Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-08-10

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 10
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 203▲ 11 vs year ago 304 · +3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 84▼ 53 vs year ago 124 · −42.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 26▼ 21 vs year ago 58 · −36.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week of feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.90/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$140.90
95 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$286
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$36.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.40
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533149.0679560
Medium and Large 2446133.3859521
Small 1-2441123.265446thin
Medium and Large 3452112.655098thin
One grade step is worth $36.41/cwt here — about $286 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 sale95 hd
140.90
—
SC average5 barns · 581 hd
140.50
+0.40
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—Low1,541101.171,55910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48087.031,2883thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20683.901,01229
CowsLean 85-90%Low98968.9068112

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)1,098$1,0782thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$9862thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$9201thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)820$6401thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)805$5401thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$7901thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)998$1,0572thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$8901thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,6901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)963$1,4613thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)856$8244thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)947$80413
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)754$5794thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2228128.68/cwt127.50–130.002932
Steers—Medium and Large 2264149.89/cwt142.50–155.003964
Steers—Medium and Large 2320148.52/cwt142.50–155.004758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322163.42/cwt160.00–170.005263
Steers—Small 1-2325127.50/cwt120.00–135.004142
Steers—Medium and Large 3335113.75/cwt110.00–117.503812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345187.50/cwt185.00–190.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 2363143.44/cwt140.00–150.005215
Steers—Small 1-2383129.90/cwt125.00–135.004984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385187.95/cwt187.50–188.0072411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390178.80/cwt175.00–182.506972
Steers—Small 1-2415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420162.50/cwt162.50–162.506831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459179.37/cwt175.00–180.008238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468185.00/cwt185.00–185.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 2515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590155.00/cwt155.00–155.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2603155.00/cwt155.00–155.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 2628137.41/cwt130.00–145.008632
Steers—Medium and Large 2650147.50/cwt147.50–147.509591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670153.57/cwt150.00–163.001,0295
Steers—Medium and Large 2710131.00/cwt122.00–140.009302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713149.99/cwt149.00–151.001,0694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765151.29/cwt147.00–155.001,1575
Steers—Medium and Large 2768145.49/cwt144.00–147.001,1172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
Heifers—Small 1-2255125.00/cwt125.00–125.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275115.00/cwt115.00–115.003161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282140.83/cwt140.00–142.503973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295147.50/cwt147.50–147.504351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300112.50/cwt112.50–112.503381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315150.00/cwt150.00–150.004732
Heifers—Small 1-2323127.33/cwt120.00–135.004112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333140.00/cwt140.00–140.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378135.98/cwt130.00–140.005145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005702
Heifers—Small 1-2390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408150.41/cwt147.50–156.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414162.98/cwt160.00–165.0067513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423112.60/cwt110.00–115.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470158.39/cwt153.00–165.007446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490112.50/cwt112.50–112.505511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505116.00/cwt116.00–116.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531149.51/cwt147.50–153.007945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555122.50/cwt122.50–122.506801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573147.53/cwt142.50–157.508456
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620141.41/cwt135.00–148.008775
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625130.35/cwt126.00–135.008153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678137.10/cwt132.50–142.509309
Heifers—Small 1-2678117.45/cwt115.00–120.007962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735135.00/cwt134.00–137.009923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2764133.10/cwt128.00–137.501,0174
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420172.56/cwt170.00–175.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440161.29/cwt157.50–165.007102
Bulls—Small 1-2440136.25/cwt132.50–140.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469149.41/cwt145.00–152.507014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478156.45/cwt150.00–160.007485
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
Bulls—Small 1-2481140.50/cwt140.00–142.506765
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513139.29/cwt135.00–142.507154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520152.50/cwt152.50–152.507931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523160.00/cwt160.00–160.008373
Bulls—Small 1-2535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy558163.33/cwt160.00–166.009113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578142.58/cwt140.00–145.008242
Bulls—Small 1-2585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625144.00/cwt144.00–144.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638138.99/cwt138.00–140.008872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655143.00/cwt143.00–143.009371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695128.00/cwt128.00–128.008901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Bulls—Small 1-2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 372397.84/cwt93.00–103.007072
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 377090.00/cwt90.00–90.006931
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31878.90/cwt74.00–84.001,0402
Bulls——1,508103.69/cwt90.00–110.001,5646
Bulls——1,865115.88/cwt115.00–117.002,1612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92862.45/cwt60.00–65.005804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01972.12/cwt62.00–79.007358
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08273.11/cwt65.00–79.007917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24687.33/cwt80.00–97.001,08822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48087.03/cwt86.00–88.001,2883
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 29981,057.29/head1,034.00–1,080.001,0572
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,000890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29101,640.99/head1,620.00–1,660.001,6412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0451,690.00/head1,690.00–1,690.001,6901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3805540.00/head540.00–540.005401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2820640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2895900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2945700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,078.13/head950.00–1,175.001,0782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,072.00/head1,072.00–1,072.001,0721
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2655545.38/head506.00–583.005452
Stock Cows—Small 3685521.00/head521.00–521.005211
Stock Cows—Small 3735507.00/head507.00–507.005071
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2760658.54/head617.00–686.006592
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3810478.00/head478.00–478.004781
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2856824.39/head742.00–881.008244
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2898669.61/head641.00–698.006706
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2211,209.56/head1,035.00–1,397.001,2104
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2865790.00/head790.00–790.007901

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.