Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-11-16

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 16
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 137 vs last sale 299▼ 151 vs year ago 313 · −48.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 60▼ 46 vs year ago 112 · −41.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 22▼ 34 vs year ago 54 · −63.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.62/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −89.61 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.
Average price
$117.62
39 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.63
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2492130.096397thin
Medium and Large 2508127.196467thin
Small 1-2509115.7158912thin
Medium and Large 3484107.5352113thin
One grade step is worth $22.56/cwt here — about $119 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 sale39 hd
117.62
—
SC average5 barns · 387 hd
127.25
−9.63
This barn, trailing median2 sales
207.23
−89.61
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—Average1,54894.921,4705thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21268.2082630
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53567.491,0362thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01354.225493thin

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)1,080$8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,024$6834thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)835$3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)845$2722thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)700$2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)855$7694thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)955$1,0252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$8351thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,062$7663thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$6121thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Steers—Small 1-2305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003971
Steers—Medium and Large 3325106.74/cwt105.00–110.003473
Steers—Medium and Large 2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380157.30/cwt150.00–165.005982
Steers—Medium and Large 3380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Steers—Small 1-2385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 2400132.50/cwt132.50–132.505301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430157.50/cwt157.50–157.506771
Steers—Medium and Large 3475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added576147.00/cwt147.00–147.008474
Steers—Medium and Large 3645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2222112.52/cwt110.00–115.002503
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250105.00/cwt105.00–105.002631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365122.50/cwt122.50–122.504471
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365105.00/cwt105.00–105.003831
Heifers—Small 1-2373110.17/cwt102.50–115.004113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410107.50/cwt107.50–107.504411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418124.12/cwt120.00–128.005192
Heifers—Small 1-2420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443137.51/cwt135.00–140.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490132.50/cwt132.50–132.506491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515143.71/cwt140.00–147.507402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578131.60/cwt125.00–135.007613
Heifers—Small 1-2608113.73/cwt110.00–117.506912
Heifers—Small 1-2Value Added617107.50/cwt107.50–107.506633
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418137.81/cwt130.00–145.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420106.34/cwt100.00–110.004474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432137.60/cwt130.00–147.505943
Bulls—Small 1-2435123.33/cwt120.00–130.005363
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476111.22/cwt105.00–115.005294
Bulls—Small 1-2488122.54/cwt120.00–125.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510127.50/cwt125.00–135.006504
Bulls—Small 1-2510114.32/cwt112.50–117.505833
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518107.56/cwt105.00–110.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533120.00/cwt120.00–120.006402
Bulls—Small 1-2558109.31/cwt107.50–112.506103
Bulls—Medium and Large 3558104.16/cwt102.50–105.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605117.50/cwt117.50–117.507111
Bulls—Small 1-2620102.50/cwt102.50–102.506361
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20570.00/cwt70.00–70.008441
Bulls——1,634101.15/cwt98.00–109.001,6534
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01354.22/cwt50.00–58.005493
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04660.94/cwt52.00–66.006378
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27270.84/cwt68.00–78.0090122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53567.49/cwt67.00–68.001,0362
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3780335.00/head335.00–335.003351
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,055612.00/head612.00–612.006121
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,070749.00/head749.00–749.007491
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,215.00/head1,215.00–1,215.001,2151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2840800.00/head800.00–800.008003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3700250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Bred Cows—Small 3735260.00/head260.00–260.002601
Bred Cows—Small 3835375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Bred Cows—Small 3845272.28/head225.00–310.002722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,050800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,080825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155835.71/head800.00–875.008362
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2720875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2945835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.