Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction with removal of incorrect high price feeder hiefer calf record *

Compared to last week feeder steers 3.50 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to good 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 $114.56/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$114.56

75 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$24.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.38

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	500	121.15	606	33
Medium 2	416	113.46	472	24
Small 1-2	372	107.80	401	12thin
Medium and Large 3	444	96.25	427	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.90/cwt here — about $179 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 sale75 hd

114.56

—

SC average5 barns · 360 hd

113.18

+1.38

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	1,587	86.46	1,372	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	69.78	1,027	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	63.43	743	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	51.68	565	20

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2Value Added	—	619	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	839	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	144.44/cwt	135.00–150.00	468	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	141.25/cwt	135.00–147.50	525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.02/cwt	128.00–132.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	127.02/cwt	126.00–128.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	132.26/cwt	132.00–132.50	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	118.80/cwt	117.50–120.00	564	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	123.79/cwt	122.50–125.00	462	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	273	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	334	108.90/cwt	104.00–110.00	364	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	432	107.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	466	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	488	112.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	548	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	403	108.74/cwt	107.50–110.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	93.35/cwt	90.00–96.00	383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	412	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	65.84/cwt	59.00–75.00	784	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	640	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	71.43/cwt	62.00–79.00	1,063	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	59.42/cwt	56.00–63.00	739	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	48.37/cwt	40.00–57.00	498	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	96.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	403	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	305	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	230	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	271	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	116.00/cwt	113.00–117.50	331	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	328	115.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	113.97/cwt	112.00–115.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	458	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	538	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	424	114.57/cwt	110.00–117.50	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	123.78/cwt	120.00–127.50	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	120.02/cwt	119.00–121.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	117.48/cwt	113.00–122.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	118.14/cwt	115.00–122.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.39/cwt	120.00–126.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,664	87.96/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,464	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	78.06/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,004	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	52.63/cwt	45.00–58.00	571	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	481	111.18/cwt	107.50–115.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,046.00/cwt	1,046.00–1,046.00	12,866	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,058	1,004.43/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	10,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	136.93/cwt	134.00–140.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	483	119.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	516	114.34/cwt	107.50–117.50	590	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	409	123.51/cwt	119.00–126.00	505	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	572	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	103.91/cwt	100.00–108.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	656	1
Bulls	—	—	1,045	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	794	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	582.00/cwt	582.00–582.00	5,209	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,549	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	860	741.96/cwt	680.00–825.00	6,381	2
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	759	724.01/cwt	675.00–850.00	5,495	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	788	613.73/cwt	600.00–625.00	4,836	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,758	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	997	828.03/cwt	775.00–900.00	8,255	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,038	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	10,224	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	963	763.18/cwt	675.00–850.00	7,349	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,085	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,968	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,050	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,038	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 148Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 27Year ago 0

*Correction with removal of incorrect high price feeder hiefer calf record *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	619	135.50	135.50
2	—	743	123.50	123.50
2	—	533	127.50	127.50
1	—	560	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	324	135.00–150.00	144.44
6	—	372	135.00–147.50	141.25
2	—	605	128.00–132.00	130.02
2	—	515	126.00–128.00	127.02
2	—	423	132.00–132.50	132.26
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	117.50–120.00	118.80
2	—	373	122.50–125.00	123.79
2	—	225	120.00–123.00	121.50
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	112.50	112.50
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	116.00	116.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	430	110.00	110.00
4	—	481	107.50–115.00	111.18
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	334	104.00–110.00	108.90
3	—	432	105.00–110.00	107.98
2	—	370	105.00–110.00	107.57
1	—	290	105.00	105.00
1	—	465	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	109.00	109.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
2	—	230	118.00	118.00
3	—	285	113.00–117.50	116.00
3	—	328	110.00–120.00	115.10
3	—	385	112.00–115.00	113.97
3	—	458	110.00–115.00	112.50
3	—	538	110.00–112.00	110.67
4	—	424	110.00–117.50	114.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	92.00	92.00
3	—	418	90.00–100.00	96.49
1	—	300	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
2	—	625	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	120.00–127.50	123.78
2	—	470	119.00–121.00	120.02
2	—	570	117.50–120.00	118.74
3	—	368	120.00–125.00	121.61
3	—	615	113.00–122.00	117.48
6	—	532	115.00–122.00	118.14
7	—	425	120.00–126.00	123.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	110.00–115.00	112.32
2	—	523	110.00	110.00
2	—	403	107.50–110.00	108.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	90.00–96.00	93.35
2	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	120.00–121.00	120.20
4	—	418	134.00–140.00	136.93
3	—	587	115.00–120.00	116.68
2	—	608	115.00–117.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	115.00–125.00	119.97
5	—	516	107.50–117.50	114.34
5	—	409	119.00–126.00	123.51
3	—	572	110.00	110.00
2	—	675	100.00–108.00	103.91
1	—	760	99.00	99.00
1	—	610	107.50	107.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,191	59.00–75.00	65.84
4	—	1,286	77.00–80.00	78.06
13	—	1,085	45.00–58.00	52.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	50.00	50.00
12	—	1,488	62.00–79.00	71.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,243	56.00–63.00	59.42
14	—	1,030	40.00–57.00	48.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,664	80.00–95.00	87.96
1	—	1,045	76.00	76.00

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	—	1,230	1,046.00	1,046.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	875.00–1,125.00	1,004.43
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	582.00	582.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	425.00	425.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	680.00–825.00	741.96
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	759	675.00–850.00	724.01
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	788	600.00–625.00	613.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	997	775.00–900.00	828.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	985.00	985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	675.00–850.00	763.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	575.00	575.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle