Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2020-03-25

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 25
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 149 vs last sale 213▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 68▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 57▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $119.37/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$119.37
39 head · 638 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$412
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$19.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.08
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2353134.324748thin
Small 1-2458118.355426thin
Medium and Large 1-2772114.8488625
One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about −$412 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 sale39 hd
119.37
—
SC average5 barns · 156 hd
126.46
−7.08
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—Low1,39986.331,2086thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51570.001,0611thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22969.4385321
CowsLean 85-90%Average63558.003681thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2227139.15/cwt135.00–142.503163
Steers—Medium and Large 2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Steers—Medium and Large 2320136.05/cwt130.00–142.504352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325148.77/cwt147.50–150.004842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378146.21/cwt145.00–147.505532
Steers—Small 1-2388117.55/cwt115.00–120.004562
Steers—Small 1-2480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005763
Steers—Small 1-2530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 2585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 2645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685124.49/cwt123.00–126.008532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767113.00/cwt111.00–114.008673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815107.00/cwt107.00–107.008721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added915104.00/cwt104.00–104.0095214
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265135.00/cwt135.00–135.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285117.50/cwt117.50–117.503351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Heifers—Small 1-2365115.00/cwt115.00–115.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515124.00/cwt124.00–124.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562119.20/cwt113.00–122.506703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Heifers—Small 1-2605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610112.00/cwt112.00–112.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650111.00/cwt111.00–111.007221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410137.50/cwt135.00–140.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545141.00/cwt141.00–141.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3280105.00/cwt105.00–105.002941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15062.00/cwt62.00–62.007131
Bulls——1,44991.19/cwt84.00–99.001,3215
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%63558.00/cwt58.00–58.003681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07355.97/cwt55.00–57.006012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24570.85/cwt63.00–83.0088219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0611
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6101,582.30/cwt1,125.00–1,900.0025,4752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2615725.00/cwt725.00–725.004,4591
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2795685.00/cwt685.00–685.005,4461
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2830875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,2631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29381,013.47/cwt1,000.00–1,025.009,5062
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2750485.00/cwt485.00–485.003,6381
Bred Cows—Small 1-2895535.00/cwt535.00–535.004,7881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2905686.83/cwt635.00–735.006,2164
Bred Cows—Small 1-2915575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,2611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2918686.31/cwt625.00–750.006,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,025700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,050725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,6131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,095525.00/cwt525.00–525.005,7491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,9801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168966.73/cwt935.00–1,000.0011,2912
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2890465.00/cwt465.00–465.004,1391
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,080756.00/cwt756.00–756.008,1651

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.