Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2019-10-02

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 2
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
377 head
▼ 397 vs last sale 774▲ 377 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 99▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 27▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls no trend due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.92/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$102.92
109 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$525
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$355
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.51
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2619107.9866842
Medium and Large 2496106.0752635
Small 1-239195.6937422
Medium and Large 336286.5831310thin
One grade step is worth $21.40/cwt here — about $355 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 sale109 hd
102.92
—
SC average5 barns · 678 hd
104.43
−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—Average1,42168.449735thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52254.698323thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27951.0165342
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06941.8044718

Every lot

110 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2225112.50/cwt112.50–112.502531
Steers—Medium and Large 2240120.85/cwt120.00–122.502903
Steers—Medium and Large 2275123.71/cwt120.00–128.003402
Steers—Small 1-2275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003032
Steers—Medium and Large 327590.00/cwt90.00–90.002481
Steers—Medium and Large 2312121.94/cwt117.00–130.003806
Steers—Medium and Large 332195.75/cwt90.00–100.003077
Steers—Small 1-2327110.94/cwt107.00–114.003638
Steers—Small 1-2353109.14/cwt106.00–114.003853
Steers—Medium and Large 2372120.18/cwt115.00–125.004476
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376137.79/cwt130.00–147.005187
Steers—Medium and Large 337995.36/cwt90.00–100.003617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385143.00/cwt143.00–143.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425129.00/cwt129.00–129.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 2425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 342590.00/cwt90.00–90.003831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2453126.22/cwt120.00–132.505722
Steers—Small 1-2490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 3505102.50/cwt102.50–102.505181
Steers—Medium and Large 2520115.68/cwt114.00–117.506022
Steers—Small 1-2530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Steers—Small 1-2560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 357090.00/cwt90.00–90.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573123.66/cwt122.00–125.007093
Steers—Medium and Large 2573109.16/cwt105.00–112.506253
Steers—Medium and Large 2625110.70/cwt109.00–113.006923
Steers—Small 1-2635102.00/cwt102.00–102.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 2670114.00/cwt114.00–114.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672115.00/cwt115.00–115.007736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785115.00/cwt115.00–115.009032
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 322580.00/cwt80.00–80.001801
Heifers—Small 1-223590.00/cwt90.00–90.002121
Heifers—Medium and Large 327080.00/cwt80.00–80.002161
Heifers—Small 1-228590.00/cwt90.00–90.002573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327113.71/cwt110.00–119.003726
Heifers—Small 1-2329101.53/cwt100.00–107.503345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330117.00/cwt117.00–117.003861
Heifers—Medium and Large 333588.70/cwt80.00–95.002974
Heifers—Medium and Large 335580.00/cwt80.00–80.002841
Heifers—Small 1-236993.14/cwt90.00–102.503444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373113.76/cwt107.50–119.004244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412113.81/cwt112.50–114.004698
Heifers—Medium and Large 342585.00/cwt85.00–85.003611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427107.49/cwt104.00–112.504595
Heifers—Small 1-244397.51/cwt95.00–100.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 345589.00/cwt89.00–89.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460107.14/cwt105.00–109.004933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468116.97/cwt115.00–119.005472
Heifers—Small 1-247596.85/cwt90.00–105.004604
Heifers—Small 1-250092.50/cwt92.50–92.504631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517113.00/cwt113.00–113.0058412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525105.69/cwt104.00–107.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 355097.00/cwt97.00–97.005341
Heifers—Small 1-255595.00/cwt90.00–100.005272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563111.99/cwt111.00–113.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570104.50/cwt102.00–107.005964
Heifers—Medium and Large 260899.70/cwt95.00–104.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623109.26/cwt107.50–111.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 266497.86/cwt95.00–100.006505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675104.86/cwt103.00–107.507084
Heifers—Medium and Large 279093.00/cwt93.00–93.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement92296.00/cwt96.00–96.0088511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy401139.32/cwt138.50–145.005598
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420119.88/cwt115.00–125.005033
Bulls—Small 1-2424103.19/cwt100.00–110.004384
Bulls—Medium and Large 342593.70/cwt90.00–96.003983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459124.50/cwt122.50–127.505714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468116.27/cwt115.00–117.505442
Bulls—Small 1-2470105.00/cwt100.00–110.004942
Bulls—Medium and Large 349090.00/cwt90.00–90.004412
Bulls—Medium and Large 351791.63/cwt90.00–95.004743
Bulls—Small 1-2525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536109.66/cwt105.00–110.0058815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575105.00/cwt105.00–105.006041
Bulls—Small 1-2578100.08/cwt95.00–103.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 359392.99/cwt90.00–96.005512
Bulls—Small 1-261899.19/cwt95.00–105.006134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632106.68/cwt106.00–108.006743
Bulls—Small 1-266595.00/cwt95.00–95.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 272094.00/cwt94.00–94.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 278592.00/cwt92.00–92.007221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28856.01/cwt53.00–59.007212
Bulls——1,51076.72/cwt75.00–78.001,1583
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97837.06/cwt30.00–41.0036210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07745.58/cwt35.00–49.0049113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18247.73/cwt44.00–50.005648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37053.45/cwt50.00–62.0073229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52254.69/cwt53.00–56.008323
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2920506.00/cwt506.00–506.004,6551
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2774342.23/cwt300.00–387.002,6495
Stock Cows—Small 1-2850456.00/cwt442.00–470.003,8762
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3945340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,2131
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2976487.76/cwt421.00–510.004,7614
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030635.10/cwt555.00–748.006,5422
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285695.98/cwt657.00–722.008,9434
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2605700.00/cwt700.00–700.004,2351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2800975.00/cwt975.00–975.007,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2978855.14/cwt800.00–910.008,3632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2798346.24/cwt302.00–386.002,7632
Bred Cows—Small 1-2800518.03/cwt475.00–560.004,1442
Bred Cows—Small 1-2820497.50/cwt460.00–535.004,0802
Bred Cows—Small 1-2823391.01/cwt360.00–410.003,2183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2905467.17/cwt460.00–475.004,2282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,060335.00/cwt335.00–335.003,5511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,090603.33/cwt575.00–625.006,5762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,5261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158776.84/cwt725.00–825.008,9962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,381838.60/cwt725.00–900.0011,5814

This sale against other markets

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.