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Laurens Livestock Auction

Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 18

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

348 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 319▲ 41 vs year ago 307 · +13.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 75▼ 57 vs year ago 122 · −46.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 28▼ 79 vs year ago 117 · −67.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

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 $110.06/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$110.06

121 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.93

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	476	119.84	571	27
Medium and Large 2	456	111.67	509	55
Small 1-2	331	105.87	350	25
Medium and Large 3	552	92.34	509	14thin

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $61 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 sale121 hd

110.06

—

SC average5 barns · 631 hd

113.99

−3.93

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	1,568	79.79	1,251	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	57.51	704	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	817	53.13	434	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	51.34	711	4thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	141.65/cwt	135.00–150.00	380	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	141.58/cwt	135.00–150.00	457	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	323	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	396	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	144.10/cwt	135.00–150.00	525	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	376	118.79/cwt	115.00–125.00	447	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	154.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	661	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	154.72/cwt	150.00–159.00	709	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	103.44/cwt	100.00–107.00	479	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	633	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	760	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	677	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	733	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	971	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	238	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	262	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	279	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	300	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	317	104.34/cwt	100.00–110.00	331	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	117.67/cwt	115.00–125.00	382	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	439	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	377	107.40/cwt	100.00–110.00	405	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	121.82/cwt	120.00–123.00	515	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	109.10/cwt	105.00–112.50	461	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	431	100.49/cwt	100.00–102.00	433	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	120.58/cwt	115.00–122.50	557	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	92.98/cwt	90.00–95.00	444	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	109.38/cwt	105.00–111.00	528	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	108.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	570	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	93.69/cwt	90.00–96.00	496	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	116.67/cwt	115.00–118.00	627	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	116.04/cwt	114.00–118.00	658	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	108.93/cwt	105.00–110.00	625	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	90.66/cwt	90.00–92.00	562	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	103.99/cwt	101.00–110.00	646	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	730	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	628	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	149.09/cwt	140.00–155.00	631	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	125.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	435	106.49/cwt	100.00–112.00	463	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	93.33/cwt	90.00–95.00	406	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	433	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	122.48/cwt	120.00–128.00	578	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	472	106.83/cwt	100.00–110.00	504	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	653	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	113.78/cwt	110.00–121.00	596	15
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	530	102.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	541	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	552	92.00/cwt	91.00–93.00	508	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	114.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	651	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	106.59/cwt	100.00–115.00	666	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	92.48/cwt	91.00–94.00	615	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	220	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	132	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	390	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	667	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,158	69.11/cwt	66.00–72.00	800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	81.51/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,420	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,790	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	41.26/cwt	38.00–45.00	336	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	818	58.22/cwt	50.00–65.00	476	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	70.50/cwt	70.00–71.00	799	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	43.64/cwt	40.00–46.00	505	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	60.25/cwt	50.00–68.00	753	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	51.34/cwt	48.00–55.00	711	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	841	522.54/cwt	500.00–560.00	4,395	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	856	549.03/cwt	500.00–600.00	4,700	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	808.94/cwt	760.00–850.00	8,737	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,083	563.28/cwt	550.00–575.00	6,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,173	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,174	808.22/cwt	600.00–950.00	9,489	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	762	72.89/cwt	67.00–75.00	555	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,117	72.24/cwt	70.00–76.00	807	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,093	969.36/cwt	935.00–1,000.00	10,595	2

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 Nov 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 319Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 75Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 28Year ago 117

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
2	—	468	90.00–95.00	92.54
3	—	435	90.00–95.00	93.33
2	—	665	91.00–94.00	92.48
3	—	552	91.00–93.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	100.00–110.00	106.83
5	—	530	100.00–105.00	102.00
4	—	435	100.00–112.00	106.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	120.00–128.00	122.48
5	—	425	120.00–130.00	125.55
15	—	524	110.00–121.00	113.78
6	—	625	100.00–115.00	106.59
6	—	568	110.00–120.00	114.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	140.00–155.00	149.09
4	—	475	135.00–140.00	137.53
3	—	563	124.00–125.00	124.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	100.00–102.00	100.49
7	—	317	100.00–110.00	104.34
6	—	377	100.00–110.00	107.40
4	—	279	105.00–110.00	107.51
4	—	238	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
8	—	574	105.00–110.00	108.93
11	—	374	115.00–120.00	117.45
6	—	483	105.00–111.00	109.38
10	—	423	105.00–112.50	109.10
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
4	—	621	101.00–110.00	103.99
6	—	528	105.00–110.00	108.00
8	—	325	115.00–125.00	117.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	86.00	86.00
3	—	620	90.00–92.00	90.66
3	—	477	90.00–95.00	92.98
7	—	529	90.00–96.00	93.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	115.00–118.00	116.67
3	—	567	114.00–118.00	116.04
12	—	462	115.00–122.50	120.58
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
8	—	423	120.00–123.00	121.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	120.00–125.00	122.48
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
4	—	376	115.00–125.00	118.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	135.00–150.00	141.58
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
3	—	572	115.00–120.00	118.29
3	—	528	115.00–125.00	119.95
3	—	268	135.00–150.00	141.65
6	—	364	135.00–150.00	144.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	150.00–158.00	154.00
2	—	518	140.00–145.00	142.44
2	—	603	120.00–123.00	121.51
3	—	458	150.00–159.00	154.72
2	—	565	134.00–135.00	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	786	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	100.00–107.00	103.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	65.00	65.00
1	—	220	60.00	60.00
17	—	725	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,080	760.00–850.00	808.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,174	600.00–950.00	808.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	550.00–575.00	563.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	856	500.00–600.00	549.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	841	500.00–560.00	522.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,117	70.00–76.00	72.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	762	67.00–75.00	72.89

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	2	—	1,093	935.00–1,000.00	969.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,742	80.00–84.00	81.51
2	—	1,158	66.00–72.00	69.11
1	—	1,865	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,157	40.00–46.00	43.64
2	—	1,133	70.00–71.00	70.50
26	—	1,249	50.00–68.00	60.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	38.00–45.00	41.26
7	—	818	50.00–65.00	58.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	48.00–55.00	51.34

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.