Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2021-03-10

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 10
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
371 head
▲ 246 vs last sale 125▲ 186 vs year ago 185 · +100.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 42▲ 0 vs year ago 111 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 24▲ 9 vs year ago 41 · +22.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average 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 $115.35/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$115.35
109 head · 429 lb average
Value per head Derived
$495
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$26.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.20
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2381126.6848323
Medium and Large 2448118.5953146
Small 1-2431110.5147618thin
Medium and Large 3440100.6644322
One grade step is worth $26.02/cwt here — about $39 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 sale109 hd
115.35
—
SC average5 barns · 853 hd
119.54
−4.20
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—Low1,67490.241,51118
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25363.6079753
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,63460.6399110
CowsLean 85-90%Low98052.9351914

Every lot

108 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2218150.00/cwt150.00–150.003272
Steers—Small 1-2228122.36/cwt120.00–125.002792
Steers—Medium and Large 2235141.54/cwt132.50–147.503333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260151.68/cwt150.00–152.503943
Steers—Medium and Large 2280141.61/cwt135.00–145.003973
Steers—Medium and Large 3285115.00/cwt115.00–115.003281
Steers—Small 1-2295132.50/cwt132.50–132.503911
Steers—Medium and Large 3318108.38/cwt105.00–110.003453
Steers—Small 1-2322125.77/cwt118.00–130.004053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330154.31/cwt150.00–160.005093
Steers—Medium and Large 2337143.35/cwt140.00–147.504833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345167.50/cwt167.50–167.505781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2358155.52/cwt150.00–160.0055712
Steers—Medium and Large 3368107.48/cwt105.00–110.003963
Steers—Medium and Large 2372142.57/cwt135.00–148.005306
Steers—Small 1-2395123.00/cwt120.00–126.004862
Steers—Medium and Large 2427146.88/cwt145.00–148.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432151.72/cwt150.00–155.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 2482138.34/cwt130.00–144.006675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495162.50/cwt162.50–162.508041
Steers—Medium and Large 2528131.40/cwt125.00–137.506942
Steers—Medium and Large 2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666136.00/cwt136.00–136.009065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782125.00/cwt125.00–125.0097817
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230101.67/cwt100.00–105.002343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275125.71/cwt120.00–130.003465
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2297128.71/cwt128.00–134.003828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310122.50/cwt122.50–122.503801
Heifers—Small 1-2323112.60/cwt110.00–115.003646
Heifers—Medium and Large 333095.00/cwt95.00–95.003141
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373101.48/cwt98.00–105.003792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375127.07/cwt127.00–127.504777
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380122.53/cwt120.00–125.004664
Heifers—Small 1-2380112.50/cwt112.50–112.504281
Heifers—Small 1-2410111.46/cwt110.00–113.004572
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413101.53/cwt95.00–107.004196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420126.00/cwt126.00–126.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425118.87/cwt115.00–123.0050513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468124.59/cwt122.50–125.005836
Heifers—Small 1-2469109.28/cwt107.00–112.505134
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475105.00/cwt105.00–105.004992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476117.47/cwt115.00–122.505598
Heifers—Small 1-2527107.50/cwt107.00–108.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528115.75/cwt110.00–119.0061112
Heifers—Medium and Large 352897.44/cwt95.00–100.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535121.00/cwt121.00–121.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558117.50/cwt117.00–118.006562
Heifers—Small 1-2578109.29/cwt106.00–112.506322
Heifers—Medium and Large 359397.51/cwt95.00–100.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 366393.76/cwt90.00–97.506222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410105.00/cwt105.00–105.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414149.68/cwt145.00–155.006207
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415133.40/cwt128.00–140.005546
Bulls—Small 1-2422120.00/cwt120.00–120.005063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2456147.22/cwt145.00–152.506716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465133.95/cwt120.00–140.006237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515138.50/cwt135.00–145.007137
Bulls—Small 1-2515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2542126.66/cwt125.00–130.006863
Bulls—Small 1-2565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568124.57/cwt120.00–128.007084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573137.34/cwt133.00–140.007874
Bulls—Small 1-2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628122.43/cwt120.00–125.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633113.75/cwt112.50–115.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657122.00/cwt121.00–123.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665112.50/cwt112.50–112.507481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Bulls—Small 1-277397.48/cwt96.00–99.007542
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 327090.00/cwt90.00–90.002431
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3320100.00/cwt100.00–100.003201
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 337597.00/cwt97.00–97.003641
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 344097.00/cwt97.00–97.004271
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 349095.00/cwt95.00–95.004661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21874.90/cwt72.00–78.009123
Bulls——1,74291.54/cwt82.00–99.001,59513
Bulls——1,920104.82/cwt101.00–109.002,0132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88545.97/cwt45.00–48.004074
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01855.71/cwt50.00–62.0056710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21056.23/cwt52.00–58.006809
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25964.86/cwt59.00–70.0081743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62662.54/cwt58.00–69.001,0178
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66552.98/cwt52.00–54.008822
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3645450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,9031
Bred Cows—Small 3720410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,9521
Bred Cows—Small 1-2770475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,6581
Bred Cows—Small 1-2798628.38/cwt585.00–700.005,0146
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2800400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,2751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2890550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,8951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2988838.61/cwt825.00–850.008,2852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,005706.34/cwt625.00–775.007,0992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,008625.06/cwt600.00–650.006,3012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,090850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,2651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145761.68/cwt750.00–775.008,7212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,182998.77/cwt950.00–1,035.0011,8053
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3670335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2451
Stock Cows—Small 1-2700483.57/cwt385.00–550.003,38513
Stock Cows—Small 3760361.00/cwt342.00–380.002,7442
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2858625.96/cwt600.00–650.005,3714
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,181800.55/cwt718.00–870.009,4544
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2870850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,3951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0017,7411

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.