Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2021-11-17

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 17
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 357▼ 35 vs year ago 348 · −10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 91▲ 47 vs year ago 65 · +72.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 39▲ 16 vs year ago 38 · +42.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average 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 $112.73/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$112.73
106 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$522
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.72
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2447125.7956225
Medium and Large 2501112.3756349
Small 1-2398107.6342917thin
Medium and Large 343997.9243015thin
One grade step is worth $27.87/cwt here — about $132 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 sale106 hd
112.73
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SC average5 barns · 672 hd
116.45
−3.72
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—Low1,52883.871,2829thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45860.838876thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20956.4468254
CowsLean 85-90%Average85953.7446227

Every lot

68 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2333129.98/cwt125.00–135.004333
Steers—Medium and Large 2337145.07/cwt140.00–150.004893
Steers—Small 1-2360127.43/cwt125.00–130.004592
Steers—Medium and Large 2366140.32/cwt135.00–145.005147
Steers—Medium and Large 3375110.18/cwt105.00–115.004135
Steers—Medium and Large 2465135.00/cwt130.00–140.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 2533121.67/cwt120.00–125.006493
Steers—Medium and Large 2625112.53/cwt110.00–115.007033
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2258122.43/cwt120.00–125.003162
Heifers—Small 1-2319110.39/cwt110.00–112.003525
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321102.07/cwt100.00–105.003284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323132.46/cwt130.00–135.004283
Heifers—Small 1-2360110.39/cwt110.00–112.003975
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365104.92/cwt102.00–108.003832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366126.83/cwt125.00–130.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387116.66/cwt115.00–120.004513
Heifers—Small 1-2418104.98/cwt104.00–106.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421128.34/cwt126.00–130.005404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421115.55/cwt110.00–120.004869
Heifers—Medium and Large 342394.86/cwt92.50–97.004013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471125.80/cwt125.00–128.005938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472115.86/cwt110.00–120.005478
Heifers—Small 1-2483103.98/cwt103.00–105.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518121.83/cwt120.00–125.006314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520112.48/cwt110.00–115.0058512
Heifers—Small 1-2525102.65/cwt100.00–105.005393
Heifers—Medium and Large 352894.34/cwt93.00–95.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563111.67/cwt110.00–115.006296
Heifers—Medium and Large 357594.37/cwt92.00–96.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610116.48/cwt115.00–118.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624102.84/cwt100.00–110.006427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668102.47/cwt100.00–105.006842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2419112.29/cwt105.00–118.004706
Bulls—Medium and Large 342891.03/cwt90.00–92.003902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430128.01/cwt125.00–135.0055010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475128.57/cwt125.00–135.0061111
Bulls—Small 1-2476109.18/cwt105.00–115.0052011
Bulls—Medium and Large 348093.66/cwt93.00–95.004503
Bulls—Small 1-2515106.67/cwt100.00–110.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518124.24/cwt120.00–130.006447
Bulls—Medium and Large 353593.51/cwt92.00–95.005002
Bulls—Small 1-2563108.01/cwt105.00–110.006085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578118.75/cwt115.00–125.006868
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621115.99/cwt110.00–120.007204
Bulls—Small 1-2630102.44/cwt100.00–105.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 363091.00/cwt90.00–93.005734
Bulls—Small 1-2665102.44/cwt100.00–105.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 368893.48/cwt92.00–95.006432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23074.70/cwt68.00–78.009194
Bulls——1,76791.20/cwt85.00–95.001,6125
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84358.10/cwt55.00–62.0049018
Cows—Lean 85-90%89145.03/cwt41.00–50.004019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15846.75/cwt42.00–51.0054112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22359.21/cwt55.00–66.0072442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45860.83/cwt58.00–63.008876
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3723470.49/cwt410.00–500.003,4025
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,107932.72/cwt925.00–950.0010,3253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,1461
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2715463.55/cwt425.00–500.003,3142
Bred Cows—Small 3755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5291
Bred Cows—Small 2758550.78/cwt525.00–575.004,1754
Bred Cows—Small 1-2870720.41/cwt610.00–875.006,2687
Bred Cows—Small 1-2905662.50/cwt650.00–675.005,9962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,104662.40/cwt550.00–710.007,3137
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,149862.07/cwt775.00–1,000.009,9058
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,240658.61/cwt645.00–675.008,1672
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-274479.79/cwt75.00–85.0059410
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,07870.49/cwt70.00–71.007602

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.