Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction replacement cattle records changed from per head to per cwt or vice versa where applicable *

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.40/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$112.40

39 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$29.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

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	476	124.36	592	11thin
Medium 2	506	113.08	572	17thin
Small 1-2	483	102.92	497	6thin
Medium and Large 3	623	95.18	593	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.18/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale39 hd

112.40

—

SC average5 barns · 425 hd

112.06

+0.34

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	1,512	84.89	1,284	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	67.02	787	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	66.55	975	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	50.82	482	5thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	326	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	338	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	439	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	620	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	128.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	551	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	384	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	1,030	798.76/cwt	743.00–850.00	8,227	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	835	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,515	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	740	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	78.49/cwt	77.00–80.00	954	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	967	52.60/cwt	45.00–58.00	509	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	67.83/cwt	60.00–76.00	818	47
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	995	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	597	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	850	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	493	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	513	118.85/cwt	113.00–125.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	462	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	131.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	93.98/cwt	90.00–97.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	715	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	697	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	508	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	588	108.01/cwt	105.00–111.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	429	114.38/cwt	110.00–117.50	491	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	117.45/cwt	115.00–121.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	600	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,470	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	926	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	67.49/cwt	64.00–74.00	980	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	48.02/cwt	45.00–50.00	465	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,045	521.74/cwt	435.00–635.00	5,452	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	910	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,005	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,065	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	880	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,077	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	771.50/cwt	744.00–800.00	8,679	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,603	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,649	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	823	461.36/cwt	380.00–510.00	3,797	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,160	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,515	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	562.97/cwt	550.00–575.00	4,476	2
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	888	603.19/cwt	531.00–692.00	5,356	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,697	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	773	342.47/cwt	328.00–358.00	2,647	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	858	606.30/cwt	516.00–690.00	5,202	2
Bulls	—	—	1,198	67.64/cwt	50.00–76.00	810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,582	88.72/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,404	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	126.74/cwt	125.00–128.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	121.81/cwt	120.00–124.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 260Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 47Year ago 0

*Correction replacement cattle records changed from per head to per cwt or vice versa where applicable *

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	112.50	112.50
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	105.00	105.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
2	—	625	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	715	97.50	97.50
2	—	508	115.00	115.00
2	—	588	105.00–111.00	108.01
4	—	429	110.00–117.50	114.38
5	—	478	115.00–121.00	117.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	90.00–97.00	93.98
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	126.00	126.00
4	—	430	125.00–128.00	126.74
5	—	513	120.00–124.00	121.81
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
2	—	338	130.00	130.00
2	—	620	110.00–115.00	112.58
3	—	430	125.00–135.00	128.22
4	—	384	120.00–130.00	124.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	92.50	92.50
1	—	710	104.00	104.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	100.00–110.00	104.93
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
2	—	513	113.00–125.00	118.85
3	—	462	125.00–130.00	127.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
4	—	434	130.00–135.00	131.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
2	—	450	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,030	743.00–850.00	798.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	995	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	585.00	585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	435.00–635.00	521.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	58.00	58.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	60.00	60.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	73.00	73.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	590.00	590.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	744.00–800.00	771.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	300.00	300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	823	380.00–510.00	461.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	800	520.00	520.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	795	550.00–575.00	562.97
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	888	531.00–692.00	603.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	780.00	780.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	328.00–358.00	342.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	516.00–690.00	606.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,216	77.00–80.00	78.49
9	—	967	45.00–58.00	52.60
47	—	1,206	60.00–76.00	67.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	59.00	59.00
8	—	1,452	64.00–74.00	67.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	62.00	62.00
4	—	968	45.00–50.00	48.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	50.00–76.00	67.64
9	—	1,582	81.00–99.00	88.72

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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