Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-11-02

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 2
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
256 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 187▲ 94 vs year ago 162 · +58.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 90▲ 27 vs year ago 36 · +75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 55▲ 5 vs year ago 30 · +16.7%
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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 $126.67/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$126.67
56 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$608
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$313
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$27.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.36
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546137.5475020
Medium and Large 2469126.7059423
Small 1-2398109.8943813thin
One grade step is worth $27.65/cwt here — about $313 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 sale56 hd
126.67
—
SC average5 barns · 1,092 hd
127.03
−0.36
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—Low1,28586.701,1148thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46764.049397thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21060.4073132
CowsLean 85-90%Average83454.994599thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$9205
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$8302thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$6612thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$1,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)745$6317
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)644$92816

Every lot

69 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2223154.96/cwt150.00–160.003463
Steers—Medium and Large 2263154.76/cwt150.00–160.004072
Steers—Small 1-2320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004163
Steers—Medium and Large 2322154.87/cwt150.00–160.004993
Steers—Medium and Large 2369152.49/cwt150.00–160.005636
Steers—Small 1-2370132.43/cwt130.00–135.004902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383182.58/cwt180.00–185.006992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 2423153.65/cwt150.00–160.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 2462153.45/cwt145.00–160.007093
Steers—Medium and Large 2528145.72/cwt142.00–150.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 2567145.04/cwt140.00–150.008223
Steers—Medium and Large 2675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,11118
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Heifers—Small 1-2329111.01/cwt110.00–114.003656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368124.95/cwt120.00–130.004603
Heifers—Small 1-2368110.83/cwt110.00–112.504083
Heifers—Small 1-2405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423129.59/cwt125.00–135.005486
Heifers—Small 1-2455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477129.96/cwt120.00–135.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484141.18/cwt140.00–145.006838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537130.81/cwt125.00–135.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538141.01/cwt140.00–144.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555121.28/cwt117.50–125.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560140.95/cwt138.00–145.007893
Heifers—Small 1-2580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610131.97/cwt130.00–134.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Heifers—Small 1-2660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662123.50/cwt122.50–125.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790107.00/cwt107.00–107.008451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410165.02/cwt160.00–170.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420145.06/cwt140.00–150.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455115.00/cwt115.00–115.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468167.41/cwt165.00–170.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2493137.49/cwt135.00–140.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520105.00/cwt105.00–105.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526138.55/cwt130.00–145.007297
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568139.17/cwt132.50–143.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588106.51/cwt103.00–110.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624112.03/cwt110.00–115.006995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673112.42/cwt110.00–115.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17378.42/cwt70.00–87.009205
Bulls——1,472100.50/cwt92.00–106.001,4793
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78367.13/cwt61.00–75.005262
Cows—Lean 85-90%84951.52/cwt48.00–55.004377
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11554.95/cwt50.00–60.0061315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29465.21/cwt63.00–67.0084417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33358.93/cwt58.00–60.007862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52066.08/cwt64.00–70.001,0045
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2644927.59/head725.00–1,050.0092816
Stock Cows—Small 1-291095.00/cwt95.00–95.008651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2760450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—Small 2860660.83/head650.00–675.006612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2960830.29/head775.00–885.008302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,040900.72/head750.00–975.009013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3630460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2678662.27/head650.00–675.006622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2758559.50/head510.00–635.005602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2785760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2910900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2925750.00/head750.00–750.007501

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.