Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.09/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −94.14 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.

Average price

$113.09

57 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$24.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

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	503	127.33	641	10thin
Medium 2	552	114.93	635	22
Small 1-2	523	106.41	557	20
Medium and Large 3	533	103.28	551	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.05/cwt here — about $90 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 sale57 hd

113.09

—

SC average5 barns · 337 hd

110.55

+2.54

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.23

−94.14

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	1,285	81.81	1,051	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	77.68	1,223	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	64.70	753	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	52.87	527	7thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	218	117.67/cwt	112.50–122.50	257	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	283	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	347	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	373	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	438	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	477	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	105.90/cwt	102.00–110.00	651	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	114.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	430	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	24,938	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,133.30/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	14,166	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,453	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	458.86/cwt	414.00–500.00	4,428	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,080	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	5,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,090	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,194	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,003	676.91/cwt	615.00–735.00	6,789	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	970	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,055	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,512	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	953.79/cwt	772.00–1,050.00	12,886	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	796.39/cwt	760.00–825.00	9,143	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	760	608.00/cwt	608.00–608.00	4,621	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,910	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,539	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	616.24/cwt	550.00–675.00	5,146	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	950	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	4,066	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	879	592.60/cwt	492.00–686.00	5,209	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	886.00/cwt	886.00–886.00	12,271	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,705	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	741	486.48/cwt	400.00–585.00	3,605	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	635	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,372	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	54.85/cwt	50.00–62.00	549	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	123.01/cwt	118.00–128.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	132.45/cwt	130.00–137.50	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	101.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	492	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	471	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	472	106.18/cwt	105.00–107.50	501	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	626	101.63/cwt	99.00–105.00	636	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	526	107.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	565	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	508	112.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	427	115.04/cwt	110.00–119.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	463	115.44/cwt	112.50–119.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	374	116.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.50	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	126.45/cwt	122.50–130.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	116.35/cwt	115.00–118.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	125.51/cwt	122.50–133.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	335	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	296	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	535	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	106.32/cwt	102.50–110.00	407	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	233	105.86/cwt	102.50–110.00	247	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	107.02/cwt	105.00–108.00	458	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	534	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	267	127.91/cwt	122.00–132.00	342	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	322	123.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	396	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	369	124.00/cwt	119.00–127.50	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	138.77/cwt	137.50–140.00	361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	130.83/cwt	129.00–132.50	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	971	3
Bulls	—	—	1,533	89.65/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,374	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	65.77/cwt	58.00–70.00	775	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	77.68/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,223	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	74.67/cwt	74.00–75.00	887	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,655	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	52.95/cwt	52.00–55.00	578	4
Bulls	—	—	1,068	73.34/cwt	72.00–75.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	114.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	593	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	115.93/cwt	112.50–118.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	110.69/cwt	107.00–114.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	413	121.70/cwt	117.00–125.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	398	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 Jul 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 121Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 42Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	114.00	114.00
1	—	550	116.00	116.00
2	—	508	111.00–115.00	112.99
3	—	427	110.00–119.00	115.04
3	—	463	112.50–119.00	115.44
9	—	374	110.00–120.00	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
2	—	368	125.00–127.50	126.29
3	—	415	122.50–130.00	126.45
3	—	573	115.00–118.00	116.35
7	—	469	122.50–133.00	125.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	101.00	101.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
2	—	338	98.00–100.00	99.01
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	114.00	114.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	106.00	106.00
2	—	383	102.50–110.00	106.32
3	—	233	102.50–110.00	105.86
3	—	428	105.00–108.00	107.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	107.50	107.50
1	—	365	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	112.50–122.50	117.67
2	—	283	120.00–125.00	122.61
2	—	325	110.00–120.00	114.92
2	—	438	108.00–110.00	108.98
2	—	615	102.00–110.00	105.90
6	—	375	110.00–120.00	114.70
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	116.00	116.00
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
3	—	267	122.00–132.00	127.91
3	—	322	120.00–130.00	123.11
4	—	369	119.00–127.50	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	94.00	94.00
2	—	260	137.50–140.00	138.77
2	—	373	129.00–132.50	130.83
3	—	428	130.00–135.00	132.52
3	—	485	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,033	94.00	94.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	47.50	47.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	118.00–128.00	123.01
5	—	414	130.00–137.50	132.45
2	—	570	120.00–122.00	120.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	102.50	102.50
2	—	483	100.00–104.00	101.95
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	110.00	110.00
3	—	472	105.00–107.50	106.18
4	—	626	99.00–105.00	101.63
10	—	526	105.00–110.00	107.32
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	110.00–120.00	114.57
6	—	569	112.50–118.00	115.93
4	—	665	107.00–114.00	110.69
3	—	413	117.00–125.00	121.70
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,425	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,133.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	965	414.00–500.00	458.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	475.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,003	615.00–735.00	676.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,351	772.00–1,050.00	953.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	760.00–825.00	796.39
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	608.00	608.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	550.00–675.00	616.24
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	670	300.00	300.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	428.00	428.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	879	492.00–686.00	592.60
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	886.00	886.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	349.00	349.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	741	400.00–585.00	486.48
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	216.00	216.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,001	50.00–62.00	54.85
1	—	970	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,178	58.00–70.00	65.77
3	—	1,188	74.00–75.00	74.67
4	—	1,091	52.00–55.00	52.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	77.00–79.00	77.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	88.00–91.00	89.65
1	—	1,655	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,068	72.00–75.00	73.34

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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