Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers 4.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle 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 $125.54/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$125.54

74 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$30.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

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	547	132.47	725	44
Medium 2	461	121.87	562	18thin
Small 1-2	354	107.92	382	7thin
Medium and Large 3	380	102.42	389	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.05/cwt here — about $336 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 sale74 hd

125.54

—

SC average5 barns · 458 hd

126.87

−1.33

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	1,503	81.79	1,229	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	64.65	986	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	60.45	725	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	49.52	538	15

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	—	580	119.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	690	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	127.53/cwt	119.00–132.00	482	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	277	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	337	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	473	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	561	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	512	106.03/cwt	105.00–108.00	543	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	487	103.02/cwt	100.00–108.00	502	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	103.00/cwt	102.00–105.00	381	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	103.61/cwt	102.50–106.00	295	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	104.00/cwt	101.00–107.00	619	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	105.43/cwt	103.00–108.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	119.58/cwt	118.00–121.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	118.65/cwt	117.00–122.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	604	103.32/cwt	102.00–106.00	624	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	561	108.72/cwt	104.00–111.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	114.85/cwt	110.00–117.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	109.15/cwt	104.00–115.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	108.55/cwt	105.00–112.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	305	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	332	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	469	109.19/cwt	104.00–115.00	512	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	432	109.71/cwt	105.00–115.00	474	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	107.00/cwt	100.00–114.00	546	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	136.82/cwt	134.00–139.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.03/cwt	129.00–131.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	136.58/cwt	133.00–140.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	119.02/cwt	115.00–123.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	521	120.31/cwt	113.00–124.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	483	119.14/cwt	115.00–124.00	575	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	433	125.25/cwt	122.00–129.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Bulls	—	—	995	60.92/cwt	51.00–70.00	606	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	52.85/cwt	46.00–57.00	620	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	44.72/cwt	39.00–49.00	444	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	53.72/cwt	50.00–59.00	628	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	64.65/cwt	61.00–75.00	986	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	65.88/cwt	58.00–80.00	802	14
Bulls	—	—	1,655	88.05/cwt	79.00–98.00	1,457	10
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	725	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,153	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	352.63/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,803	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	848.00/cwt	848.00–848.00	9,582	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,947	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	855	710.29/cwt	700.00–720.00	6,073	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	958	749.77/cwt	740.00–760.00	7,183	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	990	499.33/cwt	428.00–560.00	4,943	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,040	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	4,971	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,106.00/cwt	1,106.00–1,106.00	15,097	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	108.69/cwt	105.00–112.50	405	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	342	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	103.70/cwt	100.00–110.00	387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	130.73/cwt	124.00–137.00	736	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	143.89/cwt	133.00–147.50	669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	116.16/cwt	110.00–118.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	123.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	149.83/cwt	145.00–151.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	130.03/cwt	126.00–134.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.54/cwt	135.00–148.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	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 Jun 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 0Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	115.00–121.00	119.00
3	—	378	119.00–132.00	127.53
3	—	277	120.00–125.00	121.66
2	—	473	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	105.00–112.50	108.69
1	—	320	107.00	107.00
1	—	290	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	100.00–110.00	103.70
1	—	320	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	124.00–137.00	130.73
7	—	465	133.00–147.50	143.89
6	—	711	110.00–118.00	116.16
5	—	637	120.00–125.00	123.03
5	—	390	145.00–151.00	149.83
3	—	512	126.00–134.00	130.03
3	—	420	135.00–148.00	143.54
2	—	655	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	105.00–108.00	106.03
3	—	487	100.00–108.00	103.02
3	—	370	102.00–105.00	103.00
3	—	285	102.50–106.00	103.61
2	—	595	101.00–107.00	104.00
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	100.00–104.00	101.98
2	—	428	103.00–108.00	105.43
1	—	365	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	118.00–121.00	119.58
5	—	541	113.00	113.00
3	—	435	117.00–122.00	118.65
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	604	102.00–106.00	103.32
8	—	561	104.00–111.00	108.72
6	—	465	110.00–117.00	114.85
4	—	425	104.00–115.00	109.15
2	—	518	105.00–112.00	108.55
1	—	305	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	104.00–115.00	109.19
3	—	432	105.00–115.00	109.71
2	—	510	100.00–114.00	107.00
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	134.00–139.00	136.82
3	—	630	120.00–123.00	121.00
2	—	575	123.00–125.00	124.02
2	—	520	129.00–131.00	130.03
2	—	420	133.00–140.00	136.58
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	115.00–123.00	119.02
7	—	521	113.00–124.00	120.31
6	—	483	115.00–124.00	119.14
4	—	433	122.00–129.00	125.25
1	—	625	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	51.00–70.00	60.92
10	—	1,655	79.00–98.00	88.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,173	46.00–57.00	52.85
14	—	1,218	58.00–80.00	65.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	993	39.00–49.00	44.72
8	—	1,169	50.00–59.00	53.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,525	61.00–75.00	64.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	297.00	297.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	342.00–365.00	352.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	848.00	848.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	340.00	340.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	820.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	700.00–720.00	710.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	958	740.00–760.00	749.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	428.00–560.00	499.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	478.00	478.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	1,106.00	1,106.00

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

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