Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.87/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$128.87

66 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$32.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.59

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	497	134.13	667	38
Medium 2	331	127.28	421	17thin
Small 1-2	358	115.75	414	9thin
Medium and Large 3	390	101.27	395	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.86/cwt here — about $272 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 sale66 hd

128.87

—

SC average4 barns · 204 hd

132.46

−3.59

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	1,805	88.31	1,594	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	64.79	1,004	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	61.76	744	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	830	45.00	374	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	688.00/cwt	688.00–688.00	7,637	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	302	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	339	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	5,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	335	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,917	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	743.73/cwt	675.00–860.00	8,367	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	663.00/cwt	663.00–663.00	8,619	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	4,829	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,010	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,424	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,030	594.24/cwt	535.00–648.00	6,121	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	541.96/cwt	525.00–560.00	5,311	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	960	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,020	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	3,539	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	847	771.22/cwt	625.00–850.00	6,532	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	633	621.53/cwt	550.00–710.00	3,934	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	988.55/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	8,848	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	849.45/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,726	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	915	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,091	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	935	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,545	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	985	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,156	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	404	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,060	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,919	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	705	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,419	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	895	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	941	715.73/cwt	640.00–855.00	6,735	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	788.95/cwt	700.00–873.00	9,057	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	790	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	3,057	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	698	345.53/cwt	334.00–358.00	2,412	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	638	444.59/cwt	377.00–516.00	2,836	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	86.52/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,456	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	66.64/cwt	59.00–76.00	823	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	64.79/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,004	5
Bulls	—	—	1,935	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,032	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,571	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	374	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	51.52/cwt	45.00–58.00	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	107.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	288	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	613	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	476	126.99/cwt	117.50–131.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	527	119.98/cwt	116.00–121.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	432	121.65/cwt	117.50–125.00	526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.28/cwt	130.00–136.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	136.25/cwt	135.00–140.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	105.18/cwt	101.00–110.00	503	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	109.46/cwt	107.00–112.00	463	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	225	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	276	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	123.26/cwt	122.50–124.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	708	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	114.80/cwt	113.00–117.50	603	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	92.35/cwt	89.00–95.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	419	127.72/cwt	127.00–130.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	112.97/cwt	110.00–117.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	344	128.44/cwt	125.00–129.00	442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	338	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	114.06/cwt	110.00–117.00	365	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	121.29/cwt	120.00–122.50	340	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	101.27/cwt	100.00–102.50	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	136.18/cwt	136.00–137.50	603	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.55/cwt	129.00–133.00	760	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	131.82/cwt	130.00–133.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.01/cwt	134.00–137.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	381	125.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	479	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	326	129.95/cwt	120.00–135.00	424	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	265	124.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	331	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	235	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	300	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	108.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	411	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	631	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	525	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	132.11/cwt	127.50–138.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	648	2

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 May 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 152Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 112Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 101Year ago 0

No trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	688.00	688.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	470.00	470.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	675.00–860.00	743.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	663.00	663.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	435.00	435.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	780	374.00	374.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	475.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	485.00	485.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	535.00–648.00	594.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	525.00–560.00	541.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	347.00	347.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	565	325.00	325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	847	625.00–850.00	771.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	633	550.00–710.00	621.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	975.00–1,000.00	988.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	825.00–875.00	849.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	941	640.00–855.00	715.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	700.00–873.00	788.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	387.00	387.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	698	334.00–358.00	345.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	638	377.00–516.00	444.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	102.50	102.50
1	—	315	107.50	107.50
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
3	—	380	105.00–110.00	108.27
1	—	595	106.00	106.00
1	—	510	103.00	103.00
1	—	450	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	100.00–103.00	101.50
2	—	268	105.00–110.00	107.38
1	—	470	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	122.50	122.50
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
2	—	480	122.50–124.00	123.26
2	—	708	90.00–92.00	91.00
3	—	525	113.00–117.50	114.80
3	—	660	89.00–95.00	92.35
4	—	419	127.00–130.00	127.72
5	—	570	110.00–117.00	112.97
7	—	344	125.00–129.00	128.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
4	—	370	127.50–138.00	132.11
2	—	525	123.00–124.00	123.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	86.00	86.00
1	—	445	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	110.00–120.00	114.94
4	—	476	117.50–131.00	126.99
5	—	527	116.00–121.00	119.98
6	—	432	117.50–125.00	121.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	119.00	119.00
3	—	515	130.00–136.00	133.28
4	—	479	135.00–140.00	136.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	111.00	111.00
4	—	478	101.00–110.00	105.18
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	107.00–112.00	109.46
2	—	465	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	110.00–117.00	114.06
2	—	365	120.00–125.00	122.50
2	—	280	120.00–122.50	121.29
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	100.00–102.50	101.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	443	136.00–137.50	136.18
11	—	573	129.00–133.00	132.55
5	—	507	130.00–133.00	131.82
5	—	470	134.00–137.00	135.01
1	—	610	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	120.00–130.00	125.61
6	—	326	120.00–135.00	129.95
2	—	265	120.00–130.00	124.81
2	—	235	125.00–130.00	127.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	82.00–93.00	86.52
1	—	1,935	105.00	105.00
1	—	2,040	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,235	59.00–76.00	66.64
10	—	1,141	45.00–58.00	51.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,549	60.00–70.00	64.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	45.00	45.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle