Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2023-03-22

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 22
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 303▲ 90 vs year ago 196 · +45.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 47▲ 31 vs year ago 97 · +32.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 13▲ 23 vs year ago 22 · +104.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average 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 $184.61/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$184.61
87 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$915
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$282
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$64.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.65
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2482203.8698347
Medium and Large 2600172.731,03622
Small 1-2354153.6454412thin
Medium and Large 3503139.337016thin
One grade step is worth $64.53/cwt here — about $282 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 sale87 hd
184.61
—
SC average5 barns · 873 hd
204.26
−19.65
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—High1,678110.401,85316
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13899.091,12859
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43394.271,35110
CowsLean 85-90%Low94187.3582219

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)1,024$1,0858
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)761$7446
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$9751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,0751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)823$1,3102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$1,3548
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)600$8251thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)700$1,0252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)807$73311
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)726$5535

Every lot

119 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2220157.81/cwt150.00–167.503474
Steers—Medium and Large 3255142.50/cwt135.00–150.003632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265208.73/cwt200.00–215.005534
Steers—Small 1-2277155.81/cwt150.00–162.504323
Steers—Medium and Large 2290195.00/cwt195.00–195.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318209.97/cwt200.00–220.006686
Steers—Medium and Large 2318192.64/cwt190.00–195.006132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336225.02/cwt222.50–227.507565
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fancy365195.00/cwt195.00–195.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 2375183.58/cwt177.50–190.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378226.61/cwt220.00–230.008573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395202.50/cwt202.50–202.508001
Steers—Small 1-2395155.00/cwt150.00–160.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405225.00/cwt220.00–226.009117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423206.30/cwt205.00–207.508732
Steers—Small 1-2450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 2470177.52/cwt170.00–182.508343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520190.00/cwt190.00–190.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 3530135.49/cwt135.00–136.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 2545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
Steers—Small 1-2595145.00/cwt145.00–145.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 2615177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635192.97/cwt191.00–195.001,2252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy665191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2701
Steers—Medium and Large 3670145.00/cwt145.00–145.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 2684168.74/cwt165.00–170.001,1544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2698180.35/cwt180.00–185.001,25914
Steers—Small 1-2700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 2715167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1981
Steers—Medium and Large 2765160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2241
Steers—Medium and Large 3780135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 2873155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3535
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280185.00/cwt185.00–185.005181
Heifers—Small 1-2280150.86/cwt147.50–155.004223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3307132.91/cwt126.00–142.504083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325195.00/cwt195.00–195.006341
Heifers—Small 1-2335162.50/cwt162.50–162.505441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2339173.32/cwt170.00–180.005886
Heifers—Small 1-2362161.71/cwt160.00–165.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379178.97/cwt170.00–184.006788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395192.50/cwt192.50–192.507601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423190.01/cwt187.50–195.008043
Heifers—Small 1-2425167.50/cwt167.50–167.507121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430174.55/cwt170.00–182.007514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465123.00/cwt123.00–123.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468188.65/cwt182.50–195.008832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470179.31/cwt175.00–185.008437
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526161.27/cwt160.00–167.508486
Heifers—Small 1-2530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560162.96/cwt158.00–168.009132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Heifers—Small 1-2610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612161.01/cwt153.00–165.009853
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670134.89/cwt130.00–140.009042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0281
Heifers—Medium and Large 3725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260135.00/cwt135.00–135.003511
Bulls—Small 1-2295152.50/cwt152.50–152.504501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424205.96/cwt200.00–212.508738
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472200.99/cwt198.00–207.009495
Bulls—Small 1-2475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500140.75/cwt139.00–142.507042
Bulls—Small 1-2510159.72/cwt157.00–162.508152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523190.00/cwt190.00–190.009942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640131.00/cwt131.00–131.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650132.00/cwt132.00–132.008581
Bulls—Small 1-2665160.11/cwt152.50–167.501,0652
Bulls—Small 1-2725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0331
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3737136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0026
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009441
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,22212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58591.65/cwt90.00–93.001,4532
Bulls——1,646110.53/cwt100.00–120.001,81912
Bulls——1,963128.37/cwt120.00–135.002,5202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91481.63/cwt79.00–86.007469
Cows—Lean 85-90%96692.49/cwt87.00–98.0089310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08787.78/cwt82.00–91.0095411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138100.34/cwt92.00–109.001,14243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250113.24/cwt110.00–121.001,4165
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42295.19/cwt90.00–101.001,3549
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3161
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28231,310.33/head1,100.00–1,500.001,3102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2600825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3600725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27701,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28301,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29401,227.66/head1,150.00–1,350.001,2283
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3650475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2698742.95/head622.00–850.007432
Bred Cows—Small 1-2708667.29/head620.00–750.006673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2895993.22/head966.00–1,022.009932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0351,085.60/head1,025.00–1,125.001,0863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,312.10/head1,150.00–1,458.001,3123
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3653468.59/head432.00–517.004693
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Stock Cows—Small 3728603.55/head560.00–668.006043
Stock Cows—Small 1-2733683.71/head613.00–717.006844
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2835679.61/head675.00–684.006802
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2939880.11/head757.00–996.008804
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2805975.00/head975.00–975.009751

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.