Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2022-06-15

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 15
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
230 head
29 vs last sale 201 40 vs year ago 190 · +21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
30 vs last sale 71 22 vs year ago 79 · +27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
24 vs last sale 22 29 vs year ago 17 · +170.6%
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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $123.34/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$123.34
62 head · 391 lb average
Value per head Derived
$482
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$45.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.63
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2396151.0159817thin
Medium and Large 2436123.0353615thin
Small 1-2453114.645197thin
Medium and Large 3339105.7435823
One grade step is worth $45.27/cwt here — about $239 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 sale62 hd
123.34
SC average5 barns · 492 hd
137.98
−14.63
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
BullsHigh1,547113.761,7609thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20194.491,13535
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51391.111,3796thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95270.9567518

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)988$9102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$8101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)918$7562thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,1171thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)918$1,02310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)821$7417
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)789$7369
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)799$6615
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)726$3816
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)678$2602thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
SteersSmall 1-2665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
SteersSmall 1-2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Bulls1,706120.24/cwt113.00–131.002,0516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05377.96/cwt70.00–81.008214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,10578.00/cwt78.00–78.008621
CowsLean 85-90%90063.12/cwt54.00–73.0056810
CowsLean 85-90%1,01680.73/cwt78.00–87.008208
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19492.83/cwt87.00–99.001,10819
CowsBoner 80-85%1,261102.64/cwt100.00–108.001,29412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,590104.48/cwt103.00–106.001,6612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59886.57/cwt84.00–90.001,3833
SteersMedium and Large 1-2410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005742
HeifersMedium and Large 3380102.47/cwt100.00–105.003892
HeifersMedium and Large 3265105.63/cwt100.00–110.002804
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
HeifersSmall 1-2320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
HeifersSmall 1-2360112.00/cwt112.00–112.004031
SteersMedium and Large 3560105.00/cwt105.00–105.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 2580122.50/cwt122.50–122.507111
HeifersMedium and Large 3585105.00/cwt105.00–105.006141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy203195.12/cwt185.00–205.003962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477126.37/cwt124.00–130.006033
HeifersSmall 1-2205112.50/cwt112.50–112.502311
SteersMedium and Large 2423129.79/cwt124.00–135.005492
HeifersSmall 1-2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2503127.25/cwt127.00–127.506402
SteersMedium and Large 3480104.08/cwt100.00–108.005002
SteersMedium and Large 3368105.56/cwt100.00–110.003885
SteersMedium and Large 3435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004792
SteersMedium and Large 1-2218155.71/cwt147.50–160.003393
SteersMedium and Large 3216108.09/cwt100.00–115.002335
SteersMedium and Large 3280103.39/cwt100.00–110.002893
SteersMedium and Large 2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
SteersMedium and Large 2462126.61/cwt120.00–130.005853
SteersMedium and Large 2380120.35/cwt120.00–121.004573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
SteersMedium and Large 2327120.00/cwt120.00–120.003923
SteersMedium and Large 3328104.09/cwt100.00–110.003415
SteersMedium and Large 2740119.00/cwt119.00–119.008811
SteersMedium and Large 2610116.00/cwt116.00–116.007081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2506140.00/cwt140.00–140.007087
SteersSmall 1-2485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375154.87/cwt152.50–157.505812
SteersMedium and Large 2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3375117.50/cwt117.50–117.504411
SteersSmall 1-2328117.50/cwt117.50–117.503853
BullsMedium and Large 2635112.00/cwt112.00–112.007111
BullsSmall 1-2530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
BullsSmall 1-2490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
BullsSmall 1-2430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2408132.52/cwt130.00–135.005412
Bulls1,230100.80/cwt97.00–103.001,2403
Bred CowsSmall 1-2770610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29241,101.96/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1024
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3855600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2918755.57/head725.00–785.007562
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2960936.00/head936.00–936.009361
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2900612.00/head612.00–612.006121
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3735700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Stock CowsSmall 3630240.00/head240.00–240.002401
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3725280.00/head280.00–280.002801
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2850850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Stock CowsSmall 3691334.45/head314.00–378.003345
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,035900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2960810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Stock CowsSmall 1-2759591.87/head570.00–620.005924
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2781721.44/head675.00–785.007218
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2933906.07/head800.00–975.009063
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3683522.12/head485.00–560.005223
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3805750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2640725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2900900.00/head900.00–900.009001
BullsMedium and Large 21,0951,117.00/head1,117.00–1,117.001,1171
BullsMedium and Large 3472107.54/cwt102.50–110.005083
BullsMedium and Large 2430125.03/cwt124.00–126.005382
BullsMedium and Large 3790103.00/cwt103.00–103.008141
BullsMedium and Large 2565122.50/cwt120.00–125.006922
BullsMedium and Large 2495121.25/cwt117.50–125.006002
BullsMedium and Large 3735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007721
HeifersMedium and Large 3490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
HeifersMedium and Large 3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy230142.50/cwt142.50–142.503281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy360155.00/cwt155.00–155.005582
BullsMedium and Large 2505122.52/cwt120.00–125.006192
BullsMedium and Large 2650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
HeifersMedium and Large 2520116.60/cwt112.00–120.006066
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy495152.50/cwt152.50–152.507551
HeifersMedium and Large 2470120.82/cwt120.00–122.505686
HeifersMedium and Large 3400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004402
HeifersMedium and Large 3233110.97/cwt110.00–112.002592
HeifersMedium and Large 3324107.45/cwt100.00–110.003484
HeifersSmall 1-2431112.48/cwt110.00–115.004854

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.