Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.57/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$108.57

64 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$28.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

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	462	122.40	565	20
Medium and Large 2	536	106.23	569	27
Small 1-2	551	98.11	541	9thin
Medium and Large 3	516	93.62	483	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.78/cwt here — about $82 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 sale64 hd

108.57

—

SC average5 barns · 346 hd

108.33

+0.23

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	2,035	95.00	1,933	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	64.53	955	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	62.51	724	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	50.46	554	5thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	—	638	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	106.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	102.16/cwt	99.00–105.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.61/cwt	127.00–138.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	123.32/cwt	123.00–125.00	580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.02/cwt	135.00–141.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	148.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	624	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	100.71/cwt	99.00–103.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	109.26/cwt	106.00–115.00	524	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	680	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,720	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	803	461.84/cwt	450.00–475.00	3,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	130.10/cwt	127.50–134.00	433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	128.76/cwt	128.00–129.00	565	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	522	96.37/cwt	94.00–102.00	503	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	435	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	753	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,706	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	115.05/cwt	112.00–116.00	607	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	499	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,795	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,491	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	788.85/cwt	750.00–825.00	9,861	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	815	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,785	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	74.53/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	65.02/cwt	61.00–68.00	940	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	41.48/cwt	39.00–45.00	399	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	56.92/cwt	56.00–59.00	701	3
Bulls	—	—	2,035	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,933	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	53.53/cwt	48.00–58.00	847	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	106.19/cwt	104.00–108.00	607	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	684	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	116.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	95.46/cwt	93.00–98.00	461	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	56.44/cwt	54.00–59.00	671	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	63.03/cwt	60.00–66.00	709	14

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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 168Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 21Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 46

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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	123.00	123.00
2	—	570	128.00–131.00	129.49
3	—	522	127.00–138.00	131.61
3	—	470	135.00–141.00	137.02
3	—	378	145.00–150.00	148.30
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	95.00	95.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	122.50	122.50
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	105.00–110.00	106.53
1	—	720	85.00	85.00
3	—	613	99.00–105.00	102.16
1	—	415	109.00	109.00
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
7	—	480	106.00–115.00	109.26
10	—	572	104.00–108.00	106.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	95.00	95.00
1	—	615	99.00	99.00
1	—	575	90.00	90.00
1	—	335	94.00	94.00
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
2	—	483	93.00–98.00	95.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
1	—	565	112.50	112.50
6	—	470	123.00–125.00	123.32
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
3	—	333	127.50–134.00	130.10
4	—	439	128.00–129.00	128.76
4	—	528	112.00–116.00	115.05
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	99.00	99.00
3	—	573	99.00–103.00	100.71
5	—	522	94.00–102.00	96.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
2	—	413	125.00–130.00	127.45
3	—	533	115.00–120.00	116.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	140.00–144.00	141.99
1	—	510	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	684	91.00	91.00
1	—	485	95.00	95.00
2	—	543	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	250.00	250.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	803	450.00–475.00	461.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	225.00	225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	750.00–825.00	788.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	375.00	375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	753	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	74.00–75.00	74.53
4	—	1,446	61.00–68.00	65.02
2	—	1,583	48.00–58.00	53.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	39.00–45.00	41.48
3	—	1,188	54.00–59.00	56.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	56.00–59.00	56.92
1	—	1,395	72.00	72.00
14	—	1,125	60.00–66.00	63.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	95.00	95.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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