Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-07-27

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 27
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 233▲ 31 vs year ago 203 · +15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 35▼ 38 vs year ago 83 · −45.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 45▼ 9 vs year ago 25 · −36.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average 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 $133.68/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$133.68
81 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.34
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2490140.3568844
Medium and Large 2439127.9556133
Small 1-2480110.005281thin
Medium and Large 3473106.675053thin
One grade step is worth $33.69/cwt here — about $183 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 sale81 hd
133.68
—
SC average4 barns · 263 hd
134.02
−0.34
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—Average1,482105.841,5688thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21883.281,01517
CowsLean 85-90%Low83669.3258010

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$1,0801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$7201thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)788$6486
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)965$1,1782thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3245126.00/cwt126.00–126.003091
Steers—Medium and Large 2273157.57/cwt155.00–160.004302
Steers—Small 1-2280137.63/cwt135.00–140.003852
Steers—Medium and Large 2318154.80/cwt150.00–160.004922
Steers—Small 1-2320135.67/cwt130.00–140.004344
Steers—Medium and Large 3320120.29/cwt110.00–125.003856
Steers—Medium and Large 3367116.28/cwt114.00–120.004273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006661
Steers—Small 1-2370131.67/cwt130.00–135.004873
Steers—Medium and Large 2371149.04/cwt140.00–155.005535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410187.50/cwt187.50–187.507691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450190.00/cwt190.00–190.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 2460154.89/cwt150.00–160.007122
Steers—Small 1-2490126.68/cwt125.00–130.006213
Steers—Small 1-2510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512163.65/cwt160.00–166.008383
Steers—Medium and Large 2523147.40/cwt142.50–152.507714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573152.40/cwt150.00–155.008732
Steers—Medium and Large 2585138.99/cwt138.00–140.008132
Steers—Small 1-2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613147.00/cwt147.00–147.009016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620157.50/cwt157.50–157.509771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660149.55/cwt146.00–153.009872
Steers—Medium and Large 2675134.99/cwt131.00–139.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1011
Steers—Medium and Large 2840125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270127.06/cwt120.00–135.003434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280141.00/cwt141.00–141.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305142.50/cwt141.00–144.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321130.60/cwt126.00–135.004194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2357141.98/cwt140.00–145.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371128.25/cwt125.00–135.004766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405197.50/cwt197.50–197.508001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420131.09/cwt125.00–135.005516
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425109.00/cwt109.00–109.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426142.73/cwt140.00–147.006087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465140.83/cwt138.00–144.0065513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470131.93/cwt125.00–136.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475105.00/cwt105.00–105.004991
Heifers—Small 1-2480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510138.67/cwt138.00–139.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520106.00/cwt106.00–106.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527128.00/cwt125.00–130.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573140.80/cwt137.00–142.008074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573127.47/cwt124.00–131.007304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632132.45/cwt129.00–133.008379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730115.51/cwt115.00–116.008432
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2423122.62/cwt120.00–125.005193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425175.00/cwt175.00–175.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435155.00/cwt155.00–155.006741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
Bulls—Small 1-2478122.95/cwt120.00–126.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481140.20/cwt135.00–145.006748
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505155.00/cwt155.00–155.007831
Bulls—Small 1-2515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528139.56/cwt135.00–145.007375
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540112.00/cwt112.00–112.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568137.42/cwt135.00–140.007812
Bulls—Small 1-2580123.00/cwt123.00–123.007131
Bulls—Small 1-2626110.00/cwt110.00–110.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631125.71/cwt120.00–130.007934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663126.43/cwt123.00–130.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3710104.00/cwt104.00–104.007381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13590.70/cwt89.00–92.001,0293
Bulls——1,678119.17/cwt118.00–120.002,0002
Bulls——1,698112.09/cwt109.00–114.001,9033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82560.29/cwt51.00–66.004975
Cows—Lean 85-90%84778.35/cwt74.00–86.006645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13764.14/cwt58.00–70.007293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17396.38/cwt95.00–98.001,1313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25384.93/cwt75.00–90.001,06411
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 29651,177.53/head980.00–1,325.001,1782
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 284385.94/cwt81.00–92.007243
Stock Cows—Small 1-2990109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0791
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2592
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2788648.03/head600.00–700.006486
Bred Cows—Small 2915720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3051,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801

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.