Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction replacement goat entry changed from per cwt to per head or family as applicable *

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.01/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −91.22 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.

Average price

$116.01

52 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$31.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.53

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	539	126.28	680	21
Medium and Large 2	556	113.53	631	20
Small 1-2	549	101.49	557	10thin
Medium and Large 3	480	95.00	456	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.28/cwt here — about $224 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 sale52 hd

116.01

—

SC average5 barns · 479 hd

112.48

+3.53

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.23

−91.22

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	1,766	83.44	1,474	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	53.24	640	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	51.00	817	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	41.97	398	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	106.28/cwt	105.00–107.50	333	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	983.87/cwt	803.00–1,225.00	12,721	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,821	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	730	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,271	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,112.31/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	10,734	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,175.96/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	12,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	586	98.73/cwt	95.00–100.00	579	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	413	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	454	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	113.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	112.56/cwt	108.00–115.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	105.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	126.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.21/cwt	118.00–125.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	118.29/cwt	115.00–123.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	127.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	132.12/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	141.46/cwt	135.00–149.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	41.05/cwt	35.00–48.00	404	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	93.35/cwt	90.00–95.00	569	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	553	97.01/cwt	94.00–100.00	536	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	93.70/cwt	92.50–95.00	307	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	101.85/cwt	100.00–105.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	104.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	108.20/cwt	105.00–112.50	414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	103.79/cwt	100.00–108.00	537	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	277	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,213.91/cwt	1,075.00–1,350.00	14,846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,016.00/cwt	1,016.00–1,016.00	12,294	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	115.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	441	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	123.72/cwt	122.50–125.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	137.66/cwt	130.00–142.50	511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	137.46/cwt	130.00–145.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	44.12/cwt	40.00–47.00	384	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,023	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	630	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	53.80/cwt	48.00–63.00	644	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	45.64/cwt	45.00–47.00	509	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,742	88.06/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,534	3
Bulls	—	—	2,030	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,868	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	961	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	3,806	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	468.05/cwt	421.00–513.00	4,119	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	779.85/cwt	610.00–908.00	9,616	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	600.87/cwt	525.00–660.00	5,696	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	958	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,330	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 →

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Wed Dec 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 280Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 57Year ago 0

*Correction replacement goat entry changed from per cwt to per head or family as applicable *

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	122.50	122.50
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	119.00	119.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	111.00	111.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
2	—	313	105.00–107.50	106.28
2	—	725	105.00	105.00
4	—	566	100.00–105.00	101.85
5	—	473	100.00–110.00	104.78
6	—	383	105.00–112.50	108.20
10	—	517	100.00–108.00	103.79
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	90.00–95.00	93.35
2	—	553	94.00–100.00	97.01
2	—	475	100.00	100.00
2	—	385	100.00	100.00
2	—	328	92.50–95.00	93.70
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
1	—	515	90.00	90.00
1	—	270	102.50	102.50
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	95.00–100.00	98.73
2	—	413	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	110.00–115.00	113.17
5	—	529	108.00–115.00	112.56
3	—	672	100.00–110.00	105.66
3	—	432	125.00–130.00	126.62
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	118.00–125.00	121.21
4	—	580	115.00–123.00	118.29
4	—	521	120.00–130.00	127.46
4	—	469	130.00–135.00	132.12
3	—	430	135.00–149.00	141.46
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	110.00–120.00	115.16
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	122.50–125.00	123.72
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	130.00–142.50	137.66
2	—	533	135.00–137.00	135.98
2	—	463	130.00–145.00	137.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,293	803.00–1,225.00	983.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	585.00	585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	948	525.00–660.00	600.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	585.00	585.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,213.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,485	1,300.00	1,300.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	1,016.00	1,016.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	488.00	488.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	290.00	290.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	421.00–513.00	468.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	610.00–908.00	779.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	983	35.00–48.00	41.05
3	—	870	40.00–47.00	44.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,500	42.00	42.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,197	48.00–63.00	53.80
3	—	1,115	45.00–47.00	45.64
1	—	1,530	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,742	86.00–89.00	88.06
1	—	2,030	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,575	61.00	61.00

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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