Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-02-09

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 9
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 218▼ 34 vs year ago 320 · −10.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 102▲ 77 vs year ago 69 · +111.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 35▼ 3 vs year ago 67 · −4.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. 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 $133.55/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$133.55
123 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.55
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530147.507821thin
Medium and Large 1-2532142.1575767
Medium and Large 2493129.0663728
Small 1-2397120.6747818thin
Medium and Large 3507107.745479thin
One grade step is worth $39.76/cwt here — about $235 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 sale123 hd
133.55
—
SC average5 barns · 553 hd
135.10
−1.55
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—Average1,641109.251,79314
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22679.1897147
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62777.331,2583thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99963.826377thin

Every lot

132 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2222152.31/cwt145.00–163.003385
Steers—Medium and Large 3235110.00/cwt110.00–110.002591
Steers—Medium and Large 2265150.65/cwt145.00–160.003994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280205.00/cwt205.00–205.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285185.00/cwt180.00–190.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy315172.50/cwt170.00–175.005432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320220.00/cwt220.00–220.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323190.00/cwt190.00–190.006143
Steers—Small 1-2345122.50/cwt122.50–122.504231
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy350172.50/cwt172.50–172.506041
Steers—Small 1-2358140.03/cwt135.00–145.005012
Steers—Medium and Large 2370157.50/cwt157.50–157.505831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372188.37/cwt187.50–190.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377197.36/cwt192.50–210.007445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400195.00/cwt195.00–195.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 2415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006431
Steers—Small 1-2415128.66/cwt125.00–132.505342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428186.63/cwt185.00–190.007993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478177.30/cwt170.00–185.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy480165.00/cwt165.00–165.007921
Steers—Small 1-2484140.32/cwt135.00–142.006794
Steers—Medium and Large 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 2495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2503170.00/cwt170.00–170.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 2540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 2565142.50/cwt142.50–142.508051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573161.24/cwt160.00–162.509242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607149.51/cwt147.50–155.009085
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added612143.00/cwt143.00–143.008756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616157.78/cwt152.00–161.0097211
Steers—Medium and Large 2640145.00/cwt145.00–145.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added851137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1664
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215120.00/cwt120.00–120.002581
Heifers—Small 1-2230129.93/cwt127.00–132.502992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269131.30/cwt122.50–137.503534
Heifers—Small 1-2280122.86/cwt120.00–127.503447
Heifers—Small 1-2330127.00/cwt127.00–127.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335125.72/cwt124.00–127.504212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Heifers—Small 1-2373120.00/cwt120.00–120.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376152.50/cwt142.50–157.505735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fancy380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Heifers—Small 1-2400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425112.38/cwt110.00–115.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427152.91/cwt145.00–156.006537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fancy433140.00/cwt140.00–140.006062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460137.50/cwt137.50–137.506331
Heifers—Small 1-2465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475146.02/cwt140.00–155.0069415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508134.16/cwt132.50–135.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524143.18/cwt135.00–149.0075015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527103.29/cwt100.00–110.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530147.50/cwt147.50–147.507821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added553143.00/cwt143.00–143.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569141.61/cwt134.00–148.008066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584129.51/cwt128.00–130.007564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608132.00/cwt132.00–132.008034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added618121.99/cwt120.00–124.007544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622130.17/cwt125.00–136.008105
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Heifers—Small 1-2675112.56/cwt110.00–115.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700118.00/cwt118.00–118.008261
Heifers—Small 1-2713110.00/cwt110.00–110.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720105.00/cwt105.00–105.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0234
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423180.00/cwt180.00–180.007612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423140.00/cwt140.00–140.005922
Bulls—Small 1-2430122.50/cwt122.50–122.505271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460173.79/cwt170.00–177.507992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460160.00/cwt160.00–160.007361
Bulls—Small 1-2480133.78/cwt132.50–135.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495143.00/cwt143.00–143.007081
Bulls—Small 1-2500117.50/cwt116.00–119.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518155.63/cwt150.00–162.508064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520133.00/cwt133.00–133.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555148.00/cwt148.00–148.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
Bulls—Small 1-2580125.00/cwt120.00–130.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625148.98/cwt148.00–150.009312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3643110.49/cwt108.00–113.007102
Bulls—Small 1-2645122.50/cwt122.50–122.507901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675134.00/cwt134.00–134.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685128.73/cwt127.50–130.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705121.00/cwt121.00–121.008531
Bulls—Small 1-2740112.50/cwt110.00–115.008332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 339580.00/cwt80.00–80.003161
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 362589.48/cwt88.00–91.005592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48897.74/cwt89.00–101.001,4544
Bulls——1,702113.86/cwt105.00–119.001,93810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91353.56/cwt48.00–58.004892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03367.92/cwt63.00–78.007025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10464.95/cwt61.00–67.007174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23680.25/cwt72.00–88.0099242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62777.33/cwt72.00–82.001,2583
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2855718.00/cwt718.00–718.006,1391
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2938650.64/cwt517.00–785.006,1032
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,000709.37/cwt683.00–736.007,0942
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,057866.38/cwt706.00–1,009.009,1583
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,124987.94/cwt905.00–1,104.0011,1044
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2825734.00/cwt734.00–734.006,0561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2970800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,7601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,015814.04/cwt750.00–875.008,2632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0601,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,6601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2761,117.48/cwt1,075.00–1,200.0014,2598
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285973.44/cwt850.00–1,075.0012,5092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2961,110.24/cwt1,000.00–1,175.0014,3895
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3645575.00/cwt575.00–575.003,7091
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2810898.15/cwt850.00–950.007,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28451,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008,8731
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28851,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.009,9561
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2915985.00/cwt985.00–985.009,0131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29331,034.79/cwt925.00–1,150.009,6552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29551,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0013,1311
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29861,224.87/cwt1,050.00–1,400.0012,0778
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0591,282.07/cwt1,000.00–1,450.0013,5777
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1261,129.50/cwt1,075.00–1,200.0012,7184
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,245.27/cwt1,050.00–1,450.0014,8568

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.