Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction replacement goat entry changed from per cwt to per head or family as applicable *

No trends 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 $110.40/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$110.40

42 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$21.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

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	484	117.84	570	13thin
Medium 2	427	114.07	487	13thin
Small 1-2	481	105.67	508	9thin
Medium and Large 3	525	95.88	503	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.96/cwt here — about $67 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 sale42 hd

110.40

—

SC average5 barns · 442 hd

108.48

+1.93

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	1,551	77.12	1,196	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	58.10	865	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	56.69	674	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	48.38	474	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	112.73/cwt	110.00–116.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	113.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	106.10/cwt	104.00–107.50	541	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	578	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	613	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	497	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	134.95/cwt	133.00–138.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	143.95/cwt	143.00–145.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	53.12/cwt	50.00–56.00	549	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	43.63/cwt	40.00–48.00	404	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	61.77/cwt	58.00–68.00	940	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	50.76/cwt	45.00–56.00	722	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	51.47/cwt	45.00–57.00	551	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	62.95/cwt	59.00–70.00	839	5
Bulls	—	—	1,711	83.31/cwt	79.00–92.00	1,425	5
Bulls	—	—	1,390	70.92/cwt	61.00–76.00	986	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,873	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	11,880	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	594.00/cwt	594.00–594.00	6,534	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	905	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	143.95/cwt	142.00–146.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	141.91/cwt	136.00–145.00	541	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	107.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,201.60/cwt	978.00–1,386.00	16,882	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,929	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,353	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	981	565.91/cwt	542.00–595.00	5,552	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	953	544.95/cwt	510.00–579.00	5,193	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,045	691.53/cwt	600.00–860.00	7,226	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	545.98/cwt	500.00–585.00	5,831	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	733.98/cwt	636.00–885.00	9,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,675	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,860	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,075	581.00/cwt	581.00–581.00	6,246	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	328	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	383	113.48/cwt	113.00–114.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	408	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	121.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	118.72/cwt	116.00–123.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	115.96/cwt	114.00–119.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	94.71/cwt	91.00–97.00	584	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	394	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	588	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	632	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	427	105.34/cwt	105.00–106.00	450	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	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 Aug 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 321Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 48Year ago 0

*Correction replacement goat entry changed from per cwt to per head or family as applicable *

No trends 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
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	110.00–116.00	112.73
4	—	518	110.00–115.00	113.46
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	113.00	113.00
1	—	430	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	115.00–119.00	116.99
2	—	520	119.00	119.00
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
3	—	418	133.00–138.00	134.95
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	104.00–107.50	106.10
2	—	578	105.00–107.00	105.97
2	—	460	106.00–110.00	107.96
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	430	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	143.00–145.00	143.95
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	122.00	122.00
1	—	485	126.00	126.00
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
2	—	593	116.00–119.00	117.49
4	—	325	142.00–146.00	143.95
6	—	381	136.00–145.00	141.91
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	105.00–110.00	107.38
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	109.00	109.00
2	—	328	115.00	115.00
2	—	383	113.00–114.00	113.48
2	—	485	110.00–113.00	111.48
2	—	565	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	408	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	119.00–123.00	121.01
2	—	423	119.00–122.00	120.46
2	—	578	114.00–115.00	114.49
3	—	477	116.00–123.00	118.72
4	—	518	114.00–119.00	115.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	92.00	92.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
3	—	617	91.00–97.00	94.71
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	375	105.00	105.00
2	—	588	105.00–110.00	107.49
3	—	427	105.00–106.00	105.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	50.00–56.00	53.12
2	—	925	40.00–48.00	43.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	58.00–68.00	61.77
2	—	1,423	45.00–56.00	50.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,070	45.00–57.00	51.47
5	—	1,333	59.00–70.00	62.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,711	79.00–92.00	83.31
5	—	1,390	61.00–76.00	70.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	442.00	442.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	594.00	594.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	670.00	670.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	581.00	581.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,405	978.00–1,386.00	1,201.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	485.00	485.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	981	542.00–595.00	565.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	510.00–579.00	544.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	600.00–860.00	691.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	500.00–585.00	545.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	636.00–885.00	733.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	600.00	600.00

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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