Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-10-19

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 19
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 291▲ 0 vs year ago 220 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 109▲ 0 vs year ago 97 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 31▲ 0 vs year ago 65 · +0.0%
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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 were

3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $122.09/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$122.09
60 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.95
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2449135.0260621
Medium and Large 2490117.7857727
Small 1-2398110.0043810thin
Medium and Large 3420105.004412thin
One grade step is worth $30.02/cwt here — about $165 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 sale60 hd
122.09
—
SC average5 barns · 435 hd
124.04
−1.95
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—Average1,52898.351,50312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46667.019824thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15666.5777046
CowsLean 85-90%Average88865.0757816

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)933$8182thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,016$75119
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$6689
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,555$1,7102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)953$1,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$1,07717
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)719$45713

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
Steers—Small 1-2265132.45/cwt130.00–135.003512
Steers—Medium and Large 3286113.70/cwt110.00–117.503254
Steers—Small 1-2318132.44/cwt130.00–135.004212
Steers—Medium and Large 2320146.33/cwt145.00–147.504682
Steers—Medium and Large 3340115.00/cwt115.00–115.003911
Steers—Small 1-2355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 2370152.69/cwt145.00–160.005654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380172.57/cwt170.00–175.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 3385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415182.50/cwt182.50–182.507571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428173.70/cwt172.50–175.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450181.00/cwt181.00–181.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 2455160.00/cwt160.00–160.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468172.46/cwt170.00–175.008072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 2533147.51/cwt145.00–150.007862
Steers—Small 1-2535124.91/cwt120.00–130.006682
Steers—Medium and Large 2580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 2625132.46/cwt125.00–135.008284
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205140.00/cwt140.00–140.002871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205130.00/cwt130.00–130.002671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270134.72/cwt120.00–150.003642
Heifers—Small 1-2290111.00/cwt111.00–111.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313118.20/cwt115.00–120.003705
Heifers—Small 1-2322110.68/cwt110.00–112.003563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371122.09/cwt118.00–130.004534
Heifers—Small 1-2388110.00/cwt110.00–110.004272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413138.19/cwt135.00–143.0057113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
Heifers—Small 1-2428110.00/cwt110.00–110.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478136.00/cwt135.00–138.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505134.00/cwt134.00–134.006771
Heifers—Small 1-2520107.00/cwt107.00–107.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Heifers—Small 1-2570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580118.74/cwt112.00–123.006894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617113.27/cwt110.00–115.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620120.49/cwt120.00–121.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2698112.00/cwt112.00–112.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710104.14/cwt102.50–105.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426168.56/cwt165.00–172.507187
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433138.89/cwt120.00–155.006014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455165.93/cwt160.00–172.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465112.45/cwt110.00–115.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473151.69/cwt150.00–155.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525124.95/cwt120.00–130.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570124.91/cwt120.00–135.007123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007362
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,491103.02/cwt99.00–110.001,5367
Bulls——1,58091.81/cwt86.00–95.001,4515
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86852.57/cwt48.00–56.004564
Cows—Lean 85-90%89569.23/cwt65.00–75.0062012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12957.93/cwt52.00–61.0065412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14585.00/cwt85.00–85.009731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16669.16/cwt65.00–75.0080633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46667.01/cwt65.00–70.009824
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,5551,709.65/head1,600.00–1,800.001,7102
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2849927.11/head810.00–1,075.009275
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2865850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29531,124.93/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2975885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,363.70/head1,350.00–1,375.001,3642
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1501,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1531,102.71/head1,000.00–1,150.001,1034
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,246.41/head1,200.00–1,285.001,2462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3833487.09/head475.00–500.004872
Bred Cows—Small 1-2899713.42/head650.00–750.007134
Bred Cows—Small 1-2911642.86/head550.00–725.006437
Bred Cows—Small 1-2933818.16/head650.00–975.008182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,080802.51/head675.00–925.0080313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,133756.84/head650.00–850.007572
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3675426.22/head375.00–475.0042611
Stock Cows—Small 1-291590.00/cwt90.00–90.008241
Stock Cows—Small 2963625.00/head625.00–625.006252

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.