Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-01-26

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 26
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 207▲ 54 vs year ago 174 · +31.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 63▲ 150 vs year ago 30 · +500.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 53▲ 59 vs year ago 30 · +196.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate 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 $125.65/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$125.65
96 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.34
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473137.8065129
Medium and Large 2504123.4562249
Small 1-2467116.2654310thin
Medium and Large 3489106.875238thin
One grade step is worth $30.94/cwt here — about $129 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 sale96 hd
125.65
—
SC average5 barns · 516 hd
132.00
−6.34
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—High1,54997.831,51518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52377.521,1812thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19677.1392266
CowsLean 85-90%Low93565.8161520

Every lot

115 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205170.00/cwt170.00–170.003491
Steers—Medium and Large 2243155.05/cwt150.00–160.003772
Steers—Medium and Large 3245102.50/cwt102.50–102.502511
Steers—Small 1-2263121.19/cwt120.00–122.503192
Steers—Medium and Large 2327150.05/cwt145.00–155.004913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
Steers—Small 1-2345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 2363151.07/cwt140.00–160.005485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373161.21/cwt160.00–162.506012
Steers—Medium and Large 3373106.86/cwt104.00–110.003992
Steers—Small 1-2435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480165.89/cwt155.00–172.507963
Steers—Medium and Large 2520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
Steers—Small 1-2540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Steers—Small 1-2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595148.00/cwt148.00–148.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607145.00/cwt145.00–145.008803
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Steers—Small 1-2625117.54/cwt116.00–119.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 2630129.00/cwt129.00–129.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660146.00/cwt146.00–146.009641
Steers—Small 1-2680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 2687129.14/cwt125.00–132.508873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0331
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added725122.50/cwt122.50–122.508881
Steers—Medium and Large 2778123.04/cwt119.00–127.009572
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215131.19/cwt129.00–135.002823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2219144.20/cwt137.50–147.503164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266127.55/cwt122.50–132.503394
Heifers—Small 1-2275122.00/cwt122.00–122.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317125.20/cwt120.00–130.003973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373128.19/cwt123.00–130.004784
Heifers—Small 1-2373119.65/cwt117.50–121.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380140.07/cwt135.00–145.005325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408129.15/cwt127.50–130.005273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411143.75/cwt140.00–145.005914
Heifers—Small 1-2415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425106.63/cwt105.00–110.004533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460142.45/cwt135.00–147.506556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461128.17/cwt120.00–132.505914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473110.00/cwt110.00–110.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505136.00/cwt136.00–136.006871
Heifers—Small 1-2505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518125.58/cwt120.00–132.506514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571123.71/cwt120.00–125.007064
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573107.53/cwt105.00–110.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580127.50/cwt127.50–127.507401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617118.93/cwt117.00–120.007347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007941
Heifers—Small 1-2630109.00/cwt109.00–109.006871
Heifers—Small 1-2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660121.98/cwt119.00–125.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668116.09/cwt112.00–119.007756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added678119.49/cwt119.00–120.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added699131.00/cwt131.00–131.009165
Heifers—Small 1-2700113.00/cwt113.00–113.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725116.63/cwt115.00–118.008464
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420107.50/cwt107.50–107.504521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425139.82/cwt130.00–150.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427160.86/cwt160.00–162.506873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478137.23/cwt130.00–146.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005282
Bulls—Small 1-2517123.35/cwt120.00–130.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523131.61/cwt125.00–140.006886
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576129.36/cwt125.00–132.507454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008031
Bulls—Small 1-2595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2611126.89/cwt120.00–130.007754
Bulls—Small 1-2615114.00/cwt114.00–114.007011
Bulls—Small 1-2660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705121.00/cwt121.00–121.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725121.00/cwt121.00–121.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750116.00/cwt116.00–116.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765124.00/cwt124.00–124.009491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01568.65/cwt61.00–76.006972
Bulls——1,59293.23/cwt85.00–97.001,4845
Bulls——1,626105.22/cwt100.00–115.001,71111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93268.38/cwt61.00–74.0063716
Cows—Lean 85-90%94855.52/cwt50.00–58.005264
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12365.17/cwt56.00–69.007327
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13373.92/cwt70.00–79.0083832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28984.04/cwt80.00–95.001,08327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52377.52/cwt76.00–79.001,1812
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,2351,185.00/cwt1,185.00–1,185.0014,6351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5631,835.40/cwt1,550.00–2,000.0028,6873
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2825812.58/cwt800.00–825.006,7042
Bred Cows—Small 1-2840850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,1401
Bred Cows—Small 1-2910718.22/cwt675.00–775.006,5363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2988972.72/cwt850.00–1,100.009,61011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2990750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,000976.38/cwt800.00–1,275.009,76413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,002909.98/cwt800.00–1,050.009,1183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,3151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,162931.54/cwt850.00–1,000.0010,8245
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,128.74/cwt875.00–1,275.0013,29711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,2231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,090.88/cwt875.00–1,250.0013,28710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2748698.24/cwt625.00–775.005,2232
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2850875.44/cwt850.00–900.007,4412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28601,251.31/cwt1,175.00–1,325.0010,7612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29651,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0013,0281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29731,208.13/cwt1,000.00–1,375.0011,7554
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,637.11/cwt1,525.00–1,825.0018,4673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0021,4201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2775721.00/cwt721.00–721.005,5881
Stock Cows—Small 1-2835534.00/cwt534.00–534.004,4591
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2945638.00/cwt638.00–638.006,0291
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,015877.61/cwt836.00–950.008,9083
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,229.00/cwt1,229.00–1,229.0016,7761

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.