Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparison is available as market was not reported.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.60/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$110.60

53 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.19

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	526	115.73	608	25
Small 1-2	355	106.67	379	17thin
Medium 2	537	105.01	564	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.72/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 sale53 hd

110.60

—

SC average4 barns · 268 hd

110.41

+0.19

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	1,725	84.60	1,459	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,318	59.98	791	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	59.72	760	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	54.55	496	11

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,200	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,305	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	940	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,760	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	382	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	43.65/cwt	40.00–48.00	507	5
Bulls	—	—	1,802	86.91/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,566	5
Bulls	—	—	1,533	78.82/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	149.29/cwt	147.50–151.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	103.93/cwt	100.00–108.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	715	101.80/cwt	97.00–106.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	419	117.21/cwt	110.00–122.50	491	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	114.52/cwt	109.00–122.50	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	135.88/cwt	132.50–137.50	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	116.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	118.17/cwt	115.00–121.00	612	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	484	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	723	89.84/cwt	85.00–95.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	109.30/cwt	108.00–110.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	517	109.16/cwt	107.50–110.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	114.48/cwt	111.00–118.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	118.28/cwt	116.00–120.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	116.69/cwt	115.00–122.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	110.75/cwt	108.00–114.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	117.54/cwt	113.00–120.00	612	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	110.57/cwt	110.00–112.50	304	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	100.60/cwt	100.00–102.50	473	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	318	108.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	344	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	139.30/cwt	137.50–141.00	589	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	59.28/cwt	54.00–63.00	545	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	46.27/cwt	44.00–51.00	412	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	59.98/cwt	58.00–62.00	791	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	62.49/cwt	54.00–71.00	807	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,029	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,243	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,015	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,389	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,040	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,424	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	970	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,428	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,905	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,975	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	115.31/cwt	110.00–121.00	438	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.60/cwt	133.00–139.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	138.80/cwt	135.00–146.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	147.51/cwt	145.00–152.50	521	3

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 146Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week no comparison is available as market was not reported.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
4	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	273	140.00	140.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	127.50	127.50
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	147.50–151.00	149.29
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
2	—	423	137.50–141.00	139.30
8	—	576	133.00–139.00	136.60
4	—	510	135.00–146.00	138.80
3	—	353	145.00–152.50	147.51
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	110.00–121.00	115.31
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	615	100.00–108.00	103.93
3	—	715	97.00–106.00	101.80
5	—	419	110.00–122.50	117.21
5	—	470	109.00–122.50	114.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
2	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	417	132.50–137.50	135.88
3	—	570	115.00–120.00	116.62
5	—	518	115.00–121.00	118.17
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
2	—	430	112.50	112.50
2	—	723	85.00–95.00	89.84
3	—	470	108.00–110.00	109.30
3	—	517	107.50–110.00	109.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
2	—	578	111.00–118.00	114.48
4	—	425	116.00–120.00	118.28
4	—	475	115.00–122.00	116.69
4	—	618	108.00–114.00	110.75
10	—	521	113.00–120.00	117.54
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
2	—	355	110.00	110.00
4	—	275	110.00–112.50	110.57
4	—	470	100.00–102.50	100.60
6	—	318	100.00–110.00	108.12

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	4	—	750	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	40.00–48.00	43.65
29	—	1,291	54.00–71.00	62.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	919	54.00–63.00	59.28
4	—	890	44.00–51.00	46.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,318	58.00–62.00	59.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,802	85.00–91.00	86.91
2	—	1,533	74.00–82.00	78.82

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