Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2023-04-19

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 19
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
231 head
107 vs last sale 124 90 vs year ago 141 · +63.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
157 vs last sale 76 177 vs year ago 56 · +316.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
66 vs last sale 8 38 vs year ago 36 · +105.6%
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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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.35/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$176.35
67 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$805
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$54.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.77
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2382205.9978716thin
Medium and Large 2511176.4290225
Small 1-2436162.1870716thin
Medium and Large 3470151.4371110thin
One grade step is worth $54.56/cwt here — about $76 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 sale67 hd
176.35
SC average5 barns · 552 hd
188.12
−11.77
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
BullsHigh1,399116.121,62512
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,188107.891,28244
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,448102.161,48013
CowsLean 85-90%Low99093.6992813

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)1,154$1,46516
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,3416
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$1,3073thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$1,1052thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$9592thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)835$8001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,068$1,3632thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)855$8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)758$8272thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,004$1,87617
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,2251thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)816$1,7538
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)755$1,1511thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)725$5581thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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 1-2Fancy455220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0011
HeifersSmall 1-2272170.86/cwt170.00–172.504653
HeifersSmall 1-2570152.50/cwt152.50–152.508691
HeifersSmall 1-2485162.50/cwt160.00–165.007882
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added573177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0148
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy575227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3051
HeifersMedium and Large 2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
HeifersSmall 1-2535162.48/cwt160.00–165.008692
HeifersSmall 1-2355164.93/cwt160.00–170.005862
HeifersMedium and Large 2510177.55/cwt175.00–180.009062
HeifersMedium and Large 2240175.00/cwt175.00–175.004201
HeifersSmall 1-2330165.15/cwt160.00–170.005452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485192.50/cwt192.50–192.509341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385202.37/cwt192.50–210.007793
HeifersMedium and Large 2487181.65/cwt175.00–187.508853
HeifersMedium and Large 2710153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0861
HeifersMedium and Large 2360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330190.00/cwt190.00–190.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 2620179.92/cwt175.00–185.001,1162
HeifersMedium and Large 3380157.40/cwt155.00–162.505983
HeifersSmall 1-2625152.50/cwt152.50–152.509531
HeifersSmall 1-2700155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0851
HeifersMedium and Large 3278155.05/cwt150.00–160.004312
HeifersMedium and Large 2563175.45/cwt170.00–184.009884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy415214.00/cwt210.00–218.008882
HeifersMedium and Large 3658140.00/cwt140.00–140.009212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy465210.00/cwt210.00–210.009771
HeifersMedium and Large 3485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
HeifersMedium and Large 2330174.92/cwt170.00–180.005772
BullsMedium and Large 3545150.00/cwt150.00–150.008181
BullsSmall 1-2710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
HeifersSmall 1-2425156.12/cwt152.50–160.006642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423210.79/cwt209.00–215.008924
SteersMedium and Large 1-2324211.58/cwt200.00–220.006866
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy545227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy376225.62/cwt217.50–230.008484
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy270218.68/cwt217.50–220.005902
SteersMedium and Large 2565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225200.00/cwt200.00–200.004501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy625215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3441
SteersMedium and Large 3220165.00/cwt165.00–165.003631
SteersMedium and Large 2735182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy315219.92/cwt217.50–225.006933
SteersSmall 1-2745160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430225.00/cwt225.00–225.009682
SteersSmall 1-2510170.00/cwt170.00–170.008671
SteersMedium and Large 2363190.00/cwt190.00–190.006902
SteersMedium and Large 2425190.00/cwt190.00–190.008081
SteersMedium and Large 2345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2218217.53/cwt215.00–220.004742
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy213249.65/cwt240.00–260.005322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2445210.00/cwt210.00–210.009351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2273213.59/cwt207.50–220.005836
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478212.54/cwt210.00–215.001,0162
SteersMedium and Large 2618180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2611
SteersSmall 1-2350170.00/cwt170.00–170.005951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2382206.48/cwt200.00–220.007897
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added507227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1841
BullsSmall 1-2475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573192.45/cwt190.00–195.001,1032
BullsSmall 1-2515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
BullsSmall 1-2445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy425217.50/cwt217.50–217.509241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,294114.05/cwt112.00–119.001,47613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,142105.72/cwt100.00–111.001,20730
CowsLean 85-90%93586.52/cwt86.00–87.008092
CowsLean 85-90%1,00094.99/cwt90.00–100.0095011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48094.58/cwt93.00–98.001,4003
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,220112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,3661
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,463103.60/cwt100.00–109.001,5169
Bulls1,637128.51/cwt126.00–130.002,1046
Bulls1,13397.58/cwt91.00–101.001,1063
Bulls1,190109.88/cwt103.00–118.001,3083
Bred CowsSmall 1-2835800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29732,195.57/head2,050.00–2,375.002,1964
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 27801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Heifer PairsSmall 1-26801,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 28701,724.28/head1,500.00–1,850.001,7243
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-27451,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0871,306.60/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3073
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 28201,826.32/head1,525.00–1,975.001,8263
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29681,224.05/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1911,577.74/head1,475.00–1,725.001,57812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0751,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250215.00/cwt215.00–215.005381
HeifersMedium and Large 3570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
HeifersMedium and Large 3630152.00/cwt152.00–152.009581
BullsMedium and Large 2465186.21/cwt182.50–190.008662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2462204.99/cwt195.00–210.009476
BullsMedium and Large 1-2410211.22/cwt210.00–212.508662
BullsSmall 1-2555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
BullsMedium and Large 2420185.00/cwt185.00–185.007771
BullsMedium and Large 2705174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2271
BullsMedium and Large 2618181.53/cwt180.00–183.001,1222
BullsSmall 1-2670160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0721
BullsMedium and Large 2510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
BullsMedium and Large 2593186.26/cwt185.00–187.501,1052
BullsMedium and Large 2663179.48/cwt175.00–184.001,1902
BullsMedium and Large 3470157.92/cwt152.50–163.007422
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,025975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29321,626.05/head1,300.00–1,925.001,6265
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,089.87/head1,975.00–2,200.002,0902
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0321,769.02/head1,675.00–1,975.001,7693
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1552,187.28/head2,175.00–2,200.002,1872
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27551,151.00/head1,151.00–1,151.001,1511
Stock CowsSmall 3725558.00/head558.00–558.005581
Bred CowsSmall 1-2825767.00/head767.00–767.007671
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2855850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0441,125.45/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1254
Bred CowsSmall 1-2960975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1951,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0681,362.59/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3632
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2758826.82/head775.00–875.008272
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2Fancy758151.57/cwt150.00–154.001,14910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2121,458.12/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4583

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.