Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.25/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$138.25

101 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$42.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

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	507	150.13	761	59
Medium and Large 2	451	127.58	576	25
Small 1-2	466	117.69	548	9thin
Medium and Large 3	416	107.16	446	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.97/cwt here — about $315 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

138.25

—

SC average5 barns · 647 hd

136.21

+2.05

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	1,516	85.35	1,294	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	57.53	861	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	56.71	692	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	45.98	469	5thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	679	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	118.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	568	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	52.49/cwt	35.00–58.00	633	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	62.36/cwt	59.00–65.00	912	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	476	107.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	512	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	564	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	536	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	385	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	452	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	685	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	671	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	278	110.46/cwt	109.00–112.50	307	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	312	107.47/cwt	102.50–110.00	335	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	742	316.76/cwt	266.00–392.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,312	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	564	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	674	367.89/cwt	300.00–425.00	2,480	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	120.92/cwt	117.50–126.00	453	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	61.78/cwt	59.00–68.00	766	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	43.72/cwt	40.00–45.00	419	4
Bulls	—	—	1,198	69.02/cwt	65.00–72.00	827	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,872	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	128.79/cwt	127.50–130.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.63/cwt	132.50–147.50	588	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	118.03/cwt	115.00–120.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	159.94/cwt	152.50–165.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	131.19/cwt	130.00–132.50	295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	137.67/cwt	135.00–142.50	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	134.05/cwt	127.50–140.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	121.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	113.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	109.28/cwt	105.00–112.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.75/cwt	115.00–118.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	116.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	105.83/cwt	102.50–109.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	119.02/cwt	116.00–121.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	115.04/cwt	113.00–117.50	533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	129.00/cwt	126.00–132.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	130.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.52/cwt	121.00–127.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	116.03/cwt	115.00–118.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	129.70/cwt	124.00–135.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	669	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	755	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	121.59/cwt	120.00–122.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	121.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	424	127.63/cwt	127.50–128.00	541	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	113.91/cwt	110.00–117.50	268	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	803	411.84/cwt	400.00–425.00	3,307	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	118.71/cwt	117.50–120.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	658	419.60/cwt	375.00–460.00	2,761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	786	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	128.52/cwt	125.00–131.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	111.10/cwt	110.00–112.50	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	157.44/cwt	150.00–165.00	661	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	976	698.76/cwt	600.00–775.00	6,820	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	4,045	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	696	1
Bulls	—	—	1,539	87.80/cwt	82.00–98.00	1,351	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	52.69/cwt	45.00–57.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	840	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	116.32/cwt	114.00–119.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.50	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	101.29/cwt	100.00–102.50	525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	658.61/cwt	600.00–710.00	6,652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	744.41/cwt	718.00–763.00	7,928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	106.77/cwt	100.00–110.00	297	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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 348Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 65Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 38Year ago 57

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	109.00–110.00	109.50
3	—	480	115.00–120.00	118.28
1	—	385	117.50	117.50
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	98.00	98.00
1	—	530	116.00	116.00
4	—	424	127.50–128.00	127.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
3	—	608	115.00–119.00	116.33
5	—	556	125.00–131.00	128.52
4	—	420	150.00–165.00	157.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	103.00	103.00
8	—	421	132.50–147.50	139.63
3	—	590	115.00–120.00	118.03
1	—	725	103.00	103.00
5	—	476	130.00–135.00	130.98
2	—	515	117.50–120.00	118.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	105.00–110.00	108.30
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
2	—	523	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
1	—	420	127.50	127.50
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
4	—	375	117.50–126.00	120.92
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
2	—	520	130.00–132.50	131.25
4	—	379	152.50–165.00	159.94
5	—	633	120.00–122.00	121.59
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
2	—	225	130.00–132.50	131.19
5	—	377	135.00–142.50	137.67
2	—	263	127.50–140.00	134.05
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
4	—	623	115.00–118.00	115.75
1	—	650	112.50	112.50
2	—	430	126.00–132.00	129.00
4	—	518	121.00–127.00	124.52
3	—	483	124.00–135.00	129.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	97.00	97.00
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
3	—	278	100.00–110.00	106.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	512	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	105.00–110.00	107.64
1	—	550	102.50	102.50
3	—	278	109.00–112.50	110.46
3	—	312	102.50–110.00	107.47
3	—	365	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	105.00–110.00	107.43
1	—	405	107.50	107.50
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
2	—	235	110.00–117.50	113.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	127.50–130.00	128.79
2	—	553	116.00–119.00	117.51
4	—	474	120.00–123.00	121.02
3	—	427	120.00–125.00	121.58
2	—	668	110.00–114.00	111.96
5	—	629	110.00–112.50	111.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	110.00–115.00	113.75
7	—	590	105.00–112.00	109.28
2	—	620	102.50–109.00	105.83
3	—	328	116.00–121.00	119.02
9	—	463	113.00–117.50	115.04
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
3	—	383	115.00–118.00	116.03
6	—	436	114.00–119.00	116.32
2	—	280	120.00–122.50	121.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
2	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
2	—	518	100.00–102.50	101.29
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,205	35.00–58.00	52.49
10	—	1,240	59.00–68.00	61.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	59.00–65.00	62.36
4	—	1,530	45.00–57.00	52.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	959	40.00–45.00	43.72
1	—	1,265	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	65.00–72.00	69.02
1	—	1,950	96.00	96.00
9	—	1,539	82.00–98.00	87.80

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	3	—	742	266.00–392.00	316.76
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	417.00	417.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	674	300.00–425.00	367.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	658	375.00–460.00	419.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	803	400.00–425.00	411.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	976	600.00–775.00	698.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,010	600.00–710.00	658.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	485.00	485.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,065	718.00–763.00	744.41

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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