Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2020-10-21

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 21
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
296 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 241▲ 31 vs year ago 265 · +11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 54▼ 53 vs year ago 81 · −65.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 28▼ 70 vs year ago 90 · −77.8%
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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.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.92/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$106.92
72 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$482
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.94
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2373121.084518thin
Medium and Large 2465109.2550840
Small 1-246299.0045721
Medium and Large 339793.673723thin
One grade step is worth $27.41/cwt here — about $80 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 sale72 hd
106.92
—
SC average5 barns · 534 hd
108.87
−1.94
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—Low1,52778.941,2054thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70855.909553thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14455.006295thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average88044.003871thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2317110.82/cwt110.00–112.503513
Steers—Medium and Large 2330124.89/cwt122.50–127.504122
Steers—Medium and Large 336291.71/cwt90.00–95.003323
Steers—Small 1-2373108.89/cwt103.00–112.504067
Steers—Medium and Large 2378122.42/cwt120.00–125.004632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004943
Steers—Medium and Large 2430118.78/cwt117.50–120.005112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432130.55/cwt125.00–132.0056413
Steers—Medium and Large 2455113.00/cwt113.00–113.005141
Steers—Medium and Large 345894.51/cwt94.00–95.004332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470127.39/cwt125.00–130.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2503125.00/cwt125.00–125.006293
Steers—Small 1-2520104.38/cwt100.00–113.005433
Steers—Medium and Large 2562113.33/cwt107.50–115.006375
Steers—Small 1-2575103.82/cwt100.00–107.505972
Steers—Medium and Large 2606107.66/cwt105.00–113.006524
Steers—Small 1-262394.82/cwt90.00–100.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 269396.99/cwt94.00–100.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720103.51/cwt103.00–104.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 272095.00/cwt95.00–95.006841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2260112.00/cwt112.00–112.002911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266118.79/cwt117.50–120.003164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268127.57/cwt125.00–130.003422
Heifers—Medium and Large 331095.00/cwt95.00–95.002951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313113.47/cwt110.00–117.003552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340126.23/cwt125.00–127.504292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360125.00/cwt125.00–125.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362110.75/cwt108.00–115.004013
Heifers—Small 1-2368103.54/cwt100.00–107.503817
Heifers—Medium and Large 339596.00/cwt96.00–96.003791
Heifers—Small 1-241096.87/cwt95.00–99.003974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419109.90/cwt107.00–112.504605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425115.00/cwt115.00–115.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477110.25/cwt105.00–114.0052611
Heifers—Medium and Large 348590.00/cwt90.00–90.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505111.00/cwt111.00–111.005611
Heifers—Small 1-250797.51/cwt95.00–100.004943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521106.27/cwt100.00–110.005547
Heifers—Small 1-257095.00/cwt95.00–95.005421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575105.98/cwt100.00–110.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613100.00/cwt100.00–100.006132
Heifers—Small 1-262593.44/cwt90.00–97.505845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658102.75/cwt102.50–103.006762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 341092.00/cwt92.00–92.003771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420114.76/cwt110.00–120.004822
Bulls—Small 1-243099.22/cwt97.50–100.004273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 346592.50/cwt92.50–92.504301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467122.00/cwt120.00–125.005705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473118.28/cwt117.50–119.005592
Bulls—Small 1-2480101.65/cwt100.00–105.004883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523111.52/cwt110.00–113.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 352390.00/cwt90.00–90.004712
Bulls—Small 1-2570104.99/cwt100.00–110.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573110.00/cwt110.00–110.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618104.48/cwt100.00–112.006466
Bulls—Small 1-2633100.49/cwt99.00–102.506363
Bulls—Medium and Large 364096.00/cwt95.00–97.006142
Bulls—Small 1-273091.47/cwt90.00–93.006682
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 366560.00/cwt60.00–60.003993
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41368.91/cwt55.00–85.009742
Bulls——1,64088.96/cwt83.00–93.001,4592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88044.00/cwt44.00–44.003871
Cows—Boner 80-85%96346.08/cwt44.00–48.004442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26560.94/cwt54.00–64.007713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70855.90/cwt50.00–64.009553
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2630300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8901
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3760362.75/cwt335.00–392.002,7572
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3783500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,9153
Stock Cows—Small 1-2785565.00/cwt565.00–565.004,4351
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2935500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2610300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8301
Bred Cows—Small 1-2675375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5311
Bred Cows—Small 1-2680400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7201
Bred Cows—Small 1-2730448.97/cwt300.00–525.003,2773
Bred Cows—Small 1-2808487.00/cwt475.00–500.003,9352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,030850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,7551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,2881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238770.06/cwt735.00–800.009,5332

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.