Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2020-09-16

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 16
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 212▼ 280 vs year ago 490 · −57.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 21▲ 45 vs year ago 36 · +125.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 17▲ 21 vs year ago 44 · +47.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.36/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$110.36
52 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$530
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$9
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.07
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2343131.254502thin
Medium and Large 2506117.1959316thin
Small 1-2488108.7453122
Medium and Large 3455100.7445912thin
One grade step is worth $30.51/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale52 hd
110.36
—
SC average5 barns · 487 hd
115.43
−5.07
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—Low1,49384.911,2674thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14962.1571439
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34361.5882710
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01155.145579thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3200100.00/cwt100.00–100.002001
Steers—Medium and Large 3277105.69/cwt100.00–110.002933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280151.27/cwt150.00–152.504242
Steers—Small 1-2280122.67/cwt118.00–127.503432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 3300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003301
Steers—Small 1-2330122.50/cwt122.50–122.504041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340152.00/cwt152.00–152.005171
Steers—Small 1-2370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375157.50/cwt157.50–157.505911
Steers—Medium and Large 2387131.22/cwt130.00–132.505084
Steers—Medium and Large 2418136.29/cwt130.00–142.505702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 2528127.21/cwt125.00–129.006723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550134.00/cwt134.00–134.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 2621123.23/cwt120.00–126.007654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660126.98/cwt125.00–129.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 2683117.99/cwt116.00–120.008062
Steers—Medium and Large 3690102.00/cwt102.00–102.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745121.00/cwt121.00–121.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 2755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790122.00/cwt122.00–122.009646
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210137.50/cwt137.50–137.502891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210125.00/cwt125.00–125.002631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225100.00/cwt100.00–100.002251
Heifers—Small 1-2288112.57/cwt110.00–115.003242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290125.00/cwt125.00–125.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 333595.00/cwt95.00–95.003181
Heifers—Small 1-2338111.42/cwt108.00–115.003772
Heifers—Small 1-2384109.32/cwt105.00–115.004205
Heifers—Medium and Large 3412101.30/cwt99.00–105.004173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432118.02/cwt117.50–119.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470121.45/cwt120.00–123.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Heifers—Small 1-2475110.00/cwt105.00–115.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3484103.75/cwt100.00–110.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Heifers—Small 1-2525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535119.50/cwt119.00–120.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577114.21/cwt112.00–115.006595
Heifers—Small 1-2579108.00/cwt105.00–110.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Heifers—Small 1-2640106.51/cwt105.00–107.506823
Heifers—Medium and Large 364595.00/cwt95.00–95.006131
Heifers—Small 1-2665103.05/cwt100.00–106.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715108.00/cwt108.00–108.007721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413124.63/cwt121.00–130.005155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455141.00/cwt141.00–141.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470125.36/cwt121.00–130.005893
Bulls—Small 1-2477120.03/cwt118.00–122.005733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513122.34/cwt120.00–128.006286
Bulls—Small 1-2540117.25/cwt117.00–117.506332
Bulls—Medium and Large 3566108.82/cwt105.00–112.506164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578119.66/cwt119.00–120.006923
Bulls—Small 1-2595115.25/cwt113.00–117.506862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
Bulls—Small 1-2680107.00/cwt107.00–107.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 369098.97/cwt95.00–103.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 374099.00/cwt99.00–99.007331
Bulls—Small 1-2760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——93065.00/cwt65.00–65.006051
Bulls——1,68091.55/cwt88.00–97.001,5383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01155.14/cwt50.00–57.005579
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13254.63/cwt49.00–59.0061813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15865.91/cwt60.00–73.0076326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32355.95/cwt52.00–59.007404
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34364.20/cwt60.00–68.008625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0121
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,365.00/cwt1,365.00–1,365.0020,6801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy2,0352,035.00/cwt2,035.00–2,035.0041,4121
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3707369.31/cwt335.00–405.002,6113
Stock Cows—Small 1-2775388.00/cwt388.00–388.003,0071
Stock Cows—Small 1-2840588.00/cwt588.00–588.004,9391
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2870575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,0031
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2950680.97/cwt621.00–765.006,4694
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100638.00/cwt638.00–638.007,0181
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2718600.09/cwt575.00–625.004,3092
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2855925.00/cwt925.00–925.007,9091
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2890875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,7881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2989975.82/cwt860.00–1,100.009,6514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0301,172.82/cwt1,125.00–1,225.0012,0802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,060750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,6301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3635385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3698370.78/cwt350.00–385.002,5883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3725517.71/cwt510.00–525.003,7532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2770492.08/cwt460.00–525.003,7892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3785475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,7291
Bred Cows—Small 1-2805425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,4211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3814432.67/cwt370.00–475.003,5224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3853501.38/cwt500.00–504.004,2773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2940647.03/cwt635.00–660.006,0822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2979715.13/cwt650.00–750.007,0014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2980635.00/cwt635.00–635.006,2231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,6411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115648.00/cwt648.00–648.007,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,345975.00/cwt975.00–975.0013,1141

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.