Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-12-14

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Dec 14
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
295 head
▲ 295 vs last sale 0▲ 71 vs year ago 224 · +31.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 0▼ 20 vs year ago 108 · −18.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 43 · −7.0%
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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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.32/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$127.32
114 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.77
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2446144.9064636
Medium and Large 2516125.2864634
Small 1-2473119.0356323
Medium and Large 3463109.5750721
One grade step is worth $35.34/cwt here — about $139 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 sale114 hd
127.32
—
SC average5 barns · 551 hd
132.09
−4.77
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—Average1,27094.171,1962thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62676.381,2427thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22774.5391542
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01264.606534thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,109$8456
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$7515
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$5351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)928$5152thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)945$9251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)775$4501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,058$1,1302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,078$1,11012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$7002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$9181thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$5275

Every lot

102 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 2210145.00/cwt145.00–145.003051
Steers—Small 1-2238140.00/cwt140.00–140.003332
Steers—Medium and Large 2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Steers—Small 1-2263135.07/cwt132.50–137.503552
Steers—Medium and Large 3283115.04/cwt110.00–120.003262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305197.50/cwt197.50–197.506021
Steers—Medium and Large 2319165.68/cwt160.00–172.505294
Steers—Medium and Large 3330121.62/cwt112.50–127.504013
Steers—Small 1-2368146.09/cwt140.00–150.005385
Steers—Medium and Large 2374161.98/cwt155.00–170.006066
Steers—Medium and Large 3378123.77/cwt120.00–127.504682
Steers—Small 1-2400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445187.50/cwt187.50–187.508341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522173.05/cwt162.50–178.009034
Steers—Medium and Large 2525163.00/cwt163.00–163.008562
Steers—Medium and Large 2590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 3620122.00/cwt122.00–122.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625157.94/cwt156.00–160.009872
Steers—Medium and Large 2630149.00/cwt149.00–149.009391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200110.00/cwt110.00–110.002201
Heifers—Small 1-2260122.50/cwt122.50–122.503191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273134.95/cwt130.00–140.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290110.00/cwt110.00–110.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305131.64/cwt130.00–135.004023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Heifers—Small 1-2333120.00/cwt120.00–120.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339156.67/cwt150.00–160.0053113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363132.76/cwt130.00–140.004827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375148.33/cwt145.00–150.005563
Heifers—Small 1-2380124.80/cwt120.00–130.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428108.29/cwt105.00–110.004633
Heifers—Small 1-2431118.17/cwt112.50–120.005094
Heifers—Medium and Large 3461110.25/cwt110.00–111.005084
Heifers—Small 1-2474120.00/cwt120.00–120.005698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3516110.00/cwt110.00–110.005688
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519123.73/cwt120.00–130.006424
Heifers—Small 1-2523117.44/cwt115.00–120.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528133.42/cwt132.00–135.007049
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568134.85/cwt132.00–142.507666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638127.47/cwt125.00–130.008132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Heifers—Small 1-2645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007481
Heifers—Small 1-2665114.04/cwt113.00–116.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670117.86/cwt114.00–120.5079010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685105.00/cwt105.00–105.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2727119.00/cwt119.00–119.008653
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418156.61/cwt155.00–160.006555
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425111.05/cwt110.00–112.004722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469158.80/cwt155.00–160.007454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470168.27/cwt165.00–172.507913
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472114.81/cwt110.00–120.005425
Bulls—Small 1-2485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509156.98/cwt150.00–165.007995
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520114.86/cwt110.00–120.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573141.60/cwt140.00–145.008113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577155.85/cwt151.00–161.008995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613150.49/cwt150.00–151.009232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670117.46/cwt115.00–120.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,27094.17/cwt90.00–98.001,1962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96370.64/cwt69.00–72.006802
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06058.56/cwt52.00–65.006212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21976.54/cwt69.00–89.0093329
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238104.78/cwt99.00–110.001,2972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24763.72/cwt55.00–69.0079511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,1221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63477.28/cwt75.00–84.001,2636
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2935935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3825625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2935775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0161,052.49/head975.00–1,100.001,0525
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,181.69/head1,035.00–1,250.001,1825
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2820625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Small 3875429.00/head429.00–429.004291
Bred Cows—Small 1-2900535.00/head535.00–535.005351
Bred Cows—Small 1-2945600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2980600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,000785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,080850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110742.93/head700.00–775.007434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,167888.82/head768.00–975.008895
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3885438.83/head400.00–479.004392
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2968586.50/head523.00–702.005873
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,020918.00/head918.00–918.009181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2775450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2945925.00/head925.00–925.009251

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.