Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends this week due to limited comparable sales Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.48/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$112.48

83 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$26.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

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	406	127.60	518	14thin
Medium and Large 2	470	115.43	543	33
Small 1-2	499	104.78	523	27
Medium and Large 3	446	101.25	451	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.35/cwt here — about $67 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 sale83 hd

112.48

—

SC average5 barns · 624 hd

115.62

−3.14

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	1,608	85.49	1,375	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	54.01	599	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	53.90	817	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	44.02	441	5thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Steers	Small 1-2	—	608	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	669	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	339	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,004	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	527	117.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	108.06/cwt	105.00–111.00	567	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	51.50/cwt	51.00–52.00	528	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	53.90/cwt	50.00–57.00	817	6
Bulls	—	—	1,779	90.24/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,605	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	56.22/cwt	52.00–60.00	591	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	329	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	368	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	562	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	618	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	464	105.71/cwt	100.00–110.00	490	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	103.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	540	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	617	102.19/cwt	100.00–104.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	3,329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.88/cwt	115.00–120.00	560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	107.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	104.02/cwt	100.00–108.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	106.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	113.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	108.33/cwt	100.00–115.00	357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	122.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	115.64/cwt	112.00–120.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	131.02/cwt	125.00–140.00	493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	125.88/cwt	125.00–127.50	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	96.89/cwt	94.00–103.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	898	847.63/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	7,612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	107.02/cwt	106.00–108.00	278	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	4,146	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	875	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,420	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	3,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	163.95/cwt	160.00–167.50	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	783.00/cwt	783.00–783.00	8,065	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,260	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	726.00/cwt	726.00–726.00	9,946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,236	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	132.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	613	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	144.65/cwt	144.00–145.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	145.53/cwt	142.00–150.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	142.65/cwt	140.00–148.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	128.50/cwt	122.00–135.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	116.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	125.76/cwt	120.00–132.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	119.73/cwt	117.50–122.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	115.51/cwt	112.00–119.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	128.78/cwt	125.00–132.50	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.36/cwt	125.00–128.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	120.53/cwt	117.00–122.50	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	113.85/cwt	110.00–117.00	587	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	105.19/cwt	103.00–107.50	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	126.82/cwt	118.00–130.00	540	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	368	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	120.64/cwt	118.00–123.00	446	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	304	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	582	102.55/cwt	100.00–108.00	597	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	663	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	666	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	39.03/cwt	30.00–45.00	385	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	48.47/cwt	48.00–49.00	606	2
Bulls	—	—	1,180	73.63/cwt	72.00–75.00	869	2

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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 425Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 78Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 126Year ago 70

Compared to last week no trends this week due to limited comparable sales Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	110.00	110.00
3	—	527	115.00–120.00	117.69
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	122.50	122.50
1	—	280	117.50	117.50
1	—	220	120.00	120.00
2	—	370	118.00–123.00	120.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
3	—	330	100.00–115.00	108.33
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
5	—	376	125.00–140.00	131.02
5	—	574	125.00–127.50	125.88
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
2	—	513	125.00	125.00
3	—	617	117.00–122.50	120.53
3	—	320	140.00	140.00
2	—	283	130.00–140.00	134.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	160.00–167.50	163.95
1	—	500	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	145.00	145.00
1	—	430	142.50	142.50
3	—	465	144.00–145.00	144.65
3	—	373	142.00–150.00	145.53
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
2	—	523	125.00–135.00	129.98
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	107.50	107.50
6	—	464	100.00–110.00	105.71
3	—	523	100.00–110.00	103.25
3	—	617	100.00–104.00	102.19
5	—	423	100.00–110.00	107.06
1	—	350	105.00	105.00
1	—	260	117.00	117.00
5	—	582	100.00–108.00	102.55
2	—	663	100.00–101.00	100.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	97.00	97.00
3	—	420	94.00–103.00	96.89
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
2	—	260	106.00–108.00	107.02
1	—	520	107.50	107.50
1	—	465	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.88
4	—	563	110.00–115.00	113.00
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
3	—	280	120.00–127.00	122.46
3	—	617	109.00–110.00	109.66
3	—	432	112.00–120.00	115.64
4	—	364	115.00–120.00	116.73
9	—	516	110.00–117.00	113.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
4	—	331	130.00–135.00	132.71
1	—	200	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
1	—	285	133.00	133.00
2	—	495	122.00–135.00	128.50
2	—	505	119.00–121.00	119.99
2	—	358	125.00–132.50	128.78
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	105.00–111.00	108.06
3	—	562	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
2	—	468	100.00–108.00	104.02
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
5	—	425	105.00–110.00	106.69
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	110.00	110.00
3	—	482	120.00–132.00	125.76
2	—	505	117.50–122.00	119.73
4	—	583	112.00–119.00	115.51
3	—	677	103.00–107.50	105.19
7	—	426	118.00–130.00	126.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	143.00	143.00
3	—	433	140.00–148.00	142.65
3	—	520	125.00–128.00	126.36
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	262.00	262.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	456.00	456.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	515.00	515.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	372.00	372.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	726.00	726.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	240.00	240.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	898	775.00–1,000.00	847.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	783.00	783.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	51.00–52.00	51.50
3	—	987	30.00–45.00	39.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	50.00–57.00	53.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,052	52.00–60.00	56.22
2	—	1,250	48.00–49.00	48.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,779	83.00–96.00	90.24
2	—	1,180	72.00–75.00	73.63

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle