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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 14

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 255▲ 48 vs year ago 193 · +24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 80▼ 40 vs year ago 94 · −42.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 18▼ 7 vs year ago 35 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends this week due to limited comparable sales due to to heavy rains in the area. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.17/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$111.17

58 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	380	127.01	482	13thin
Medium and Large 2	468	114.84	537	18thin
Small 1-2	447	104.80	469	18thin
Medium and Large 3	503	93.68	471	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.33/cwt here — about $11 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 sale58 hd

111.17

—

SC average5 barns · 289 hd

111.29

−0.12

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,957	83.20	1,628	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	51.00	792	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,098	50.28	552	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	37.93	410	3thin

Every lot

97 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	237	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	273	99.86/cwt	95.00–105.00	273	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	280	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	343	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	152.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	477	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	153.76/cwt	150.00–157.50	561	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	415	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	612	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	583	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	126.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	602	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	104.84/cwt	100.00–110.00	503	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	100.13/cwt	90.00–110.00	529	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	133.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	714	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	120.70/cwt	118.00–125.00	706	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	678	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	759	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	283	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	288	109.73/cwt	107.00–112.50	316	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	382	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	127.76/cwt	124.00–129.00	432	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	128.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	470	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	373	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	373	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	119.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	419	102.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	428	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	91.27/cwt	90.00–94.00	391	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	461	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	473	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	114.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	558	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	514	106.25/cwt	105.00–107.50	546	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	517	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	110.97/cwt	109.00–113.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	608	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	651	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	634	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	403	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	146.83/cwt	140.00–151.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	104.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	443	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	648	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	103.26/cwt	100.00–105.00	540	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	126.97/cwt	125.00–128.00	670	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.50	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	623	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	685	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	97.00/cwt	95.00–99.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	93.34/cwt	93.00–94.00	672	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	733	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	682	4
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	790	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	577	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	845	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	752	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	927	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	793	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,957	83.20/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,628	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	52.42/cwt	48.00–62.50	567	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	37.93/cwt	33.00–46.00	410	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	42.45/cwt	40.00–46.00	492	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	630	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	972	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	640	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,360	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	695	526.08/cwt	475.00–575.00	3,656	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	732	501.76/cwt	425.00–550.00	3,673	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	818	606.56/cwt	600.00–615.00	4,962	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	845	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,915	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	855	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,489	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	855	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,489	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,945	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,410	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	685	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,795	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	995	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,955	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	688	291.51/cwt	250.00–335.00	2,006	4
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	750	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,450	1

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Wed Oct 14, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 255Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 80Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 18Year ago 35

Compared to last week no trends this week due to limited comparable sales due to to heavy rains in the area. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	640	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	732	425.00–550.00	501.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	600.00–615.00	606.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	695	475.00–575.00	526.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	688	250.00–335.00	291.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	460.00	460.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
4	—	338	124.00–129.00	127.76
6	—	366	125.00–130.00	128.43
1	—	295	127.50	127.50
1	—	510	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
3	—	418	115.00–121.00	119.06
2	—	318	120.00	120.00
3	—	533	110.00–115.00	111.67
6	—	489	110.00–115.00	114.16
1	—	240	118.00	118.00
2	—	580	109.00–113.00	110.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	105.00–107.50	106.25
2	—	608	106.00–108.00	107.00
6	—	419	100.00–110.00	102.17
2	—	288	107.00–112.50	109.73
2	—	473	105.00–110.00	107.46
2	—	373	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	94.00	94.00
1	—	520	95.00	95.00
1	—	470	98.00	98.00
4	—	428	90.00–94.00	91.27
1	—	660	96.00	96.00
1	—	615	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	138.00–139.00	138.50
3	—	420	140.00–151.00	146.83
3	—	528	125.00–128.00	126.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
2	—	590	111.00–115.00	113.02
2	—	535	115.00–117.50	116.24
2	—	420	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	107.50	107.50
2	—	423	100.00–110.00	104.73
2	—	475	110.00	110.00
3	—	523	100.00–105.00	103.26
2	—	675	95.00–99.00	97.00
3	—	568	105.00	105.00
3	—	720	93.00–94.00	93.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	104.00	104.00
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
2	—	623	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	114.00	114.00
4	—	365	150.00–157.50	153.76
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
1	—	580	137.00	137.00
2	—	408	150.00	150.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
6	—	313	150.00–160.00	152.45
2	—	535	130.00–137.00	133.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	132.50	132.50
3	—	475	120.00–130.00	126.70
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
3	—	664	114.00–115.00	114.33
3	—	585	118.00–125.00	120.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	122.50	122.50
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	100.00–110.00	104.84
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
1	—	215	110.00	110.00
2	—	273	95.00–105.00	99.86
2	—	640	105.00–107.00	106.00
3	—	528	90.00–110.00	100.13
3	—	377	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	927	85.50	85.50
1	—	845	89.00	89.00
1	—	790	73.00	73.00
4	—	733	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	40.00–46.00	42.45
11	—	1,081	48.00–62.50	52.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,400	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	33.00–46.00	37.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,957	79.00–87.00	83.20

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.