Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of average to poor 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 $107.88/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$107.88

68 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$22.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.84

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	478	120.07	574	9thin
Medium 2	499	113.35	565	11thin
Small 1-2	424	105.16	446	43
Medium and Large 3	390	97.23	379	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.84/cwt here — about $195 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 sale68 hd

107.88

—

SC average5 barns · 491 hd

114.72

−6.84

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	—	High	1,530	99.42	1,521	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	67.87	953	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	63.59	703	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	53.82	565	22

Every lot, as filed

92 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	Small 1-2	—	260	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	304	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	111.62/cwt	108.00–115.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	470	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	112.24/cwt	112.00–112.50	640	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	115.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	517	111.29/cwt	110.00–114.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	120.51/cwt	116.00–123.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	123.70/cwt	121.00–127.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	101.32/cwt	100.00–102.50	327	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	323	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	621	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	618	100.31/cwt	98.00–103.00	620	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	109.51/cwt	105.00–113.00	296	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	469	107.26/cwt	100.00–110.00	503	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	225	102.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	230	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	371	106.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	393	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	104.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	437	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	105.55/cwt	100.00–111.00	549	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	313	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	402	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	279	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	342	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	124.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	132.56/cwt	128.00–135.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	102.29/cwt	97.50–110.00	225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	108.29/cwt	100.00–112.50	406	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	220	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	503	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	541	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	386	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	381	113.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,159.41/cwt	875.00–1,395.00	14,203	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	910	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,030	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,010	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	975	1,017.52/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	9,921	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,163.60/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	13,905	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	813.42/cwt	675.00–950.00	6,101	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,343	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	66.64/cwt	59.00–73.00	742	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	60.45/cwt	58.00–64.00	741	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	75.28/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,192	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	104.96/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,587	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	76.69/cwt	76.00–78.00	932	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	54.15/cwt	45.00–57.00	572	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	45.85/cwt	43.00–48.00	384	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	56.16/cwt	50.00–62.00	624	17
Bulls	—	—	1,548	93.87/cwt	82.00–97.00	1,453	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	571.50/cwt	568.00–575.00	4,515	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	640	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,160	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,818	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	773	456.92/cwt	413.00–500.00	3,532	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,379	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	12,482	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,261	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,085	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,866	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,018	645.11/cwt	600.00–685.00	6,567	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,905	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	978	724.04/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,081	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,615	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	645	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,064	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	676	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	413	118.77/cwt	117.50–120.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	472	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	514	116.11/cwt	115.00–117.50	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	123.56/cwt	117.50–128.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	445	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	624	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	716	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	111.30/cwt	107.50–115.00	451	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 Jul 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 235Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 58Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of average to poor 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
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	117.00	117.00
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
1	—	200	110.00	110.00
2	—	503	105.00–110.00	107.51
3	—	328	115.00–120.00	117.60
4	—	381	110.00–115.00	113.19
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	106.00	106.00
2	—	313	127.00–130.00	128.54
4	—	279	120.00–125.00	122.49
5	—	370	120.00–130.00	124.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	132.50	132.50
1	—	525	128.00	128.00
2	—	613	125.00	125.00
3	—	378	128.00–135.00	132.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	96.00	96.00
2	—	280	100.00–110.00	105.00
3	—	220	97.50–110.00	102.29
5	—	375	100.00–112.50	108.29
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	108.00–115.00	111.62
1	—	555	112.50	112.50
1	—	695	103.00	103.00
2	—	405	107.50–115.00	111.30
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	117.50	117.50
2	—	413	117.50–120.00	118.77
3	—	472	120.00	120.00
4	—	514	115.00–117.50	116.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	119.00	119.00
3	—	422	117.50–128.00	123.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
2	—	423	100.00–110.00	105.09
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	116.00	116.00
1	—	400	117.50	117.50
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
2	—	570	112.00–112.50	112.24
3	—	470	115.00–118.00	115.99
3	—	517	110.00–114.00	111.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	113.00	113.00
2	—	515	117.00–118.00	117.50
3	—	430	116.00–123.00	120.51
3	—	457	121.00–127.00	123.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	97.50	97.50
1	—	410	90.00	90.00
1	—	610	96.00	96.00
2	—	323	100.00–102.50	101.32
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	102.50	102.50
1	—	580	107.00	107.00
3	—	618	98.00–103.00	100.31
4	—	270	105.00–113.00	109.51
4	—	469	100.00–110.00	107.26
5	—	225	100.00–110.00	102.04
6	—	371	100.00–110.00	106.04
7	—	418	100.00–110.00	104.50
12	—	520	100.00–111.00	105.55

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,225	875.00–1,395.00	1,159.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	975	875.00–1,125.00	1,017.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,163.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	675.00–950.00	813.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	475.00	475.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	568.00–575.00	571.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	640	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	773	413.00–500.00	456.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	935.00	935.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	600.00–685.00	645.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	700.00–750.00	724.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,114	59.00–73.00	66.64
4	—	1,215	76.00–78.00	76.69
12	—	1,056	45.00–57.00	54.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	58.00–64.00	60.45
2	—	1,583	73.00–78.00	75.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	837	43.00–48.00	45.85
17	—	1,112	50.00–62.00	56.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	102.00–109.00	104.96
3	—	1,548	82.00–97.00	93.87

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle