Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2020-10-28

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 28
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 296▼ 70 vs year ago 238 · −29.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 28▼ 27 vs year ago 48 · −56.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 9 vs year ago 34 · −26.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.25/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −94.98 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.
Average price
$112.25
52 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$561
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.66
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484126.1661117thin
Medium and Large 2488114.8556111thin
Small 1-2527106.0355910thin
Medium and Large 350897.7649714thin
One grade step is worth $28.41/cwt here — about $114 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 sale52 hd
112.25
—
SC average5 barns · 282 hd
107.59
+4.66
This barn, trailing median2 sales
207.23
−94.98
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—Low1,65783.981,3925thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47261.909113thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14255.6163513
CowsLean 85-90%Average87346.804092thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230125.00/cwt125.00–125.002881
Steers—Small 1-2245117.50/cwt117.50–117.502881
Steers—Small 1-2270110.00/cwt110.00–110.002971
Steers—Medium and Large 3325100.00/cwt100.00–100.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 2340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 2355121.25/cwt117.50–125.004302
Steers—Medium and Large 3363101.51/cwt100.00–103.003682
Steers—Small 1-2395107.50/cwt107.50–107.504251
Steers—Medium and Large 2430122.50/cwt122.50–122.505271
Steers—Medium and Large 3460100.00/cwt100.00–100.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473141.00/cwt141.00–141.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530131.03/cwt130.00–132.006942
Steers—Small 1-2580109.00/cwt109.00–109.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590121.66/cwt120.00–124.007183
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215125.00/cwt125.00–125.002691
Heifers—Small 1-2260110.00/cwt110.00–110.002861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280116.00/cwt116.00–116.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 336893.62/cwt90.00–97.503452
Heifers—Small 1-2372100.00/cwt100.00–100.003723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415116.25/cwt115.00–120.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423110.00/cwt110.00–110.004655
Heifers—Small 1-2423106.03/cwt105.00–107.004492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460117.51/cwt115.00–120.005413
Heifers—Small 1-2472101.63/cwt100.00–105.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 348595.00/cwt95.00–95.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 353097.50/cwt97.50–97.505171
Heifers—Small 1-2543102.49/cwt100.00–105.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576107.17/cwt103.00–110.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 358095.00/cwt95.00–95.005511
Heifers—Small 1-2585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618105.00/cwt105.00–105.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 365092.00/cwt92.00–92.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2413107.55/cwt105.00–110.004443
Bulls—Medium and Large 341898.82/cwt95.00–102.504132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422132.55/cwt130.00–140.005595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426119.44/cwt115.00–127.505094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464126.65/cwt120.00–130.005885
Bulls—Small 1-2465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470118.59/cwt115.00–122.505572
Bulls—Medium and Large 347298.32/cwt95.00–105.004643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518112.11/cwt110.00–115.005814
Bulls—Medium and Large 351998.50/cwt95.00–101.005116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524122.45/cwt120.00–125.006424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567119.66/cwt115.00–124.006783
Bulls—Small 1-2580106.91/cwt105.00–110.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 358294.99/cwt90.00–100.005533
Bulls—Small 1-2600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Bulls—Small 1-2650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22064.00/cwt64.00–64.007811
Bulls——1,60594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5091
Bulls——1,82087.30/cwt83.00–90.001,5893
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87346.80/cwt45.00–48.004092
Cows—Boner 80-85%99143.67/cwt39.00–47.004334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20960.91/cwt50.00–68.007369
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47261.90/cwt55.00–66.009113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2610475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,8981
Bred Cows—Small 1-2820525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,3051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2885622.46/cwt600.00–650.005,5092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,055625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,5941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,070850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,0951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,075575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,1811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,095750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,2131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,9441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,273848.58/cwt825.00–875.0010,8022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,305650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,4831
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2685900.00/cwt900.00–900.006,1651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2970926.55/cwt900.00–950.008,9882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,110985.47/cwt900.00–1,050.0010,9392
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2835500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,1751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3720375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,7001
Stock Cows—Small 1-2735500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,6751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2855575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,9161

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.