Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-07-20

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 20
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
233 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 268▼ 2 vs year ago 235 · −0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 97▼ 74 vs year ago 109 · −67.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 30▼ 22 vs year ago 67 · −32.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.45/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$133.45
71 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.77
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2482141.4568233
Medium and Large 2449132.3059526
Small 1-2411121.505005thin
Medium and Large 3428108.514647thin
One grade step is worth $32.94/cwt here — about $218 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 sale71 hd
133.45
—
SC average5 barns · 541 hd
132.68
+0.77
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—Average1,52896.201,4704thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24672.5290310
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16166.017666thin

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)1,294$1,1166
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,272$1,1045
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)996$7906
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)825$5851thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,442$1,6613thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)989$1,1074thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)760$9182thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)876$6914thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)846$53211
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,095$4711thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2225135.00/cwt135.00–135.003041
Steers—Small 1-2268126.48/cwt121.00–132.503393
Steers—Medium and Large 3285119.22/cwt117.50–121.003402
Steers—Medium and Large 2290152.50/cwt152.50–152.504421
Steers—Small 1-2300135.00/cwt135.00–135.004051
Steers—Medium and Large 3325118.75/cwt117.50–120.003862
Steers—Medium and Large 2335147.00/cwt144.00–150.004922
Steers—Medium and Large 2359143.07/cwt137.50–150.005144
Steers—Medium and Large 3364117.25/cwt110.00–123.004276
Steers—Small 1-2375128.97/cwt124.00–133.004843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380176.23/cwt175.00–177.506702
Steers—Medium and Large 3425123.00/cwt123.00–123.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427172.46/cwt170.00–175.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 2468143.66/cwt140.00–152.506725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473164.91/cwt160.00–175.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508160.00/cwt157.50–165.008135
Steers—Small 1-2510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 2529140.04/cwt135.00–150.007414
Steers—Small 1-2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578154.02/cwt150.00–160.008903
Steers—Medium and Large 2618134.86/cwt130.00–140.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627155.45/cwt154.00–160.009754
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210125.00/cwt125.00–125.002631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220177.50/cwt177.50–177.503911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255105.00/cwt105.00–105.002681
Heifers—Small 1-2308120.00/cwt120.00–120.003702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337130.00/cwt130.00–130.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 3353106.28/cwt102.50–110.003752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360133.77/cwt130.00–135.004824
Heifers—Small 1-2385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390145.03/cwt140.00–147.505663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416144.78/cwt140.00–147.506029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424134.22/cwt130.00–137.505694
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470107.00/cwt107.00–107.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483140.90/cwt140.00–143.006816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485136.26/cwt135.00–137.506614
Heifers—Small 1-2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514133.22/cwt125.00–135.006857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534135.92/cwt135.00–140.007268
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Heifers—Small 1-2555127.50/cwt127.50–127.507081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575137.50/cwt135.00–140.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575125.09/cwt120.00–130.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615135.50/cwt135.00–136.008332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650136.00/cwt136.00–136.008841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427111.07/cwt108.00–115.004743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428164.85/cwt160.00–170.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438144.97/cwt140.00–150.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470107.50/cwt107.50–107.505051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472157.45/cwt152.50–162.507433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473138.56/cwt130.00–147.506555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518132.42/cwt130.00–135.006862
Bulls—Small 1-2527123.29/cwt120.00–125.006503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570109.52/cwt109.00–110.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627122.29/cwt120.00–125.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640134.00/cwt134.00–134.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695124.00/cwt124.00–124.008621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715128.00/cwt128.00–128.009151
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3290105.00/cwt105.00–105.003051
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 337090.00/cwt90.00–90.003336
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3Value Added400124.00/cwt124.00–124.004964
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 341374.07/cwt62.50–80.003063
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 358387.53/cwt80.00–95.005102
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 364092.50/cwt92.50–92.505921
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 366372.25/cwt50.00–95.004792
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,52896.20/cwt95.00–98.001,4704
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14061.00/cwt61.00–61.006951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16567.01/cwt65.00–70.007815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18763.99/cwt60.00–69.007603
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27176.17/cwt72.00–85.009687
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2870827.00/head827.00–827.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7282,078.13/head1,625.00–2,360.002,0782
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2740675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3740350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2800680.00/head660.00–700.006802
Bred Cows—Small 3825585.00/head585.00–585.005851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2900875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2980725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,030900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,095931.00/head931.00–931.009311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,049.80/head1,025.00–1,072.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,215.79/head1,135.00–1,276.001,2163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4981,280.90/head1,236.00–1,375.001,2814
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3660800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2975875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,376.19/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3762
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2760918.00/head905.00–931.009182
Stock Cows—Small 3793472.43/head400.00–525.004723
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2815531.71/head460.00–574.005323
Stock Cows—Small 1-2820574.94/head566.00–583.005753
Stock Cows—Small 1-2855700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3865475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2883687.75/head633.00–726.006883
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,095471.00/head471.00–471.004711
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155635.00/head635.00–635.006351

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.