Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2020-07-15

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 15
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 356▲ 10 vs year ago 235 · +4.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 183▼ 1 vs year ago 51 · −2.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 67▲ 15 vs year ago 40 · +37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.Light demand on 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 $112.90/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$112.90
53 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.60
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2479126.0660314thin
Medium and Large 2516114.7959219thin
Small 1-2523106.4555610thin
Small 2450105.004731thin
Medium and Large 347096.474549thin
One grade step is worth $29.59/cwt here — about $150 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 sale53 hd
112.90
—
SC average5 barns · 339 hd
117.50
−4.60
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—Average1,87880.381,5106thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48858.878762thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16458.3667927
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00156.545664thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2267126.84/cwt125.00–130.003393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003782
Steers—Medium and Large 3328108.72/cwt107.50–110.003572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Steers—Small 1-2341118.99/cwt115.00–121.004064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373141.39/cwt139.00–145.005273
Steers—Small 1-2377114.24/cwt112.00–119.004315
Steers—Medium and Large 3377103.61/cwt100.00–108.003917
Steers—Medium and Large 2383129.06/cwt124.00–135.004944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440137.50/cwt137.50–137.506051
Steers—Medium and Large 2453132.51/cwt130.00–135.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 3535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565128.00/cwt128.00–128.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 3590107.50/cwt107.50–107.506341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235127.50/cwt127.50–127.503001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295100.00/cwt100.00–100.002951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335100.00/cwt100.00–100.003351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350132.50/cwt132.50–132.504641
Heifers—Small 1-2375116.00/cwt116.00–116.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429130.88/cwt126.00–135.005615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Heifers—Small 1-2438107.49/cwt105.00–110.004712
Heifers—Small 2450105.00/cwt105.00–105.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455117.50/cwt117.50–117.505351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456127.40/cwt122.50–132.505815
Heifers—Small 1-2463111.26/cwt110.00–112.505152
Heifers—Medium and Large 348595.10/cwt90.00–100.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 351893.97/cwt93.00–95.004872
Heifers—Small 1-2520109.00/cwt109.00–109.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526114.57/cwt112.50–117.506035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564113.54/cwt109.00–115.006404
Heifers—Small 1-2585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610113.00/cwt113.00–113.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Heifers—Small 1-262597.49/cwt97.00–98.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 368095.00/cwt95.00–95.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690103.00/cwt103.00–103.007111
Heifers—Small 1-269597.00/cwt97.00–97.006741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730103.00/cwt103.00–103.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 278095.00/cwt95.00–95.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790106.00/cwt106.00–106.008371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417124.70/cwt120.00–130.005205
Bulls—Small 1-2418115.56/cwt112.50–120.004835
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440105.00/cwt105.00–105.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471125.38/cwt120.00–129.005915
Bulls—Small 1-2475111.61/cwt110.00–115.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511128.00/cwt128.00–128.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513107.51/cwt105.00–110.005522
Bulls—Small 1-2523113.80/cwt112.50–115.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527120.00/cwt120.00–120.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560101.00/cwt101.00–101.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568117.58/cwt115.00–120.006682
Bulls—Small 1-2570107.48/cwt105.00–110.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590128.00/cwt128.00–128.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
Bulls—Small 1-2613106.13/cwt100.00–110.006516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614122.75/cwt119.00–125.007545
Bulls—Medium and Large 367898.24/cwt97.50–99.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810108.00/cwt108.00–108.008751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 363578.00/cwt78.00–78.004951
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 381180.00/cwt80.00–80.0064910
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 398284.50/cwt84.50–84.508307
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium and Large 333072.50/cwt72.50–72.502391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,83888.86/cwt85.00–92.001,6333
Bulls——1,91871.91/cwt64.00–80.001,3793
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00156.54/cwt53.00–58.005664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15660.12/cwt57.00–64.0069520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18653.34/cwt52.00–56.006337
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48858.87/cwt57.00–61.008762
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,040885.00/cwt885.00–885.009,2041
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2788454.81/cwt435.00–475.003,5842
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2943556.97/cwt521.00–592.005,2522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2680525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,5701
Bred Cows—Small 1-2715460.00/cwt460.00–460.003,2891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2930800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,4401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,008909.55/cwt875.00–950.009,1683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,030795.55/cwt750.00–850.008,1943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,075675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,2561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,080550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,9401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185844.78/cwt800.00–900.0010,0114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,207924.41/cwt825.00–1,125.0011,1586
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,330875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,6381
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2665600.00/cwt600.00–600.003,9901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2854884.74/cwt750.00–975.007,5564
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29751,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2999946.77/cwt850.00–1,100.009,4586
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0801,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,2301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,8801

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.