Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Heavy offerings 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 $101.36/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$101.36

78 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$19.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

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	473	111.12	526	17thin
Medium and Large 2	478	102.34	489	30
Small 1-2	381	100.48	383	11thin
Medium and Large 3	376	92.08	346	20

One grade step is worth $19.04/cwt here — about $180 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 sale78 hd

101.36

—

SC average5 barns · 526 hd

106.14

−4.78

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	1,617	80.61	1,303	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	68.35	1,036	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	61.67	727	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	43.09	416	19

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	39.52/cwt	30.00–44.00	377	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	47.99/cwt	45.00–51.00	471	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	68.35/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	539	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	60.45/cwt	51.00–70.00	702	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	76.55/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,002	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	46.45/cwt	44.00–49.00	499	10
Bulls	—	—	1,798	89.12/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	72.10/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,035	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	522	97.40/cwt	95.00–100.00	508	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	3,540	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	743.25/cwt	641.00–800.00	8,272	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	786.69/cwt	750.00–850.00	6,608	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	6,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,280	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	111.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	424	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	549	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	433	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	474	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	626	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	100.56/cwt	90.00–105.00	481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	102.57/cwt	100.00–110.00	430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	114.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	551	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	106.98/cwt	103.00–112.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	113.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	103.25/cwt	100.00–107.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	818	492.58/cwt	400.00–575.00	4,029	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,018	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	353	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	353	101.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	359	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	100.76/cwt	100.00–102.50	232	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	563	94.05/cwt	90.00–98.00	530	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	91.14/cwt	90.00–95.00	301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	94.24/cwt	90.00–97.00	258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	91.70/cwt	90.00–95.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	93.30/cwt	90.00–95.00	356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	101.77/cwt	100.00–107.00	526	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	101.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	102.45/cwt	100.00–107.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	102.35/cwt	100.00–107.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	108.81/cwt	107.50–110.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	413	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	485	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	101.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	121.89/cwt	119.00–125.00	329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	636	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	101.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	586	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	913	676.01/cwt	625.00–710.00	6,172	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	851.16/cwt	825.00–875.00	8,707	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,545	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	981	585.25/cwt	561.00–646.00	5,741	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	334.07/cwt	226.00–402.00	2,455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	815	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,092.44/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	13,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	989.97/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	8,969	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	840	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	835	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,724	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	911.18/cwt	875.00–925.00	9,340	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	878	950.71/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	8,347	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	953	1,048.29/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	9,990	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	635	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,651	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	752	905.76/cwt	750.00–1,175.00	6,811	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	602.14/cwt	560.00–638.00	7,105	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	664.75/cwt	625.00–700.00	8,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	1,272.93/cwt	1,000.00–1,500.00	10,400	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	985.57/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	8,821	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,488	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 307Last week 240Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 50Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	954	30.00–44.00	39.52
8	—	982	45.00–51.00	47.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	66.00–71.00	68.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,161	51.00–70.00	60.45
14	—	1,309	71.00–85.00	76.55
10	—	1,074	44.00–49.00	46.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	84.00–94.00	89.12
2	—	1,435	67.00–76.00	72.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	90.00–95.00	92.53
5	—	478	90.00–105.00	100.56
4	—	419	100.00–110.00	102.57
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	100.00–105.00	102.55
2	—	433	109.00–110.00	109.51
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	97.00	97.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
5	—	575	100.00–105.00	101.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	110.00–118.00	114.48
6	—	618	103.00–112.00	106.98
6	—	523	110.00–115.00	113.37
4	—	665	100.00–107.00	103.25
2	—	573	105.00	105.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	120.00–125.00	122.56
2	—	433	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	95.00–100.00	97.40
3	—	380	110.00–115.00	111.60
2	—	413	115.00–120.00	117.48
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	133.00	133.00
1	—	300	117.50	117.50
2	—	438	125.00–130.00	127.49
6	—	637	112.00	112.00
8	—	748	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	100.00–105.00	101.33
2	—	358	100.00–105.00	102.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–124.00	121.94
2	—	270	119.00–125.00	121.89
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	100.00–105.00	101.65
3	—	230	100.00–102.50	100.76
2	—	563	90.00–98.00	94.05
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	90.00–95.00	91.14
4	—	274	90.00–97.00	94.24
3	—	470	90.00–95.00	91.70
3	—	432	90.00	90.00
3	—	382	90.00–95.00	93.30
2	—	515	90.00–95.00	92.55
1	—	220	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	517	100.00–107.00	101.77
7	—	414	100.00–105.00	101.39
6	—	463	100.00–107.00	102.45
3	—	565	100.00–107.00	102.35
2	—	378	107.50–110.00	108.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	325	115.00	115.00
6	—	653	107.00	107.00
2	—	600	105.00–107.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	437.00	437.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	981	561.00–646.00	585.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,113	641.00–800.00	743.25
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	840	750.00–850.00	786.69
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	735	226.00–402.00	334.07
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	400.00–575.00	492.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	425.00	425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	320.00	320.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	913	625.00–710.00	676.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	825.00–875.00	851.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	560.00–638.00	602.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	625.00–700.00	664.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	817	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,272.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	895	700.00–1,100.00	985.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	645.00	645.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,092.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	906	900.00–1,075.00	989.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,025	875.00–925.00	911.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	878	825.00–1,125.00	950.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,048.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	752	750.00–1,175.00	905.76

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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