Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.61/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$126.61

31 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$26.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.62

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	478	133.28	638	19thin
Medium and Large 2	423	125.41	530	4thin
Small 1-2	448	118.67	532	3thin
Medium and Large 3	420	107.00	449	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.28/cwt here — about $188 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 sale31 hd

126.61

—

SC average5 barns · 239 hd

137.23

−10.62

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	1,532	70.57	1,081	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	53.97	944	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	50.84	617	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	36.95	365	5thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	815	543.24/cwt	535.00–550.00	4,427	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	550	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	533	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	573	2
Bulls	—	—	1,652	81.57/cwt	71.00–89.00	1,348	5
Bulls	—	—	1,446	62.72/cwt	56.00–68.00	907	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,190	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	4,582	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,651	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,364	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	6,221	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,833	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,801	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,324	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,012	764.09/cwt	600.00–950.00	7,733	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,082	873.39/cwt	750.00–975.00	9,450	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,504	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,253	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	523.00/cwt	523.00–523.00	4,969	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	653.00/cwt	653.00–653.00	6,661	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	728.11/cwt	630.00–783.00	8,999	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	6,274	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	793	499.76/cwt	475.00–525.00	3,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	620	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	965	618.00/cwt	618.00–618.00	5,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,024.00/cwt	1,024.00–1,024.00	11,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	123.33/cwt	117.00–130.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	410	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	140.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	137.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	138.76/cwt	135.00–144.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	125.88/cwt	122.50–129.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	119.00/cwt	116.00–122.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	120.54/cwt	114.00–125.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	113.33/cwt	113.00–114.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	113.31/cwt	110.00–119.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	125.20/cwt	123.00–127.50	513	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	40.93/cwt	40.00–43.00	427	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	44.00/cwt	40.00–47.00	470	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	52.71/cwt	48.00–64.00	661	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	53.97/cwt	52.00–56.00	944	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	30.98/cwt	30.00–32.00	280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	140.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 190Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 35Year ago 0

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	535.00–550.00	543.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	385.00	385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	425.00	425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,012	600.00–950.00	764.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,082	750.00–975.00	873.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	322.00	322.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	275.00	275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	793	475.00–525.00	499.76
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	400.00	400.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	523.00	523.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	653.00	653.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,236	630.00–783.00	728.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	525.00	525.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	965	618.00	618.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	1,024.00	1,024.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	115.00	115.00
2	—	533	105.00–110.00	107.54
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
1	—	540	127.50	127.50
1	—	435	142.50	142.50
4	—	466	135.00–145.00	140.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	780	97.00	97.00
2	—	590	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
2	—	380	117.00–130.00	123.33
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	105.00	105.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
2	—	270	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	135.00–145.00	140.06
5	—	374	135.00–145.00	137.03
1	—	930	95.00	95.00
3	—	488	135.00–144.00	138.76
3	—	613	122.50–129.00	125.88
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	116.00–122.00	119.00
3	—	492	114.00–125.00	120.54
3	—	637	113.00–114.00	113.33
1	—	555	119.00	119.00
2	—	410	123.00–127.50	125.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
3	—	540	110.00–119.00	113.31
1	—	390	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,652	71.00–89.00	81.57
7	—	1,446	56.00–68.00	62.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	40.00–43.00	40.93
2	—	903	30.00–32.00	30.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	40.00–47.00	44.00
11	—	1,254	48.00–64.00	52.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	52.00–56.00	53.97

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle