Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-06-08

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 8
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
201 head
53 vs last sale 148 88 vs year ago 289 · 30.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
23 vs last sale 48 43 vs year ago 114 · 37.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
3 vs last sale 19 12 vs year ago 34 · 35.3%
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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 class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.71/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$132.71
70 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.21
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2469144.0967530
Medium and Large 2412131.4254121
Small 1-2343121.7041710thin
Medium and Large 3539110.005939thin
One grade step is worth $34.09/cwt here — about $82 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 sale70 hd
132.71
SC average5 barns · 591 hd
136.91
−4.21
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
BullsAverage1,58397.401,5423thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,57479.181,2465thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29978.341,01825
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07067.3672111

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$9842thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,240$9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$7733thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,002$7593thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$7061thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$6401thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)860$7001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)955$7931thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)896$1,0927
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$7491thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)915$4581thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
SteersMedium and Large 3330115.00/cwt115.00–115.003801
SteersSmall 1-2345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
HeifersMedium and Large 2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
HeifersSmall 1-2275122.45/cwt120.00–127.503375
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2395144.00/cwt144.00–144.005691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added477154.00/cwt154.00–154.007356
HeifersSmall 1-2375122.37/cwt120.00–125.004592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2582141.00/cwt140.00–143.008213
HeifersMedium and Large 2325132.65/cwt130.00–135.004312
HeifersMedium and Large 3285115.00/cwt115.00–115.003281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610138.00/cwt138.00–138.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 2590129.00/cwt129.00–129.007611
HeifersSmall 1-2515122.00/cwt122.00–122.006281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515144.98/cwt144.00–146.007472
HeifersMedium and Large 2225135.06/cwt132.50–137.503042
HeifersMedium and Large 3745113.00/cwt113.00–113.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 3770108.00/cwt108.00–108.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 2260123.82/cwt120.00–127.503222
HeifersMedium and Large 2378128.96/cwt126.00–133.004874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2460145.49/cwt145.00–146.006692
HeifersMedium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433140.85/cwt140.00–145.0061015
BullsMedium and Large 3555106.00/cwt106.00–106.005881
BullsMedium and Large 3685114.00/cwt114.00–114.007811
HeifersMedium and Large 3385112.00/cwt110.00–114.004312
HeifersMedium and Large 2660123.00/cwt123.00–123.008121
BullsMedium and Large 2540152.50/cwt152.50–152.508241
BullsSmall 1-2590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
SteersMedium and Large 3255122.50/cwt122.50–122.503121
SteersMedium and Large 2325142.50/cwt142.50–142.504631
HeifersMedium and Large 2475137.79/cwt137.00–139.006555
HeifersMedium and Large 2422130.00/cwt130.00–130.005493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2488162.49/cwt160.00–165.007932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2640148.00/cwt148.00–148.009471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365161.30/cwt160.00–162.505892
SteersMedium and Large 2268147.31/cwt142.50–152.503953
HeifersSmall 1-2305116.00/cwt116.00–116.003541
HeifersSmall 1-2480122.00/cwt122.00–122.005861
SteersMedium and Large 2380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
SteersSmall 1-2226135.54/cwt127.50–145.003064
SteersSmall 1-2274136.68/cwt132.50–145.003754
SteersSmall 1-2395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
SteersMedium and Large 3460105.00/cwt105.00–105.004831
SteersMedium and Large 3380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3892108.00/cwt108.00–108.009635
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 368078.00/cwt78.00–78.005301
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 31,072105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,12615
SteersMedium and Large 2220145.00/cwt145.00–145.003191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2505168.79/cwt165.00–172.508522
SteersMedium and Large 2495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
BullsSmall 1-2420132.53/cwt130.00–135.005572
BullsMedium and Large 2458150.00/cwt150.00–150.006872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490162.50/cwt162.50–162.507961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
BullsSmall 1-2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
BullsSmall 1-2715117.00/cwt117.00–117.008371
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61680.47/cwt78.00–82.001,3004
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23271.52/cwt65.00–78.0088110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34482.88/cwt80.00–89.001,11415
CowsLean 85-90%1,01762.42/cwt50.00–68.006356
CowsLean 85-90%1,13373.29/cwt70.00–75.008305
Bulls1,58397.40/cwt92.00–103.001,5423
Bred CowsSmall 1-2780640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,240950.00/head950.00–950.009501
BullsMedium and Large 3405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
BullsMedium and Large 3455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
HeifersMedium and Large 3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
HeifersMedium and Large 3678105.00/cwt105.00–105.007122
BullsMedium and Large 2565126.00/cwt126.00–126.007121
BullsMedium and Large 2630127.00/cwt127.00–127.008001
BullsMedium and Large 3615111.33/cwt105.00–115.006853
BullsMedium and Large 3516112.45/cwt110.00–120.005804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2530152.50/cwt152.50–152.508081
BullsMedium and Large 2430142.47/cwt140.00–145.006132
BullsMedium and Large 2955793.00/head793.00–793.007931
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2658644.35/head610.00–675.006442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsSmall 3800456.00/head456.00–456.004561
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,260706.00/head706.00–706.007061
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3915458.00/head458.00–458.004581
Bred CowsSmall 1-2860680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2920740.00/head740.00–740.007401
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2860700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,040749.00/head749.00–749.007491
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29271,231.67/head1,000.00–1,340.001,2323
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,265984.38/head896.00–1,070.009842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103910.61/head870.00–944.009112

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.