Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2021-09-22

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 22
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
353 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 239▲ 153 vs year ago 200 · +76.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 100▲ 92 vs year ago 50 · +184.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 68▲ 105 vs year ago 12 · +875.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers no comparisons, feeder heifers and feeder bulls steady based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Heavy offering of average to good 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 $123.65/cwt on 136 head.
Average price
$123.65
136 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.10
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495129.6964261
Medium and Large 2518123.4864041
Small 1-2478117.2756020
Medium and Large 3471106.9650314thin
One grade step is worth $22.73/cwt here — about $139 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 sale136 hd
123.65
—
SC average5 barns · 644 hd
120.55
+3.10
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—Low1,63491.221,49114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,65164.951,07214
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21863.3477140
CowsLean 85-90%Low98553.825308thin

Every lot

145 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2265125.00/cwt125.00–125.003311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275157.50/cwt157.50–157.504331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 2315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 3320107.50/cwt107.50–107.503441
Steers—Small 1-2325125.62/cwt120.00–130.004085
Steers—Medium and Large 2370141.38/cwt140.00–145.005235
Steers—Small 1-2380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384150.64/cwt150.00–152.505784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added450147.50/cwt147.50–147.506641
Steers—Medium and Large 3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Steers—Small 1-2470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475150.00/cwt150.00–150.0071323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478148.77/cwt147.50–150.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 2480137.50/cwt135.00–140.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added507140.85/cwt137.50–142.007144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513145.51/cwt145.00–150.0074610
Steers—Small 1-2517118.45/cwt115.00–125.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520150.00/cwt150.00–150.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 3520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 2525133.55/cwt125.00–142.507015
Steers—Small 1-2Value Added550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 2583133.74/cwt132.50–135.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added593140.50/cwt140.50–140.5083321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603135.00/cwt135.00–135.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Steers—Small 1-2Value Added685112.50/cwt112.50–112.507711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690132.36/cwt129.00–133.009136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690129.00/cwt129.00–129.008901
Steers—Small 1-2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 2722122.36/cwt120.00–124.008833
Steers—Medium and Large 2768121.50/cwt120.00–123.009332
Steers—Small 1-2775118.00/cwt118.00–118.009151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2290122.50/cwt122.50–122.503551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310127.50/cwt127.50–127.503951
Heifers—Small 1-2320118.26/cwt115.00–120.003783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added323147.50/cwt147.50–147.504762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325109.20/cwt107.50–111.003552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373108.34/cwt105.00–114.004044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375134.99/cwt130.00–142.505063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005072
Heifers—Small 1-2390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405127.47/cwt125.00–130.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415105.32/cwt102.50–108.004372
Heifers—Small 1-2Value Added420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424134.48/cwt130.00–142.505705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added426129.00/cwt129.00–129.005506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440133.09/cwt130.00–135.005865
Heifers—Small 1-2445115.00/cwt115.00–115.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472131.46/cwt130.00–132.5062014
Heifers—Small 1-2473119.99/cwt117.50–122.505685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485125.32/cwt120.00–127.506086
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added485124.18/cwt120.00–125.006026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2493130.33/cwt128.00–133.006433
Heifers—Small 1-2508115.66/cwt115.00–117.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515127.50/cwt127.50–127.506571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516126.51/cwt125.00–132.506539
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518107.54/cwt105.00–110.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523123.49/cwt122.50–125.006465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added535124.00/cwt124.00–124.006634
Heifers—Small 1-2Value Added535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569122.00/cwt120.00–122.506945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577125.68/cwt125.00–127.007253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578107.49/cwt105.00–110.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added593124.50/cwt124.50–124.5073812
Heifers—Small 1-2595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600122.50/cwt122.50–122.507351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645122.00/cwt122.00–122.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Heifers—Small 1-2677112.03/cwt110.00–114.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713113.48/cwt112.00–115.008092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added730114.00/cwt114.00–114.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410115.00/cwt115.00–115.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2442137.70/cwt133.00–140.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455112.50/cwt112.50–112.505121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475134.18/cwt130.00–137.506373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495147.00/cwt147.00–147.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513127.74/cwt125.00–130.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520136.00/cwt136.00–136.007071
Bulls—Small 1-2533122.46/cwt120.00–125.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560134.46/cwt130.00–139.007532
Bulls—Small 1-2560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626127.00/cwt123.00–130.007954
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 335497.00/cwt97.00–97.003434
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 362592.00/cwt92.00–92.005753
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37060.00/cwt60.00–60.008221
Bulls——1,58691.64/cwt82.00–99.001,45311
Bulls——2,033104.52/cwt104.00–105.002,1252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94550.97/cwt45.00–54.004825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05258.58/cwt55.00–62.006163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19860.34/cwt55.00–64.0072324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24867.83/cwt65.00–77.0084716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41861.67/cwt60.00–63.008742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69065.50/cwt62.00–69.001,10712
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,2952,072.00/cwt2,072.00–2,072.0026,8321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4041,344.55/cwt1,008.00–1,944.0018,8774
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows22 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3760500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3805451.00/cwt451.00–451.003,6311
Bred Cows—Small 3815500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3820510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,1821
Bred Cows—Small 1-2838728.12/cwt700.00–760.006,1022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2840650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,4601
Bred Cows—Small 1-2845775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,5491
Bred Cows—Small 1-2845700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,9151
Bred Cows—Small 3845575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,8591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2930727.93/cwt710.00–750.006,7703
Bred Cows—Small 1-2930510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,7431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2955811.85/cwt800.00–825.007,7534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2955700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,6851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2989671.59/cwt635.00–700.006,6424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,027748.57/cwt700.00–810.007,6888
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0731,114.34/cwt1,000.00–1,225.0011,9574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,073799.96/cwt775.00–825.008,5843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,097.06/cwt1,025.00–1,200.0012,8696
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185838.09/cwt738.00–975.009,9319
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,4161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,237906.37/cwt775.00–975.0011,2123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3031,266.57/cwt1,000.00–1,575.0016,50320
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2790900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,1101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2855762.79/cwt750.00–775.006,5222
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29001,062.61/cwt950.00–1,200.009,5635
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29591,167.73/cwt1,075.00–1,250.0011,1994
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0051,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0012,8141
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0401,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,240.00/cwt1,075.00–1,400.0014,1112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,8851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,1451
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2571,391.76/cwt1,175.00–1,500.0017,4943
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2879913.29/cwt875.00–950.008,0284
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29511,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0011,4125
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2650618.00/cwt618.00–618.004,0171
Stock Cows—Small 3763504.73/cwt420.00–566.003,8512
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3910592.00/cwt592.00–592.005,3871
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,065724.00/cwt724.00–724.007,7111

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.