Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2020-06-03

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 3
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
231 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 322▼ 90 vs year ago 321 · −28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 142▲ 112 vs year ago 40 · +280.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 118▲ 17 vs year ago 45 · +37.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.43/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −83.80 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.
Average price
$123.43
67 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$43.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.17
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544132.8472234
Medium and Large 2569116.5066328
Small 1-2478111.305322thin
Medium and Large 369089.676193thin
One grade step is worth $43.17/cwt here — about $104 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
123.43
—
SC average5 barns · 530 hd
119.26
+4.17
This barn, trailing median2 sales
207.23
−83.80
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—High1,52996.901,48112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13364.9373656
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32762.008236thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low89958.5152622

Every lot

80 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003331
Steers—Small 1-2235135.00/cwt135.00–135.003171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290172.50/cwt172.50–172.505001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313160.00/cwt160.00–160.005012
Steers—Small 1-2317126.66/cwt125.00–130.004023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371158.74/cwt152.50–165.005896
Steers—Small 1-2385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 2391144.37/cwt142.50–145.005644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2403152.48/cwt150.00–155.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 2423132.57/cwt130.00–135.005612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465147.64/cwt142.50–153.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 2478136.01/cwt135.00–139.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526137.15/cwt135.00–138.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 2529123.49/cwt120.00–125.006534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550132.00/cwt130.00–134.007262
Steers—Medium and Large 2578125.00/cwt125.00–125.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615128.33/cwt126.00–135.007896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673120.08/cwt117.00–123.008082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235125.00/cwt125.00–125.002941
Heifers—Small 1-2275111.63/cwt110.00–115.003074
Heifers—Small 1-2310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333123.28/cwt120.00–125.004113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377130.97/cwt127.00–132.004947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414125.77/cwt125.00–130.005219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428118.73/cwt117.50–120.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467121.41/cwt120.00–125.005675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516121.33/cwt119.00–127.0062612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572116.30/cwt115.00–120.006657
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595109.00/cwt108.00–110.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625108.49/cwt107.00–110.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 363090.00/cwt90.00–90.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 367086.22/cwt85.00–87.505782
Heifers—Medium and Large 370085.00/cwt85.00–85.005951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419127.06/cwt120.00–133.005327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421147.61/cwt145.00–156.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461144.15/cwt140.00–152.006654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468126.73/cwt120.00–130.005933
Bulls—Small 1-2478111.30/cwt110.00–112.505322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505123.02/cwt120.00–125.006213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516134.89/cwt132.50–139.006967
Bulls—Medium and Large 353597.00/cwt97.00–97.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564131.67/cwt130.00–135.007439
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580120.97/cwt118.00–125.007023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611122.96/cwt120.00–127.007517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625109.38/cwt105.00–115.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665119.81/cwt117.50–123.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2671108.23/cwt104.00–112.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 369595.00/cwt95.00–95.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715103.00/cwt103.00–103.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 277598.00/cwt98.00–98.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 281094.00/cwt94.00–94.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 384077.00/cwt77.00–77.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 285095.00/cwt95.00–95.008081
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 377281.00/cwt81.00–81.0062520
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19382.29/cwt80.00–85.009823
Bulls——1,58996.60/cwt89.00–100.001,5356
Bulls——1,743112.12/cwt109.00–115.001,9543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85248.67/cwt45.00–52.004156
Cows—Lean 85-90%91662.20/cwt58.00–68.0057016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06848.46/cwt45.00–55.005188
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14366.89/cwt60.00–75.0076545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15879.43/cwt78.00–81.009203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32762.00/cwt60.00–65.008236
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,050963.57/cwt925.00–1,000.0010,1172
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,4651,502.47/cwt1,350.00–1,650.0022,0113
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28371,111.06/cwt1,075.00–1,175.009,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28711,081.79/cwt925.00–1,200.009,4229
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2895975.28/cwt900.00–1,025.008,7295
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2900898.89/cwt875.00–925.008,0902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29871,322.49/cwt1,225.00–1,400.0013,0535
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,137.38/cwt1,125.00–1,150.0011,6012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1681,041.33/cwt900.00–1,175.0012,1632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1691,226.86/cwt1,075.00–1,400.0014,3425
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2848711.50/cwt675.00–750.006,0342
Bred Cows—Small 1-2980675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,6151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,045848.00/cwt785.00–900.008,8622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,155883.84/cwt800.00–975.0010,2088
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,202955.06/cwt800.00–1,075.0011,4809
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 282093.77/cwt92.50–95.007692

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.