Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2023-01-11

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 11
● Final139 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
518 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 384▲ 0 vs year ago 518 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 162▲ 0 vs year ago 87 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 36▲ 0 vs year ago 41 · +0.0%
View

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 $142.41/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$142.41
178 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$42.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.51
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2490155.0675991
Medium and Large 2493136.9067551
Small 1-2435121.6852923
Medium and Large 3407112.2345613thin
One grade step is worth $42.83/cwt here — about $303 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 sale178 hd
142.41
—
SC average5 barns · 997 hd
140.90
+1.51
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—Low1,67099.951,67015
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45681.421,1856thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18876.2790641
CowsLean 85-90%Low97469.906818thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$9052thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,041$7428
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,003$7283thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,470$1,4502thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)905$9051thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)916$9507
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)982$8033thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)865$8651thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,017$7839
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)936$6944thin

Every lot, as filed

139 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2—430138.72/cwt130.00–145.005964
HeifersMedium and Large 2—283134.78/cwt130.00–140.003812
HeifersMedium and Large 3—610109.00/cwt109.00–109.006651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—320217.50/cwt217.50–217.506961
SteersSmall 1-2—590140.00/cwt135.00–145.008262
SteersMedium and Large 3—315114.76/cwt110.00–120.003612
SteersMedium and Large 2—585156.25/cwt150.00–162.509142
SteersMedium and Large 2—665150.00/cwt150.00–150.009981
SteersMedium and Large 3—575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
SteersMedium and Large 3—620119.00/cwt119.00–119.007381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—564150.00/cwt150.00–150.008468
SteersMedium and Large 3—385123.33/cwt120.00–130.004753
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006672
HeifersSmall 1-2Value Added—585124.00/cwt124.00–124.007253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—285210.00/cwt210.00–210.005991
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—483178.97/cwt176.00–185.008646
HeifersSmall 1-2—605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
SteersMedium and Large 3—520125.10/cwt120.00–130.006512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—333153.45/cwt150.00–160.005113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—475150.61/cwt147.00–155.007153
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—393165.00/cwt165.00–165.0064812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—479164.00/cwt164.00–164.0078616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—508147.83/cwt147.00–148.007516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—650133.00/cwt133.00–133.008651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—581144.50/cwt144.50–144.5084025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—385157.56/cwt155.00–160.006072
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—430151.25/cwt147.50–155.006502
HeifersSmall 1-2—305122.50/cwt122.50–122.503741
HeifersSmall 1-2—385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004622
HeifersSmall 1-2—675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—640147.50/cwt147.50–147.509441
HeifersSmall 1-2—225121.63/cwt120.00–125.002743
HeifersSmall 1-2—440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005282
HeifersSmall 1-2—462120.67/cwt120.00–122.005573
HeifersMedium and Large 2—700121.50/cwt118.00–125.008512
HeifersSmall 1-2—510121.00/cwt120.00–122.006172
HeifersMedium and Large 2—218137.47/cwt135.00–140.003002
HeifersMedium and Large 2—318140.00/cwt140.00–140.004452
HeifersSmall 1-2—555122.52/cwt120.00–125.006802
HeifersSmall 1-2—275123.39/cwt120.00–130.003393
HeifersMedium and Large 3—213112.35/cwt110.00–115.002392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
HeifersMedium and Large 2—365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
SteersMedium and Large 3—265120.00/cwt120.00–120.003181
SteersMedium and Large 2—328171.62/cwt170.00–177.505636
SteersSmall 1-2—285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
SteersMedium and Large 2—215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
SteersSmall 1-2—243150.00/cwt150.00–150.003652
SteersMedium and Large 2—520168.92/cwt160.00–177.508782
SteersMedium and Large 2—455179.00/cwt179.00–179.008141
SteersSmall 1-2—320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
SteersSmall 1-2—440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
SteersMedium and Large 2—375171.32/cwt170.00–172.506422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008481
SteersSmall 1-2—380147.30/cwt140.00–155.005602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—417187.56/cwt180.00–192.507823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—725151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0956
SteersSmall 1-2—673130.13/cwt125.00–135.008762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—391204.00/cwt204.00–204.007986
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—585168.00/cwt168.00–168.009834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—470186.38/cwt180.00–192.508762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—380186.25/cwt180.00–192.507082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—335182.96/cwt177.50–190.006135
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—69570.00/cwt70.00–70.004871
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2—475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—571170.00/cwt170.00–170.009715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—400207.50/cwt207.50–207.508301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—498190.00/cwt190.00–190.0094622
BullsSmall 1-2—630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—565161.00/cwt161.00–161.009101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—510168.63/cwt160.00–173.008605
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—476174.30/cwt170.00–180.008304
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—610140.08/cwt135.00–145.008542
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—415190.00/cwt190.00–190.007891
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,68098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,6461
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41178.10/cwt76.00–81.001,1025
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11070.67/cwt62.00–77.0078421
CowsLean 85-90%—97465.82/cwt61.00–70.006415
CowsLean 85-90%—97376.70/cwt76.00–78.007463
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26881.85/cwt78.00–94.001,03819
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,30588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1481
Bulls——1,64082.20/cwt75.00–85.001,3483
Bulls——1,64697.75/cwt91.00–103.001,6097
Bulls——1,723113.68/cwt109.00–116.001,9595
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—865865.00/head865.00–865.008651
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3—805600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—856938.07/head875.00–975.009384
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,020900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsSmall 3—810450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,043797.34/head700.00–885.007975
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,3201,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,153750.05/head725.00–775.007502
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—700710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsSmall 3—845575.00/head575.00–575.005752
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,185913.47/head829.00–1,004.009135
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—936693.78/head630.00–765.006944
HeifersMedium and Large 3—286113.12/cwt110.00–117.503244
HeifersMedium and Large 2—662128.00/cwt125.00–130.008473
HeifersMedium and Large 3—468115.13/cwt110.00–120.005392
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471139.28/cwt130.00–142.5065614
HeifersMedium and Large 3—665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—415165.38/cwt160.00–172.506863
HeifersMedium and Large 2—624128.96/cwt125.00–132.508056
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—378168.81/cwt162.50–179.006386
HeifersMedium and Large 3—585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 3—395117.50/cwt117.50–117.504641
HeifersMedium and Large 2—513140.94/cwt130.00–145.0072310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—418180.00/cwt180.00–180.007522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—515162.50/cwt162.50–162.508371
BullsMedium and Large 2—623135.79/cwt130.00–145.008463
BullsSmall 1-2—478135.05/cwt130.00–140.006464
HeifersMedium and Large 2—555140.84/cwt140.00–142.507823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
BullsMedium and Large 2—515151.23/cwt147.50–157.507794
BullsMedium and Large 2—575144.27/cwt140.00–150.008307
BullsMedium and Large 3—690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
BullsMedium and Large 3—432118.76/cwt115.00–122.505133
BullsSmall 1-2—685120.83/cwt120.00–122.508283
BullsSmall 1-2—518138.39/cwt135.00–140.007173
BullsMedium and Large 2—473151.67/cwt150.00–155.007173
BullsMedium and Large 3—575114.59/cwt110.00–117.006593
BullsMedium and Large 3—625112.50/cwt112.50–112.507031
BullsSmall 1-2—575136.98/cwt135.00–139.007882
BullsMedium and Large 3—700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
BullsSmall 1-2—410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005332
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—905905.00/head905.00–905.009051
BullsMedium and Large 2—1,4701,450.42/head1,392.00–1,505.001,4502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,110835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—9301,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3—815675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0451,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—870725.02/head695.00–757.007253
Stock CowsSmall 3—615308.00/head308.00–308.003081

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.