Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $108.81/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −98.42 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.

Average price

$108.81

56 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$18.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.71

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	564	113.45	640	8thin
Medium 2	515	113.42	584	28
Small 1-2	531	103.98	552	12thin
Medium and Large 3	503	95.27	479	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about $161 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 sale56 hd

108.81

—

SC average5 barns · 302 hd

103.09

+5.71

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.23

−98.42

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	—	Low	1,845	75.71	1,397	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	61.01	948	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	57.44	667	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	47.01	461	8thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	469	116.92/cwt	114.00–122.00	548	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	578	108.71/cwt	106.00–110.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	118.12/cwt	115.00–123.00	508	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	103.93/cwt	100.00–107.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	507	111.64/cwt	110.00–112.50	566	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	260	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	584	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	313	129.32/cwt	120.00–132.50	405	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	476	118.74/cwt	115.00–123.00	565	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	522	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	618	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	278	129.45/cwt	122.50–135.00	360	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	228	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.50	277	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	515	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	483	100.13/cwt	97.50–103.00	484	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	533	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	546	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	312	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	92.53/cwt	90.00–97.50	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	116.45/cwt	114.00–119.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	529	105.62/cwt	104.00–110.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	633	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	107.46/cwt	100.00–110.00	521	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	100.52/cwt	100.00–101.00	576	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	655	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	94.27/cwt	92.50–96.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	93.76/cwt	92.50–95.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	97.54/cwt	90.00–105.00	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	114.82/cwt	114.00–117.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	43.64/cwt	35.00–49.00	421	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	57.13/cwt	53.00–59.00	587	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	61.01/cwt	55.00–68.00	948	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	60.33/cwt	58.00–67.00	725	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	53.30/cwt	45.00–56.00	589	7
Bulls	—	—	1,803	72.61/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,309	3
Bulls	—	—	1,970	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.50	414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	124.05/cwt	122.00–126.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	579	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	326	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	364	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	410	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,530	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,045	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,531	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,037	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	755	392.88/cwt	325.00–450.00	2,966	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	845	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	973	618.41/cwt	500.00–675.00	6,017	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	968	816.48/cwt	675.00–900.00	7,904	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,315	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	990	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,198	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	880	643.61/cwt	576.00–757.00	5,664	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	401.38/cwt	308.00–453.00	3,050	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	818	358.66/cwt	300.00–450.00	2,934	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 221Last week 146Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	114.00–122.00	116.92
5	—	578	106.00–110.00	108.71
5	—	430	115.00–123.00	118.12
3	—	675	100.00–107.00	103.93
3	—	507	110.00–112.50	111.64
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	260	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	100.00–110.00	107.46
2	—	573	100.00–101.00	100.52
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	97.00	97.00
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	92.50–96.00	94.27
2	—	545	95.00–96.00	95.50
2	—	470	92.50–95.00	93.76
2	—	438	90.00–105.00	97.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	114.00–117.00	114.82
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
1	—	565	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	137.50	137.50
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
2	—	310	130.00–137.50	133.63
2	—	533	122.00–126.00	124.05
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	313	120.00–132.50	129.32
4	—	476	115.00–123.00	118.74
3	—	522	115.00–120.00	118.34
3	—	278	122.50–135.00	129.45
2	—	228	120.00–122.50	121.32
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	117.00	117.00
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	90.00	90.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
1	—	370	102.50	102.50
1	—	415	90.00	90.00
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	102.50	102.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	112.50	112.50
1	—	310	117.50	117.50
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
2	—	390	100.00–110.00	105.00
2	—	485	110.00–112.50	111.24
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	97.50–103.00	100.13
2	—	533	100.00–105.00	102.44
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	99.00	99.00
1	—	240	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	90.00–97.50	92.53
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
1	—	420	90.00	90.00
1	—	345	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	108.00–109.00	108.50
2	—	460	114.00–119.00	116.45
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
1	—	515	112.50	112.50
1	—	405	114.00	114.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	104.00–110.00	105.62
3	—	428	110.00	110.00
2	—	633	100.00–105.00	102.55
2	—	475	105.00–109.00	107.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
1	—	575	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	964	35.00–49.00	43.64
2	—	1,028	53.00–59.00	57.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,554	55.00–68.00	61.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,201	58.00–67.00	60.33
7	—	1,106	45.00–56.00	53.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,803	70.00–75.00	72.61
1	—	1,970	85.00	85.00

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	—	1,130	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	585.00	585.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	325.00–450.00	392.88
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	973	500.00–675.00	618.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	968	675.00–900.00	816.48
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	425.00	425.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	880	576.00–757.00	643.61
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	760	308.00–453.00	401.38
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	818	300.00–450.00	358.66

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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