Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2020-09-30

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 30
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
425 head
▲ 225 vs last sale 200▲ 48 vs year ago 377 · +12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 50▼ 12 vs year ago 90 · −13.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 12▲ 81 vs year ago 45 · +180.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows 7.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Heavy offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $127.73/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$127.73
148 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$613
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$31.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.89
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497136.2567777
Medium and Large 2476124.5659239
Small 1-2470115.5054219thin
Medium and Large 3405104.5542413thin
One grade step is worth $31.70/cwt here — about $253 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 sale148 hd
127.73
—
SC average5 barns · 590 hd
129.61
−1.89
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—Low1,74584.631,4777thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47950.897538thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21950.6961834
CowsLean 85-90%Low99143.214285thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002801
Steers—Small 1-2205122.50/cwt122.50–122.502511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
Steers—Medium and Large 3245110.00/cwt110.00–110.002701
Steers—Medium and Large 2262133.31/cwt127.50–140.003493
Steers—Small 1-2275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280156.58/cwt150.00–162.504382
Steers—Small 1-2312118.35/cwt116.00–120.003693
Steers—Medium and Large 3320103.13/cwt100.00–110.003303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334165.28/cwt160.00–167.505526
Steers—Medium and Large 2335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2358161.37/cwt160.00–163.005784
Steers—Medium and Large 2371134.38/cwt130.00–140.004994
Steers—Medium and Large 3376103.05/cwt100.00–110.003875
Steers—Small 1-2390121.50/cwt118.00–125.004742
Steers—Medium and Large 2423127.41/cwt125.00–130.005397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427130.00/cwt130.00–130.005553
Steers—Small 1-2435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463132.25/cwt132.00–132.506122
Steers—Medium and Large 3468106.03/cwt105.00–107.004962
Steers—Small 1-2475116.01/cwt115.00–118.005514
Steers—Medium and Large 2477127.60/cwt125.00–133.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 2510121.65/cwt120.00–123.006209
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523133.11/cwt125.00–135.0069650
Steers—Small 1-2543112.49/cwt110.00–115.006112
Steers—Small 1-2555113.00/cwt113.00–113.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 2584120.19/cwt118.00–121.007026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610121.04/cwt120.00–124.007387
Steers—Medium and Large 2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 2661112.48/cwt110.00–118.007434
Steers—Medium and Large 3675102.50/cwt102.50–102.506921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713117.00/cwt117.00–117.008342
Steers—Small 1-2740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007771
Steers—Small 1-2788103.50/cwt103.00–104.008162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215135.00/cwt135.00–135.002901
Heifers—Small 1-2223111.72/cwt110.00–112.502493
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225100.00/cwt100.00–100.002251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228120.88/cwt120.00–122.502763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260107.50/cwt107.50–107.502801
Heifers—Small 1-2265111.72/cwt111.00–112.502962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269117.95/cwt115.00–121.003177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
Heifers—Small 1-2313112.01/cwt111.00–113.003512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315138.00/cwt138.00–138.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315122.54/cwt120.00–125.003862
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340100.00/cwt100.00–100.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365133.00/cwt133.00–133.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374121.17/cwt120.00–130.004538
Heifers—Small 1-2375107.95/cwt105.00–110.004058
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395100.00/cwt100.00–100.003952
Heifers—Small 1-2418108.14/cwt105.00–110.004527
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423100.00/cwt100.00–100.004236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427114.28/cwt112.00–117.5048810
Heifers—Small 1-2473106.43/cwt100.00–110.005038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488113.93/cwt113.00–114.0055613
Heifers—Small 1-2505102.52/cwt100.00–105.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528112.16/cwt109.00–114.005926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529115.39/cwt115.00–117.006105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562111.82/cwt110.00–113.006283
Heifers—Small 1-2575105.00/cwt105.00–105.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585116.00/cwt116.00–116.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605114.00/cwt114.00–114.006904
Heifers—Small 1-2622100.00/cwt100.00–100.006225
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427128.96/cwt125.00–130.005515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460123.00/cwt123.00–123.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460105.10/cwt100.00–107.504834
Bulls—Small 1-2475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
Bulls—Small 1-2528109.03/cwt108.00–110.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530112.59/cwt110.00–117.505974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
Bulls—Small 1-2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563105.00/cwt105.00–105.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613106.99/cwt105.00–109.006562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28067.00/cwt67.00–67.008581
Bulls——1,82387.57/cwt80.00–95.001,5966
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95041.51/cwt35.00–47.003944
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15550.00/cwt50.00–50.005781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17846.97/cwt44.00–49.0055313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24552.99/cwt50.00–63.0066021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47153.02/cwt51.00–56.007805
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49347.33/cwt46.00–48.007073
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5451,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0021,6301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2790428.54/cwt425.00–432.003,3852
Bred Cows—Small 1-2815525.66/cwt500.00–550.004,2843
Bred Cows—Small 1-2845645.00/cwt645.00–645.005,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2869580.38/cwt525.00–650.005,0444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,2651
Bred Cows—Small 1-2995800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,9601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,005575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,7791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,005575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,7791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,017818.32/cwt700.00–925.008,3223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,060525.00/cwt525.00–525.005,5651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,090550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,9951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,203863.40/cwt700.00–1,075.0010,3873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205610.00/cwt610.00–610.007,3511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,256957.90/cwt800.00–1,075.0012,0317
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,263731.86/cwt700.00–775.009,2434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2981,013.38/cwt825.00–1,175.0013,15419
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,317691.87/cwt675.00–700.009,1123
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2769553.40/cwt400.00–625.004,2566
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2810500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2885775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,8591
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3885700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,1951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3915700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,4051
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0021,026.66/cwt950.00–1,075.0010,2873
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,030864.02/cwt800.00–925.008,8992
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0681,201.29/cwt1,150.00–1,250.0012,8302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,170.27/cwt1,050.00–1,250.0013,9033
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,034.53/cwt950.00–1,125.0013,1075
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2700351.98/cwt338.00–365.002,4642
Stock Cows—Small 1-2713555.74/cwt455.00–653.003,9622
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2860437.68/cwt410.00–468.003,7647
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2889618.30/cwt565.00–685.005,4974
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,2401
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250608.76/cwt550.00–663.007,6102

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.