Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2021-11-03

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 3
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 324 vs last sale 486▲ 13 vs year ago 149 · +8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 96▼ 6 vs year ago 42 · −14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 33▲ 6 vs year ago 24 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain 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 $113.71/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$113.71
44 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$514
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.26
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495127.506313thin
Medium and Large 2469119.6556118thin
Small 1-2430108.1346521
Medium and Large 346398.254542thin
One grade step is worth $29.25/cwt here — about $177 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 sale44 hd
113.71
—
SC average5 barns · 488 hd
118.97
−5.26
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—High1,74383.431,4548thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16861.6872012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55558.009021thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low78545.003531thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2215130.00/cwt130.00–130.002801
Steers—Medium and Large 2275135.00/cwt135.00–135.003711
Steers—Small 1-2275125.00/cwt125.00–125.003441
Steers—Medium and Large 2305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003971
Steers—Medium and Large 3330107.39/cwt105.00–110.003542
Steers—Medium and Large 2375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 3380113.65/cwt110.00–117.504322
Steers—Small 1-2390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395142.50/cwt142.50–142.505631
Steers—Medium and Large 3418111.27/cwt107.50–115.004652
Steers—Medium and Large 2426135.13/cwt130.00–140.005764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430145.00/cwt145.00–145.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006092
Steers—Small 1-2460119.00/cwt119.00–119.005471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added515137.00/cwt137.00–137.007062
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 2540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Steers—Small 1-2545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 2558130.00/cwt130.00–130.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 3580102.00/cwt102.00–102.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Steers—Small 1-2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2238112.53/cwt110.00–115.002682
Heifers—Small 1-2255108.92/cwt100.00–117.502782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280122.50/cwt122.50–122.503431
Heifers—Small 1-2308111.68/cwt110.00–115.003443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330115.00/cwt115.00–115.003801
Heifers—Small 1-2376106.55/cwt101.00–110.004014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 341097.50/cwt97.50–97.504001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425118.79/cwt115.00–122.505052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464118.40/cwt115.00–121.005494
Heifers—Small 1-2470108.53/cwt102.50–113.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added504123.00/cwt123.00–123.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 351599.00/cwt99.00–99.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520116.00/cwt116.00–116.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530127.50/cwt127.50–127.506761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added568117.00/cwt117.00–117.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Heifers—Small 1-2584109.04/cwt106.00–110.006374
Heifers—Small 1-2625101.63/cwt100.00–105.006353
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3412105.88/cwt100.00–110.004363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465132.50/cwt132.50–132.506161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2553120.00/cwt120.00–120.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590101.49/cwt100.00–103.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613118.74/cwt117.50–120.007284
Bulls—Small 1-2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,4701
Bulls——1,63388.94/cwt82.00–95.001,4525
Bulls——2,13862.38/cwt55.00–79.001,3342
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78545.00/cwt45.00–45.003531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07852.50/cwt51.00–54.005662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18663.52/cwt58.00–69.0075310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55558.00/cwt58.00–58.009021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2700425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,9751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2740475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,5151
Bred Cows—Small 1-2783556.29/cwt510.00–600.004,3562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2939681.09/cwt625.00–725.006,3954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,9401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,005585.00/cwt585.00–585.005,8791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140713.50/cwt675.00–751.008,1342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,3741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155635.00/cwt635.00–635.007,3341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,243800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,9442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280935.00/cwt935.00–935.0011,9681
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3730359.68/cwt310.00–433.002,6266
Stock Cows—Small 1-2768444.22/cwt435.00–454.003,4122
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2995606.35/cwt522.00–676.006,0332
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145836.00/cwt836.00–836.009,5721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2880760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,6881
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29401,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,5751

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.