Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-09-21

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 21
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
307 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 432▼ 46 vs year ago 353 · −13.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 66▼ 63 vs year ago 142 · −44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 33▼ 82 vs year ago 117 · −70.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $126.87/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$126.87
89 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.95
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2462139.6564532
Medium and Large 2455124.6256729
Small 1-2382117.4944920
Medium and Large 3450107.364838thin
One grade step is worth $32.29/cwt here — about $163 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 sale89 hd
126.87
—
SC average5 barns · 740 hd
136.82
−9.95
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—Low1,569104.871,64612
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20779.7596331
CowsLean 85-90%Low85068.2958013

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)1,207$1,4503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,1752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)969$8169
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)892$6833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)841$6654thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)971$1,6614thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)977$1,29610

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2260132.50/cwt130.00–135.003452
Steers—Medium and Large 2295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Steers—Small 1-2325135.23/cwt130.00–140.004393
Steers—Medium and Large 3333119.71/cwt115.00–124.003993
Steers—Medium and Large 2365148.66/cwt145.00–155.005434
Steers—Medium and Large 3365114.86/cwt110.00–120.004192
Steers—Small 1-2370129.18/cwt127.50–130.004783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375188.75/cwt187.50–190.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388179.17/cwt175.00–182.506953
Steers—Small 1-2520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 2530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595165.00/cwt165.00–165.009821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600155.00/cwt155.00–155.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 2665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 2730124.93/cwt120.00–130.009122
Steers—Medium and Large 2905115.01/cwt114.00–116.001,0412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215127.50/cwt127.50–127.502741
Heifers—Small 1-2267122.48/cwt120.00–125.003273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268128.76/cwt127.50–130.003452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003302
Heifers—Small 1-2314117.53/cwt115.00–120.003696
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337130.00/cwt125.00–135.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373110.94/cwt110.00–112.004142
Heifers—Small 1-2374119.30/cwt115.00–120.004467
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380130.59/cwt125.00–135.004965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385147.53/cwt140.00–150.005684
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405112.00/cwt112.00–112.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423125.10/cwt120.00–130.005293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428147.87/cwt140.00–155.006336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468137.86/cwt130.00–140.0064512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478123.45/cwt120.00–126.005906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511133.68/cwt130.00–137.506836
Heifers—Small 1-2530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532123.29/cwt120.00–125.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545105.00/cwt105.00–105.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552131.66/cwt130.00–135.007273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570122.59/cwt120.00–125.006992
Heifers—Small 1-2570112.00/cwt112.00–112.006381
Heifers—Small 1-2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630118.33/cwt115.00–122.007453
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415182.53/cwt175.00–187.507577
Bulls—Small 1-2424127.81/cwt125.00–135.005424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425149.56/cwt140.00–165.006365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466163.88/cwt160.00–170.007648
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470143.65/cwt130.00–155.006756
Bulls—Small 1-2471122.51/cwt120.00–125.005775
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477111.49/cwt110.00–112.505323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516160.52/cwt155.00–165.008284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526132.69/cwt130.00–141.006986
Bulls—Small 1-2530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568105.00/cwt105.00–105.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620150.64/cwt145.00–155.009344
Bulls—Small 1-2645108.50/cwt106.00–111.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670120.34/cwt120.00–121.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710112.15/cwt110.00–114.007963
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48093.53/cwt88.00–96.001,3843
Bulls——1,599108.65/cwt98.00–115.001,7379
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82175.91/cwt75.00–78.006236
Cows—Lean 85-90%87461.76/cwt50.00–71.005407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15269.19/cwt60.00–72.0079710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22380.93/cwt75.00–85.0099018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297107.85/cwt90.00–118.001,3993
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29711,661.33/head1,200.00–2,300.001,6614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2738579.97/head475.00–625.005803
Bred Cows—Small 3765425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Bred Cows—Small 2815612.58/head600.00–625.006132
Bred Cows—Small 2844731.95/head675.00–785.007324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,005832.71/head775.00–875.008332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,045825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,150920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2071,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,163.65/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1642
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29271,312.80/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3138
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1751,228.41/head1,075.00–1,360.001,2282

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.