Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls no trend due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $102.92/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$102.92

109 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$21.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

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	619	107.98	668	42
Medium and Large 2	496	106.07	526	35
Small 1-2	391	95.69	374	22
Medium and Large 3	362	86.58	313	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.40/cwt here — about $355 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 sale109 hd

102.92

—

SC average5 barns · 678 hd

104.43

−1.51

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	1,421	68.44	973	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	54.69	832	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	51.01	653	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	41.80	447	18

Every lot, as filed

110 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	Small 1-2	—	353	109.14/cwt	106.00–114.00	385	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.70/cwt	109.00–113.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	115.68/cwt	114.00–117.50	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	123.66/cwt	122.00–125.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	96.85/cwt	90.00–105.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	386	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	97.86/cwt	95.00–100.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	104.50/cwt	102.00–107.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	107.14/cwt	105.00–109.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	584	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	527	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	456.00/cwt	442.00–470.00	3,876	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	93.70/cwt	90.00–96.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	109.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	588	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	976	487.76/cwt	421.00–510.00	4,761	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	605	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,213	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	635.10/cwt	555.00–748.00	6,542	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	4,655	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	518.03/cwt	475.00–560.00	4,144	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,551	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,526	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	798	346.24/cwt	302.00–386.00	2,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	497.50/cwt	460.00–535.00	4,080	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	776.84/cwt	725.00–825.00	8,996	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	467.17/cwt	460.00–475.00	4,228	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	823	391.01/cwt	360.00–410.00	3,218	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,381	838.60/cwt	725.00–900.00	11,581	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	603.33/cwt	575.00–625.00	6,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	109.26/cwt	107.50–111.00	681	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	329	101.53/cwt	100.00–107.50	334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	547	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	113.71/cwt	110.00–119.00	372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	99.70/cwt	95.00–104.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	105.69/cwt	104.00–107.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	922	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	885	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	54.69/cwt	53.00–56.00	832	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	37.06/cwt	30.00–41.00	362	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	53.45/cwt	50.00–62.00	732	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	47.73/cwt	44.00–50.00	564	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	45.58/cwt	35.00–49.00	491	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	327	110.94/cwt	107.00–114.00	363	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	95.75/cwt	90.00–100.00	307	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	121.94/cwt	117.00–130.00	380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	120.85/cwt	120.00–122.50	290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	126.22/cwt	120.00–132.50	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	120.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	447	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	95.36/cwt	90.00–100.00	361	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	109.16/cwt	105.00–112.50	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	123.71/cwt	120.00–128.00	340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	137.79/cwt	130.00–147.00	518	7
Bulls	—	—	1,510	76.72/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,158	3
Bulls	—	—	1,288	56.01/cwt	53.00–59.00	721	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	618	99.19/cwt	95.00–105.00	613	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	91.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	119.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	401	139.32/cwt	138.50–145.00	559	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	104.86/cwt	103.00–107.50	708	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	369	93.14/cwt	90.00–102.50	344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	88.70/cwt	80.00–95.00	297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	107.49/cwt	104.00–112.50	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	113.76/cwt	107.50–119.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	113.81/cwt	112.50–114.00	469	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	443	97.51/cwt	95.00–100.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	631	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	578	100.08/cwt	95.00–103.00	578	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	92.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	106.68/cwt	106.00–108.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	124.50/cwt	122.50–127.50	571	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	424	103.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	438	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	774	342.23/cwt	300.00–387.00	2,649	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	695.98/cwt	657.00–722.00	8,943	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	978	855.14/cwt	800.00–910.00	8,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	248	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 377Last week 774Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	106.00–114.00	109.14
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
1	—	225	112.50	112.50
8	—	327	107.00–114.00	110.94
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
2	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	90.00	90.00
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
7	—	321	90.00–100.00	95.75
7	—	379	90.00–100.00	95.36
1	—	505	102.50	102.50
1	—	275	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	109.00–113.00	110.70
2	—	520	114.00–117.50	115.68
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
6	—	312	117.00–130.00	121.94
3	—	240	120.00–122.50	120.85
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
6	—	372	115.00–125.00	120.18
3	—	573	105.00–112.50	109.16
2	—	275	120.00–128.00	123.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	122.00–125.00	123.66
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
6	—	672	115.00	115.00
2	—	453	120.00–132.50	126.22
7	—	376	130.00–147.00	137.79
2	—	785	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	90.00–105.00	96.85
1	—	235	90.00	90.00
2	—	555	90.00–100.00	95.00
5	—	329	100.00–107.50	101.53
1	—	500	92.50	92.50
3	—	285	90.00	90.00
4	—	369	90.00–102.50	93.14
2	—	443	95.00–100.00	97.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	117.00	117.00
12	—	517	113.00	113.00
2	—	623	107.50–111.00	109.26
2	—	468	115.00–119.00	116.97
4	—	675	103.00–107.50	104.86
8	—	412	112.50–114.00	113.81
2	—	563	111.00–113.00	111.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	89.00	89.00
1	—	270	80.00	80.00
1	—	550	97.00	97.00
1	—	355	80.00	80.00
4	—	335	80.00–95.00	88.70
1	—	425	85.00	85.00
1	—	225	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	95.00–100.00	97.86
4	—	570	102.00–107.00	104.50
3	—	460	105.00–109.00	107.14
6	—	327	110.00–119.00	113.71
4	—	608	95.00–104.00	99.70
3	—	525	104.00–107.00	105.69
5	—	427	104.00–112.50	107.49
4	—	373	107.50–119.00	113.76
1	—	790	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	922	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	95.00	95.00
4	—	618	95.00–105.00	99.19
2	—	470	100.00–110.00	105.00
3	—	578	95.00–103.00	100.08
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
4	—	424	100.00–110.00	103.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	90.00–96.00	93.70
3	—	517	90.00–95.00	91.63
2	—	490	90.00	90.00
2	—	593	90.00–96.00	92.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	536	105.00–110.00	109.66
2	—	468	115.00–117.50	116.27
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
3	—	420	115.00–125.00	119.88
1	—	720	94.00	94.00
3	—	632	106.00–108.00	106.68
1	—	785	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	401	138.50–145.00	139.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	122.50–127.50	124.50

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	2	—	850	442.00–470.00	456.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	774	300.00–387.00	342.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	976	421.00–510.00	487.76
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	340.00	340.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	555.00–748.00	635.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,285	657.00–722.00	695.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	800.00–910.00	855.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	830	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	920	506.00	506.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	475.00–560.00	518.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	798	302.00–386.00	346.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	460.00–535.00	497.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	823	360.00–410.00	391.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	335.00	335.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	905	460.00–475.00	467.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	575.00–625.00	603.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	725.00–825.00	776.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,381	725.00–900.00	838.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	53.00–56.00	54.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	978	30.00–41.00	37.06
8	—	1,182	44.00–50.00	47.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,370	50.00–62.00	53.45
13	—	1,077	35.00–49.00	45.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	75.00–78.00	76.72
2	—	1,288	53.00–59.00	56.01

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