Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2019-06-12

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 12
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 321▲ 220 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 40▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 45▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 1.50 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 1.50 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $128.94/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$128.94
60 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$73
per head · Medium 2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.79
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 2412131.9654420
Medium and Large 1-2615129.8979935
Small 1-2403119.674833thin
Medium and Large 364396.006172thin
One grade step is worth $35.96/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale60 hd
128.94
—
SC average5 barns · 325 hd
130.73
−1.79
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—Average1,31785.451,1254thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61571.001,1471thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22960.7874714
CowsLean 85-90%Low93845.164246thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2314134.10/cwt130.00–139.004215
Steers—Small 1-2315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
Steers—Medium and Large 334097.00/cwt97.00–97.003301
Steers—Medium 2379134.22/cwt126.00–140.005099
Steers—Small 1-2400119.00/cwt119.00–119.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420141.40/cwt138.00–144.005943
Steers—Medium 2430132.00/cwt132.00–132.005681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457141.00/cwt141.00–141.006449
Steers—Medium 2477131.27/cwt129.00–135.006263
Steers—Small 1-2495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Steers—Medium 2535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538131.20/cwt127.50–135.007062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585133.00/cwt130.00–136.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620126.89/cwt120.00–134.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665127.16/cwt118.00–130.008465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712121.52/cwt118.00–124.008653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783120.41/cwt120.00–122.509436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825116.47/cwt115.00–118.009612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0011
Steers—Medium 2870110.00/cwt110.00–110.009571
Steers—Medium and Large 394595.00/cwt95.00–95.008981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2230107.50/cwt107.50–107.502471
Heifers—Medium 2293115.46/cwt111.00–120.003382
Heifers—Small 1-2325105.43/cwt102.50–107.003433
Heifers—Medium 2331116.37/cwt108.00–120.003858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360128.00/cwt128.00–128.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428129.98/cwt125.00–135.005566
Heifers—Medium 2445112.00/cwt112.00–112.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468125.11/cwt120.00–127.5058610
Heifers—Medium 2495115.00/cwt115.00–115.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532124.18/cwt122.50–125.006613
Heifers—Medium 2573107.51/cwt105.00–110.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574121.66/cwt121.50–122.006983
Heifers—Medium 2607106.34/cwt103.00–110.006453
Heifers—Small 1-263599.00/cwt99.00–99.006291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2652112.00/cwt112.00–112.007303
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2415131.00/cwt131.00–131.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417137.17/cwt135.00–139.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459138.21/cwt135.00–139.006349
Bulls—Medium 2483128.70/cwt122.00–134.006223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517130.48/cwt127.50–134.006753
Bulls—Medium 2520119.33/cwt115.00–125.006213
Bulls—Small 1-2525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Bulls—Small 1-2575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006611
Bulls—Medium 2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Bulls—Medium 2663116.00/cwt115.00–117.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3695102.00/cwt102.00–102.007091
Bulls—Medium 2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Bulls—Small 1-272595.00/cwt95.00–95.006891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——92097.50/cwt97.50–97.508971
Bulls——1,39879.15/cwt78.00–80.001,1072
Bulls——1,55086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3331
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93845.16/cwt38.00–48.004246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22851.64/cwt44.00–57.006344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22964.43/cwt59.00–71.0079210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,1471
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2835675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,6362
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2935850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,9481
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,5451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3675450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,0381
Bred Cows—Small 1-2705525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,7011
Bred Cows—Small 1-2745650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,8431
Bred Cows—Small 3775375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,9061
Bred Cows—Small 1-2870650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,6551
Bred Cows—Medium 21,003760.52/cwt750.00–770.007,6282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,3201
Bred Cows—Medium 21,085725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,8661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,2231
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed700508.00/cwt508.00–508.003,5561
Stock Cows—Medium 2998471.73/cwt460.00–486.004,7082
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105674.00/cwt674.00–674.007,4481

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.