Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction replacement goat entry changed from per cwt to per family *

Compared to last week feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Moderate 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 $137.13/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −70.10 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.

Average price

$137.13

63 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$24.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.91

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	482	143.27	691	42
Medium 2	518	126.39	655	17thin
Small 1-2	489	118.36	578	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.91/cwt here — about $112 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 sale63 hd

137.13

—

SC average5 barns · 290 hd

125.22

+11.91

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.23

−70.10

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	1,661	83.03	1,379	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	73.00	1,048	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	66.01	733	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	52.53	470	6thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,691	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	993	608.07/cwt	535.00–700.00	6,038	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,020	880.88/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	8,985	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	959	881.73/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	8,456	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,025	931.85/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,551	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,001	829.37/cwt	650.00–950.00	8,302	11
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,028	961.31/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	9,882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	138.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	140.51/cwt	135.00–151.00	746	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	145.21/cwt	140.00–155.00	606	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	145.60/cwt	140.00–155.00	676	16
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	119.14/cwt	117.50–120.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	331	125.81/cwt	120.00–135.00	416	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	130.16/cwt	120.00–132.00	508	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	138.79/cwt	137.50–140.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	137.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	130.43/cwt	127.00–135.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	125.77/cwt	123.00–129.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.93/cwt	125.00–134.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	226	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	684	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	318	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	334	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,048	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	382	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	56.30/cwt	54.00–59.00	517	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,066	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	54.70/cwt	45.00–58.00	555	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	67.99/cwt	60.00–79.00	766	32
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	577	123.41/cwt	120.00–130.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	477	128.09/cwt	120.00–135.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	524	125.48/cwt	120.00–132.50	658	6
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	484	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,053	913.12/cwt	875.00–950.00	9,615	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	995	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,701	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	965.99/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,833	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	915.65/cwt	825.00–975.00	10,521	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	945.99/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	11,541	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	777.45/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,524	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	924.13/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	11,099	5
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	845	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,126	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	743	434.91/cwt	416.00–452.00	3,231	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	838	662.99/cwt	650.00–675.00	5,556	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	549.00/cwt	549.00–549.00	4,639	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	603.90/cwt	400.00–800.00	4,650	2
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	883	494.48/cwt	487.00–502.00	4,366	2
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	962	573.79/cwt	510.00–620.00	5,520	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	772.00/cwt	772.00–772.00	8,762	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	785	429.02/cwt	388.00–469.00	3,368	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,178	1
Bulls	—	—	1,120	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	829	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	67.55/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,280	2
Bulls	—	—	1,679	93.03/cwt	83.00–98.00	1,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	462	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	259	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	125.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	425	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	740	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	796	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	978	686.96/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,718	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	938	500.95/cwt	404.00–585.00	4,699	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,123	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,220	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,468	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	675	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,206	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,435.60/cwt	1,375.00–1,500.00	16,509	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,109.14/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	11,890	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,603	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,045	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,621	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	978	1,221.23/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	11,944	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	910	1,184.65/cwt	950.00–1,325.00	10,780	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	897	965.17/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	8,658	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	970	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,698	1,583.13/cwt	1,544.00–1,625.00	26,882	2
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	376	128.08/cwt	121.00–132.50	482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	164.57/cwt	160.00–177.50	535	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	158.79/cwt	155.00–174.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	138.89/cwt	130.00–147.50	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	161.12/cwt	157.50–165.00	677	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	145.03/cwt	135.00–150.00	551	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	147.38/cwt	140.00–155.00	472	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	138.41/cwt	130.00–145.00	581	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 269Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 82Year ago 0

*Correction replacement goat entry changed from per cwt to per family *

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	743	416.00–452.00	434.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	650.00–675.00	662.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	845	549.00	549.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	770	400.00–800.00	603.90
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	993	535.00–700.00	608.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	775.00–1,000.00	880.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	959	750.00–1,075.00	881.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,025	850.00–1,000.00	931.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,001	650.00–950.00	829.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	925.00–1,000.00	961.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	875.00–950.00	913.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	675.00–700.00	686.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	938	404.00–585.00	500.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,225	950.00–1,000.00	965.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,149	825.00–975.00	915.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,220	775.00–1,050.00	945.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	700.00–850.00	777.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,201	775.00–1,050.00	924.13
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	845	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	487.00–502.00	494.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	962	510.00–620.00	573.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	772.00	772.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	388.00–469.00	429.02
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	410.00	410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,435.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,072	950.00–1,225.00	1,109.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,221.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	910	950.00–1,325.00	1,184.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	897	825.00–1,050.00	965.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,698	1,544.00–1,625.00	1,583.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	138.00	138.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
6	—	562	130.00–145.00	138.33
7	—	531	135.00–151.00	140.51
10	—	417	140.00–155.00	145.21
16	—	464	140.00–155.00	145.60
1	—	295	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	116.00	116.00
3	—	460	117.50–120.00	119.14
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
3	—	577	120.00–130.00	123.41
5	—	477	120.00–135.00	128.09
6	—	524	120.00–132.50	125.48
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	122.00	122.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
2	—	270	130.00–133.00	131.47
10	—	331	120.00–135.00	125.81
11	—	390	120.00–132.00	130.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	137.50–140.00	138.79
4	—	366	130.00–140.00	137.30
6	—	418	127.00–135.00	130.43
6	—	511	123.00–129.00	125.77
8	—	470	125.00–134.00	129.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	106.00	106.00
2	—	318	100.00–110.00	105.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	100.00–110.00	105.06
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	115.00	115.00
3	—	338	120.00–130.00	125.84
5	—	376	121.00–132.50	128.08
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	740	107.50	107.50
10	—	380	135.00–150.00	145.03
4	—	320	140.00–155.00	147.38
3	—	420	130.00–145.00	138.41
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	160.00–177.50	164.57
5	—	361	155.00–174.00	158.79
2	—	623	138.00–139.00	138.51
2	—	508	140.00–145.00	142.51
2	—	478	130.00–147.50	138.89
2	—	420	157.50–165.00	161.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	45.00	45.00
4	—	918	54.00–59.00	56.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	82.00	82.00
7	—	1,014	45.00–58.00	54.70
32	—	1,126	60.00–79.00	67.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,895	64.00–70.00	67.55
4	—	1,679	83.00–98.00	93.03

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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