Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available 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 $106.92/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$106.92

72 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$27.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

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	373	121.08	451	8thin
Medium and Large 2	465	109.25	508	40
Small 1-2	462	99.00	457	21
Medium and Large 3	397	93.67	372	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.41/cwt here — about $80 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 sale72 hd

106.92

—

SC average5 barns · 534 hd

108.87

−1.94

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	1,527	78.94	1,205	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,708	55.90	955	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	55.00	629	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	44.00	387	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	808	487.00/cwt	475.00–500.00	3,935	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	680	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,720	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	4,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	113.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	130.55/cwt	125.00–132.00	564	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	126.23/cwt	125.00–127.50	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	96.99/cwt	94.00–100.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	114.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.28/cwt	117.50–119.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	104.48/cwt	100.00–112.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	113.33/cwt	107.50–115.00	637	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	317	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.50	351	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	730	91.47/cwt	90.00–93.00	668	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	104.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	598	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	101.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	488	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	96.87/cwt	95.00–99.00	397	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	103.54/cwt	100.00–107.50	381	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	291	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	507	97.51/cwt	95.00–100.00	494	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	93.44/cwt	90.00–97.50	584	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	448.97/cwt	300.00–525.00	3,277	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	104.38/cwt	100.00–113.00	543	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	103.82/cwt	100.00–107.50	597	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	108.89/cwt	103.00–112.50	406	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	99.22/cwt	97.50–100.00	427	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	633	100.49/cwt	99.00–102.50	636	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	542	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	623	94.82/cwt	90.00–100.00	591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	770.06/cwt	735.00–800.00	9,533	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,755	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	783	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,915	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	760	362.75/cwt	335.00–392.00	2,757	2
Bulls	—	—	1,413	68.91/cwt	55.00–85.00	974	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	46.08/cwt	44.00–48.00	444	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	88.96/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	118.79/cwt	117.50–120.00	316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	107.66/cwt	105.00–113.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	102.75/cwt	102.50–103.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	109.90/cwt	107.00–112.50	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	106.27/cwt	100.00–110.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	124.89/cwt	122.50–127.50	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	118.78/cwt	117.50–120.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	110.75/cwt	108.00–115.00	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	105.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	463	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	60.94/cwt	54.00–64.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	110.25/cwt	105.00–114.00	526	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	94.51/cwt	94.00–95.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	91.71/cwt	90.00–95.00	332	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	55.90/cwt	50.00–64.00	955	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	387	1

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 →

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Wed Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 241Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 54Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 28Year ago 90

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. 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
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	565.00	565.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	783	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	335.00–392.00	362.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	808	475.00–500.00	487.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	610	300.00	300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	730	300.00–525.00	448.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	735.00–800.00	770.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	850.00	850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	111.00	111.00
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
2	—	268	125.00–130.00	127.57
2	—	340	125.00–127.50	126.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	110.00–117.00	113.47
4	—	266	117.50–120.00	118.79
2	—	658	102.50–103.00	102.75
5	—	419	107.00–112.50	109.90
7	—	521	100.00–110.00	106.27
3	—	362	108.00–115.00	110.75
2	—	613	100.00	100.00
4	—	575	100.00–110.00	105.98
11	—	477	105.00–114.00	110.25
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	95.00–99.00	96.87
7	—	368	100.00–107.50	103.54
1	—	260	112.00	112.00
3	—	507	95.00–100.00	97.51
5	—	625	90.00–97.50	93.44
1	—	570	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	96.00	96.00
1	—	310	95.00	95.00
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
4	—	575	115.00	115.00
5	—	467	120.00–125.00	122.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00–113.00	111.52
2	—	573	110.00	110.00
2	—	420	110.00–120.00	114.76
2	—	473	117.50–119.00	118.28
6	—	618	100.00–112.00	104.48
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	90.00–93.00	91.47
3	—	570	100.00–110.00	104.99
3	—	480	100.00–105.00	101.65
3	—	430	97.50–100.00	99.22
3	—	633	99.00–102.50	100.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	90.00	90.00
1	—	410	92.00	92.00
1	—	465	92.50	92.50
2	—	640	95.00–97.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	125.00	125.00
3	—	380	130.00	130.00
13	—	432	125.00–132.00	130.55
2	—	720	103.00–104.00	103.51
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
2	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
2	—	693	94.00–100.00	96.99
5	—	562	107.50–115.00	113.33
1	—	455	113.00	113.00
4	—	606	105.00–113.00	107.66
2	—	330	122.50–127.50	124.89
2	—	430	117.50–120.00	118.78
2	—	378	120.00–125.00	122.42
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	110.00–112.50	110.82
3	—	520	100.00–113.00	104.38
2	—	575	100.00–107.50	103.82
7	—	373	103.00–112.50	108.89
2	—	623	90.00–100.00	94.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	94.00–95.00	94.51
3	—	362	90.00–95.00	91.71
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	55.00–85.00	68.91
2	—	1,640	83.00–93.00	88.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	44.00–48.00	46.08
3	—	1,265	54.00–64.00	60.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	50.00–64.00	55.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	44.00	44.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle