Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-10-05

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 5
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
239 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 326▲ 94 vs year ago 145 · +64.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 107▲ 16 vs year ago 83 · +19.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 25▼ 15 vs year ago 70 · −21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to poor 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 $130.02/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$130.02
50 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$632
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$24.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.95
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514135.9970034
Medium and Large 2412124.645147thin
Small 1-2437111.674889thin
One grade step is worth $24.33/cwt here — about $212 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 sale50 hd
130.02
—
SC average5 barns · 701 hd
137.97
−7.95
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—Low1,500100.121,5029thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45371.661,0417thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20366.3679947
CowsLean 85-90%Low85161.5452413

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)1,028$1,0745
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$9029
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$7351thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,340$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,33018

Every lot

82 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2235130.00/cwt130.00–130.003061
Steers—Medium and Large 2260125.00/cwt125.00–125.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 3278116.63/cwt115.00–117.503243
Steers—Small 1-2285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 3308118.27/cwt115.00–120.003643
Steers—Small 1-2310132.50/cwt132.50–132.504111
Steers—Medium and Large 2340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 3358111.22/cwt110.00–112.503982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375176.53/cwt170.00–182.506625
Steers—Small 1-2390135.00/cwt135.00–135.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 3415116.00/cwt116.00–116.004811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475167.50/cwt167.50–167.507961
Steers—Medium and Large 2535149.00/cwt149.00–149.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575154.75/cwt152.50–155.0089010
Steers—Medium and Large 3590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275126.23/cwt125.00–127.503472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315155.00/cwt155.00–155.004881
Heifers—Small 1-2330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368151.33/cwt147.50–155.005572
Heifers—Small 1-2415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423142.55/cwt140.00–145.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Heifers—Small 1-2470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513134.53/cwt134.00–139.0069018
Heifers—Small 1-2570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583133.95/cwt130.00–138.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2643129.00/cwt129.00–129.008292
Heifers—Small 1-2665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677125.68/cwt125.00–127.008513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700129.00/cwt129.00–129.009031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425177.41/cwt172.50–180.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425160.00/cwt160.00–160.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460169.16/cwt162.50–175.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476150.39/cwt145.00–155.007166
Bulls—Small 1-2483121.71/cwt120.00–125.005883
Bulls—Small 1-2517113.39/cwt110.00–120.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518105.00/cwt105.00–105.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533148.25/cwt147.00–150.007904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555148.00/cwt148.00–148.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563127.47/cwt125.00–130.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575103.03/cwt100.00–106.005922
Bulls—Small 1-2595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2607128.49/cwt127.50–129.007803
Bulls—Small 1-2620108.00/cwt108.00–108.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673127.24/cwt127.00–127.508562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725122.50/cwt122.50–122.508881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760112.50/cwt112.50–112.508551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810112.50/cwt110.00–115.009112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0841
Bulls——1,530101.88/cwt92.00–113.001,5598
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80974.40/cwt70.00–77.506025
Cows—Lean 85-90%87853.50/cwt50.00–57.004708
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16359.80/cwt50.00–65.0069522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24171.56/cwt68.00–80.0088824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45371.66/cwt69.00–75.001,0417
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,3401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2960750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29891,428.29/head1,150.00–1,550.001,4285
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0261,361.91/head1,275.00–1,500.001,3628
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1981,290.40/head1,175.00–1,375.001,2904
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2852709.05/head675.00–750.007093
Bred Cows—Small 1-292885.77/cwt82.00–89.007962
Bred Cows—Small 2930650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0281,073.83/head925.00–1,175.001,0745
Bred Cows—Small 21,075735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,100700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3131,115.04/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1153
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-280890.56/cwt85.00–98.007324
Stock Cows—Small 292079.00/cwt79.00–79.007271
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,015110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,11713

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.