Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2021-06-09

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 9
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 197▲ 52 vs year ago 237 · +21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 52▲ 59 vs year ago 55 · +107.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 14▲ 5 vs year ago 29 · +17.2%
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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 class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.60/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$120.60
91 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$561
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.45
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2427130.8355930
Medium and Large 2503118.4059645
Small 1-2445109.9948912thin
Medium and Large 3388100.633904thin
One grade step is worth $30.20/cwt here — about $169 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 sale91 hd
120.60
—
SC average5 barns · 710 hd
120.15
+0.45
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—Average1,73798.811,71612
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51376.421,15610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21474.7190750
CowsLean 85-90%Average92559.9055415

Every lot, as filed

93 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—985842.26/cwt825.00–875.008,2963
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2101,113.00/cwt1,113.00–1,113.0013,4671
BullsMedium and Large 2—9501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,6881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—940757.45/cwt735.00–785.007,1204
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01165.94/cwt60.00–69.006678
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,60483.24/cwt80.00–87.001,3355
SteersMedium and Large 3—360106.00/cwt106.00–106.003821
SteersMedium and Large 3—470110.91/cwt109.00–113.005212
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47971.24/cwt66.00–77.001,0544
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,19063.00/cwt63.00–63.007501
BullsMedium and Large 3—67597.48/cwt95.00–100.006583
SteersMedium and Large 3—305105.00/cwt105.00–105.003201
BullsMedium and Large 3—558104.50/cwt104.00–105.005832
BullsMedium and Large 3—615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0951,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0012,8661
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3—890735.00/cwt735.00–735.006,5421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—455136.00/cwt136.00–136.006191
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—910700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,3701
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—875613.00/cwt613.00–613.005,3641
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—745574.00/cwt574.00–574.004,2761
HeifersSmall 1-2—330111.50/cwt108.00–115.003682
HeifersSmall 1-2—592107.49/cwt105.00–110.006363
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—897878.39/cwt800.00–975.007,8793
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—965714.00/cwt714.00–714.006,8901
HeifersSmall 1-2—395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
HeifersSmall 1-2—535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
SteersSmall 1-2—680106.00/cwt106.00–106.007211
HeifersSmall 1-2—270122.00/cwt122.00–122.003291
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—825800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,6001
Bred HeifersSmall 1-2—725600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,3501
SteersSmall 1-2—410121.00/cwt121.00–121.004961
SteersSmall 1-2—320116.00/cwt116.00–116.003711
SteersSmall 1-2—460118.00/cwt118.00–118.005431
Bulls——1,59389.86/cwt86.00–92.001,4315
BullsSmall 1-2—485117.67/cwt116.00–119.005713
BullsSmall 1-2—570112.46/cwt110.00–115.006412
BullsSmall 1-2—615110.54/cwt108.00–113.006802
BullsSmall 1-2—520112.50/cwt112.50–112.505851
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,35082.96/cwt80.00–87.001,12014
HeifersSmall 1-2—426108.09/cwt105.00–112.504604
BullsSmall 1-2—678106.18/cwt102.50–110.007202
SteersSmall 1-2—290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
SteersSmall 1-2—363119.18/cwt118.00–120.004335
Bulls——1,840105.21/cwt101.00–110.001,9367
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16872.93/cwt66.00–79.0085231
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12262.62/cwt58.00–65.007035
CowsLean 85-90%—82753.00/cwt46.00–58.004387
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2—880685.00/cwt685.00–685.006,0281
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380119.40/cwt117.00–122.004542
SteersMedium and Large 3—425112.50/cwt112.50–112.504781
HeifersMedium and Large 2—483119.47/cwt115.00–120.005779
HeifersMedium and Large 2—583113.35/cwt112.00–115.006614
HeifersMedium and Large 3—40097.50/cwt97.50–97.503901
HeifersMedium and Large 3—465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004652
SteersMedium and Large 2—408126.02/cwt125.00–127.005142
HeifersMedium and Large 3—220105.00/cwt105.00–105.002311
SteersMedium and Large 2—330127.29/cwt122.00–130.004203
HeifersMedium and Large 2—305118.00/cwt118.00–118.003601
SteersMedium and Large 2—450127.50/cwt127.50–127.505741
HeifersMedium and Large 2—225127.50/cwt127.50–127.502871
BullsMedium and Large 2—421124.36/cwt122.00–127.505244
HeifersMedium and Large 2—684114.00/cwt114.00–114.007809
BullsMedium and Large 2—615108.00/cwt108.00–108.006641
BullsMedium and Large 2—555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
SteersMedium and Large 2—820111.50/cwt111.50–111.509144
HeifersMedium and Large 2—421124.09/cwt115.00–126.0052212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—460130.50/cwt130.00–131.006002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—391131.00/cwt131.00–131.005124
BullsMedium and Large 2—510120.98/cwt119.00–123.006172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—250145.00/cwt145.00–145.003631
HeifersMedium and Large 2—270120.00/cwt120.00–120.003241
HeifersMedium and Large 2—640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—320140.31/cwt135.00–145.004492
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—423130.49/cwt130.00–132.0055220
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—518131.00/cwt131.00–131.006795
HeifersMedium and Large 2—514113.98/cwt112.50–115.005865
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—205136.00/cwt136.00–136.002791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—433133.88/cwt130.00–138.005802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—575122.00/cwt122.00–122.007021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—413148.00/cwt148.00–148.006116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—617125.00/cwt125.00–125.007713
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—7901,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.007,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4451,517.00/cwt1,517.00–1,517.0021,9211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3931,134.31/cwt900.00–1,425.0015,8017
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—820725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,9451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—390141.00/cwt141.00–141.005501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—541135.53/cwt130.00–136.0073312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,055835.00/cwt835.00–835.008,8091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0851,066.00/cwt1,066.00–1,066.0011,5661
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—685825.00/cwt825.00–825.005,6511

How this sale compares

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.