Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2020-09-09

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 9
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
212 head
▼ 277 vs last sale 489▼ 9 vs year ago 221 · −4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 48▼ 23 vs year ago 44 · −52.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 14▼ 8 vs year ago 25 · −32.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.76/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$141.76
86 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$40.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.97
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2468147.5069064
Medium and Large 2501132.3966314thin
Small 1-2370121.664503thin
Medium and Large 3481106.555135thin
One grade step is worth $40.95/cwt here — about $178 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 sale86 hd
141.76
—
SC average5 barns · 341 hd
132.79
+8.97
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—Average1,81297.981,7753thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60565.001,0431thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11562.4469610
CowsLean 85-90%Average97355.735422thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
Steers—Medium and Large 2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293156.24/cwt155.00–157.504582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300168.00/cwt168.00–168.005041
Steers—Small 1-2370122.49/cwt122.00–123.004532
Steers—Small 1-2Value Added370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Steers—Medium and Large 2385139.96/cwt135.00–145.005393
Steers—Medium and Large 3385106.92/cwt104.00–110.004122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added388159.35/cwt158.00–159.5061810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410152.50/cwt152.50–152.506251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433148.57/cwt145.00–155.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added456154.00/cwt154.00–154.0070210
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 2510134.00/cwt134.00–134.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517141.26/cwt134.00–145.5073035
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added523129.78/cwt125.00–135.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 3Value Added525106.00/cwt106.00–106.005571
Steers—Medium and Large 3555106.46/cwt102.00–111.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added565128.98/cwt128.00–130.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580134.00/cwt134.00–134.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 2588130.00/cwt130.00–130.007642
Steers—Medium and Large 2600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added625122.00/cwt122.00–122.007631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2285121.00/cwt121.00–121.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290133.00/cwt133.00–133.003861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added345134.00/cwt134.00–134.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370125.11/cwt123.00–127.504633
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385112.50/cwt112.50–112.504331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added413122.95/cwt120.00–126.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415133.00/cwt133.00–133.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423132.05/cwt132.00–133.0055918
Heifers—Small 1-2435114.00/cwt114.00–114.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added450124.00/cwt124.00–124.005581
Heifers—Small 1-2460116.00/cwt116.00–116.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468127.46/cwt126.00–129.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480115.00/cwt115.00–115.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480105.00/cwt105.00–105.005042
Heifers—Small 1-2Value Added485112.50/cwt112.50–112.505461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511126.39/cwt126.00–127.0064626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added515122.04/cwt120.00–124.006292
Heifers—Small 1-2515108.02/cwt105.00–110.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538121.24/cwt120.00–122.506522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540123.00/cwt123.00–123.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558122.25/cwt122.00–122.506822
Heifers—Small 1-2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580105.00/cwt105.00–105.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590117.00/cwt117.00–117.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608119.50/cwt119.00–120.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608111.67/cwt110.00–115.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
Heifers—Small 1-2740102.50/cwt102.50–102.507591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2415119.00/cwt119.00–119.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420148.45/cwt147.00–150.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423107.46/cwt105.00–110.004552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478137.75/cwt137.50–138.006582
Bulls—Small 1-2490113.00/cwt113.00–113.005541
Bulls—Small 1-2545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615117.02/cwt116.00–118.007202
Bulls—Small 1-2625112.50/cwt112.50–112.507031
Bulls—Small 1-2670108.00/cwt108.00–108.007241
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Bulls—Small 1-2705106.00/cwt106.00–106.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Bulls—Small 1-2780102.00/cwt102.00–102.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2800103.00/cwt103.00–103.008241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69399.47/cwt99.00–100.001,6842
Bulls——2,05095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,9481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97355.73/cwt54.00–57.005422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08263.80/cwt61.00–75.006908
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24856.98/cwt55.00–59.007112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60565.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2660375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2718325.96/cwt300.00–350.002,3402
Bred Cows—Small 1-2750535.00/cwt535.00–535.004,0131
Bred Cows—Small 1-2760485.00/cwt485.00–485.003,6861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2965602.81/cwt575.00–650.005,8173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,028639.78/cwt600.00–675.006,5772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,030675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,9531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,035875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,0561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,6631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220927.00/cwt927.00–927.0011,3091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260876.48/cwt852.00–900.0011,0442
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2815675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,5011

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.