Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2020-10-07

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 7
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
255 head
▼ 170 vs last sale 425▼ 157 vs year ago 412 · −38.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 78▲ 37 vs year ago 43 · +86.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 126▼ 52 vs year ago 70 · −74.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends 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 $112.48/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$112.48
83 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$524
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$26.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.14
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2406127.6051814thin
Medium and Large 2470115.4354333
Small 1-2499104.7852327
Medium and Large 3446101.254519thin
One grade step is worth $26.35/cwt here — about $67 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 sale83 hd
112.48
—
SC average5 barns · 624 hd
115.62
−3.14
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—Average1,60885.491,3757thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10954.015997thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51653.908176thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00244.024415thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2220120.00/cwt120.00–120.002641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235145.00/cwt145.00–145.003411
Steers—Small 1-2280117.50/cwt117.50–117.503291
Steers—Medium and Large 2283134.96/cwt130.00–140.003822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 3290110.00/cwt110.00–110.003191
Steers—Medium and Large 2320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323163.95/cwt160.00–167.505302
Steers—Medium and Large 3330108.33/cwt100.00–115.003573
Steers—Small 1-2370120.64/cwt118.00–123.004462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373145.53/cwt142.00–150.005433
Steers—Medium and Large 2376131.02/cwt125.00–140.004935
Steers—Medium and Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430142.50/cwt142.50–142.506131
Steers—Medium and Large 3440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 2455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465144.65/cwt144.00–145.006733
Steers—Small 1-2485122.50/cwt122.50–122.505941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500146.00/cwt146.00–146.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 2513125.00/cwt125.00–125.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523129.98/cwt125.00–135.006802
Steers—Small 1-2527117.69/cwt115.00–120.006203
Steers—Medium and Large 2574125.88/cwt125.00–127.507235
Steers—Small 1-2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Steers—Small 1-2608110.00/cwt110.00–110.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 2617120.53/cwt117.00–122.507443
Steers—Medium and Large 270595.00/cwt95.00–95.006701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200135.00/cwt135.00–135.002701
Heifers—Small 1-2260117.00/cwt117.00–117.003041
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260107.02/cwt106.00–108.002782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280122.46/cwt120.00–127.003433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285133.00/cwt133.00–133.003791
Heifers—Small 1-2315107.50/cwt107.50–107.503391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331132.71/cwt130.00–135.004394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335115.00/cwt115.00–115.003851
Heifers—Small 1-2350105.00/cwt105.00–105.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358128.78/cwt125.00–132.504612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364116.73/cwt115.00–120.004254
Heifers—Medium and Large 342096.89/cwt94.00–103.004073
Heifers—Small 1-2423107.06/cwt100.00–110.004535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432115.64/cwt112.00–120.005003
Heifers—Small 1-2464105.71/cwt100.00–110.004906
Heifers—Medium and Large 346597.00/cwt97.00–97.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475117.88/cwt115.00–120.005606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495128.50/cwt122.00–135.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505119.99/cwt119.00–121.006062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516113.85/cwt110.00–117.005879
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520107.50/cwt107.50–107.505591
Heifers—Small 1-2523103.25/cwt100.00–110.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555117.00/cwt117.00–117.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563113.00/cwt110.00–115.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565105.00/cwt105.00–105.005931
Heifers—Small 1-2582102.55/cwt100.00–108.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600116.00/cwt116.00–116.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617109.66/cwt109.00–110.006773
Heifers—Small 1-2617102.19/cwt100.00–104.006313
Heifers—Small 1-2663100.50/cwt100.00–101.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 368097.00/cwt97.00–97.006601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425106.69/cwt105.00–110.004535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426126.82/cwt118.00–130.005407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433142.65/cwt140.00–148.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468104.02/cwt100.00–108.004872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470143.00/cwt143.00–143.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482125.76/cwt120.00–132.006063
Bulls—Small 1-2490117.00/cwt117.00–117.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505119.73/cwt117.50–122.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505105.00/cwt105.00–105.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520126.36/cwt125.00–128.006573
Bulls—Small 1-2525108.06/cwt105.00–111.005672
Bulls—Small 1-2562110.00/cwt110.00–110.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583115.51/cwt112.00–119.006734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618110.00/cwt110.00–110.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 364095.00/cwt95.00–95.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2677105.19/cwt103.00–107.507123
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 343385.00/cwt85.00–85.003682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18073.63/cwt72.00–75.008692
Bulls——1,77990.24/cwt83.00–96.001,6055
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98739.03/cwt30.00–45.003853
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02551.50/cwt51.00–52.005282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05256.22/cwt52.00–60.005915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25048.47/cwt48.00–49.006062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51653.90/cwt50.00–57.008176
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,030783.00/cwt783.00–783.008,0651
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5481
Stock Cows—Small 1-2730456.00/cwt456.00–456.003,3291
Stock Cows—Small 1-2765262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,0041
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2805515.00/cwt515.00–515.004,1461
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2845372.00/cwt372.00–372.003,1431
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,370726.00/cwt726.00–726.009,9461
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2898847.63/cwt775.00–1,000.007,6123
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,255975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,2361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3875400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,040825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,5801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,070600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,4201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,2601

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.