Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-01-12

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 12
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 260▲ 36 vs year ago 171 · +21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 64▲ 26 vs year ago 37 · +70.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 29▲ 31 vs year ago 22 · +140.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average 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 $119.00/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$119.00
65 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$613
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$40.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.26
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2453134.3560828
Medium and Large 2580114.7366616thin
Small 1-2534104.3555716thin
Medium and Large 359593.625575thin
One grade step is worth $40.72/cwt here — about $51 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 sale65 hd
119.00
—
SC average4 barns · 572 hd
132.26
−13.26
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—Low1,52592.491,41118
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27974.6395518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41068.589673thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average88061.135388thin

Every lot

75 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—Medium and Large 1-2210167.50/cwt167.50–167.503521
Steers—Medium and Large 2230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
Steers—Small 1-2255135.00/cwt135.00–135.003441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270166.34/cwt165.00–167.504492
Steers—Medium and Large 3315112.00/cwt112.00–112.003531
Steers—Medium and Large 2320155.00/cwt150.00–160.004962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329178.30/cwt170.00–180.005876
Steers—Small 1-2335132.50/cwt132.50–132.504441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374167.84/cwt160.00–175.006287
Steers—Medium and Large 3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410168.29/cwt165.00–175.006903
Steers—Medium and Large 2530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 2555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570152.50/cwt152.50–152.508691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642144.75/cwt143.00–145.009298
Steers—Medium and Large 2740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 2835117.50/cwt117.50–117.509811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220140.00/cwt140.00–140.003081
Heifers—Small 1-2280112.50/cwt112.50–112.503151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316138.04/cwt135.00–140.004365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
Heifers—Small 1-2365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383143.42/cwt135.00–152.505495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424133.12/cwt127.50–135.005644
Heifers—Small 1-2430105.00/cwt105.00–105.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463120.14/cwt115.00–125.005562
Heifers—Small 1-2463109.03/cwt108.00–110.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475138.87/cwt135.00–143.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 348590.00/cwt90.00–90.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519127.44/cwt125.00–130.006615
Heifers—Small 1-2530102.50/cwt100.00–105.005432
Heifers—Small 1-2575101.64/cwt100.00–104.005844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578114.61/cwt110.00–120.006627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007875
Heifers—Small 1-2622101.69/cwt100.00–105.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623119.00/cwt118.00–120.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 362394.53/cwt92.00–97.005894
Heifers—Small 1-2660103.74/cwt102.50–105.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2676108.79/cwt105.00–115.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690117.00/cwt117.00–117.008071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413166.62/cwt160.00–173.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420141.26/cwt140.00–142.505932
Bulls—Small 1-2440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Bulls—Small 1-2473112.49/cwt110.00–115.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483155.96/cwt150.00–160.007535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483136.89/cwt130.00–145.006615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515147.43/cwt145.00–150.007592
Bulls—Small 1-2523107.54/cwt105.00–110.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527134.87/cwt130.00–140.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573124.91/cwt120.00–135.007164
Bulls—Small 1-2583102.02/cwt100.00–106.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632133.39/cwt130.00–137.508433
Bulls—Small 1-2667101.66/cwt100.00–105.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715117.45/cwt115.00–120.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 377392.97/cwt91.00–95.007192
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26775.41/cwt74.00–77.009553
Bulls——1,48592.25/cwt85.00–99.001,37011
Bulls——1,829105.95/cwt103.00–110.001,9384
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87253.15/cwt50.00–55.004633
Cows—Lean 85-90%88565.92/cwt64.00–70.005835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25273.52/cwt65.00–80.0092016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41068.58/cwt65.00–70.009673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49583.51/cwt83.00–84.001,2482
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,870111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,0761
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2679661.69/cwt650.00–685.004,4936
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2735107.70/cwt90.00–126.0079216
Stock Cows—Small 2840510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,2841
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 296879.03/cwt78.00–80.007652
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,085827.61/cwt760.00–875.008,9806
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,192882.88/cwt650.00–1,175.0010,5249
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2928982.36/cwt875.00–1,100.009,1166
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1021,089.09/cwt925.00–1,275.0012,0025
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,190850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,1151

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.