Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2020-11-11

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 11
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
319 head
▲ 170 vs last sale 149▲ 79 vs year ago 240 · +32.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 42▲ 8 vs year ago 67 · +11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 24▼ 22 vs year ago 50 · −44.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.26/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$104.26
101 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$515
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.18
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558115.0364214thin
Medium and Large 2484108.2452444
Small 1-2475103.0048920
Medium and Large 348991.1544623
One grade step is worth $23.88/cwt here — about $196 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 sale101 hd
104.26
—
SC average5 barns · 612 hd
114.44
−10.18
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,87592.351,7326thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54761.9095717
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22760.7974628
CowsLean 85-90%Average94351.474856thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2—400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—424119.00/cwt119.00–119.005053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005952
BullsMedium and Large 2—593115.00/cwt115.00–115.006822
BullsMedium and Large 2—525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006302
BullsMedium and Large 2—468125.48/cwt120.00–128.005877
HeifersSmall 1-2—469102.25/cwt100.00–105.004804
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,105862.73/cwt850.00–875.009,5332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—523130.00/cwt130.00–130.006804
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—550112.50/cwt112.50–112.506191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—533111.49/cwt111.00–112.005942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—666127.50/cwt127.50–127.5084913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—649114.00/cwt114.00–114.007407
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—635123.00/cwt123.00–123.007811
SteersMedium and Large 2—465128.52/cwt127.00–130.005982
SteersMedium and Large 2—378123.87/cwt122.50–125.004684
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—365141.80/cwt140.00–147.505184
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—335142.50/cwt142.50–142.504771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—620124.00/cwt124.00–124.007692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—478137.97/cwt136.00–140.006592
SteersMedium and Large 2—655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320116.99/cwt116.00–117.503743
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—75694.00/cwt94.00–94.007113
SteersMedium and Large 2—715107.00/cwt107.00–107.007651
SteersMedium and Large 2—525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006302
HeifersMedium and Large 2—72094.00/cwt94.00–94.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 2—423112.23/cwt107.50–116.0047511
BullsMedium and Large 3—67098.79/cwt97.50–100.006622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,265718.68/cwt650.00–775.009,0912
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—9151,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,1501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—475130.97/cwt128.00–132.506223
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—605116.25/cwt115.00–117.507032
SteersSmall 1-2—400115.00/cwt115.00–115.004601
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—788389.15/cwt372.00–409.003,0672
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—700385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,6951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—730121.00/cwt121.00–121.008834
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—960680.00/cwt680.00–680.006,5281
HeifersSmall 1-2—52895.00/cwt95.00–95.005022
HeifersSmall 1-2—425105.77/cwt105.00–108.004504
HeifersSmall 1-2—56899.57/cwt95.00–105.005663
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—875512.40/cwt404.00–575.004,4843
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—855635.00/cwt635.00–635.005,4291
SteersSmall 1-2—317117.26/cwt112.50–122.503723
SteersSmall 1-2—483115.50/cwt109.00–116.5055811
SteersSmall 1-2—369116.19/cwt112.50–120.004294
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—835550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,5931
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—745460.00/cwt460.00–460.003,4271
BullsSmall 1-2—555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
BullsSmall 1-2—625105.00/cwt105.00–105.006561
SteersSmall 1-2—620112.50/cwt112.50–112.506981
SteersSmall 1-2—225117.50/cwt117.50–117.502641
BullsSmall 1-2—480115.00/cwt115.00–115.005522
HeifersSmall 1-2—61897.45/cwt95.00–100.006022
BullsSmall 1-2—412116.46/cwt115.00–117.504803
CowsLean 85-90%—94351.47/cwt47.00–57.004856
Bulls——1,87592.35/cwt89.00–94.001,7326
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17253.23/cwt48.00–57.006248
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,66553.49/cwt53.00–54.008912
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,48575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1141
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23663.23/cwt58.00–71.0078219
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,53163.02/cwt56.00–72.0096515
SteersMedium and Large 3—340102.50/cwt102.50–102.503491
HeifersMedium and Large 3—57388.74/cwt87.50–90.005082
HeifersMedium and Large 3—40390.02/cwt87.50–92.503632
SteersMedium and Large 3—283108.85/cwt105.00–112.503082
HeifersMedium and Large 3—31097.45/cwt96.00–99.003022
HeifersMedium and Large 3—67588.00/cwt88.00–88.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 3—37392.98/cwt92.50–94.003473
SteersMedium and Large 3—54592.50/cwt92.50–92.505041
HeifersMedium and Large 3—47694.14/cwt90.00–98.004485
HeifersMedium and Large 3—63387.80/cwt83.00–92.505563
BullsMedium and Large 3—420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
HeifersMedium and Large 3—52188.62/cwt85.00–90.004625
BullsMedium and Large 3—495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
BullsMedium and Large 3—58595.00/cwt95.00–95.005561
BullsMedium and Large 2—632110.13/cwt108.00–112.506963
HeifersMedium and Large 2—527102.18/cwt100.00–107.005386
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373112.15/cwt110.00–117.004184
SteersMedium and Large 3—355100.00/cwt100.00–100.003552
HeifersMedium and Large 2—600104.00/cwt101.00–107.006242
HeifersMedium and Large 2—565103.12/cwt100.00–107.505833
SteersMedium and Large 2—315125.00/cwt125.00–125.003941
HeifersMedium and Large 2—467111.11/cwt107.00–117.0051911
SteersMedium and Large 2—630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
HeifersSmall 1-2—384108.88/cwt106.00–111.004185
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2—870525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,5681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—900625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,6251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3—840412.00/cwt412.00–412.003,4611
BullsMedium and Large 2—675718.33/cwt625.00–800.004,8492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—665385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5601
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—980592.53/cwt575.00–620.005,8073

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.