Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trend available due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.11/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$107.11

57 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$27.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

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	506	115.29	584	31
Medium and Large 2	442	104.03	460	11thin
Small 1-2	417	93.53	390	12thin
Medium and Large 3	442	88.17	389	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.12/cwt here — about $194 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 sale57 hd

107.11

—

SC average5 barns · 525 hd

104.65

+2.46

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	1,562	71.73	1,120	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	46.41	577	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,261	44.90	566	17

Every lot, as filed

118 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	—	325	134.85/cwt	132.50–137.50	438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	19,698	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	931.16/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	11,248	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,055	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	847.89/cwt	825.00–875.00	10,285	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	772	490.77/cwt	416.00–590.00	3,789	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	678	272.26/cwt	215.00–351.00	1,846	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	990	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	4,316	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	756	316.93/cwt	239.00–351.00	2,396	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	690	250.93/cwt	223.00–285.00	1,731	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	411.23/cwt	385.00–432.00	3,537	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	754.09/cwt	675.00–820.00	7,624	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	718.75/cwt	675.00–775.00	5,750	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	540.42/cwt	475.00–600.00	4,621	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	561.85/cwt	525.00–600.00	4,888	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,620	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	857	397.28/cwt	350.00–485.00	3,405	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,624	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	830	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	940	411.84/cwt	400.00–425.00	3,871	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	360	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	288	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	312	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	101.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	594	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	503	108.50/cwt	107.50–110.00	546	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	613	97.25/cwt	97.00–97.50	596	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	114.01/cwt	110.00–119.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.68/cwt	100.00–102.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	103.00/cwt	100.00–109.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	120.02/cwt	117.50–122.50	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	105.47/cwt	104.00–107.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	130.82/cwt	125.00–137.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.43/cwt	120.00–127.50	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	124.71/cwt	119.00–130.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	503	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	682	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	47.51/cwt	44.00–52.00	613	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	41.16/cwt	30.00–45.00	502	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	50.07/cwt	47.00–55.00	675	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	42.09/cwt	36.00–46.00	472	11
Bulls	—	—	1,517	68.97/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,046	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,356	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	318	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	227	107.21/cwt	100.00–112.50	243	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	428	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	471	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	105.79/cwt	100.00–112.50	286	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	116.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	124.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.03/cwt	125.00–140.00	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	132.26/cwt	125.00–138.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.19/cwt	121.00–136.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	132.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	140.34/cwt	132.50–148.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	121.55/cwt	120.00–123.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,929	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	475.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	4,441	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	768.54/cwt	735.00–800.00	10,245	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	864.80/cwt	825.00–925.00	10,957	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	551.00/cwt	551.00–551.00	5,951	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	507.46/cwt	485.00–525.00	5,064	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	557.64/cwt	550.00–565.00	6,736	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	5,513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	833	601.28/cwt	575.00–625.00	5,009	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	895	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,041	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	855	771.78/cwt	725.00–825.00	6,599	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	110.05/cwt	108.00–112.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	124.53/cwt	120.00–129.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	114.64/cwt	110.00–117.50	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	110.50/cwt	107.00–114.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	113.22/cwt	109.00–119.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	106.30/cwt	105.00–107.50	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	101.66/cwt	100.00–102.50	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	105.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	444	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	332	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	632	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	284	94.21/cwt	90.00–102.50	268	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	893	566.90/cwt	525.00–610.00	5,062	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	843	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	627	2

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

Wed Oct 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 193Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last week no trend available due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	132.50–137.50	134.85
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
6	—	520	125.00–140.00	133.03
5	—	470	125.00–138.00	132.26
4	—	615	121.00–136.00	127.19
3	—	572	130.00–138.00	132.91
2	—	435	132.50–148.00	140.34
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	100.00–112.50	107.21
2	—	428	110.00	110.00
2	—	270	100.00–112.50	105.79
1	—	680	95.00	95.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	90.00	90.00
1	—	555	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	110.00–120.00	116.91
2	—	635	110.00–115.00	112.52
2	—	340	120.00–130.00	124.93
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	122.50	122.50
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	60.00	60.00
2	—	505	57.00	57.00
1	—	725	43.00	43.00
1	—	670	47.50	47.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	100.00–105.00	101.61
3	—	503	107.50–110.00	108.50
2	—	613	97.00–97.50	97.25
2	—	475	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	90.00	90.00
2	—	518	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	110.00–119.00	114.01
3	—	670	100.00–102.00	100.68
3	—	615	100.00–109.00	103.00
3	—	468	117.50–122.50	120.02
2	—	568	104.00–107.00	105.47
2	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	125.00–137.00	130.82
3	—	528	120.00–127.50	123.43
3	—	460	119.00–130.00	124.71
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	415	150.00–152.00	150.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	120.00–123.00	121.55
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
2	—	620	108.00–112.00	110.05
2	—	660	116.00–119.00	117.49
4	—	366	120.00–129.00	124.53
4	—	510	110.00–117.50	114.64
6	—	578	107.00–114.00	110.50
9	—	476	109.00–119.00	113.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	105.00–107.50	106.30
2	—	570	100.00–104.00	102.04
3	—	382	100.00–102.50	101.66
4	—	408	100.00–110.00	105.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	90.00	90.00
1	—	420	87.50	87.50
1	—	510	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	97.50	97.50
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
1	—	645	98.00	98.00
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
2	—	430	90.00	90.00
4	—	284	90.00–102.50	94.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	725.00–825.00	771.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,595	1,235.00	1,235.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,208	850.00–1,025.00	931.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	825.00–875.00	847.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	575.00–625.00	601.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	675.00	675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	772	416.00–590.00	490.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	678	215.00–351.00	272.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	436.00	436.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	756	239.00–351.00	316.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	690	223.00–285.00	250.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	385.00–432.00	411.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,011	675.00–820.00	754.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	800	675.00–775.00	718.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	475.00–600.00	540.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	870	525.00–600.00	561.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	857	350.00–485.00	397.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	820	320.00	320.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	400.00–425.00	411.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	843	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	450.00–500.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	893	525.00–610.00	566.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	735.00–800.00	768.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,267	825.00–925.00	864.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	551.00	551.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	485.00–525.00	507.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,208	550.00–565.00	557.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,290	44.00–52.00	47.51
7	—	1,220	30.00–45.00	41.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,348	47.00–55.00	50.07
11	—	1,121	36.00–46.00	42.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	63.00–72.00	68.97
1	—	1,695	80.00	80.00

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