Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-06-08

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 8
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
201 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 148▼ 88 vs year ago 289 · −30.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 48▼ 43 vs year ago 114 · −37.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 19▼ 12 vs year ago 34 · −35.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $132.71/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$132.71
70 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.21
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2469144.0967530
Medium and Large 2412131.4254121
Small 1-2343121.7041710thin
Medium and Large 3539110.005939thin
One grade step is worth $34.09/cwt here — about $82 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 sale70 hd
132.71
—
SC average5 barns · 591 hd
136.91
−4.21
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—Average1,58397.401,5423thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,57479.181,2465thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29978.341,01825
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07067.3672111

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,265$9842thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,240$9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$7733thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,002$7593thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$7061thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$6401thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)860$7001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)955$7931thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)896$1,0927
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$7491thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)915$4581thin

Every lot

90 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 2220145.00/cwt145.00–145.003191
Steers—Small 1-2226135.54/cwt127.50–145.003064
Steers—Medium and Large 3255122.50/cwt122.50–122.503121
Steers—Medium and Large 2268147.31/cwt142.50–152.503953
Steers—Small 1-2274136.68/cwt132.50–145.003754
Steers—Medium and Large 2325142.50/cwt142.50–142.504631
Steers—Medium and Large 3330115.00/cwt115.00–115.003801
Steers—Small 1-2345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365161.30/cwt160.00–162.505892
Steers—Medium and Large 2380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 3380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
Steers—Small 1-2395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 3460105.00/cwt105.00–105.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488162.49/cwt160.00–165.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 2495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505168.79/cwt165.00–172.508522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640148.00/cwt148.00–148.009471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225135.06/cwt132.50–137.503042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260123.82/cwt120.00–127.503222
Heifers—Small 1-2275122.45/cwt120.00–127.503375
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285115.00/cwt115.00–115.003281
Heifers—Small 1-2305116.00/cwt116.00–116.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325132.65/cwt130.00–135.004312
Heifers—Small 1-2375122.37/cwt120.00–125.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378128.96/cwt126.00–133.004874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385112.00/cwt110.00–114.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395144.00/cwt144.00–144.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422130.00/cwt130.00–130.005493
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433140.85/cwt140.00–145.0061015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460145.49/cwt145.00–146.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475137.79/cwt137.00–139.006555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477154.00/cwt154.00–154.007356
Heifers—Small 1-2480122.00/cwt122.00–122.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515144.98/cwt144.00–146.007472
Heifers—Small 1-2515122.00/cwt122.00–122.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582141.00/cwt140.00–143.008213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590129.00/cwt129.00–129.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610138.00/cwt138.00–138.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660123.00/cwt123.00–123.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3678105.00/cwt105.00–105.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3745113.00/cwt113.00–113.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3770108.00/cwt108.00–108.008321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Bulls—Small 1-2420132.53/cwt130.00–135.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430142.47/cwt140.00–145.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458150.00/cwt150.00–150.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490162.50/cwt162.50–162.507961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3516112.45/cwt110.00–120.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530152.50/cwt152.50–152.508081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540152.50/cwt152.50–152.508241
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555106.00/cwt106.00–106.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565126.00/cwt126.00–126.007121
Bulls—Small 1-2590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615111.33/cwt105.00–115.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630127.00/cwt127.00–127.008001
Bulls—Small 1-2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685114.00/cwt114.00–114.007811
Bulls—Small 1-2715117.00/cwt117.00–117.008371
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 368078.00/cwt78.00–78.005301
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3892108.00/cwt108.00–108.009635
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 31,072105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,12615
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,58397.40/cwt92.00–103.001,5423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01762.42/cwt50.00–68.006356
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13373.29/cwt70.00–75.008305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23271.52/cwt65.00–78.0088110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34482.88/cwt80.00–89.001,11415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0401
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61680.47/cwt78.00–82.001,3004
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2955793.00/head793.00–793.007931
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2780640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Bred Cows—Small 3800456.00/head456.00–456.004561
Bred Cows—Small 1-2860680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2920740.00/head740.00–740.007401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103910.61/head870.00–944.009112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260706.00/head706.00–706.007061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265984.38/head896.00–1,070.009842
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2658644.35/head610.00–675.006442
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29271,231.67/head1,000.00–1,340.001,2323
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3915458.00/head458.00–458.004581
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,040749.00/head749.00–749.007491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2860700.00/head700.00–700.007001

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.