Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2019-05-22

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, May 22
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 227▲ 0 vs year ago 152 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 27▲ 0 vs year ago 112 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 188▲ 0 vs year ago 101 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.99/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$111.99
53 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$548
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3
$46.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.75
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2478125.0259716thin
Small 1-2350117.6441214thin
Medium 2568105.4359918thin
Large 363578.134965thin
One grade step is worth $46.88/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale53 hd
111.99
—
SC average5 barns · 503 hd
116.74
−4.75
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,77594.471,6772thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41360.458544thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22458.8072043
CowsLean 85-90%Low88250.3644412

Every lot

73 lots · USDA AMS · Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2230142.50/cwt142.50–142.503281
Steers—Medium 2283148.78/cwt145.00–152.504212
Steers—Small 1-2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Steers—Medium 2315145.16/cwt140.00–150.004572
Steers—Small 1-2345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365155.00/cwt155.00–155.005662
Steers—Medium 2368144.97/cwt140.00–150.005335
Steers—Medium 2413150.00/cwt150.00–150.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Steers—Medium 2460144.00/cwt144.00–144.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515155.39/cwt150.00–163.008004
Steers—Medium 2530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Steers—Medium 2583130.02/cwt125.00–135.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585156.68/cwt150.00–165.009173
Steers—Medium 2630122.00/cwt119.00–125.007692
Steers—Medium 2740109.00/cwt109.00–109.008071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Heifers—Small 1-2278123.23/cwt120.00–125.003433
Heifers—Medium 2280135.00/cwt135.00–135.003781
Heifers—Small 1-2331115.58/cwt115.00–117.503834
Heifers—Medium 2335133.31/cwt130.00–135.004473
Heifers—Small 1-2375120.02/cwt115.00–125.004503
Heifers—Medium 2410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Heifers—Small 1-2410112.47/cwt110.00–115.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414127.68/cwt125.00–132.005296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486125.01/cwt123.00–127.006086
Heifers—Medium 2500117.50/cwt117.50–117.505881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513127.56/cwt125.00–130.006542
Heifers—Small 1-2565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Heifers—Large 358082.52/cwt80.00–85.004792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608114.49/cwt114.00–115.006962
Heifers—Medium 261996.48/cwt93.00–100.005974
Heifers—Large 367275.21/cwt70.00–81.005053
Heifers—Medium 267791.98/cwt90.00–93.006236
Heifers—Medium 272595.00/cwt95.00–95.006891
Heifers—Medium 276592.50/cwt92.50–92.507081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2403113.76/cwt112.50–115.004582
Bulls—Medium 2410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467149.19/cwt145.00–155.006973
Bulls—Medium 2482139.15/cwt135.00–142.506713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527144.91/cwt140.00–147.507643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588139.94/cwt135.00–145.008232
Bulls—Medium 2628114.55/cwt110.00–120.007193
Bulls—Medium 2670110.73/cwt109.00–115.007424
Bulls—Medium 2719102.25/cwt100.00–105.007354
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,77594.47/cwt91.00–97.001,6772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82541.58/cwt38.00–45.003433
Cows—Lean 85-90%90153.28/cwt50.00–58.004809
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18147.02/cwt40.00–51.0055514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22862.34/cwt54.00–70.0076624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32874.81/cwt72.00–79.009935
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41360.45/cwt54.00–66.008544
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.0017,6401
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3782495.11/cwt400.00–555.003,8729
Stock Cows—Small 1-2894647.03/cwt610.00–720.005,7844
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138874.77/cwt840.00–910.009,9552
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2904679.48/cwt500.00–775.006,1425
Bred Cows—Small 1-2904611.49/cwt500.00–800.005,5284
Bred Cows—Small 3905593.36/cwt535.00–660.005,3702
Bred Cows—Small 1-2905550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,9781
Bred Cows—Small 1-2936547.56/cwt500.00–585.005,1256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,010550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,5551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055787.09/cwt700.00–875.008,3042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,071609.48/cwt550.00–700.006,52812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,147774.90/cwt650.00–950.008,88813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,164883.94/cwt800.00–950.0010,2895
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2885773.55/cwt625.00–950.006,8466
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2895975.82/cwt900.00–1,075.008,7348
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2910773.42/cwt710.00–825.007,0383
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2915800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,3201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2935985.00/cwt985.00–985.009,2101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,040975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,1401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,182.66/cwt900.00–1,400.0013,8132

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.