Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2023-06-21

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 21
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 309▲ 38 vs year ago 136 · +27.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 245▼ 27 vs year ago 109 · −24.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 52▲ 28 vs year ago 12 · +233.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $182.62/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$182.62
48 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$841
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$295
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.76
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2462194.8690122
Medium and Large 2534179.2995714thin
Small 1-2366166.936107thin
Medium and Large 3378160.066055thin
One grade step is worth $34.79/cwt here — about $295 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 sale48 hd
182.62
—
SC average5 barns · 546 hd
188.38
−5.76
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—Low1,682119.712,0145thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,225109.941,34723
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,523105.671,6103thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00592.1192632

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)1,265$1,5304thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,235$1,5052thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$1,4295
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)938$9232thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)820$5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$1,4559

Every lot

74 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 1-2278210.00/cwt210.00–210.005842
Steers—Small 1-2285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 2295205.00/cwt205.00–205.006051
Steers—Small 1-2315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330215.05/cwt210.00–220.007103
Steers—Medium and Large 2355195.00/cwt195.00–195.006921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365217.57/cwt215.00–220.007942
Steers—Small 1-2368172.62/cwt170.00–175.006352
Steers—Medium and Large 2425196.40/cwt190.00–202.508352
Steers—Small 1-2490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 2495200.00/cwt200.00–200.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 2540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310161.77/cwt155.00–170.005013
Heifers—Small 1-2313163.51/cwt160.00–170.005123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340201.25/cwt200.00–202.506842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360202.47/cwt195.00–207.507293
Heifers—Small 1-2365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380187.60/cwt185.00–190.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007601
Heifers—Small 1-2435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467193.14/cwt190.00–195.0090211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520182.43/cwt180.00–185.009492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525192.48/cwt190.00–197.501,0115
Heifers—Small 1-2525163.00/cwt163.00–163.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581179.61/cwt175.00–188.001,0445
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605155.00/cwt155.00–155.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423197.54/cwt190.00–205.008362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430215.00/cwt215.00–215.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465205.00/cwt205.00–205.009531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009602
Bulls—Small 1-2495170.00/cwt170.00–170.008421
Bulls—Small 1-2500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2503200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0062
Bulls—Small 1-2565170.00/cwt170.00–170.009611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568197.42/cwt195.00–200.001,1212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580160.00/cwt160.00–160.009281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1931
Bulls—Small 1-2678166.24/cwt165.00–167.501,1272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2922
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3251175.00/cwt175.00–175.004393
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3333169.00/cwt169.00–169.005638
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3395165.00/cwt165.00–165.006525
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,640104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7061
Bulls——1,693123.64/cwt118.00–129.002,0934
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92882.08/cwt68.00–92.0076217
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092103.48/cwt94.00–114.001,13015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204108.27/cwt100.00–115.001,30420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363121.11/cwt120.00–122.001,6513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,635117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,9131
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2709118.78/cwt113.00–125.008425
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905154.03/cwt148.00–160.001,3949
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4071
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3820525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2840775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2938922.60/head785.00–1,025.009232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,429.23/head1,100.00–1,675.001,4295
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2651,529.62/head1,375.00–1,650.001,5304
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3351,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29381,391.14/head1,225.00–1,650.001,3914
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29851,688.45/head1,650.00–1,725.001,6882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251

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.