Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend, 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 $109.48/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$109.48

76 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$30.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.17

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	481	117.31	564	40
Medium and Large 2	482	110.02	530	16thin
Small 1-2	327	101.15	331	9thin
Medium and Large 3	377	87.05	328	11thin

One grade step is worth $30.27/cwt here — about $236 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 sale76 hd

109.48

—

SC average5 barns · 678 hd

107.31

+2.17

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	1,303	60.18	784	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	47.69	563	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	39.59	403	10

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	518	109.08/cwt	105.00–112.50	565	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	576	109.74/cwt	105.00–114.00	632	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	308	104.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	323	6
Bulls	—	—	2,135	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,095	52.98/cwt	45.00–62.00	580	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	42.62/cwt	38.00–45.00	529	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	51.92/cwt	49.00–57.00	587	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	46.76/cwt	45.00–48.00	534	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	36.52/cwt	30.00–39.00	352	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.40/cwt	125.00–134.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	545	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	522	101.60/cwt	100.00–105.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	123.84/cwt	122.50–125.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	115.02/cwt	112.00–117.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	124.60/cwt	122.00–128.00	424	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,009.80/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	11,461	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	823.65/cwt	725.00–975.00	9,744	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	885.28/cwt	825.00–925.00	12,058	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	993	612.72/cwt	600.00–625.00	6,084	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	968	619.49/cwt	525.00–675.00	5,997	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,138	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	441.23/cwt	400.00–475.00	3,552	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	114.73/cwt	113.00–117.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	116.26/cwt	110.00–123.00	545	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.25/cwt	122.00–122.50	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	115.74/cwt	113.00–119.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	119.75/cwt	118.00–122.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	115.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	115.75/cwt	115.00–117.50	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	112.85/cwt	107.00–115.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	505	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	101.21/cwt	100.00–102.50	288	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	103.83/cwt	100.00–107.50	249	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	92.35/cwt	90.00–97.50	251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	138.60/cwt	135.00–142.50	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	135.23/cwt	132.50–138.00	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	377	104.31/cwt	97.50–107.50	393	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	308	99.15/cwt	97.50–100.00	305	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	228	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	228	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	86.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	109.01/cwt	105.00–115.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	114.09/cwt	110.00–117.50	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	109.24/cwt	107.50–111.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	117.74/cwt	117.50–118.00	439	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 265Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 90Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	105.00–112.50	109.08
4	—	576	105.00–114.00	109.74
6	—	308	100.00–110.00	104.99
2	—	420	110.00	110.00
2	—	285	100.00–102.50	101.21
2	—	240	100.00–107.50	103.83
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	125.00–134.00	128.40
4	—	410	135.00–142.50	138.60
3	—	522	125.00–130.00	126.63
3	—	363	135.00–140.00	138.33
3	—	335	132.50–138.00	135.23
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	122.50	122.50
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	117.50	117.50
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
2	—	568	122.00–122.50	122.25
3	—	470	113.00–119.00	115.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	90.00	90.00
3	—	272	90.00–97.50	92.35
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	98.00	98.00
3	—	522	100.00–105.00	101.60
1	—	470	107.50	107.50
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	125.00–135.00	129.86
2	—	613	119.00–121.00	120.00
3	—	468	120.00–125.00	121.69
4	—	581	118.00–122.00	119.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
2	—	420	110.00–120.00	115.24
6	—	485	115.00–117.50	115.75
7	—	521	107.00–115.00	112.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	90.00	90.00
2	—	680	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
2	—	400	123.00–124.00	123.50
3	—	368	122.50–125.00	123.84
3	—	523	112.00–117.00	115.02
4	—	340	122.00–128.00	124.60
4	—	564	113.00–117.00	114.73
18	—	469	110.00–123.00	116.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
6	—	472	105.00–115.00	109.01
3	—	423	110.00–117.50	114.09
2	—	563	107.50–111.00	109.24
2	—	535	105.00	105.00
2	—	373	117.50–118.00	117.74
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	97.50–107.50	104.31
3	—	308	97.50–100.00	99.15
2	—	228	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	80.00–90.00	86.00
2	—	323	90.00	90.00
1	—	545	92.50	92.50
1	—	370	90.00	90.00
1	—	260	85.00	85.00
1	—	245	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,095	45.00–62.00	52.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,242	38.00–45.00	42.62
12	—	1,130	49.00–57.00	51.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	45.00–48.00	46.76
7	—	965	30.00–39.00	36.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	800.00–1,175.00	1,009.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	325.00	325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,183	725.00–975.00	823.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,362	825.00–925.00	885.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	600.00–625.00	612.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	968	525.00–675.00	619.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	805	400.00–475.00	441.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	755	800.00	800.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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