Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2023-06-07

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 7
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
214 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 224▲ 13 vs year ago 201 · +6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 122▲ 2 vs year ago 71 · +2.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 21▼ 8 vs year ago 22 · −36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 higher, feeder heifers were steady.

Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher. Average offering of average

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 $192.71/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$192.71
79 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$62.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.70
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2409206.9884645
Medium and Large 2475180.8686024
Small 1-2396169.016705thin
Medium and Large 3463144.966715thin
One grade step is worth $62.02/cwt here — about $174 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 sale79 hd
192.71
—
SC average5 barns · 684 hd
198.41
−5.70
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—Low1,783126.682,25910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,384109.331,5149thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,170108.091,26529
CowsLean 85-90%Average91797.3689318

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)992$1,0175
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)795$8601thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$9002thin

Every lot

77 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 2223203.09/cwt195.00–210.004532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288225.13/cwt220.00–230.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 2305202.50/cwt202.50–202.506181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320220.00/cwt220.00–220.007041
Steers—Small 1-2324176.25/cwt170.00–185.005714
Steers—Medium and Large 3328155.11/cwt150.00–160.005092
Steers—Medium and Large 2365202.60/cwt195.00–210.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 3370162.64/cwt160.00–165.006022
Steers—Small 1-2373180.00/cwt180.00–180.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374225.59/cwt220.00–240.008449
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410241.27/cwt240.00–242.509892
Steers—Medium and Large 2410210.00/cwt210.00–210.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 2480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1962
Steers—Medium and Large 2540187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 3540144.00/cwt144.00–144.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590227.48/cwt225.00–230.001,3422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623207.57/cwt205.00–210.001,2932
Steers—Medium and Large 2810170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2213216.31/cwt210.00–220.004614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215205.00/cwt205.00–205.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268207.01/cwt200.00–215.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318187.56/cwt185.00–190.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325208.21/cwt200.00–217.506777
Heifers—Small 1-2358172.52/cwt170.00–175.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363185.09/cwt180.00–190.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371214.13/cwt205.00–220.007948
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375154.93/cwt150.00–160.005813
Heifers—Small 1-2400167.50/cwt165.00–170.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413188.71/cwt187.50–190.007792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417206.02/cwt200.00–210.008596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465184.91/cwt180.00–190.008603
Heifers—Small 1-2465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482204.55/cwt200.00–212.509869
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522199.19/cwt195.00–205.001,0406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539174.51/cwt172.00–185.0094110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585201.00/cwt195.00–207.001,1762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410215.06/cwt210.00–220.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423208.02/cwt195.00–220.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470188.83/cwt185.00–192.508882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479214.46/cwt210.00–220.001,0278
Bulls—Small 1-2500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521208.12/cwt200.00–210.001,0848
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525140.02/cwt137.50–142.507352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2552211.99/cwt210.00–215.001,1703
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613205.50/cwt200.00–210.001,2605
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650127.50/cwt127.50–127.508291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680178.73/cwt177.50–180.001,2152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,723114.82/cwt112.00–117.001,9782
Bulls——1,798129.65/cwt119.00–134.002,3318
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89081.77/cwt75.00–89.007284
Cows—Lean 85-90%925101.81/cwt94.00–112.0094214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05587.52/cwt87.00–88.009232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155106.64/cwt95.00–116.001,23222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282122.69/cwt120.00–127.001,5735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,6011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385108.50/cwt95.00–113.001,5038
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,2001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2860775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29201,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2795860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2855866.01/head825.00–900.008662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,117.69/head1,050.00–1,250.001,1183
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008261
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2793153.17/cwt140.00–165.001,2152
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2870125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0881

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.