Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends this week due to limited comparable sales due to to heavy rains in the area. 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 $111.17/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$111.17

58 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$33.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

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	380	127.01	482	13thin
Medium and Large 2	468	114.84	537	18thin
Small 1-2	447	104.80	469	18thin
Medium and Large 3	503	93.68	471	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.33/cwt here — about $11 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 sale58 hd

111.17

—

SC average5 barns · 289 hd

111.29

−0.12

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	1,957	83.20	1,628	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	51.00	792	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,098	50.28	552	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	37.93	410	3thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	855	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,489	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	640	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	732	501.76/cwt	425.00–550.00	3,673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	648	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	685	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.83/cwt	140.00–151.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	127.76/cwt	124.00–129.00	432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	153.76/cwt	150.00–157.50	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	128.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.50	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	152.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	583	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	818	606.56/cwt	600.00–615.00	4,962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	133.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	714	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	514	106.25/cwt	105.00–107.50	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.97/cwt	125.00–128.00	670	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	343	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	608	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	651	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	688	291.51/cwt	250.00–335.00	2,006	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	419	102.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	428	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	695	526.08/cwt	475.00–575.00	3,656	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	288	109.73/cwt	107.00–112.50	316	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	508	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	373	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	623	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	685	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,489	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,945	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	42.45/cwt	40.00–46.00	492	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	972	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	37.93/cwt	33.00–46.00	410	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	630	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	52.42/cwt	48.00–62.50	567	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	104.84/cwt	100.00–110.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	91.27/cwt	90.00–94.00	391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	119.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	382	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	927	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	793	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	114.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	104.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.70/cwt	118.00–125.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	103.26/cwt	100.00–105.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	97.00/cwt	95.00–99.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	634	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	845	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	99.86/cwt	95.00–105.00	273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.97/cwt	109.00–113.00	644	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	100.13/cwt	90.00–110.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	93.34/cwt	93.00–94.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	415	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	682	4
Bulls	—	—	1,957	83.20/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,628	3

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 255Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 80Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 18Year ago 35

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	640	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	732	425.00–550.00	501.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	600.00–615.00	606.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	695	475.00–575.00	526.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	688	250.00–335.00	291.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	460.00	460.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
4	—	338	124.00–129.00	127.76
6	—	366	125.00–130.00	128.43
1	—	295	127.50	127.50
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
3	—	418	115.00–121.00	119.06
2	—	318	120.00	120.00
3	—	533	110.00–115.00	111.67
6	—	489	110.00–115.00	114.16
1	—	240	118.00	118.00
2	—	580	109.00–113.00	110.97
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	105.00–107.50	106.25
2	—	608	106.00–108.00	107.00
6	—	419	100.00–110.00	102.17
2	—	288	107.00–112.50	109.73
2	—	473	105.00–110.00	107.46
2	—	373	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	94.00	94.00
1	—	520	95.00	95.00
1	—	470	98.00	98.00
4	—	428	90.00–94.00	91.27
1	—	660	96.00	96.00
1	—	615	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	138.00–139.00	138.50
3	—	420	140.00–151.00	146.83
3	—	528	125.00–128.00	126.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
2	—	590	111.00–115.00	113.02
2	—	535	115.00–117.50	116.24
2	—	420	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	107.50	107.50
2	—	423	100.00–110.00	104.73
2	—	475	110.00	110.00
3	—	523	100.00–105.00	103.26
2	—	675	95.00–99.00	97.00
3	—	568	105.00	105.00
3	—	720	93.00–94.00	93.34
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	104.00	104.00
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
2	—	623	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	114.00	114.00
4	—	365	150.00–157.50	153.76
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
1	—	580	137.00	137.00
2	—	408	150.00	150.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
6	—	313	150.00–160.00	152.45
2	—	535	130.00–137.00	133.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	132.50	132.50
3	—	475	120.00–130.00	126.70
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
3	—	664	114.00–115.00	114.33
3	—	585	118.00–125.00	120.70
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	122.50	122.50
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	100.00–110.00	104.84
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
1	—	215	110.00	110.00
2	—	273	95.00–105.00	99.86
2	—	640	105.00–107.00	106.00
3	—	528	90.00–110.00	100.13
3	—	377	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	927	85.50	85.50
1	—	845	89.00	89.00
1	—	790	73.00	73.00
4	—	733	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	40.00–46.00	42.45
11	—	1,081	48.00–62.50	52.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,400	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	33.00–46.00	37.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,957	79.00–87.00	83.20

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle