Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-02-02

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 2
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
218 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 228▲ 49 vs year ago 169 · +29.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 180▲ 47 vs year ago 55 · +85.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 89▲ 14 vs year ago 21 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $129.54/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$129.54
82 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.88
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485139.0667531
Medium and Large 2486127.4061938
Small 1-2387118.744605thin
Medium and Large 3406109.554458thin
One grade step is worth $29.50/cwt here — about $230 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 sale82 hd
129.54
—
SC average5 barns · 657 hd
132.41
−2.88
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—Average1,678100.651,6898thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51277.661,1746thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17575.2188432
CowsLean 85-90%Average96260.7358410

Every lot

102 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 2225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 3255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
Steers—Medium and Large 2280152.68/cwt147.50–157.504282
Steers—Small 1-2280125.00/cwt125.00–125.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290162.50/cwt162.50–162.504711
Steers—Small 1-2300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 3300105.00/cwt105.00–105.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 2320154.16/cwt150.00–157.504936
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 2365144.44/cwt140.00–155.005275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370183.82/cwt182.50–185.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380177.50/cwt177.50–177.506751
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405175.00/cwt175.00–175.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 2430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007881
Steers—Small 1-2450136.00/cwt136.00–136.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 3550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553150.00/cwt150.00–150.008302
Steers—Medium and Large 2555147.50/cwt147.50–147.508191
Steers—Small 1-2565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added605138.00/cwt138.00–138.008359
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667143.00/cwt143.00–143.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270110.00/cwt110.00–110.002971
Heifers—Small 1-2275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3308111.26/cwt110.00–112.503432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323128.76/cwt127.50–130.004162
Heifers—Small 1-2323118.36/cwt115.00–122.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370147.50/cwt147.50–147.505461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370110.00/cwt110.00–110.004071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added372127.55/cwt120.00–131.004743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390146.56/cwt142.00–150.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405157.00/cwt157.00–157.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423110.00/cwt110.00–110.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426144.91/cwt140.00–150.006179
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463126.26/cwt120.00–130.005854
Heifers—Small 1-2465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482137.63/cwt135.00–140.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515137.29/cwt135.00–145.007075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527128.43/cwt120.00–130.0067710
Heifers—Small 1-2550117.00/cwt117.00–117.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added560126.00/cwt126.00–126.007068
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570122.73/cwt120.00–127.507005
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573106.96/cwt105.00–109.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579132.00/cwt132.00–132.007644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580128.00/cwt128.00–128.007424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610123.00/cwt123.00–123.007501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408146.86/cwt140.00–160.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Value Added455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
Bulls—Small 1-2465118.76/cwt117.50–120.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474157.93/cwt155.00–160.007495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479146.84/cwt140.00–150.007039
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515152.33/cwt150.00–157.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515139.76/cwt139.00–140.007204
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Value Added555142.50/cwt142.50–142.507911
Bulls—Small 1-2570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573155.01/cwt150.00–156.008886
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575129.03/cwt127.00–130.007423
Bulls—Small 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610107.00/cwt107.00–107.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690119.00/cwt119.00–119.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735113.00/cwt113.00–113.008311
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 1-224097.50/cwt97.50–97.502341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33075.00/cwt75.00–75.009981
Bulls——1,34088.79/cwt87.00–90.001,1902
Bulls——1,883110.52/cwt103.00–118.002,0815
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93955.04/cwt46.00–60.005175
Cows—Lean 85-90%98566.42/cwt63.00–70.006545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00459.02/cwt51.00–65.005934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16374.88/cwt69.00–82.0087122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33387.20/cwt83.00–94.001,1626
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40560.00/cwt60.00–60.008431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53381.19/cwt77.00–83.001,2455
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3640500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3660530.00/cwt510.00–550.003,4982
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3705540.00/cwt540.00–540.003,8071
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3750675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,0631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,381.43/cwt1,100.00–1,625.0017,7242
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3765485.00/cwt485.00–485.003,7101
Bred Cows—Small 1-2780575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,4851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3845450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,8031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2899720.18/cwt650.00–770.006,4744
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2995948.37/cwt775.00–1,025.009,4363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2995625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,2191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,048948.93/cwt800.00–1,100.009,9452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098826.20/cwt800.00–850.009,0722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,015.24/cwt910.00–1,075.0011,8783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,060.62/cwt945.00–1,150.0013,0775
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,1391
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2775543.00/cwt543.00–543.004,2081
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,070781.00/cwt781.00–781.008,3571
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,025.31/cwt912.00–1,121.0012,7652

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.