Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction replacement goat entry changed from per cwt to per family *

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows steady,, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate 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 $114.95/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$114.95

68 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$14.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.26

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	477	122.04	582	24
Medium 2	488	112.30	548	29
Medium and Large 3	325	110.38	359	6thin
Small 1-2	500	107.58	537	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.46/cwt here — about $44 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

114.95

—

SC average5 barns · 535 hd

115.20

−0.26

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	1,555	97.00	1,508	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	72.25	1,098	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	66.80	774	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,365	59.72	815	3thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 and Large 1-2	—	553	134.98/cwt	128.00–140.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	140.89/cwt	134.00–144.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	139.53/cwt	137.00–142.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	368	127.46/cwt	123.00–131.00	469	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	328	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	410	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	573	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	465	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	685	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	733	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	488	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	132.04/cwt	120.00–136.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	453	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	658	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	700	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	788	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	344	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	118.47/cwt	116.00–120.00	385	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	860	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	230	106.85/cwt	100.00–114.00	246	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	5,888	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	925	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,631	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	880	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,040	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Mexican Origin	—	308	121.15/cwt	115.00–127.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Mexican Origin	—	265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	122.56/cwt	119.00–125.00	577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	118.74/cwt	115.00–124.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	122.47/cwt	118.00–125.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	628	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	535	116.35/cwt	115.00–118.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	108.67/cwt	107.00–111.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	421	119.97/cwt	118.00–123.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	589	113.74/cwt	110.00–119.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	119.41/cwt	115.00–123.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	126.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	128.96/cwt	124.00–133.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.22/cwt	119.00–127.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	124.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	403	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	478	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	462	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	522	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	548	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	107.56/cwt	105.00–114.00	602	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	930	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,138	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	16,103	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,844	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	865	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	974	781.58/cwt	750.00–825.00	7,613	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,019	773.40/cwt	700.00–925.00	7,881	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,949	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,269	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,480	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	878	505.60/cwt	475.00–535.00	4,439	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	908	559.81/cwt	550.00–570.00	5,083	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,773	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,045	828.72/cwt	755.00–899.00	8,660	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	767.60/cwt	739.00–798.00	6,256	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,600	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	551.84/cwt	497.00–603.00	4,387	4
Bulls	—	—	1,555	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	82.08/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,049	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	51.74/cwt	46.00–56.00	548	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	67.93/cwt	58.00–76.00	789	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	78.98/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,234	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	68.89/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,032	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	734	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,393	61.58/cwt	61.00–62.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	589	113.01/cwt	109.00–114.50	666	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	117.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	438	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	723	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	116.45/cwt	115.00–118.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	345	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	630	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 262Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 136Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 29Year ago 0

*Correction replacement goat entry changed from per cwt to per family *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	128.00–140.00	134.98
3	—	482	134.00–144.00	140.89
2	—	410	137.00–142.00	139.53
1	—	780	122.00	122.00
1	—	715	123.00	123.00
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
1	—	385	142.00	142.00
4	—	617	120.00–136.00	132.04
1	—	315	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	123.00–131.00	127.46
5	—	328	120.00–130.00	125.03
2	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.40
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	122.50	122.50
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	117.50	117.50
1	—	700	112.50	112.50
2	—	295	116.00–117.00	116.50
4	—	325	116.00–120.00	118.47
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	112.00	112.00
2	—	230	100.00–114.00	106.85
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
10	—	589	109.00–114.50	113.01
6	—	373	115.00–120.00	117.34
2	—	723	102.00–103.00	102.50
2	—	475	115.00–118.00	116.45
2	—	345	116.00–120.00	118.00
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
1	—	630	107.00	107.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	113.00	113.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
3	—	522	105.00	105.00
4	—	560	105.00–114.00	107.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	105.00	105.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	115.00–127.00	121.15
1	—	265	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	119.00–125.00	122.56
4	—	564	115.00–124.00	118.74
4	—	510	118.00–125.00	122.47
3	—	417	124.00–126.00	124.97
2	—	373	120.00–127.00	123.62
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	107.00	107.00
2	—	488	105.00–110.00	107.49
1	—	430	107.50	107.50
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	110.00–111.00	110.51
3	—	535	115.00–118.00	116.35
3	—	665	107.00–111.00	108.67
4	—	421	118.00–123.00	119.97
4	—	589	110.00–119.00	113.74
5	—	470	115.00–123.00	119.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	107.50	107.50
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
3	—	422	125.00–130.00	126.95
5	—	464	124.00–133.00	128.96
5	—	575	119.00–127.00	121.22
8	—	519	120.00–129.00	124.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
2	—	403	100.00	100.00
2	—	455	100.00–110.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	785.00	785.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	974	750.00–825.00	781.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,019	700.00–925.00	773.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	535.00	535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	735.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	878	475.00–535.00	505.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	908	550.00–570.00	559.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	755.00–899.00	828.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	739.00–798.00	767.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	860.00	860.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	795	497.00–603.00	551.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	80.00–84.00	82.08
3	—	1,060	46.00–56.00	51.74
13	—	1,162	58.00–76.00	67.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	78.00–81.00	78.98
6	—	1,498	64.00–72.00	68.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,393	61.00–62.00	61.58

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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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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