Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2021-04-28

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 28
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
203 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 207▼ 13 vs year ago 216 · −6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 133▼ 7 vs year ago 63 · −11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 151▼ 43 vs year ago 81 · −53.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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 $119.00/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$119.00
68 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$529
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$87
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$40.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.86
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2404133.0453719thin
Medium and Large 2469115.2654141
Small 1-2270111.943025thin
Medium and Large 367093.046233thin
One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale68 hd
119.00
—
SC average5 barns · 399 hd
119.86
−0.86
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—Average1,48586.031,2776thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21267.1081323
CowsLean 85-90%Average84159.1549816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58157.779134thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2240145.00/cwt145.00–145.003481
Steers—Medium and Large 2283139.31/cwt135.00–145.003944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310158.28/cwt155.00–160.004913
Steers—Small 1-2327121.71/cwt120.00–125.003983
Steers—Medium and Large 2330140.12/cwt135.00–145.004625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373157.42/cwt155.00–160.005872
Steers—Small 1-2373125.23/cwt120.00–130.004672
Steers—Medium and Large 2375140.16/cwt135.00–145.005265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400155.00/cwt155.00–155.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485141.00/cwt141.00–141.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 2508127.49/cwt125.00–130.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530142.02/cwt140.00–144.007532
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2203124.94/cwt120.00–130.002542
Heifers—Small 1-2235111.48/cwt110.00–112.502623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285137.50/cwt135.00–140.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320137.62/cwt135.00–140.004402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323118.95/cwt115.00–125.003845
Heifers—Small 1-2323112.64/cwt110.00–115.003642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335172.50/cwt172.50–172.505781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372120.96/cwt115.00–125.004509
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375136.00/cwt136.00–136.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419132.54/cwt125.00–142.505559
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423116.24/cwt114.00–120.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468121.98/cwt121.00–123.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476114.83/cwt112.00–120.005477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520116.10/cwt111.00–121.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522113.31/cwt110.00–115.005916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626110.39/cwt105.00–114.006915
Heifers—Medium and Large 367093.04/cwt90.00–96.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683107.55/cwt103.00–112.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 281596.46/cwt93.00–100.007862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3408107.52/cwt105.00–110.004392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410147.44/cwt145.00–150.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414134.05/cwt130.00–140.0055510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453147.51/cwt145.00–150.006682
Bulls—Small 1-2468118.92/cwt115.00–122.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470100.51/cwt100.00–101.004722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475134.04/cwt130.00–140.006375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516129.98/cwt125.00–135.006714
Bulls—Small 1-2538114.44/cwt110.00–119.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610129.00/cwt129.00–129.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622114.60/cwt112.00–120.007133
Bulls—Medium and Large 369593.00/cwt93.00–93.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2771105.23/cwt101.00–109.008114
Bulls—Medium and Large 280098.00/cwt98.00–98.007841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3335100.00/cwt100.00–100.003351
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 338593.75/cwt90.00–97.503612
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 350096.00/cwt96.00–96.004801
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 357083.00/cwt83.00–83.004731
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 362595.00/cwt95.00–95.005942
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 370088.00/cwt88.00–88.006161
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 395570.00/cwt70.00–70.006691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39879.09/cwt76.00–82.001,1062
Bulls——1,52889.50/cwt85.00–95.001,3684
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82749.68/cwt46.00–54.004115
Cows—Lean 85-90%84863.45/cwt60.00–67.0053811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09051.10/cwt45.00–55.005574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16367.17/cwt61.00–74.0078115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51982.81/cwt80.00–85.001,2584
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58157.77/cwt56.00–60.009134
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2730820.00/cwt820.00–820.005,9861
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2730557.53/cwt500.00–620.004,0702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29751,029.54/cwt985.00–1,075.0010,0382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,030890.00/cwt890.00–890.009,1671
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2658414.71/cwt410.00–420.002,7292
Bred Cows—Small 1-2745510.00/cwt510.00–510.003,8001
Bred Cows—Small 2745320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3841
Bred Cows—Small 1-2834833.72/cwt790.00–900.006,9534
Bred Cows—Small 1-2945810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,6551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,083683.66/cwt670.00–690.007,4043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,0801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,136998.23/cwt925.00–1,150.0011,3405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,165891.28/cwt860.00–925.0010,3834
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,180900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,6201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,325867.36/cwt750.00–950.0011,4932
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2695410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,8501
Stock Cows—Small 272874.57/cwt74.00–75.005433
Stock Cows—Small 1-2950740.95/cwt680.00–800.007,0392
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155880.00/cwt880.00–880.0010,1641

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.