Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-09-07

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 7
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 295▼ 109 vs year ago 429 · −25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
▲ 218 vs last sale 58▲ 197 vs year ago 79 · +249.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 65▲ 3 vs year ago 34 · +8.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited sales. Slaughter cows and

bulls were steady. There was and average 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 $142.77/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$142.77
112 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$41.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.39
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2486151.4973769
Medium and Large 2457131.6460235
Small 1-2396117.094647thin
Medium and Large 3525110.005781thin
One grade step is worth $41.49/cwt here — about $159 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 sale112 hd
142.77
—
SC average5 barns · 589 hd
146.16
−3.39
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—Low1,742101.961,77710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48377.551,15016
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19476.0490883
CowsLean 85-90%Average84970.9160255

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)1,084$85411
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)818$6323thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$1,15722

Every lot

98 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200215.00/cwt215.00–215.004301
Steers—Small 1-2215135.00/cwt135.00–135.002901
Steers—Medium and Large 2235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Steers—Medium and Large 3240115.00/cwt115.00–115.002761
Steers—Medium and Large 2258160.10/cwt155.00–165.004133
Steers—Medium and Large 3275120.86/cwt120.00–122.503323
Steers—Small 1-2278134.21/cwt130.00–140.003733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285172.46/cwt170.00–175.004922
Steers—Small 1-2315137.44/cwt130.00–145.004334
Steers—Medium and Large 2320153.28/cwt150.00–160.004903
Steers—Medium and Large 3320114.84/cwt110.00–120.003672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334172.36/cwt170.00–180.005764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 2371154.95/cwt150.00–160.005754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375178.09/cwt170.00–192.506687
Steers—Small 1-2375134.57/cwt130.00–140.005055
Steers—Medium and Large 3375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410192.50/cwt192.50–192.507891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2454173.72/cwt170.00–180.007894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460192.50/cwt192.50–192.508861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508168.52/cwt165.00–172.008562
Steers—Medium and Large 2533155.12/cwt150.00–160.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578167.47/cwt165.00–170.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 2583145.00/cwt145.00–145.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614159.87/cwt155.00–163.009828
Steers—Medium and Large 2645126.00/cwt126.00–126.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0551
Steers—Medium and Large 2705126.00/cwt126.00–126.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy811155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2574
Steers—Medium and Large 2820125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2203170.00/cwt170.00–170.003452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205215.00/cwt215.00–215.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245128.00/cwt127.00–129.003142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272136.54/cwt132.50–140.003715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315162.51/cwt150.00–169.005127
Heifers—Small 1-2335120.02/cwt115.00–125.004023
Heifers—Small 1-2365119.79/cwt115.00–125.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376164.38/cwt150.00–170.0061811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377140.44/cwt130.00–163.005295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422158.12/cwt150.00–163.0066710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433130.66/cwt120.00–140.005666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471154.63/cwt150.00–162.007288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476129.50/cwt125.00–140.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519149.38/cwt145.00–155.007755
Heifers—Small 1-2520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528133.68/cwt130.00–140.007064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574143.14/cwt140.00–150.008229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582128.99/cwt115.00–135.007515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623131.31/cwt130.00–135.008186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673123.01/cwt120.00–125.008283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680132.71/cwt130.00–136.009024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720116.00/cwt116.00–116.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733128.52/cwt127.00–130.009422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy778129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2416136.29/cwt130.00–140.005674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420186.60/cwt180.00–190.007846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435193.00/cwt193.00–193.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435155.00/cwt145.00–165.006744
Bulls—Small 1-2475122.45/cwt120.00–125.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477151.38/cwt145.00–160.007227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481168.49/cwt165.00–178.008108
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512165.51/cwt160.00–170.008475
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522141.29/cwt135.00–145.007386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555157.52/cwt155.00–160.008742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571137.49/cwt130.00–145.007859
Bulls—Small 1-2580119.98/cwt117.50–122.506962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617124.96/cwt120.00–130.007713
Bulls—Small 1-2625111.94/cwt110.00–114.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2664124.34/cwt120.00–130.008264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2713123.36/cwt118.00–127.008803
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68587.21/cwt85.00–95.001,4693
Bulls——1,767108.28/cwt100.00–115.001,9137
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84678.44/cwt75.00–83.0066432
Cows—Lean 85-90%85260.43/cwt52.50–70.0051523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13567.04/cwt55.00–75.0076130
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20368.29/cwt62.00–73.008222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22881.13/cwt77.00–88.0099653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52378.87/cwt76.00–83.001,20114
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2793650.95/head550.00–750.006512
Bred Cows—Small 2815661.12/head625.00–700.006612
Bred Cows—Small 3825575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Small 3895550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,095750.57/head725.00–775.007512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2091,007.68/head900.00–1,150.001,0086
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2655688.93/head650.00–735.006892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27301,106.44/head1,000.00–1,185.001,1062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2742932.02/head900.00–975.009323
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28751,137.57/head1,025.00–1,225.001,1382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0981,201.14/head1,025.00–1,350.001,2016
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1701,192.38/head1,125.00–1,225.001,1923
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2041,502.17/head1,350.00–1,575.001,5024
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2730107.00/cwt107.00–107.007811

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.