Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-03-23

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 23
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 167▼ 101 vs year ago 297 · −34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 36▼ 63 vs year ago 160 · −39.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 69▼ 97 vs year ago 119 · −81.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $136.44/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$136.44
122 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$31.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.86
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2476144.2868636
Medium and Large 2514137.4770765
Small 1-2432121.8852616thin
Medium and Large 3492113.085575thin
One grade step is worth $31.20/cwt here — about $130 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 sale122 hd
136.44
—
SC average5 barns · 465 hd
135.57
+0.86
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—Average1,583116.521,8457thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63691.031,4895thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17290.191,05718
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07072.877803thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002991
Steers—Medium and Large 2235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
Steers—Medium and Large 2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Steers—Small 1-2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Steers—Small 1-2300135.00/cwt135.00–135.004051
Steers—Medium and Large 2330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004952
Steers—Medium and Large 3338110.02/cwt107.50–112.503722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345177.50/cwt177.50–177.506121
Steers—Medium and Large 2374152.99/cwt150.00–160.005724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 3385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Steers—Small 1-2390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 2410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412173.44/cwt170.00–180.007153
Steers—Small 1-2420133.93/cwt128.00–140.005632
Steers—Small 1-2470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 2475151.26/cwt150.00–152.507182
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added477167.50/cwt167.50–167.507993
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added515161.29/cwt160.00–162.508312
Steers—Small 1-2515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 2530154.00/cwt154.00–154.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 3560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added590159.00/cwt159.00–159.009386
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2240122.50/cwt122.50–122.502941
Heifers—Small 1-2282124.22/cwt120.00–127.503503
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290112.50/cwt112.50–112.503261
Heifers—Small 1-2323122.46/cwt117.50–127.503962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324137.90/cwt130.00–140.004475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328146.51/cwt145.00–148.004812
Heifers—Small 1-2360123.00/cwt123.00–123.004431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365139.00/cwt137.50–140.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376148.97/cwt145.00–153.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413148.15/cwt145.00–152.506127
Heifers—Small 1-2416123.00/cwt123.00–123.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434135.72/cwt130.00–140.005894
Heifers—Small 1-2460127.50/cwt127.50–127.505871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468145.51/cwt142.50–150.0068111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495138.75/cwt137.50–140.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523127.63/cwt126.00–130.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528144.47/cwt142.50–146.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528112.44/cwt110.00–115.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added540140.37/cwt137.50–140.5075827
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558114.00/cwt113.00–115.006362
Heifers—Small 1-2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565129.36/cwt127.50–132.507313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added568143.00/cwt143.00–143.008128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569139.91/cwt136.00–142.507965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added601130.32/cwt121.00–135.007836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625133.64/cwt130.00–140.008354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638121.96/cwt119.00–125.007782
Heifers—Small 1-2665117.50/cwt117.50–117.507811
Heifers—Small 1-2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Heifers—Small 1-2770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405165.00/cwt165.00–165.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3413121.21/cwt120.00–122.505012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420167.41/cwt165.00–170.007032
Bulls—Small 1-2421137.57/cwt130.00–148.005795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480147.42/cwt140.00–155.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485117.00/cwt117.00–117.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527152.80/cwt151.00–155.008053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558157.01/cwt156.00–158.008762
Bulls—Small 1-2563128.48/cwt127.00–130.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580142.68/cwt135.00–149.008284
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Bulls—Small 1-2665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730121.00/cwt121.00–121.008831
Bulls—Small 1-2745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 329580.00/cwt80.00–80.002361
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004251
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3475124.00/cwt124.00–124.005891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,574114.94/cwt94.00–120.001,8096
Bulls——1,640126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,0661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%90575.00/cwt75.00–75.006791
Cows—Lean 85-90%98064.00/cwt64.00–64.006271
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11577.30/cwt75.00–79.008622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18891.08/cwt80.00–105.001,08217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63691.03/cwt88.00–96.001,4895
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,0101,162.00/cwt1,162.00–1,162.0011,7361
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,0851,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0012,7491
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3745432.00/cwt432.00–432.003,2181
Stock Cows—Small 1-2760722.00/cwt722.00–722.005,4871
Stock Cows—Small 1-2790537.00/cwt537.00–537.004,2421
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0101,046.33/cwt983.00–1,102.0010,5682
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,065650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,9231
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,149.64/cwt1,056.00–1,311.0013,5433
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2768758.81/cwt725.00–785.005,8282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3910582.00/cwt582.00–582.005,2961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,065900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,5851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26751,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.006,8181
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27301,042.64/cwt975.00–1,100.007,6112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28881,212.32/cwt1,075.00–1,325.0010,7652
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29151,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0011,4381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0016,2981

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.