Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-06-15

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 15
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
230 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 201▲ 40 vs year ago 190 · +21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 71▲ 22 vs year ago 79 · +27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 22▲ 29 vs year ago 17 · +170.6%
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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $123.34/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$123.34
62 head · 391 lb average
Value per head Derived
$482
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$45.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.63
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2396151.0159817thin
Medium and Large 2436123.0353615thin
Small 1-2453114.645197thin
Medium and Large 3339105.7435823
One grade step is worth $45.27/cwt here — about $239 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 sale62 hd
123.34
—
SC average5 barns · 492 hd
137.98
−14.63
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—High1,547113.761,7609thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20194.491,13535
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51391.111,3796thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95270.9567518

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)988$9102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$8101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)918$7562thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,1171thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)918$1,02310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)821$7417
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)789$7369
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)799$6615
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)726$3816
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)678$2602thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy203195.12/cwt185.00–205.003962
Steers—Medium and Large 3216108.09/cwt100.00–115.002335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2218155.71/cwt147.50–160.003393
Steers—Medium and Large 2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Steers—Medium and Large 3280103.39/cwt100.00–110.002893
Steers—Medium and Large 2327120.00/cwt120.00–120.003923
Steers—Small 1-2328117.50/cwt117.50–117.503853
Steers—Medium and Large 3328104.09/cwt100.00–110.003415
Steers—Medium and Large 3368105.56/cwt100.00–110.003885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375154.87/cwt152.50–157.505812
Steers—Medium and Large 2380120.35/cwt120.00–121.004573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 2423129.79/cwt124.00–135.005492
Steers—Medium and Large 3435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004792
Steers—Medium and Large 2462126.61/cwt120.00–130.005853
Steers—Medium and Large 3480104.08/cwt100.00–108.005002
Steers—Small 1-2485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506140.00/cwt140.00–140.007087
Steers—Small 1-2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 3560105.00/cwt105.00–105.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 2610116.00/cwt116.00–116.007081
Steers—Small 1-2665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 2740119.00/cwt119.00–119.008811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2205112.50/cwt112.50–112.502311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230142.50/cwt142.50–142.503281
Heifers—Medium and Large 3233110.97/cwt110.00–112.002592
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265105.63/cwt100.00–110.002804
Heifers—Small 1-2320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324107.45/cwt100.00–110.003484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360155.00/cwt155.00–155.005582
Heifers—Small 1-2360112.00/cwt112.00–112.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380102.47/cwt100.00–105.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004402
Heifers—Small 1-2431112.48/cwt110.00–115.004854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470120.82/cwt120.00–122.505686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477126.37/cwt124.00–130.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495152.50/cwt152.50–152.507551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2503127.25/cwt127.00–127.506402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520116.60/cwt112.00–120.006066
Heifers—Small 1-2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580122.50/cwt122.50–122.507111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585105.00/cwt105.00–105.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408132.52/cwt130.00–135.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430125.03/cwt124.00–126.005382
Bulls—Small 1-2430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472107.54/cwt102.50–110.005083
Bulls—Small 1-2490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495121.25/cwt117.50–125.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505122.52/cwt120.00–125.006192
Bulls—Small 1-2530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565122.50/cwt120.00–125.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635112.00/cwt112.00–112.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3790103.00/cwt103.00–103.008141
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3375117.50/cwt117.50–117.504411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,230100.80/cwt97.00–103.001,2403
Bulls——1,706120.24/cwt113.00–131.002,0516
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90063.12/cwt54.00–73.0056810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01680.73/cwt78.00–87.008208
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05377.96/cwt70.00–81.008214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10578.00/cwt78.00–78.008621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19492.83/cwt87.00–99.001,10819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261102.64/cwt100.00–108.001,29412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590104.48/cwt103.00–106.001,6612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59886.57/cwt84.00–90.001,3833
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,0951,117.00/head1,117.00–1,117.001,1171
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2770610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2918755.57/head725.00–785.007562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2960810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,035900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2640725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3683522.12/head485.00–560.005223
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3735700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3805750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3855600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2900900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29241,101.96/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1024
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2933906.07/head800.00–975.009063
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3630240.00/head240.00–240.002401
Stock Cows—Small 3691334.45/head314.00–378.003345
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3725280.00/head280.00–280.002801
Stock Cows—Small 1-2759591.87/head570.00–620.005924
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2781721.44/head675.00–785.007218
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2900612.00/head612.00–612.006121
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960936.00/head936.00–936.009361

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.