Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2020-09-23

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 23
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
200 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 210▼ 574 vs year ago 774 · −74.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 81▼ 49 vs year ago 99 · −49.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 65▼ 15 vs year ago 27 · −55.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality 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 $118.51/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$118.51
59 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$575
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.98
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2471126.1959420
Medium and Large 2492117.1657729
Small 1-2530108.255746thin
Medium and Large 3444105.254674thin
One grade step is worth $20.94/cwt here — about $127 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 sale59 hd
118.51
—
SC average5 barns · 500 hd
113.53
+4.98
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—Average1,61385.511,3796thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47960.668977thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20260.0472124
CowsLean 85-90%Low99249.874957thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325156.25/cwt152.50–160.005082
Steers—Medium and Large 2380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004943
Steers—Small 1-2385123.00/cwt123.00–123.004741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395152.50/cwt152.50–152.506021
Steers—Small 1-2405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418149.91/cwt147.00–155.006274
Steers—Medium and Large 2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458147.29/cwt144.00–152.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 3460109.00/cwt109.00–109.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525132.00/cwt132.00–132.006931
Steers—Small 1-2525117.00/cwt117.00–117.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 2530123.00/cwt123.00–123.006521
Steers—Medium and Large 3540106.00/cwt106.00–106.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 3555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 2595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Steers—Small 1-2595112.50/cwt112.50–112.506691
Steers—Medium and Large 2605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310106.00/cwt106.00–106.003291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333133.74/cwt132.50–135.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350105.00/cwt105.00–105.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363130.00/cwt130.00–130.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367122.62/cwt117.00–126.004505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414122.11/cwt121.00–123.005064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441125.00/cwt124.00–127.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459127.08/cwt122.50–130.005835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460118.51/cwt115.00–120.005454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500121.00/cwt121.00–121.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528114.75/cwt113.00–115.006068
Heifers—Small 1-2528107.26/cwt107.00–107.505662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558105.00/cwt105.00–105.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571115.03/cwt112.50–117.506574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587127.00/cwt127.00–127.007453
Heifers—Small 1-2622105.00/cwt105.00–105.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670114.50/cwt114.00–115.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685111.00/cwt111.00–111.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775103.00/cwt103.00–103.007981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415135.00/cwt135.00–135.005603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429129.28/cwt127.00–130.005554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478121.84/cwt120.00–125.005826
Bulls—Small 1-2480111.00/cwt111.00–111.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480108.52/cwt108.00–109.005212
Bulls—Small 1-2514110.42/cwt107.00–113.005686
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520106.36/cwt105.00–108.005533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535117.04/cwt115.00–119.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3564101.02/cwt100.00–104.005704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568118.52/cwt118.00–119.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007191
Bulls—Small 1-2587108.66/cwt108.00–110.006383
Bulls—Small 1-2618104.23/cwt103.00–106.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625116.00/cwt116.00–116.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628113.00/cwt112.00–114.007102
Bulls—Small 1-2655102.50/cwt102.50–102.506711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673115.49/cwt115.00–116.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2719110.48/cwt107.00–113.007944
Bulls—Small 1-273598.00/cwt98.00–98.007201
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 367288.49/cwt88.00–89.005954
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 384563.00/cwt63.00–63.005321
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 385183.86/cwt69.00–86.007148
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49074.67/cwt61.00–82.001,1132
Bulls——1,67490.93/cwt86.00–96.001,5224
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90354.34/cwt53.00–55.004913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05946.52/cwt43.00–49.004934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15955.90/cwt52.00–58.0064810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17055.00/cwt55.00–55.006441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23262.99/cwt59.00–70.0077614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53161.60/cwt59.00–67.009436
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small 1-2590675.00/cwt675.00–675.003,9831
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175670.00/cwt670.00–670.007,8731
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,490918.88/cwt835.00–1,000.0013,6912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2670375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2830675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,6031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2890550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,8951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2940550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,1701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2943723.99/cwt685.00–760.006,8272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,2651

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.