Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-09-14

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 14
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
432 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 320▲ 193 vs year ago 239 · +80.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 210 vs last sale 276▼ 34 vs year ago 100 · −34.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 37▼ 35 vs year ago 68 · −51.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate 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 $142.76/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$142.76
175 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.90
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2459149.8068766
Medium and Large 2486144.0569984
Small 1-2357125.2444711thin
Medium and Large 3431115.5749814thin
One grade step is worth $34.23/cwt here — about $190 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 sale175 hd
142.76
—
SC average5 barns · 630 hd
140.86
+1.90
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—Average1,608106.891,7193thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29183.501,07833
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46779.221,1624thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00070.7770818

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)1,017$9655
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,119$9184thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$8031thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)923$6932thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$6132thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)960$1,1501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)630$7842thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)987$1,1579
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$9013thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)777$7814thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210200.00/cwt200.00–200.004201
Steers—Small 1-2215142.50/cwt142.50–142.503061
Steers—Medium and Large 3235122.50/cwt122.50–122.502881
Steers—Medium and Large 3263121.81/cwt115.00–128.003202
Steers—Small 1-2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 3305122.50/cwt122.50–122.503741
Steers—Medium and Large 2318150.00/cwt150.00–150.004772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006462
Steers—Small 1-2360137.50/cwt135.00–140.004952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362189.62/cwt180.00–192.0068611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405199.00/cwt199.00–199.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435187.39/cwt182.50–192.508152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463175.50/cwt175.50–175.5081330
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 2508155.00/cwt155.00–155.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555168.00/cwt168.00–168.0093260
Steers—Small 1-2620130.85/cwt130.00–132.508113
Steers—Small 1-2655132.50/cwt132.50–132.508681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205175.00/cwt175.00–175.003591
Heifers—Small 1-2235128.42/cwt125.00–132.503023
Heifers—Small 1-2270127.39/cwt120.00–134.003442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271154.06/cwt152.50–154.504185
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278117.22/cwt110.00–122.503263
Heifers—Small 1-2305120.00/cwt120.00–120.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320162.50/cwt162.50–162.505201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355125.00/cwt125.00–125.004442
Heifers—Small 1-2358127.55/cwt120.00–135.004572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384154.13/cwt153.50–162.5059234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420158.68/cwt155.00–162.506664
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432116.59/cwt110.00–122.505043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433144.26/cwt140.00–153.006257
Heifers—Small 1-2460122.50/cwt122.50–122.505641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463153.98/cwt153.00–155.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484142.94/cwt140.00–152.506924
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485113.79/cwt110.00–117.505522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fancy494147.50/cwt147.50–147.5072947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529135.39/cwt130.00–140.007167
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy556145.00/cwt145.00–145.0080613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558109.67/cwt109.00–110.006123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578131.73/cwt130.00–135.007619
Heifers—Small 1-2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610122.50/cwt122.50–122.507471
Heifers—Small 1-2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623134.38/cwt130.00–138.008378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690133.01/cwt132.00–134.009182
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423190.63/cwt185.00–195.008067
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428171.14/cwt167.50–175.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453172.01/cwt170.00–174.007792
Bulls—Small 1-2465138.00/cwt138.00–138.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473153.40/cwt150.00–167.507265
Bulls—Small 1-2500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515141.67/cwt140.00–145.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518118.52/cwt117.00–120.006142
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558139.48/cwt135.00–145.007785
Bulls—Small 1-2573129.51/cwt125.00–136.007423
Bulls—Small 1-2627121.72/cwt120.00–125.007633
Bulls—Small 1-2655123.33/cwt120.00–125.008083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Bulls—Small 1-2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 355583.00/cwt83.00–83.004611
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 361070.00/cwt70.00–70.004271
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 356561.19/cwt50.00–73.003462
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 365557.50/cwt57.50–57.503771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,608106.89/cwt105.00–111.001,7193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99073.46/cwt70.00–78.0072712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02165.40/cwt63.00–69.006686
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12575.02/cwt71.00–77.008445
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31565.00/cwt65.00–65.008551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32185.02/cwt78.00–92.001,12328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51783.96/cwt79.00–90.001,2743
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630784.33/head775.00–800.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 29601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3655460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Bred Cows—Small 1-2845600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2890600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2945803.00/head803.00–803.008031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2950775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2955785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2996968.75/head810.00–1,075.009694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4351,218.80/head1,085.00–1,325.001,2192
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2790900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29561,159.80/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1604
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,256.38/head1,200.00–1,310.001,2562
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2777781.09/head713.00–814.007814
Stock Cows—Small 1-2783612.80/head568.00–650.006132
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,478.00/head1,478.00–1,478.001,4781

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.