	—
455–460	458	4	450.00–455.00	$451.26	$2,067	—
545	545	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,908	—
585–590	588	2	355.00	$355.00	$2,087	—
610	610	2	343.00	$343.00	$2,092	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 fancy	230	1	420.00	$420.00	$966	—
230–235	233	2	370.00	$370.00	$862	—
320	320	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,152	—
400	400	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,440	—
450–490	470	2	360.00–400.00	$379.15	$1,782	—
510–530	521	4	320.00–350.00	$337.72	$1,760	-22.28
605–640	623	2	320.00–337.50	$329.00	$2,050	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	300.00	$300.00	$720	—
250–285	268	2	300.00–340.00	$321.31	$861	—
325	325	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,040	—
485	485	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,455	—
500–530	515	2	290.00–300.00	$295.15	$1,520	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 fancy	320	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,792	—
365 fancy	365	1	550.00	$550.00	$2,008	—
370	370	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,628	-105.00
380	380	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,786	-75.00
410–445	426	6	445.00–450.00	$447.50	$1,906	-22.22
450–495	473	6	430.00–460.00	$448.17	$2,120	-11.83
535–545	540	2	420.00–430.00	$425.05	$2,295	—
585	585	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,164	—
601–605	602	6	330.00–362.50	$351.62	$2,117	+21.62
765	765	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,295	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	223	3	450.00–470.00	$459.93	$1,026	—
325–340	333	2	350.00–400.00	$375.56	$1,251	—
350–395	373	9	360.00–400.00	$378.63	$1,412	—
465–475	470	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,645	-44.97
540 fancy	540	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,052	—
585–590	588	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,058	+30.00
660	660	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,980	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	400.00–410.00	$404.94	$903	+104.94
282	282	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,043	—
390	390	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,306	—
450–480	465	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,395	—
535–545	540	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,620	—
555	555	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,665	—
655–660	658	2	260.00–292.50	$276.31	$1,818	—
755	755	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,831	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1475	1475	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	214.00	$214.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1285	1181	75-80%	4	165.00–174.00	$170.53	$2,014	—
1175–1390	1283	75-80%	2	207.50–214.00	$210.48	$2,700	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	80-85%	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,606	+6.20
950–1530	1210	80-85%	4	158.00–163.00	$160.99	$1,948	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	85-90%	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,314	+13.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1925	1453	5	194.00–200.00	$197.49	$2,870	—
1145–2270	1593	3	170.00–187.00	$180.23	$2,871	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,239.50	$1,239.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
935–1525	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,425.00–2,600.00	$2,491.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 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
120–125	123	2	50.00–75.00	$62.76	$77	—
130	130	1	110.00	$110.00	$143	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	10.00	$10.00	$19	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	75.00	$75.00	-3.33
80	80	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	150.00	$150.00	±0.00
80	80	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-20.00
90	90	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	+30.00
90	90	—	—	1	136.00	$136.00	-14.00
100	100	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	-25.00
100–130	110	—	—	4	220.00–290.00	$249.00	+59.00
120	120	—	—	1	110.00	$110.00	-208.62
140	140	—	—	1	260.00	$260.00	-58.62

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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
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	220.00	$220.00	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	55.00	$55.00	-15.00
40–50	47	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	3	70.00–80.00	$75.00	+5.00
50	50	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	35.00	$35.00	-105.00
60	60	—	—	4	135.00–145.00	$140.00	+40.00
60	60	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	+5.00
60	60	—	—	2	70.00	$70.00	-30.00
60	60	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	65.00	$65.00	-35.00
70	70	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	-20.00
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	120.00	$120.00	-36.67
80	80	—	—	1	190.00	$190.00	+33.33
80	80	—	—	2	140.00–170.00	$155.00	-1.67
80	80	—	—	1	75.00	$75.00	-81.67
90	90	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	-90.00
100	100	—	—	2	230.00–255.00	$242.50	+2.50
100	100	—	—	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	-82.50
110	110	—	—	2	195.00–205.00	$200.00	-2.27
120	120	—	—	1	340.00	$340.00	+137.73

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	9	25.00–30.00	$26.11	—
50	50	5	75.00–80.00	$78.00	+8.00
50	50	2	35.00	$35.00	-35.00
80	80	1	75.00	$75.00	+5.00

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	80.00	$80.00	$308	—
405	405	1	100.00	$100.00	$405	—
475	475	1	55.00	$55.00	$261	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	50.00–65.00	$57.50	-97.50
90	90	1	120.00	$120.00	-65.00
170	170	2	350.00	$350.00	—

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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.