Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows 7.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Heavy offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.73/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$127.73

148 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$31.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	497	136.25	677	77
Medium and Large 2	476	124.56	592	39
Small 1-2	470	115.50	542	19thin
Medium and Large 3	405	104.55	424	13thin

One grade step is worth $31.70/cwt here — about $253 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 sale148 hd

127.73

—

SC average5 barns · 590 hd

129.61

−1.89

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	—	Low	1,745	84.63	1,477	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	50.89	753	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	50.69	618	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	43.21	428	5thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	525.66/cwt	500.00–550.00	4,284	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	885	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,859	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	769	553.40/cwt	400.00–625.00	4,256	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	543	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	611	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	428.54/cwt	425.00–432.00	3,385	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	518	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	788	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	816	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	205	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	251	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	351.98/cwt	338.00–365.00	2,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	121.65/cwt	120.00–123.00	620	9
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	713	555.74/cwt	455.00–653.00	3,962	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	5,450	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	223	111.72/cwt	110.00–112.50	249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	622	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	622	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	313	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	114.28/cwt	112.00–117.50	488	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	112.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	134.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	105.10/cwt	100.00–107.50	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	120.19/cwt	118.00–121.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	112.59/cwt	110.00–117.50	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	111.82/cwt	110.00–113.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	121.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	113.93/cwt	113.00–114.00	556	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	120.88/cwt	120.00–122.50	276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	127.60/cwt	125.00–133.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	133.31/cwt	127.50–140.00	349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	156.58/cwt	150.00–162.50	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	112.16/cwt	109.00–114.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	117.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	317	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	696	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	161.37/cwt	160.00–163.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	115.39/cwt	115.00–117.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	111.72/cwt	111.00–112.50	296	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	312	118.35/cwt	116.00–120.00	369	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	627	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	116.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	551	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	46.97/cwt	44.00–49.00	553	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	47.33/cwt	46.00–48.00	707	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	41.51/cwt	35.00–47.00	394	4
Bulls	—	—	1,280	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	858	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	87.57/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,596	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	53.02/cwt	51.00–56.00	780	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	578	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	52.99/cwt	50.00–63.00	660	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,050	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	108.14/cwt	105.00–110.00	452	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	995	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,960	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	121.50/cwt	118.00–125.00	474	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	107.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	405	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	106.43/cwt	100.00–110.00	503	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	528	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,170.27/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	13,903	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	731.86/cwt	700.00–775.00	9,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	496	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	1,201.29/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	12,830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	103.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	330	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,203	863.40/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	10,387	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	608.76/cwt	550.00–663.00	7,610	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	103.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	387	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,995	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	889	618.30/cwt	565.00–685.00	5,497	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	869	580.38/cwt	525.00–650.00	5,044	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	691.87/cwt	675.00–700.00	9,112	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	957.90/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	12,031	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,017	818.32/cwt	700.00–925.00	8,322	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,013.38/cwt	825.00–1,175.00	13,154	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	21,630	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,351	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	437.68/cwt	410.00–468.00	3,764	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,565	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	864.02/cwt	800.00–925.00	8,899	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,034.53/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	13,107	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,779	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,779	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	132.25/cwt	132.00–132.50	612	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	885	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,195	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,002	1,026.66/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	10,287	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	915	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	165.28/cwt	160.00–167.50	552	6

How this sale compares

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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 200Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 50Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 12Year ago 45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	815	500.00–550.00	525.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	425.00–432.00	428.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	645.00	645.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,263	700.00–775.00	731.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,317	675.00–700.00	691.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,256	800.00–1,075.00	957.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,298	825.00–1,175.00	1,013.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,203	700.00–1,075.00	863.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	869	525.00–650.00	580.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	700.00–925.00	818.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	769	400.00–625.00	553.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,188	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,170.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,267	950.00–1,125.00	1,034.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,201.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	800.00–925.00	864.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,002	950.00–1,075.00	1,026.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	338.00–365.00	351.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	713	455.00–653.00	555.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	550.00–663.00	608.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	889	565.00–685.00	618.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	860	410.00–468.00	437.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,545	1,400.00	1,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	120.00	120.00
2	—	543	110.00–115.00	112.49
2	—	788	103.00–104.00	103.50
1	—	205	122.50	122.50
3	—	312	116.00–120.00	118.35
1	—	555	113.00	113.00
4	—	475	115.00–118.00	116.01
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
2	—	390	118.00–125.00	121.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
2	—	468	105.00–107.00	106.03
3	—	320	100.00–110.00	103.13
1	—	675	102.50	102.50
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
5	—	376	100.00–110.00	103.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	120.00–123.00	121.65
7	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.41
4	—	661	110.00–118.00	112.48
4	—	371	130.00–140.00	134.38
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
6	—	584	118.00–121.00	120.19
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
3	—	477	125.00–133.00	127.60
3	—	262	127.50–140.00	133.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	150.00–162.50	156.58
50	—	523	125.00–135.00	133.11
4	—	358	160.00–163.00	161.37
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
2	—	463	132.00–132.50	132.25
3	—	427	130.00	130.00
2	—	713	117.00	117.00
7	—	610	120.00–124.00	121.04
6	—	334	160.00–167.50	165.28
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
2	—	528	108.00–110.00	109.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
4	—	460	100.00–107.50	105.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	110.00–117.50	112.59
2	—	613	105.00–109.00	106.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	123.00	123.00
5	—	427	125.00–130.00	128.96
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	100.00–105.00	102.52
3	—	223	110.00–112.50	111.72
5	—	622	100.00	100.00
2	—	313	111.00–113.00	112.01
2	—	265	111.00–112.50	111.72
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
7	—	418	105.00–110.00	108.14
8	—	375	105.00–110.00	107.95
8	—	473	100.00–110.00	106.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	100.00	100.00
1	—	225	100.00	100.00
6	—	423	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	107.50	107.50
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	112.00–117.50	114.28
3	—	562	110.00–113.00	111.82
8	—	374	120.00–130.00	121.17
13	—	488	113.00–114.00	113.93
3	—	228	120.00–122.50	120.88
2	—	315	120.00–125.00	122.54
6	—	528	109.00–114.00	112.16
7	—	269	115.00–121.00	117.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	114.00	114.00
1	—	315	138.00	138.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	133.00	133.00
1	—	215	135.00	135.00
5	—	529	115.00–117.00	115.39
1	—	585	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,178	44.00–49.00	46.97
21	—	1,245	50.00–63.00	52.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	46.00–48.00	47.33
5	—	1,471	51.00–56.00	53.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	35.00–47.00	41.51
1	—	1,155	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	67.00	67.00
6	—	1,823	80.00–95.00	87.57

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