Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2019-08-21

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 21
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
259 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 148▲ 259 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 41▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 27▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction with removal of incorrect high price feeder hiefer calf record *

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.50 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.56/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$114.56
75 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$513
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$24.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.38
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500121.1560633
Medium 2416113.4647224
Small 1-2372107.8040112thin
Medium and Large 344496.254276thin
One grade step is worth $24.90/cwt here — about $179 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 sale75 hd
114.56
—
SC average5 barns · 360 hd
113.18
+1.38
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—Average1,58786.461,3728thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47269.781,02713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17163.4374351
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09451.6856520

Every lot

101 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2225121.50/cwt120.00–123.002732
Steers—Small 1-2230110.00/cwt110.00–110.002531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324144.44/cwt135.00–150.004688
Steers—Small 1-2355116.00/cwt116.00–116.004121
Steers—Medium and Large 3355112.50/cwt112.50–112.503991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372141.25/cwt135.00–147.505256
Steers—Medium 2373123.79/cwt122.50–125.004622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423132.26/cwt132.00–132.505592
Steers—Small 1-2430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004732
Steers—Medium and Large 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Steers—Medium 2475118.80/cwt117.50–120.005642
Steers—Small 1-2481111.18/cwt107.50–115.005354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515127.02/cwt126.00–128.006542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533127.50/cwt127.50–127.506802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560133.00/cwt133.00–133.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Steers—Medium 2595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605130.02/cwt128.00–132.007872
Steers—Small 1-2610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619135.50/cwt135.50–135.5083915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743123.50/cwt123.50–123.509182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2230118.00/cwt118.00–118.002712
Heifers—Medium 2285116.00/cwt113.00–117.503313
Heifers—Small 1-2290105.00/cwt105.00–105.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 330096.00/cwt96.00–96.002881
Heifers—Medium 2328115.10/cwt110.00–120.003783
Heifers—Small 1-2334108.90/cwt104.00–110.003645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343123.78/cwt120.00–127.504252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368121.61/cwt120.00–125.004483
Heifers—Small 1-2370107.57/cwt105.00–110.003982
Heifers—Medium 2385113.97/cwt112.00–115.004393
Heifers—Medium and Large 341896.49/cwt90.00–100.004033
Heifers—Medium 2424114.57/cwt110.00–117.504864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425123.39/cwt120.00–126.005247
Heifers—Small 1-2432107.98/cwt105.00–110.004663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440128.00/cwt128.00–128.005631
Heifers—Medium 2458112.50/cwt110.00–115.005153
Heifers—Small 1-2465105.00/cwt105.00–105.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470120.02/cwt119.00–121.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470100.00/cwt100.00–100.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532118.14/cwt115.00–122.006296
Heifers—Medium 2538110.67/cwt110.00–112.005953
Heifers—Medium 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570118.74/cwt117.50–120.006772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588115.00/cwt115.00–115.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy595125.00/cwt125.00–125.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615117.48/cwt113.00–122.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007812
Heifers—Medium 2625109.00/cwt109.00–109.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 364092.00/cwt92.00–92.005891
Heifers—Medium 2655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2403108.74/cwt107.50–110.004382
Bulls—Medium 2409123.51/cwt119.00–126.005055
Bulls—Medium and Large 341093.35/cwt90.00–96.003833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418136.93/cwt134.00–140.005724
Bulls—Medium 2483119.97/cwt115.00–125.005796
Bulls—Small 1-2488112.32/cwt110.00–115.005485
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004902
Bulls—Medium 2516114.34/cwt107.50–117.505905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519120.20/cwt120.00–121.006245
Bulls—Small 1-2523110.00/cwt110.00–110.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
Bulls—Medium 2572110.00/cwt110.00–110.006293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587116.68/cwt115.00–120.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605128.00/cwt128.00–128.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608116.00/cwt115.00–117.007052
Bulls—Medium 2610107.50/cwt107.50–107.506561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
Bulls—Medium 2675103.91/cwt100.00–108.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 371595.00/cwt95.00–95.006791
Bulls—Medium 276099.00/cwt99.00–99.007521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04576.00/cwt76.00–76.007941
Bulls——1,66487.96/cwt80.00–95.001,4647
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03048.37/cwt40.00–57.0049814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08552.63/cwt45.00–58.0057113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19165.84/cwt59.00–75.0078434
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24359.42/cwt56.00–63.007396
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28050.00/cwt50.00–50.006401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28678.06/cwt77.00–80.001,0044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48871.43/cwt62.00–79.001,06312
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,046.00/cwt1,046.00–1,046.0012,8661
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2920750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0581,004.43/cwt875.00–1,125.0010,6272
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 2759724.01/cwt675.00–850.005,4954
Stock Cows—Small 1-2835425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,5491
Stock Cows—Medium 2860741.96/cwt680.00–825.006,3812
Stock Cows—Small 1-2895582.00/cwt582.00–582.005,2091
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2788613.73/cwt600.00–625.004,8362
Bred Cows—Medium 2963763.18/cwt675.00–850.007,3492
Bred Cows—Medium 2997828.03/cwt775.00–900.008,2555
Bred Cows—Medium 21,038985.00/cwt985.00–985.0010,2242
Bred Cows—Medium 21,050575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,0381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,7581
Bred Cows—Medium 21,085550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,9681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,6251

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.