Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2020-11-04

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 4
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
149 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 168▼ 146 vs year ago 295 · −49.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 21▼ 11 vs year ago 53 · −20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 25▼ 22 vs year ago 46 · −47.8%
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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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.57/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$108.57
64 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$556
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.23
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2462122.4056520
Medium and Large 2536106.2356927
Small 1-255198.115419thin
Medium and Large 351693.624838thin
One grade step is worth $28.78/cwt here — about $82 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 sale64 hd
108.57
—
SC average5 barns · 346 hd
108.33
+0.23
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—Average2,03595.001,9331thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48164.539558thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15862.5172418
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09850.465545thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2255130.00/cwt130.00–130.003321
Steers—Medium and Large 2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Steers—Small 1-2355122.50/cwt122.50–122.504351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378148.30/cwt145.00–150.005613
Steers—Medium and Large 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Steers—Small 1-2415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Steers—Medium and Large 2435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 2455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
Steers—Small 1-2465115.00/cwt115.00–115.005351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470137.02/cwt135.00–141.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 349595.00/cwt95.00–95.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522131.61/cwt127.00–138.006873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570129.49/cwt128.00–131.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638123.00/cwt123.00–123.007852
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325115.00/cwt115.00–115.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333130.10/cwt127.50–134.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 333594.00/cwt94.00–94.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 338095.00/cwt95.00–95.003611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415109.00/cwt109.00–109.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439128.76/cwt128.00–129.005654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470123.32/cwt123.00–125.005806
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480109.26/cwt106.00–115.005247
Heifers—Medium and Large 348395.46/cwt93.00–98.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520106.53/cwt105.00–110.005544
Heifers—Small 1-252296.37/cwt94.00–102.005035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528115.05/cwt112.00–116.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full56090.00/cwt90.00–90.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565112.50/cwt112.50–112.506361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572106.19/cwt104.00–108.0060710
Heifers—Small 1-2573100.71/cwt99.00–103.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 357590.00/cwt90.00–90.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613102.16/cwt99.00–105.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 361599.00/cwt99.00–99.006091
Heifers—Small 1-263099.00/cwt99.00–99.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 369590.00/cwt90.00–90.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 272085.00/cwt85.00–85.006121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413127.45/cwt125.00–130.005262
Bulls—Small 1-2425117.50/cwt117.50–117.504991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432141.99/cwt140.00–144.006133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 348595.00/cwt95.00–95.004611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510133.00/cwt133.00–133.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533116.66/cwt115.00–120.006223
Bulls—Medium and Large 354395.00/cwt95.00–95.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575119.00/cwt119.00–119.006841
Bulls—Small 1-2575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655107.00/cwt107.00–107.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 368491.00/cwt91.00–91.006223
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,03595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,9331
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96341.48/cwt39.00–45.003992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12563.03/cwt60.00–66.0070914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18856.44/cwt54.00–59.006713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23256.92/cwt56.00–59.007013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44665.02/cwt61.00–68.009404
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44874.53/cwt74.00–75.001,0792
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58353.53/cwt48.00–58.008472
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2600225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2680400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7201
Bred Cows—Small 1-2803461.84/cwt450.00–475.003,7092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3815375.00/cwt375.00–375.003,0561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2870550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,7851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,055710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,4911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250788.85/cwt750.00–825.009,8612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2690550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,7951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2753625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,7064
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2985900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,8651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,120850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,5201

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.