Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.25/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −94.98 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.

Average price

$112.25

52 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$28.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.66

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	484	126.16	611	17thin
Medium and Large 2	488	114.85	561	11thin
Small 1-2	527	106.03	559	10thin
Medium and Large 3	508	97.76	497	14thin

One grade step is worth $28.41/cwt here — about $114 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 sale52 hd

112.25

—

SC average5 barns · 282 hd

107.59

+4.66

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.23

−94.98

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	1,657	83.98	1,392	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	61.90	911	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	55.61	635	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	46.80	409	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	Medium and Large 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	132.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	685	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,165	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	107.17/cwt	103.00–110.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	116.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	482	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,175	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	720	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	543	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	557	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	121.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	126.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,305	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,675	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	425	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	610	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,898	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	926.55/cwt	900.00–950.00	8,988	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	985.47/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,939	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	472	101.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	480	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	372	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	372	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	413	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	444	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	106.91/cwt	105.00–110.00	620	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	449	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	286	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	288	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	848.58/cwt	825.00–875.00	10,802	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,213	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	622.46/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,509	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,181	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,916	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	781	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	991	43.67/cwt	39.00–47.00	433	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,509	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	46.80/cwt	45.00–48.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	649	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	61.90/cwt	55.00–66.00	911	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	60.91/cwt	50.00–68.00	736	9
Bulls	—	—	1,820	87.30/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	93.62/cwt	90.00–97.50	345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	98.32/cwt	95.00–105.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	98.50/cwt	95.00–101.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	121.25/cwt	117.50–125.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	112.11/cwt	110.00–115.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	119.44/cwt	115.00–127.50	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	98.82/cwt	95.00–102.50	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	94.99/cwt	90.00–100.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	118.59/cwt	115.00–122.50	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	119.66/cwt	115.00–124.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	527	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 296Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 28Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 34

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
1	—	230	125.00	125.00
2	—	355	117.50–125.00	121.25
1	—	430	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	130.00–132.00	131.03
3	—	590	120.00–124.00	121.66
2	—	473	141.00	141.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	107.50	107.50
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	109.00	109.00
1	—	245	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
2	—	363	100.00–103.00	101.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	115.00–120.00	117.51
1	—	215	125.00	125.00
4	—	415	115.00–120.00	116.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	116.00	116.00
5	—	576	103.00–110.00	107.17
2	—	618	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	100.00–105.00	102.49
3	—	472	100.00–105.00	101.63
3	—	372	100.00	100.00
2	—	423	105.00–107.00	106.03
1	—	260	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	92.00	92.00
2	—	368	90.00–97.50	93.62
1	—	580	95.00	95.00
1	—	530	97.50	97.50
1	—	485	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	130.00–140.00	132.55
4	—	524	120.00–125.00	122.45
5	—	464	120.00–130.00	126.65
3	—	567	115.00–124.00	119.66
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	105.00–110.00	107.55
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
4	—	580	105.00–110.00	106.91
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	95.00–105.00	98.32
6	—	519	95.00–101.00	98.50
2	—	418	95.00–102.50	98.82
3	—	582	90.00–100.00	94.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.11
4	—	426	115.00–127.50	119.44
2	—	470	115.00–122.50	118.59
1	—	655	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,055	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,273	825.00–875.00	848.58
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	610	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	600.00–650.00	622.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	900.00–950.00	926.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	900.00–1,050.00	985.47
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	375.00	375.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	575.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,605	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,820	83.00–90.00	87.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	991	39.00–47.00	43.67
9	—	1,209	50.00–68.00	60.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	45.00–48.00	46.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	55.00–66.00	61.90

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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