Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-11-09

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 9
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
299 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 256▼ 58 vs year ago 357 · −16.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 63▼ 31 vs year ago 91 · −34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 35▼ 17 vs year ago 39 · −43.6%
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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.01/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$141.01
78 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$602
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.60
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2631154.5297425
Medium and Large 2511136.2769645
Small 1-2318134.694284thin
Medium and Large 3320116.213724thin
One grade step is worth $38.31/cwt here — about $602 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 sale78 hd
141.01
—
SC average5 barns · 477 hd
152.60
−11.60
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—Average1,74393.131,6236thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43364.709276thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18563.1774928
CowsLean 85-90%Average90960.165477thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$74013
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)927$7207
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)730$5251thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2235138.88/cwt132.50–145.003262
Steers—Medium and Large 3280120.00/cwt120.00–120.003361
Steers—Medium and Large 3325114.92/cwt110.00–120.003732
Steers—Medium and Large 3350115.00/cwt115.00–115.004031
Steers—Small 1-2360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 2376154.97/cwt150.00–160.005834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390177.30/cwt175.00–182.006913
Steers—Medium and Large 2428155.02/cwt150.00–165.006633
Steers—Small 1-2440121.00/cwt121.00–121.005321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473181.02/cwt175.00–187.508562
Steers—Medium and Large 2480152.47/cwt150.00–155.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 2514130.70/cwt130.00–150.0067229
Steers—Medium and Large 2573142.30/cwt132.00–155.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600156.00/cwt156.00–156.0093612
Steers—Medium and Large 2625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 2655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729141.50/cwt140.00–142.001,0324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2927132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2243
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2245110.00/cwt110.00–110.002701
Heifers—Small 1-2280110.79/cwt110.00–112.503103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320147.46/cwt145.00–150.004722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371127.49/cwt125.00–130.004734
Heifers—Small 1-2375112.37/cwt110.00–115.004212
Heifers—Small 1-2427111.62/cwt110.00–115.004773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430141.22/cwt140.00–142.506072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431125.96/cwt120.00–130.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455124.95/cwt120.00–130.005693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465138.28/cwt135.00–140.006433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510140.57/cwt135.00–142.007178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525124.49/cwt120.00–130.006545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572133.29/cwt130.00–135.007623
Heifers—Small 1-2580109.73/cwt107.50–112.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583122.50/cwt120.00–125.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622115.51/cwt110.00–122.507185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666113.28/cwt110.00–115.007548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669125.24/cwt124.00–128.008384
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423152.28/cwt145.00–160.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460152.90/cwt140.00–160.007035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468172.46/cwt170.00–175.008072
Bulls—Small 1-2470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515130.00/cwt125.00–135.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570136.89/cwt135.00–140.007804
Bulls—Small 1-2583118.33/cwt115.00–120.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617119.05/cwt112.50–125.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 379083.00/cwt83.00–83.006561
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3810106.00/cwt106.00–106.008597
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3987101.25/cwt101.25–101.2599912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67880.37/cwt75.00–85.001,3492
Bulls——1,77599.51/cwt96.00–104.001,7664
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89663.84/cwt60.00–69.005725
Cows—Lean 85-90%94350.95/cwt50.00–52.004802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09054.46/cwt48.00–62.0059411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24768.80/cwt65.00–74.0085817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43364.70/cwt60.00–68.009276
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2700450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—Small 2730525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bred Cows—Small 2765500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2855690.36/head585.00–800.006907
Bred Cows—Small 1-2868660.10/head575.00–785.006604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,105850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,184772.50/head635.00–875.007734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,05585.00/cwt85.00–85.008971

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.