Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle no trend available due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Heavy offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.23/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$121.23

297 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$30.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

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	508	127.34	647	195
Medium 2	452	117.71	532	43
Small 1-2	421	108.50	456	33
Medium and Large 3	406	97.31	395	26

One grade step is worth $30.03/cwt here — about $253 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 sale297 hd

121.23

—

SC average5 barns · 660 hd

121.63

−0.40

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	1,409	69.59	981	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	57.70	882	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	51.85	609	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	40.18	439	13

Every lot, as filed

113 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	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	371	124.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	463	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	511	113.01/cwt	110.00–117.00	577	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	329	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.50	406	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	277	122.31/cwt	117.50–127.50	339	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	422	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	499	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	793	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	801	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	573	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	471	101.41/cwt	100.00–107.50	478	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	568	97.74/cwt	94.00–105.00	555	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	413	102.80/cwt	100.00–107.50	425	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	518	100.58/cwt	100.00–103.00	521	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	376	102.43/cwt	100.00–107.50	385	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	97.62/cwt	95.00–103.00	605	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	100.62/cwt	100.00–102.00	327	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	272	104.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	283	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	95.40/cwt	90.00–100.00	314	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	93.35/cwt	90.00–100.00	340	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	91.67/cwt	90.00–95.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	95.89/cwt	90.00–100.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	91.61/cwt	90.00–92.50	236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	612	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	108.73/cwt	106.00–111.00	628	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	499	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	110.43/cwt	110.00–117.00	506	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium 2Value Added	—	698	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	107.04/cwt	105.00–110.00	573	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	103.88/cwt	100.00–106.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	462	107.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	618	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	382	109.45/cwt	105.00–112.50	418	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	521	101.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	529	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	469	104.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	489	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	422	106.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	447	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	613	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	582	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	765	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	673	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	96.07/cwt	90.00–100.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	121.66/cwt	117.50–127.50	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	472	114.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	417	111.26/cwt	109.00–115.00	464	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	104.50/cwt	103.00–105.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	655	102.35/cwt	100.00–104.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	513	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	557	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	37.05/cwt	30.00–44.00	397	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	50.60/cwt	48.00–53.00	587	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	55.63/cwt	50.00–63.00	839	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,059	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	56.65/cwt	50.00–65.00	710	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	44.90/cwt	36.00–49.00	475	20
Bulls	—	—	1,370	67.20/cwt	50.00–77.00	921	13
Bulls	—	—	1,663	85.14/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,416	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	808	345.68/cwt	243.00–480.00	2,793	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	726.00/cwt	726.00–726.00	9,946	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	920	420.75/cwt	394.00–445.00	3,871	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,990	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,758	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	334.81/cwt	243.00–375.00	2,545	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	813	277.38/cwt	257.00–300.00	2,255	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,483	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,289	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,008	678.22/cwt	625.00–750.00	6,836	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	968	468.02/cwt	400.00–535.00	4,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	119.67/cwt	110.00–130.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	346	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	469	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	113.93/cwt	113.50–117.00	772	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	722	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	132.83/cwt	126.50–133.50	712	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	132.27/cwt	131.50–132.50	577	60
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	91.27/cwt	90.00–92.50	242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	98.33/cwt	95.00–100.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	97.71/cwt	95.00–100.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	98.08/cwt	90.00–100.00	362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	99.14/cwt	93.00–102.50	330	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	108.35/cwt	107.50–110.00	296	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	312	110.21/cwt	105.00–116.00	344	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	462	109.18/cwt	107.50–110.00	504	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	518	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	570	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	236	108.59/cwt	107.00–110.00	256	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	384	111.47/cwt	110.00–116.00	428	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	576	102.60/cwt	96.00–107.50	591	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	427	108.94/cwt	105.00–113.00	465	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	905	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,747	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	3,159	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,065	516.20/cwt	475.00–550.00	5,498	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	985	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,925	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 774Last week 490Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 44Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
2	—	383	110.00–130.00	119.67
2	—	513	122.00–123.00	122.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	110.00	110.00
8	—	371	120.00–130.00	124.73
7	—	511	110.00–117.00	113.01
7	—	329	120.00–127.50	123.52
6	—	277	117.50–127.50	122.31
3	—	422	115.00–120.00	118.36
2	—	793	100.00–102.00	101.00
2	—	573	117.00–120.00	118.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	120.50	120.50
10	—	469	123.00	123.00
22	—	346	135.50	135.50
27	—	678	113.50–117.00	113.93
29	—	594	121.50	121.50
32	—	536	126.50–133.50	132.83
60	—	436	131.50–132.50	132.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	91.00	91.00
2	—	265	90.00–92.50	91.27
2	—	658	90.00–95.00	92.49
3	—	410	95.00–100.00	98.33
3	—	570	95.00–100.00	97.71
5	—	369	90.00–100.00	98.08
8	—	333	93.00–102.50	99.14
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
3	—	273	107.50–110.00	108.35
3	—	312	105.00–116.00	110.21
3	—	462	107.50–110.00	109.18
3	—	518	110.00	110.00
4	—	236	107.00–110.00	108.59
4	—	384	110.00–116.00	111.47
4	—	576	96.00–107.50	102.60
7	—	427	105.00–113.00	108.94
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	471	100.00–107.50	101.41
9	—	568	94.00–105.00	97.74
8	—	413	100.00–107.50	102.80
5	—	518	100.00–103.00	100.58
4	—	376	100.00–107.50	102.43
3	—	620	95.00–103.00	97.62
3	—	325	100.00–102.00	100.62
3	—	272	100.00–110.00	104.16
1	—	655	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	90.00–100.00	95.40
7	—	364	90.00–100.00	93.35
3	—	475	90.00–95.00	91.67
3	—	433	90.00–100.00	95.89
3	—	258	90.00–92.50	91.61
1	—	550	90.00	90.00
1	—	530	90.00	90.00
1	—	220	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	522	117.25	117.25
25	—	578	106.00–111.00	108.73
16	—	406	123.00	123.00
7	—	664	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	458	110.00–117.00	110.43
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	535	105.00–110.00	107.04
6	—	580	100.00–106.00	103.88
6	—	462	105.00–110.00	107.76
6	—	428	105.00	105.00
3	—	618	102.00–104.00	102.99
3	—	382	105.00–112.50	109.45
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	100.00–105.00	101.45
7	—	469	100.00–110.00	104.25
5	—	422	100.00–110.00	106.00
4	—	613	95.00	95.00
1	—	765	88.00	88.00
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	90.00	90.00
3	—	467	90.00–100.00	96.07
2	—	575	90.00–100.00	95.00
1	—	715	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	117.50–127.50	121.66
2	—	500	115.00–117.50	116.25
2	—	423	124.00–126.00	124.98
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	110.00–115.00	114.04
5	—	417	109.00–115.00	111.26
4	—	569	103.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	655	100.00–104.00	102.35
2	—	513	107.00–110.00	108.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,072	30.00–44.00	37.05
3	—	1,160	48.00–53.00	50.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	50.00–63.00	55.63
1	—	1,605	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,254	50.00–65.00	56.65
20	—	1,058	36.00–49.00	44.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,370	50.00–77.00	67.20
2	—	1,663	80.00–89.00	85.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	808	243.00–480.00	345.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	726.00	726.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	394.00–445.00	420.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	760	243.00–375.00	334.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	813	257.00–300.00	277.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	625.00–750.00	678.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	400.00–535.00	468.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	900	351.00	351.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,065	475.00–550.00	516.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	635.00	635.00

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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