Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2021-01-06

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 6
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 182▼ 92 vs year ago 403 · −22.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 0▼ 27 vs year ago 67 · −40.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 0▼ 27 vs year ago 62 · −43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed for holidays. An average offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet

conditions, 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 $108.67/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$108.67
87 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$510
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.88
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495117.9158421
Medium and Large 2463110.9251333
Small 1-2465104.5248620
Medium and Large 345494.4142913thin
One grade step is worth $23.51/cwt here — about $156 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 sale87 hd
108.67
—
SC average5 barns · 347 hd
110.55
−1.88
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—Average1,82081.041,4758thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42760.948703thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09158.5463913
CowsLean 85-90%Low97849.904886thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215133.95/cwt120.00–150.002882
Steers—Small 1-2275125.00/cwt125.00–125.003441
Steers—Medium and Large 3282113.20/cwt110.00–120.003193
Steers—Small 1-2319122.55/cwt120.00–125.003914
Steers—Medium and Large 3320109.65/cwt102.50–117.503514
Steers—Medium and Large 2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332149.97/cwt145.00–160.004985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369150.76/cwt145.00–162.505566
Steers—Small 1-2370121.15/cwt117.50–125.004482
Steers—Medium and Large 3375107.50/cwt107.50–107.504031
Steers—Medium and Large 2377133.20/cwt127.50–137.005023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424149.98/cwt140.00–158.006368
Steers—Medium and Large 2427131.70/cwt126.00–137.505625
Steers—Small 1-2440115.00/cwt115.00–115.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 2465129.15/cwt125.00–135.006015
Steers—Medium and Large 3465101.00/cwt101.00–101.004701
Steers—Small 1-2468119.18/cwt117.50–121.005582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470145.07/cwt140.00–150.006823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523129.35/cwt125.00–135.006774
Steers—Medium and Large 3553102.99/cwt101.00–105.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Steers—Small 1-2565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 2575118.72/cwt116.00–120.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 3615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 2663111.55/cwt109.00–114.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728112.00/cwt111.00–113.008152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2280109.73/cwt105.00–115.003072
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305100.00/cwt100.00–100.003052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328120.00/cwt120.00–120.003944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350127.50/cwt127.50–127.504461
Heifers—Medium and Large 335893.35/cwt90.00–95.003343
Heifers—Small 1-2370110.00/cwt110.00–110.004073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371117.80/cwt115.00–120.004377
Heifers—Medium and Large 341893.39/cwt90.00–95.003903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424111.12/cwt110.00–115.004717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
Heifers—Small 1-2425106.65/cwt105.00–110.004533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463119.09/cwt115.00–121.005517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472109.29/cwt105.00–110.005167
Heifers—Small 1-2481103.71/cwt100.00–105.004994
Heifers—Small 1-2524101.84/cwt100.00–106.005345
Heifers—Medium and Large 352590.00/cwt90.00–90.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531116.00/cwt116.00–116.006168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Heifers—Small 1-2560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567106.04/cwt105.00–108.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 358595.00/cwt95.00–95.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 361894.02/cwt92.00–95.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620111.01/cwt110.00–112.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665102.46/cwt100.00–105.006812
Heifers—Small 1-268597.00/cwt97.00–97.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 270895.00/cwt95.00–95.006732
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415101.22/cwt100.00–102.504202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424133.94/cwt130.00–135.005687
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425155.00/cwt152.50–157.506592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2453130.00/cwt125.00–135.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460100.00/cwt100.00–100.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468145.20/cwt140.00–152.506804
Bulls—Small 1-2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509139.51/cwt135.00–145.007105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518120.00/cwt120.00–120.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568117.08/cwt115.00–120.0066510
Bulls—Small 1-2578110.00/cwt110.00–110.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623111.24/cwt110.00–112.506932
Bulls—Small 1-2635105.00/cwt105.00–105.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Bulls—Small 1-270598.00/cwt98.00–98.006911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 355067.00/cwt67.00–67.003691
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 364555.00/cwt55.00–55.003551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75485.56/cwt80.00–90.001,5015
Bulls——1,93073.50/cwt70.00–76.001,4193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90538.91/cwt35.00–42.003522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01555.39/cwt52.00–57.005624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08161.39/cwt59.00–65.006649
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11552.12/cwt47.00–56.005814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42760.94/cwt60.00–63.008703
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2940750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3930456.00/cwt456.00–456.004,2411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2935650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,0781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2941686.12/cwt600.00–825.006,4564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2978675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,6022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2990796.62/cwt725.00–850.007,8874
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,055675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,1211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175862.43/cwt725.00–975.0010,1346
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,2951
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3770327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,5181
Stock Cows—Small 1-2783451.64/cwt414.00–500.003,5362
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2933533.83/cwt496.00–568.004,9812
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,015721.00/cwt721.00–721.007,3181
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140946.00/cwt946.00–946.0010,7841
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2730775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,6581
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29401,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0011,0451
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2945975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,2141
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,055925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,7591
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,086.64/cwt1,025.00–1,135.0012,6052
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2785525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,1211

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.