Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week 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 $103.91/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$103.91

62 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$26.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

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	432	117.23	507	15thin
Medium and Large 2	518	105.68	547	19thin
Small 1-2	528	97.06	513	21
Medium and Large 3	396	91.13	361	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.10/cwt here — about $146 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 sale62 hd

103.91

—

SC average5 barns · 707 hd

107.55

−3.64

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	2,033	91.50	1,860	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	54.05	598	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	36.46	333	7thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.50/cwt	100.00–111.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	107.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	125.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	858	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	120.18/cwt	119.00–123.00	761	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	777	469.88/cwt	355.00–600.00	3,651	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	555.47/cwt	428.00–682.00	5,471	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	580.52/cwt	525.00–633.00	5,677	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	581.80/cwt	559.00–605.00	6,574	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	105.38/cwt	102.00–110.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	101.46/cwt	100.00–103.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	118.44/cwt	116.00–125.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	112.73/cwt	112.00–115.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	118.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	432	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	102.43/cwt	100.00–107.00	531	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	715	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	679	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	526	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	443	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.50	495	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	606	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	128.31/cwt	120.00–135.00	547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	133.33/cwt	133.00–135.00	568	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	34.54/cwt	30.00–39.00	317	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	420	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	54.23/cwt	45.00–66.00	599	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	37.14/cwt	30.00–43.00	389	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	73.35/cwt	67.00–79.00	874	5
Bulls	—	—	2,095	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,739	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.71/cwt	135.00–138.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	93.82/cwt	90.00–97.00	586	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	93.99/cwt	90.00–97.00	540	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	99.15/cwt	97.50–100.00	464	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	412	98.17/cwt	97.00–100.00	404	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	620	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	107.58/cwt	102.50–112.50	350	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	93.96/cwt	90.00–97.50	299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	106.63/cwt	104.00–110.00	501	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,607	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	713.00/cwt	713.00–713.00	8,770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	9,156	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,369	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	22,725	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	118.81/cwt	115.00–122.50	404	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 Nov 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 295Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 46Year ago 0

No trends available this week 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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
2	—	340	115.00–122.50	118.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	100.00–111.00	105.50
2	—	278	105.00–110.00	107.66
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	125.00–129.00	127.98
2	—	290	123.00–128.00	125.50
1	—	500	127.00	127.00
1	—	430	129.00	129.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	708	126.00	126.00
2	—	858	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	119.00–123.00	120.18
6	—	426	133.00–135.00	133.33
4	—	479	135.00–138.00	135.71
3	—	504	130.00–131.00	130.67
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	147.00	147.00
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	102.00–110.00	105.38
2	—	615	100.00–103.00	101.46
2	—	430	105.00–110.00	107.41
1	—	750	97.50	97.50
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	111.00	111.00
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
6	—	470	104.00–110.00	106.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	116.00–125.00	118.44
4	—	485	112.00–115.00	112.73
3	—	423	115.00–125.00	118.95
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
1	—	335	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	90.00–97.00	93.82
3	—	575	90.00–97.00	93.99
3	—	468	97.50–100.00	99.15
3	—	412	97.00–100.00	98.17
2	—	670	90.00–95.00	92.52
2	—	325	102.50–112.50	107.58
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	90.00	90.00
2	—	318	90.00–97.50	93.96
1	—	570	90.00	90.00
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
1	—	250	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	100.00–107.00	102.43
2	—	715	94.00–96.00	94.99
2	—	478	110.00	110.00
2	—	443	111.00–112.50	111.75
1	—	625	97.00	97.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	111.00–115.00	112.97
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
1	—	485	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	120.00–135.00	128.31
4	—	475	120.00–125.00	123.27

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	21	—	777	355.00–600.00	469.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	985	428.00–682.00	555.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	525.00–633.00	580.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	559.00–605.00	581.80
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,535	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	713.00	713.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	925.00	925.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,515	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	919	30.00–39.00	34.54
1	—	875	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,104	45.00–66.00	54.23
6	—	1,048	30.00–43.00	37.14
5	—	1,191	67.00–79.00	73.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,970	100.00	100.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle