Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2021-07-14

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 14
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
296 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 163▲ 51 vs year ago 245 · +20.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 87▲ 20 vs year ago 50 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 62▲ 6 vs year ago 55 · +10.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends due to limited comparable sales. 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 $124.65/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$124.65
93 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$596
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$21
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.43
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2454131.8259857
Medium and Large 2474120.0756920
Small 1-2575107.856208thin
Medium and Large 3567101.855778thin
One grade step is worth $29.97/cwt here — about $21 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 sale93 hd
124.65
—
SC average5 barns · 660 hd
124.22
+0.43
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—Low1,63099.581,62411
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21569.5084533
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52365.099926thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01159.316007thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2237122.65/cwt120.00–128.002913
Steers—Small 1-2275121.45/cwt119.00–125.003343
Steers—Medium and Large 2278136.42/cwt130.00–142.503792
Steers—Medium and Large 2312138.47/cwt132.50–144.004326
Steers—Small 1-2321124.43/cwt120.00–127.503994
Steers—Medium and Large 3365111.97/cwt110.00–114.004092
Steers—Medium and Large 2372131.05/cwt130.00–136.004888
Steers—Small 1-2378122.38/cwt120.00–125.004632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379153.00/cwt153.00–153.005808
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480155.00/cwt155.00–155.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 2480133.00/cwt133.00–133.006381
Steers—Small 1-2485112.50/cwt112.50–112.505461
Steers—Medium and Large 2520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545150.00/cwt150.00–150.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 3690109.00/cwt109.00–109.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2701133.00/cwt133.00–133.009328
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228136.36/cwt132.50–139.003113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235122.45/cwt120.00–125.002882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250137.50/cwt137.50–137.503441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280127.50/cwt127.50–127.503571
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310112.50/cwt112.50–112.503491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327134.51/cwt133.00–138.004406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335142.83/cwt142.00–144.004787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367135.20/cwt132.00–140.004966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390126.00/cwt126.00–126.004911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410127.50/cwt127.50–127.505231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437131.65/cwt130.00–134.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468131.85/cwt129.00–136.006179
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470122.53/cwt120.00–125.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518129.08/cwt125.00–133.006698
Heifers—Small 1-2521108.71/cwt105.00–110.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528116.99/cwt115.00–120.006185
Heifers—Small 1-2553110.00/cwt110.00–110.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560126.00/cwt126.00–126.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568120.00/cwt120.00–120.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618114.31/cwt110.00–117.007063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626124.15/cwt121.00–124.5077711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628101.20/cwt100.00–105.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660121.50/cwt121.00–122.008022
Heifers—Small 1-2665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 370597.50/cwt97.50–97.506871
Heifers—Small 1-2745103.00/cwt103.00–103.007671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413148.73/cwt147.50–150.006142
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430130.56/cwt124.00–135.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455139.00/cwt139.00–139.006321
Bulls—Small 1-2479119.88/cwt115.00–127.005744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480125.83/cwt120.00–128.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480106.64/cwt100.00–113.005122
Bulls—Small 1-2525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534121.82/cwt120.00–124.006515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545129.00/cwt129.00–129.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570129.00/cwt129.00–129.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575119.32/cwt115.00–122.506864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608123.00/cwt120.00–125.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623116.48/cwt113.00–118.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2664115.25/cwt114.00–117.007654
Bulls—Small 1-2675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690118.00/cwt118.00–118.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728111.75/cwt111.00–112.508142
Bulls—Small 1-2736103.96/cwt100.00–109.007654
Bulls—Small 1-2763103.99/cwt100.00–108.007932
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 352085.00/cwt85.00–85.004421
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 359090.00/cwt90.00–90.005311
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 368090.00/cwt90.00–90.006121
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 374091.00/cwt91.00–91.006731
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 337070.00/cwt70.00–70.002591
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 345050.00/cwt50.00–50.002251
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 353359.15/cwt48.00–70.003152
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 361571.00/cwt71.00–71.004371
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 365565.00/cwt65.00–65.004261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57698.91/cwt92.00–106.001,5598
Bulls——1,69080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3521
Bulls——1,818112.05/cwt111.00–113.002,0372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00260.19/cwt59.00–63.006036
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06554.00/cwt54.00–54.005751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13663.55/cwt58.00–67.0072212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22081.97/cwt81.00–83.001,0002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26571.95/cwt68.00–79.0091019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48857.03/cwt54.00–60.008492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54169.12/cwt66.00–74.001,0654
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,067.00/cwt1,067.00–1,067.0013,7111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2790700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,5301
Bred Cows—Small 1-2850600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2953779.75/cwt775.00–785.007,4312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2980900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,8201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0151,013.24/cwt975.00–1,050.0010,2842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150880.17/cwt875.00–885.0010,1222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,2811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,004.65/cwt1,000.00–1,010.0012,5882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,171.53/cwt1,110.00–1,235.0015,1712
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2660486.30/cwt425.00–544.003,2102
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2697849.52/cwt800.00–875.005,9213
Stock Cows—Small 1-2735360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6461
Stock Cows—Small 1-2795615.85/cwt604.00–628.004,8962
Stock Cows—Small 1-2818588.39/cwt581.00–596.004,8132
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2943791.12/cwt683.00–850.007,4604
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,045606.00/cwt606.00–606.006,3331
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,144966.76/cwt833.00–1,138.0011,0608
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2605725.00/cwt725.00–725.004,3861
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2875925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,0941
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0012,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2980860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,4281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29931,158.72/cwt1,100.00–1,275.0011,5063
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,385.00/cwt1,385.00–1,385.0015,4431
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,9241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 26901,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.007,4181
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27651,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.009,1802
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29251,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0014,1062
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 21,0181,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,7076
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,3423

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.